Patent ID: 9574958
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: G01L

Claim:
1. A sensor arrangement, comprising: a disc shaped structure, wherein a plurality of magnetic elements are at least provided on end faces of the disc shaped structure; a hollow disc structure, the hollow disc structure comprising two end faces, wherein each of the two end faces of the hollow disc structure comprises a plurality of teeth spaced apart from each other, wherein teeth on the two end faces are arranged in opposing positions, and wherein teeth which are provided on a respective same end face are spaced from each other; the disc shaped structure being rotatable with respect to the hollow disc structure; and a magnetic field sensor to sense a magnetic field generated by the magnetic elements, wherein the disc shaped structure is connected to a first shaft and the hollow disc structure is connected to a second shaft, the sensor arrangement being configured to determine an applied torque based on a relative rotation between the disc shaped structure and the hollow disc structure.