Patent ID: 6362719
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: G01D

Abstract:
A position sensor for sensing the position of an object, comprising:a) a housing having a slot therein; b) a rotor, attachable to the object and positioned in the housing; c) a planar substrate having a first end and a second end, the substrate further having a first side and a second side, the substrate having the first end positioned in the slot to hold the substrate and the first side adjacent the rotor at the second end of the substrate, the rotor rotating so as to contact the substrate and apply strain thereto; d) at least one strain sensitive resistor mounted on the second surface opposite the rotor, the strain sensitive resistor generating an electrical signal when stressed that is proportional to the position of the object; and e) a plurality of terminals attached to the housing and electrically connected to the resistor.