| CPC G01D 5/145 (2013.01) [G01D 5/2497 (2013.01); G01D 2205/26 (2021.05)] | 17 Claims |
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1. A rotary transducer, comprising:
a housing;
a Hall effect sensor;
a rotary dial comprising at least two recessed pockets;
a spring mechanism that interfaces with both the housing and the rotary dial, wherein the spring mechanism centers the rotary dial at a center position with respect to the housing, wherein the spring mechanism provides increasing spring tension that pulls the rotary dial toward the center position when the rotary dial is deflected in a first direction away from the center position, and wherein the spring mechanism provides increasing spring tension that pulls the rotary dial toward the center position when the rotary dial is deflected in a second direction away from the center position;
a first magnet that is positioned within one of the at least two recessed pockets; and
a second magnet that is positioned within another one of the at least two recessed pockets.
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