Steering angle sensor for determining a vehicle's steering angle with a coding element having a code assembles a code from single code words and code words from single bits by scanning in code words.

摘要

First (1) and second (2) coding elements surround a steering column (6) to which they are connected and cannot turn. Between these elements there is a gearing mechanism (3) to drive the first element with the second element fixed to the steering column. Both elements move in sequence with varying speed using a corresponding speed increasing ratio in the gearing mechanism. A scanning device (4) senses codes in both coding elements as a linear sensor array.