Inductive sensor (9) for detecting a position, comprising: - a
printed circuit board (22) extending in a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction - a first inductive
transformer (30) arranged on the circuit board (22) for the secondary-side output of a first sensor
signal dependent on a first
coupling, - a second inductive
transformer (30') arranged on the circuit board (22) for the secondary-side output of a second sensor
signal dependent on a second
coupling, and - a
coupling element (16) arranged in a vertical direction transverse to the longitudinal direction and transverse to the transverse direction above the two transformers (30, 30'), which is configured to influence the coupling in the two transformers (30, 30') depending on the position to be detected, - wherein each
transformer (30, 30') has at least one receiving coil (25, 25') and an
excitation coil (23) surrounding the receiving coil (25, 25'), such that a
periodic alternating voltage signal applied to the
excitation coil (23) can induce the respective sensor signal, dependent on the respective coupling, into the receiving coils (25, 25'), wherein the receiving coil (25, 25') has a periodically recurring loop structure with which a receiving geometry is formed, - wherein the two transmitters (30, 30') extend around a
rotational axis (8) about which the coupling element (16) is rotatably mounted, - wherein the two transmitters (30, 30') are designed to be point-symmetric about the axis of rotation (8) or axis-symmetric about a mirror axis passing through the axis of rotation (8). - wherein the receiving coils (25, 25') of the two transformers (30, 30') have a distance of between 20° and 60°, preferably between 30° and 50° from each other in the circumferential direction around the axis of rotation (8), - wherein in at least one transformer (30, 30') a minimum radial distance between an
excitation coil turn of the excitation coil (23) and a receiving coil turn of one of the receiving coils (25, 25') is between 10% and 20% of a maximum radial extent of the receiving coil turn at the angular position of the minimum radial distance, - wherein the excitation coils (23) of the transformers (30, 30') have circumferential ends viewed around the axis of rotation (8), between which a space with a circumferential distance is formed, - wherein the coupling element (16) has two radially opposing wings (36) with a circumferential width extending in the circumferential direction and wherein the circumferential distance is chosen to be greater than or equal to the circumferential width, and - wherein a
free space is formed in the circumferential direction between the two wings (36).