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Rotation detection device

US10302461B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 18, 2016
Grant dateMay 28, 2019
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Expiry dateFeb 25, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01D2205/40
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

To provide a rotation detection device that has a miniaturized sensor IC in comparison with a prior art.A rotation detection device includes: a magnet that forms a magnetic field toward a tooth surface of a gear; and a sensor disposed between the magnet and the gear, the sensor including: at least a pair of magnetic detection elements x1 and x2 that outputs signals according to a magnetic flux density in a radial direction of the gear; and a magnetic concentrator that induces, in the radial direction of the gear, a component in a circumferential direction of the gear in the magnetic flux density on detection surfaces of the magnetic detection elements x1 and x2, the sensor detecting a variation in a magnetic flux density accompanying the rotation of the gear.

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