Rotation angle detecting device
US7002339B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01D5/145
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A rotation angle detecting device includes a magnet, a magnetic flux concentrator, a first magnetic sensor, and a second magnetic sensor. The magnet is provided in a rotary member and is substantially coaxially aligned with a rotational axis thereof. The magnet has a magnetic flux generation section and a magnetic flux absorption section oriented in radial directions vertical to the rotational axis. The magnetic flux concentrator is made of a magnetic material and rotates integrally with the magnet. The magnetic flux concentrator is substantially coaxially aligned with the rotational axis and disposed substantially parallel to the magnet. The first and second magnetic sensors are disposed between the magnet and the magnetic flux concentrator at a predetermined angle away from each other in a rotational direction. The rotation angle detecting device detects the rotation angle of the rotary member based on magnetic flux passing through the first and second magnetic sensors.
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