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Rotation angle detecting apparatus

US7378841B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8Claims
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Filing dateJan 24, 2006
Grant dateMay 27, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 24, 2026

Classification

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

Abstract

A rotation angle detecting apparatus includes: a first permanent magnet; a second permanent magnet disposed so as to face the first permanent magnet, the second permanent magnet rotating together with a shaft; an arc-shaped first magnetic member and second magnetic member fixed to the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet; and a magnetic resistor disposed in an air gap formed between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member so as to be axially aligned with the shaft, the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member each including: a projecting portion pointed at the magnetic resistor; and a wall portion surrounding the magnetic resistor so as to prevent influence from external magnetic fields.

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