Angle sensor
US8510962B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D15/0215
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is an angle sensor configured to compensate eccentricity of a main gear rotated by a rotating shaft, thus inhibiting abrasion of a gear and reduction in tooth strength and thereby improving operational reliability and durability, the angle sensor including a housing formed with a space for allowing a rotating shaft to pass, a coupling member disposed in the housing and coupled with the rotating shaft to rotate along with the rotating shaft, a ring-shaped main gear coupled to an outer circumference of the coupling member and rotated along with the coupling member, a subsidiary gear meshed with the main gear, an inner protrusion protruding inwards from an inner circumference of the main gear, and a groove formed in the coupling member, the inner protrusion being inserted into the groove to transmit a rotating force from the coupling member to the main gear.
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