Abstract: A sensor module includes a sensor, a module cover, and a wiring unit. The cover holds the sensor and includes a connector configured to make a connection with an external device. The wiring unit is held by the cover and is arranged from the connector to the sensor. The wiring unit includes a connecting member extending from the connector to a central region of the cover in its width direction and a wiring member extending from the central region of the cover in its width direction to a vicinity of the sensor. The cover and the connecting member are integrally formed from a mold material having insulation properties. The connecting member includes a first connecting terminal exposed at the central region of the cover. The wiring member includes a second connecting terminal conductively joined to the first connecting terminal.

Abstract: A mounting structure for mounting a chip type electric element on a flexible board includes: the flexible board having a first land, on which a first lead terminal of another electric element is soldered; and the chip type electric element having a long side. A whole of the long side of the chip type electric element faces a long side of the first land. A length of the long side of the first land is defined as IA, and a distance between one long side of the first land and one long side of the chip type electric element is defined as IB, the one long side of the first land facing the chip type electric element but opposite to the one long side of the chip type electric element. The length of IA is equal to or larger than the distance of IB.

Abstract: A rotation angle detecting unit includes an IC package having a magnetism detecting element, a sealing body, and leads; and a covering member having a fixing part and a supporting part, which are integrally formed from resin. The element outputs a signal according to change of a magnetic field generated upon rotation of a magnetism generating device attached to a detection object. The sealing body covers the element. The leads are connected to the element, and project from the sealing body. The fixing part is fixed to a supporting body so that the covering member is attached to the supporting body. The supporting part supports the package such that the element can output the signal. The package is press-fitted into the supporting part after its formation, so that the package is supported by the supporting part with a predetermined pressure applied to part of an outer wall of the sealing body.

Abstract: A magnetic sensing surface of a stroke sensor is placed in an angular range between a first imaginary line and a second imaginary line. The first imaginary line is an imaginary line that coincides with a center line between first and second magnets of a magnetic movable body when a wastegate valve is placed to have a full close degree of the wastegate valve. The second imaginary line is an imaginary line that coincides with the center line between the first and second magnets when the wastegate valve is placed to have a half degree between the full close degree and a full open degree of the wastegate valve.

Abstract: A rotation angle detector is provided with a frame-shaped yoke which includes a first wall and a second wall in parallel. A rotation axis of a detection subject extends inside of the frame-shaped yoke. A magnetic flux vector is uniformed in a direction orthogonal to the first wall, whereby even if a position of a Hall element deviates, the detected magnetic flux density is less varied. A robustness of the detector is enhanced. A distance between the Hall element and a second inner surface of the second wall is shorter than that between the Hall element and a first inner surface of the first wall. A length of the second inner surface is longer than a length of the first inner surface. At a vicinity of the second wall, the area in which the magnetic flux vector is uniformed can be enlarged. Thus, the robustness is further enhanced.

Abstract: A stroke amount detecting device includes a first magnetic field generation member, a second magnetic field generation member, and a magnetic sensor unit. The first magnetic field generation member and the second magnetic field generation member are opposed to each other with respect to a direction perpendicular to a straight stroking axis of a stroking object, and magnetized in opposite directions. The magnetic sensor unit is movable in an area between the first magnetic field generation member and the second magnetic field generation member, along a straight traveling axis that is parallel to the straight stroking axis relative to the first magnetic field generation member and the second magnetic field generation member in accordance with a stroke motion of the stroking object. The magnetic sensor unit has a magnetosensitive surface facing a direction parallel to the traveling axis, thereby to detect an amount of stroke of the object.

Abstract: A rotational angle detecting device includes a magnetic member, a magnetic sensor and a processing unit. The magnetic sensor includes a sensor element disposed to rotate relative to the magnetic member in accordance with a rotation of a rotating object and outputting signals according to a change in a magnetic field caused as rotating relative to the magnetic member. The processing unit is capable of processing output values of the sensor element. The processing unit acquires the output value at every angle of rotation of the rotating object, estimates a waveform for one cycle of the signals as an estimation waveform from the acquired output values, and normalizes an amplitude of the estimation waveform. Further, the processing unit calculates a rotational angle of the rotating object by a trigonometric function operation based on the output value and the normalized amplitude.

Abstract: A position sensor includes a longitudinally extending permanent magnet member at least two longitudinally extending arc-shaped projecting elements respectively projecting from the opposite ends toward the inside space to confront each other at a distance and a pair of compatible main magnetic sensors disposed in the inside space along the longitudinal axis at an interval so as to generate a pair of output signals when the permanent magnet member shifts along the longitudinal axis. The opposite ends of the permanent magnet member are configured to surround a common inside space and polarized to have opposite magnetic poles so as to provide in the inside space a magnetic field whose magnetic flux density becomes a maximum at a longitudinal center of the inside space and gradually becomes smaller as a position of the inside space shifts from the longitudinal center along a longitudinal axis of the permanent magnet members.

Abstract: A stroke sensor has two magnets, which are magnetized in a cross-section direction and are displaced in a longitudinal direction, and two magnetism sensitive sections arranged parallel to the longitudinal direction. The magnets have circular-arc-shaped swelling end edges respectively and are magnetized such that the swelling end edges have opposite polarities. Thus, a distribution of a magnetic flux density on an arrangement axis substantially coincides with a sine curve. The magnetic flux having such the distribution is displaced in the longitudinal direction together with the magnets. The magnetism sensitive sections are arranged on the arrangement axis to be distant from each other by a distance of one fourth of a cycle of the sine curve. Thus, the stroke sensor that is not affected by temperature and that has high sensing accuracy can be provided.

Abstract: A rotation angle detecting device that detects a rotation angle of a rotating object includes a permanent magnet that generates magnetic fields in response to rotation of the rotating object, a magnetic sensor, a first yoke and a second yoke. The magnetic sensor includes a pair of close integrated magnetic sensing elements, such as hall elements, disposed at a position around the permanent magnet so that one of the sensing elements senses magnetic field at a phase different from the other. The first yoke and the second yoke forms two magnetic paths crossing each other at the magnetic sensor.

Abstract: A position sensor includes a longitudinally extending permanent magnet member at least two longitudinally extending arc-shaped projecting elements respectively projecting from the opposite ends toward the inside space to confront each other at a distance and a pair of compatible main magnetic sensors disposed in the inside space along the longitudinal axis at an interval so as to generate a pair of output signals when the permanent magnet member shifts along the longitudinal axis. The opposite ends of the permanent magnet member are configured to surround a common inside space and polarized to have opposite magnetic poles so as to provide in the inside space a magnetic field whose magnetic flux density becomes a maximum at a longitudinal center of the inside space and gradually becomes smaller as a position of the inside space shifts from the longitudinal center along a longitudinal axis of the permanent magnet members.

Abstract: An angular speed detecting device is composed of a magnetic sensor unit connected to a rotating object and including a permanent magnet and a pair of magnetic sensor elements to generate a pair of signals and an electric computing unit that calculates an angular speed from the signals. The electric computing unit calculates the angular speed by the following steps: forming sine and cosine functions of an angle ?? from the signals; forming a saw-tooth curve of the angle ??; forming a table showing plus or minus sign of the signals and the saw-tooth curve of the angle ?? at a plurality of rotation angles of the rotating object; forming a pair of curves of output angles ?1 and ?2 in terms of 360-degree angular range by distinguishing rotation position of the rotating object from a combination of the plus, or minus sign of the signals and the saw-tooth curve of the angle ??; and selectively using curves of the output angles ?1 and ?2 to calculate the angular speed of a rotating object.

Abstract: An electromechanical conversion device includes an electromechanical conversion unit and a cable, which has a signal wire and a ground wire for grounding the electromechanical conversion unit. The electromechanical conversion unit performs a conversion between a relative movement with respect to a magnetic field generation unit and electrical signals, based on a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generation unit. The signal wire is connected with the electromechanical conversion unit to transfer the electrical signals, and has a first branch portion and a second branch portion which extend substantially parallel to the ground wire and are respectively arranged at two opposite sides of the ground wire. A distance between the first branch portion and the ground wire is substantially equal to that between the second branch portion and the ground wire.

Abstract: A rotation angle detector for detecting change in the magnetic flux has a magnetic sensor being disposed at a position in a space between an outer surface of a shaft and a periphery of the magnetic flux generation means. A supplementary magnet is also used in a space that is enclosed in a circular trace of the magnetic sensor around the shaft for even distribution of the magnetic flux generated by the magnetic flux generation means.

Abstract: An improved rotation angle detecting device that detects a rotation angle of a first member relative to a second member is proposed. The rotation angle detecting device includes a magnet unit fixed to the first member and a pair of magnetic sensors fixed to the second member to provide output signals whose phase is different from each other at 90 degrees in angle. The magnet unit includes a pair of disk plates that has the same magnetic poles at the same circumferential positions and is disposed at a prescribed axial distance and a shaft that is made of magnetic material to support the disk plates at the center thereof. The magnetic unit provides a uniform magnetic field in a space around the shaft between the pair of disk plates, and a pair of magnetic sensors is disposed in the space.

Abstract: Conductive wires run parallel to each other and connect a Hall element and an ECU. The conductive wire includes an extracting part and a wiring part. The extracting part runs along a surface of a base, on which the Hall element is positioned, and in a direction of a sensitivity of the Hall element. The wiring part extends from the extracting part and runs near a rotating crankshaft in an axial direction of the crankshaft. Similar to the conductive wire, the conductive wire includes an extracting part and a wiring part. Conductive wires run parallel to each other and connect a Hall element and the ECU. The conductive wires include an extracting part and a wiring part, and an extracting part and a wiring part, respectively.

Abstract: Conductive wires run parallel to each other and connect a Hall element and an ECU. The conductive wire includes an extracting part and a wiring part. The extracting part runs along a surface of a base, on which the Hall element is positioned, and in a direction of a sensitivity of the Hall element. The wiring part extends from the extracting part and runs near a rotating crankshaft in an axial direction of the crankshaft. Similar to the conductive wire, the conductive wire includes an extracting part and a wiring part. Conductive wires run parallel to each other and connect a Hall element and the ECU. The conductive wires include an extracting part and a wiring part, and an extracting part and a wiring part, respectively.

Abstract: A rotation angle detector for detecting a relative rotation angle of two respective parts includes two sensors, two magnetic flux induction devices as well as a magnetic flux generation unit. Variation in the magnetic flux formed in respective gaps of the two magnetic flux induction devices is detected by using the two magnetic sensors for detecting a relative rotation angle of the two parts.

Abstract: A rotation angle detecting device includes magnetic field forming members such as a permanent magnet and a yoke, a plurality of magnetic sensors disposed in the magnetic field to rotate relative to the magnetic field forming members to provide output signals that are 90 degrees in phase different from each other, a judgment level calculating circuit that provides a judgment level based on the output signals and judging circuit that judges the output signals normal if the judgment level is within a prescribed range and not normal if the judgment level is out of the prescribed range.

Abstract: A rotation angle detecting device includes magnetic field forming members such as a permanent magnet and a yoke, a plurality of magnetic sensors disposed in the magnetic field to rotate relative to the magnetic field forming members to provide output signals that are 90 degrees in phase different from each other, a judgment level calculating circuit that provides a judgment level based on the output signals and judging circuit that judges the output signals normal if the judgment level is within a prescribed range and not normal if the judgment level is out of the prescribed range.