Abstract: A torque steering angle sensor includes a ring magnet that rotates together with the first rotary member, a second magnetic field detecting element arranged opposite an outer peripheral surface of the ring magnet, a slide magnet arranged opposite the second magnetic field detecting element in the axial direction, and a slide mechanism moving the slide magnet in the axial direction depending on a rotation of the first rotary member; and wherein the steering angle computing portion includes a slide magnet distance computing portion calculating a migration length from a reference position of the slide magnet; and a steering angle correcting portion correcting an offset of the magnetic field strength in the radial direction based on the migration length and configures so as to compute the steering angle of the steering wheel using a magnetic field strength in the radial direction corrected by the steering angle correcting portion.

Abstract: A method for producing a cable with a resin mold including a cable section comprising an electric wire and a sheath comprising a synthetic resin covering the electric wire, and a resin mold section into which a portion of the sheath is molded by a resin is provided. A portion of the cable section is received in a receiving space in a die formed with a molten resin inlet, an inflow passage, and a resin reservoir therein. A molten resin is injected from the inlet into the receiving space. A portion of the injected molten resin flows through the inflow passage and is retained in the resin reservoir. The portion of the sheath is molten by heat of the molten resin. The molten resin is solidified to thereby form a molded resin product. Its unnecessary portion solidified in the resin reservoir is removed from the molded resin product.

Abstract: A composite detection sensor includes a sensor cable including not less than three conductive electrode wires and a resilient insulation covering collectively the electrode wires and holding the electrode wires that are circumferentially spaced from each other, and a capacitance measurement unit for measuring capacitance between each two electrode wires and between each electrode wire and the ground.

Abstract: A rotation angle sensor includes a ring magnet that is provided around a rotating shaft, a magnetic field sensor that detects magnetic field strengths in radial and tangent directions of the rotating shaft, a rotation angle calculation section that calculates a rotation angle of the rotating shaft based on the magnetic field strengths detected by the magnetic field sensor, a correction value storage section that stores correction values preliminarily set for each magnetic pole or each pair of magnetic poles facing the magnetic field sensor, a facing magnetic pole detecting means that detects the magnetic pole or the pair of magnetic poles facing the magnetic field sensor, and a rotation angle correcting section that extracts correction values corresponding to the magnetic pole or the pair of magnetic poles detected, and corrects a rotation angle calculated in the rotation angle calculation section by using the extracted correction values.

Abstract: An in-vehicle detection device includes a cable that includes a plurality of insulated electric wires that are formed by covering a central conductor with an insulator, and a sheath that collectively covers the insulated electric wires, a sensor that includes a sensor main body including a detection element, and a lead wire that is led from the sensor main body and connected to the central conductor, and a fixing member that includes a tubular portion to house the sensor and fixes the sensor and the cable to each other. The fixing member holds the insulated electric wires that are exposed from the sheath in a bent state thereof between an end of the sheath and the lead wire. A central axis of a part of the sheath that is held by the fixing member intersects with a central axis of the tubular portion at a predetermined angle.

Abstract: A cable with a sensor includes electrically insulated wires, a sheath for covering the electrically insulated wires together, a sensor, and a housing for sealing one end of the sheath, while receiving at least a portion of the sensor. The housing includes a receiving portion for receiving the at least portion of the sensor, a lead out portion for the sheath being drawn therefrom, and a curved cylinder section having a circular cross section. The curved cylinder section is provided between the receiving portion and the lead out portion, to hold the electrically insulated wires. The curved cylinder section is made of a molded resin formed in a circular cross sectional shape at right angles to a direction of extending of the electrically insulated wires. The electrically insulated wires are held in the middle of the circular cross section of the curved cylinder section.

Abstract: An electric current sensor includes a plurality of bus bars arranged in parallel, a plurality of magnetic detection elements that are adapted to detect a strength of a magnetic field generated by an electric current flowing through the bus bars and to output a voltage according to the strength of the magnetic field detected, and an arithmetic operation part to arithmetically operate an electric current flowing through the bus bars based on the voltage output from the plurality of magnetic detection elements.

Abstract: An onboard detector includes a cable including plural electric wires and a sensor module provided at an end of the cable. The sensor module includes a sensor, a housing member and a molded article. The sensor includes a sensor main body including a detecting element and plural lead wires electrically connected to the electric wires. The housing member includes a joint housing portion that houses joints of the electric wires and the lead wires. The molded article includes molding resin that is molded so as to cover at least a portion of the housing member and so as not to come into contact with the sensor main body. The joint housing portion includes a wire holding wall holding the electric wires and a sensor holding wall holding the lead wires so as to hold the sensor.

Abstract: A line sensor includes a sensor cord including a resilient hollow insulator and two electrical wires arranged along an inner circumferential surface of the hollow insulator in an electrically non-contact state with each other, a constant current source which is connected to one of the two electrode wires at one end of the sensor cord, and a detecting device for detecting a pressed position. The other electric wire is grounded at the other end of the sensor cord. The two electric wires include a resistance wire having a resistance of 1 k?/m or more. The detecting device detects a voltage of the resistance wire at one end of the sensor cord to detect the pressed position in a longitudinal direction of the sensor cord based on the detected voltage.

Abstract: An onboard detector includes a cable including an insulated wire including a center conductor and an insulation covering the center conductor and a sheath covering the insulated wire, a sensor including a sensor main body including a detecting element and a lead wire extending from the sensor main body and connected to the center conductor, and a fixing member to fix the sensor to the cable. The fixing member is configured to fix the insulated wire exposed from the sheath while being bent between the sheath and the lead wire. The insulated wire fixed while being bent allows the cable to be arranged such that an axial direction of the sheath inside the fixing member intersects with a direction parallel to a longitudinal direction of the lead wire.

Abstract: A rotation angle sensor includes a ring magnet that is provided around a rotating shaft, a magnetic field sensor that detects magnetic field strengths in radial and tangent directions of the rotating shaft, a rotation angle calculation section that calculates a rotation angle of the rotating shaft based on the magnetic field strengths detected by the magnetic field sensor, a correction value storage section that stores correction values preliminarily set for each magnetic pole or each pair of magnetic poles facing the magnetic field sensor, a facing magnetic pole detecting means that detects the magnetic pole or the pair of magnetic poles facing the magnetic field sensor, and a rotation angle correcting section that extracts correction values corresponding to the magnetic pole or the pair of magnetic poles detected, and corrects a rotation angle calculated in the rotation angle calculation section by using the extracted correction values.

Abstract: A steering switch device, which is mounted on a steering wheel, includes a linear switch that includes a hollow insulator having restorability and two electrode wires arranged spirally along an inner surface of a hollow part in the hollow insulator while being kept not in contact with each other, wherein a winding pitch coiling spirally the electrode wires is at least not more than 10 mm, and a detecting device that detects a press of the linear switch by sensing a contact of the electrode wires. The linear switch is arranged so as to be along at least part of a surface of the steering wheel.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a physical quantity measurement sensor, which includes a measurement portion, a cable including a conductor electrically connected to the measurement portion and a sheath, and a resin molded body covering at least an end portion of the cable. The method includes arranging the measurement portion connected to the cable in a mold, and molding the resin molded body by injecting a molten resin toward the sheath through an injection hole formed in the mold. The injection hole is formed at a position distant from the cable and includes a central axis inclined with respect to the axial direction of the cable at an opening facing an inside of the mold. The molding is conducted such that the sheath arranged in the mold is at least partially melted by heat of the molten resin injected through the injection hole and is adhered to the resin molded body.

Abstract: An in-vehicle detection device includes a cable that includes a plurality of insulated electric wires that are formed by covering a central conductor with an insulator, and a sheath that collectively covers the insulated electric wires, a sensor that includes a sensor main body including a detection element, and a lead wire that is led from the sensor main body and connected to the central conductor, and a fixing member that includes a tubular portion to house the sensor and fixes the sensor and the cable to each other. The fixing member holds the insulated electric wires that are exposed from the sheath in a bent state thereof between an end of the sheath and the lead wire. A central axis of a part of the sheath that is held by the fixing member intersects with a central axis of the tubular portion at a predetermined angle.

Abstract: A torque steering angle sensor is provided. The sensor includes a ring magnet with magnetic poles, magnetic path forming members to vary in location relative to the magnetic poles depending on torsion of a torsion bar, one pair of magnetic flux collecting rings for the magnetic path forming members, a first detecting element to detect a magnetic field between the flux collecting rings, a second detecting element to receive a magnetic field from the ring magnet, a slide magnet for producing a magnetic field in a different direction from that of the magnetic field of the ring magnet in the second detecting element, and a sliding mechanism to move the slide magnet toward or apart from the second detecting element with rotation of a rotary member of an electrically assisted power steering device. The second detecting element detects the magnetic fields received from the ring magnet and the slide magnet.

Abstract: A cable with a molded resin includes a cable including an electric wire and a sheath covering the electric wire, the electric wire including a central conductor and an insulation covering the central conductor, and a molded resin covering a part of the electric wire protruding from the sheath in a longitudinal direction thereof, the molded resin being apart from the sheath. The electric wire is bent at not less than one bent part in the molded resin.

Abstract: A torque steering angle sensor includes a ring magnet that rotates together with the first rotary member, a second magnetic field detecting element arranged opposite an outer peripheral surface of the ring magnet, a slide magnet arranged opposite the second magnetic field detecting element in the axial direction, and a slide mechanism moving the slide magnet in the axial direction depending on a rotation of the first rotary member; and wherein the steering angle computing portion includes a slide magnet distance computing portion calculating a migration length from a reference position of the slide magnet; and a steering angle correcting portion correcting an offset of the magnetic field strength in the radial direction based on the migration length and configures so as to compute the steering angle of the steering wheel using a magnetic field strength in the radial direction corrected by the steering angle correcting portion.

Abstract: A magnetic sensor includes a magnetic detection element, and a correcting section to correct an output voltage of the magnetic detection element and output the corrected output voltage. The correcting section is configured to compute a magnetic flux density from the output voltage of the magnetic detection element, compute and output the corrected output voltage having a linear relationship to the computed magnetic flux density.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a cable with resin molded body, wherein the cable with resin molded body includes a cable and a resin molded body formed by resin molding, wherein the resin molded body includes a main body to cover the tip portion of the cable and a flange integrally molded with the main body, and wherein the flange includes a bolt hole through which a bolt is inserted so as to fix the flange to the attachment object. The method includes molding the resin molded body by injecting a resin into a mold, the mold including a main body-molding portion for molding the main body, a flange-molding portion for molding the flange and a first resin inlet formed behind the flange-molding portion in relation to the main body-molding portion, and injecting the resin through the first resin inlet into the mold during the molding of the resin molded body.

Abstract: A current detection structure includes a plurality of busbars arranged in parallel, and a plurality of magnetic detection elements each provided for corresponding one of the plurality of busbars so as to measure a strength of a magnetic field generated by a current flowing through the corresponding busbar. The plurality of magnetic detection elements are mounted on a single circuit board.