Claims
- 1. A position detecting sensor comprising:
a magnet; a magnetic detecting element; and a yoke adjacent to or near the magnet, wherein a detected member made of a magnetic material is positioned at one side of the position detecting sensor so as to be adjacent to the position detecting sensor or so as to be away therefrom, the magnet is oriented to generate a magnetic line of flux which flows from a north pole to a south pole in a direction complying with an extending direction of the detected member, and the magnetic detecting element is positioned in an area in which a magnetic flux density generated by the magnet is relatively low when the detected member is positioned away from the position detecting sensor and a magnetic flux density is relatively high when the detected member is positioned adjacent to the position detecting sensor.
- 2. A position detecting sensor comprising:
a magnet; a magnetic detecting element; and a yoke; wherein a detected member made of a magnetic material is positioned at one side of the position detecting sensor so as to be adjacent to the position detecting sensor or so as to be away therefrom, the magnet is oriented to generate a magnetic line of flux which flows from a north pole to a south pole in a direction complying with an extending direction of the detected member, the yoke is positioned to have the magnet arranged on a substantially intermediate line extending between the detected member and the yoke when the detected member is positioned adjacent to the position detecting sensor, and the magnetic detecting element is positioned near one of the poles of the magnet.
- 3. A position detecting sensor comprising:
a magnet; a magnetic detecting element; and a yoke adjacent to or near the magnet; wherein a detected member made of a magnetic material is positioned at one side of the position detecting sensor so as to be adjacent to the position detecting sensor or so as to be away therefrom, the magnet is oriented to generate a magnetic line of flux which flows from a north pole to a south pole in a direction complying with an extending direction of the detected member, the magnetic detecting element is capable of detecting a magnetic flux flowing in a specified direction, and the magnetic detecting element is positioned in an area in which the flowing direction of the magnetic flux under a condition of the detected member being away from the position detecting sensor is not the same as the flowing direction of the magnetic flux under a condition of the detected member being adjacent to the position detecting sensor.
- 4. A position detecting sensor comprising:
a magnet possessing an approximately ring shaped structure and further possessing inner and outer peripheral surfaces being magnetic; and a magnetic detecting element housed inside the ring shaped magnet, wherein a detected member is movably positioned at one side of the position detecting sensor so as to be adjacent to the position detecting sensor or so as to be away therefrom, and the magnet is oriented to generate a magnetic line of flux which flows from a north pole to a south pole in a direction complying with a direction of the detected member.
- 5. A position detecting sensor according to claim 4, wherein the magnetic detecting element is centrally housed in the ring shaped magnet.
- 6. A position detecting sensor according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic detecting element is capable of detecting a magnetic flux flowing in a specified direction, the area including the magnetic detecting element has a variable flowing direction of the magnetic flux in response to the position of the detected member relative to the position detecting sensor.
- 7. A position detecting sensor according to claim 6, wherein the yoke is positioned to have the magnet arranged on a substantially intermediate line extending between the detected member and the yoke when the detected member is positioned adjacent to the position detecting sensor, and the area including the magnetic detecting element is near one of the poles of the magnet.
Priority Claims (1)
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2002-178763 |
Jun 2002 |
JP |
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based on and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 with respect to a Japanese Patent Application 2002-178763, filed on Jun. 19, 2002, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.