Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Torque sensor and electric power steering apparatus
-
Application No.: US15578846Application Date: 2016-06-13
-
Publication No.: US10976209B2Publication Date: 2021-04-13
- Inventor: Hiroki Murakami , Kohtaro Shiino
- Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Hitachinaka
- Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
- Current Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Hitachinaka
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Priority: JPJP2015-112271 20150602
- International Application: PCT/JP2016/067518 WO 20160613
- International Announcement: WO2016/195120 WO 20161208
- Main IPC: G01L3/10
- IPC: G01L3/10 ; B62D5/04 ; B62D6/10 ; G01L5/22

Abstract:
A torque sensor is configured to detect torque even when an abnormality has occurred in one magnetic sensor among multiple magnetic sensors. An electric power steering apparatus using the torque sensor is provided. The torque sensor includes a first magnetic sensor between a first magnetic collection mechanism and a second magnetic collection mechanism, a second magnetic sensor between the first and second magnetic collection mechanisms and disposed at a same position as or a symmetric position to a magnetic environment of the first magnetic sensor, and a third magnetic sensor between the first and second magnetic collection mechanisms and disposed at a same position as or a symmetric position to the magnetic environments of the first and second magnetic sensors. The torque sensor detects torque generated on a rotational member based on an output signal of the first, second, or third magnetic sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180180498A1 TORQUE SENSOR AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2018-06-28
Information query