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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
YAZAKI CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/027 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); F16D 66/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 15/0215 (2013.01); B60R 16/027 (2013.01); B62D 15/022 (2013.01); F16C 2233/00 (2013.01); F16D 2066/003 (2013.01); Y10T 464/20 (2015.01);
Abstract
A rotating connector includes a movable housing and a steering angle sensor unit. The movable housing includes a cylindrical section through which a steering shaft penetrates and a main gear integrally molded with the movable housing on an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical section along a rotation direction. The steering angle sensor unit includes a fixed-side housing into which the cylindrical section of the movable housing is inserted, a satellite gear which is provided in the fixed-side housing and meshed with the main gear, and a rotation angle detection unit which is provided in the fixed-side housing and detects rotation of the satellite gear.