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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2019
Jtekt Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Yuichi Toyama, Owariasahi, JP;
JTEKT CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A sensor includes a main drive gear mounted on a shaft that is subjected to detection by the sensor such that the main drive gear is rotatable integrally with the shaft; at least one driven gear meshing with the main drive gear; a sensor housing accommodating the main drive gear and the at least one driven gear; a biasing member biasing the at least one driven gear toward the main drive gear; and a conversion mechanism configured to convert an axial force that is parallel to an axial direction of the shaft and acts on the at least one driven gear to a force in such a direction that the at least one driven gear is separated from the main drive gear when a part of the at least one driven gear contacts a part of the main drive gear while the shaft is inserted in the sensor housing.