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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-rika-denki-seisakusho, Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/04 (2006.01); G01B 7/30 (2006.01); F16H 59/10 (2006.01); F16H 59/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/105 (2013.01); F16H 59/044 (2013.01); G01B 7/30 (2013.01); F16H 2059/0269 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a shift device, the placement of magnets relative to sensors can be changed by rotating a ball shaft of a lever. The sensors detect magnetic fields generated by the magnets in order to detect a shift position of the lever. Shields suppress a magnetic field outside the ball shaft from reaching the sensors. The magnets, the sensors, and the shields are disposed on the ball shaft. This enables a reduction in the size of the shift device.