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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2023
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuya Ohmi, Kariya, JP;
Michihiro Makita, Kariya, JP;
Masahiko Akiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Masashi Misawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kenshi Masuo, Tokyo, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A detecting unit generates detection signals corresponding to a plurality of ranges aligned in one direction along a moving direction of a detection body, based on a change in the magnetic field constantly received by a detecting element from the detection body. A signal processing unit acquires a detection signal from the detecting unit, compares the detection signal with a threshold value, and identifies a position of the detection body as a position of any one of a plurality of ranges based on a combination of a magnitude relationship between the detection signal and the threshold value. A detection body has a plurality of region portions corresponding to a plurality of ranges. The plurality of region portions are configured to be connected stepwise in the moving direction of the detection body within a plane of a detection surface facing the detecting unit of the detection body.