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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2001

Filed:

Aug. 11, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:

Yasuyoshi Hatazawa, Tokyo, JP;

Izuru Shinjo, Tokyo, JP;

Wataru Fukui, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/14 ;
Abstract

A magnetic detector to detect a magnetic object's rotation and movement using a magnetoresistive element having hysteresis. The magnetoresistive element is set so as to tilt from the magnetizing direction of a magnet up to a predetermined angle &thgr; between the rotational magnetic object to be detected and the magnet. The magnetic detector provides a high accuracy signal that corresponds to the distance between the rotational magnetic object to be detected and the magnetoresistive element. The signal obtained is independent of the rotational direction or rotational speed of the magnetic object to be detected or the atmospheric temperature of an apparatus. Moreover, the temperature dependency of the output signal (amplitude) of the magnetoresistive element is decreased.


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