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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hideki Abe, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 1/500 ;
Abstract
A rotary sensor having a rotator to which rotation from outside is transmitted, a housing on which the rotator is rotatably supported, and an angle sensing member for detecting the angle of rotation to the rotator. At least two, first and second torsion coil springs which constantly turn the rotator in one direction towards the housing are disposed between the rotator and the housing.