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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C / ; G01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C / ; G01C / ;
Abstract
An inclination sensor having excellent rotational performance, longlasting stability and high sensing precision. The inclination sensor comprises a pendulum ( ) rotatably attached to a case ( ) of a fixed body secured to an attached member, a magnetic flux-generating means ( ) attached to the pendulum ( ), reed switches ( ) and ( ) attached to part of the case ( ) corresponding to the locus along which the magnetic flux-generating means ( ) moves, and a flange portion ( ) which is a damping body being nonmagnetic and electrically conductive and disposed in the case ( ) along the locus of the movement of the magnetic flux-generating means ( ).