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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2003
Jun Kawagoe, Numazu, JP;
Yoshikazu Tsukada, Numazu, JP;
Yoshinobu Arakawa, Numazu, JP;
Kouji Sasaki, Numazu, JP;
Kokusan Denki Co., Ltd., Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Abstract
A signal generator for an internal combustion engine for obtaining precise information on a rotational direction of the engine when the engine runs at extremely low speed, comprising: a rotor having a first series of reluctor corresponding to a cylinder of the engine, and a second series of reluctor having a predetermined phase relationship relative to the first series of reluctor; and a first sensor and a second sensor that detect the first series of reluctor and the second series of reluctor, respectively of the rotor to generate pulses, wherein a positional relationship between the first and the second series of reluctors, and a positional relationship between the first and the second sensors are set so that a difference occurs in a phase relationship between an output pulse of the first sensor and that of the second sensor in forward rotation and in reverse rotation of the engine.