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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2000
Applicants:
Yasunori Matsukawa, Fukui, JP;
Akira Matsuura, Osaka, JP;
Shinjiro Ueda, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A non-contact position sensor includes a plurality of magnets, at least one magnetic sensor element, and an object to be detected. The plurality of magnets form a magnetic circuit which includes a U-shaped first magnetic body, a U-shaped second magnetic body, and the plurality of magnets. The plurality of magnets are disposed between the two U-shaped magnetic bodies. The magnetic sensor element is held by the two U-shaped magnetic bodies.