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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2005
Applicant:
Yoshimori Kondo, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Yoshimori Kondo, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Power steering apparatus includes input and output shafts connected by a torsion bar; and a coil unit disposed around one of the shafts and arranged to sense torque between the input and output shafts. A housing includes an axial bore in which the shafts and coil unit are installed. The housing is further formed with an insertion opening which extends radially into the axial bore and which is sized to allow insertion of the coil unit radially into the axial bore.