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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2004
Applicants:
Shigetoshi Fukaya, Toyota, JP;
Yoko Ichikawa, Aichi-ken, JP;
Naoki Nakane, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Nippon Soken, Inc., Nishio, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/30 (2006.01); G01R 33/06 (2006.01); H01L 43/06 (2006.01); H01L 43/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An angular position determining apparatus is provided which includes a magnet affixed to a rotary shaft and a plurality of magnetic sensor elements and works to determine an angular position of the rotary shaft using outputs of the magnetic sensor elements. The apparatus also includes a malfunction detector which specifies which of the magnetic sensor elements is now malfunctioning and takes an action required to determine the angular position of the rotary shaft correctly in the event of such a malfunction.