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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2011
Applicants:
Shinji Hirose, Osaka, JP;
Kiyotaka Sasanouchi, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Shinji Hirose, Osaka, JP;
Kiyotaka Sasanouchi, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rotary-angle and rotary-torque sensing device includes a first rotator rotating together with a steering shaft, a second rotator rigidly mounted to the first rotator, a rotary torque sensor for sensing rotary torque generated between the first rotator and the second rotator, a first sensor rotating together with the first rotator, a second sensor rotating together with the second rotator, a rotary angle sensor for sensing rotary angles of the first sensor and the second sensor, and a controller for detecting rotary torque by using the rotary torque sensor and the rotary angle sensor.