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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
May. 29, 2014
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Shinsuke Ando, Anjo, JP;
Naoya Yoshizawa, Anjo, JP;
Shimpei Fujii, Anjo, JP;
Yusuke Akagi, Kariya, JP;
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kariya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A displacement detection apparatus for a linear motion mechanism includes a nut member, a rod including elongate grooves elongating in an axial direction of the rod and a through hole, a permanent magnet disposed parallel to the rod, a magnet block made of synthetic resin and including a retaining portion holding the permanent magnet, a pair of leg portions extending from ends of the retaining portion that are spaced apart, and a nut made of metal insert-molded at an intermediate position between the pair of leg portions, and a displacement sensor disposed opposing to the permanent magnet. The pair of leg portions and the nut of the magnet block are disposed in the elongate groove of the rod and the magnet block is fixed to the rod by a bolt screwed to the nut, the bolt penetrating through the through hole extending through the rod.