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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2013
Applicants:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Chiyoda Kogyo Co., Ltd., Gunma, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
CHIYODA KOGYO CO., LTD., Gunma, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/00 (2006.01); F16H 59/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/105 (2013.01);
Abstract
A magnetic field generating portion is provided to a moving unit moving together with an operating unit. Two magnets are disposed in the magnetic field generating portion with a gap between in the direction of movement. A detection unit is provided to a fixed portion. The detection unit includes a first magnetoresistive device and a second magnetoresistive device and outputs of different combinations are obtained depending which of a first detection position, a second detection position, and an intermediate detection position, the moving unit has moved to.