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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2011
Applicants:
Masafumi Itonaga, Aichi, JP;
Norihiro Ida, Mie, JP;
Inventors:
Masafumi Itonaga, Aichi, JP;
Norihiro Ida, Mie, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/14 (2006.01); F01L 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/14 (2013.01); F01L 13/0036 (2013.01); F01L 13/0042 (2013.01); F01L 2101/00 (2013.01); F01L 2820/041 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor apparatus for detecting a position of an axially movable camshaft is provided. The sensor apparatus includes a coil block including a detection coil wound along an axial direction of the camshaft to define a bore into which the camshaft is inserted, and a control unit electrically connected to the detection coil and designed to output a signal based on a change in inductance of the detection coil.