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Title:
HANDLE LOCATION DETECTION DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004108823
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a handle location detection device which can detect a neutral position simply at a low cost, when a handle rotates beyond one rotation, and further detect its steering angle accurately.

A steering angle detection device 1 as the handle location detection device is equipped with a spindle 6 which is interlocked with steering of a handle 2 and moves in a movable region installed correspondingly to rotating region of the handle 2, a resister 7 and a voltmeter 9. The movable region is established on the resister 7, and the spindle 6 moves rectilineraly on the resister 7. The voltmeter 9 measures a voltage between an end portion of moving direction of the spindle 6 in the resister 7 and a position of the spindle 6, as information concerning position. A steering angle of the handle 2 is detected based on the voltage measured by the voltmeter 9.


Inventors:
OKI TORU
IWANO HIROTAKA
SATO NORIYUKI
KAWACHI RYOTA
Application Number:
JP2002268715A
Publication Date:
April 08, 2004
Filing Date:
September 13, 2002
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
CLARION CO LTD
International Classes:
G01B5/24; B62D5/04; B62D5/06; G01B7/30; G01B11/26; G01B21/22; (IPC1-7): G01B21/22; B62D5/04; B62D5/06; G01B5/24; G01B7/30; G01B11/26
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tamio Nishiwaki
Nishimura Kimiyoshi