Sensor unit
AssigneeNidec Tosok Corporation
InventorsHiroshi Shirai, Toshiaki Nakamura
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Abstract
The sensor unit (40) includes a case (41) having a bottom surface (41a); a sensor element (42) including a sensor element main body (421) and a power supply terminal (42a); and a power supply bus bar (44) including an inclined part (44d) and a first connection part (44a). An end on one side of the power supply terminal (42a) is electrically connected to the sensor element main body (421). In a state where the power supply terminal (42a) passes through the first connection part (44a), an end on the other side of the power supply terminal (42a) is in contact with the inclined part (44d) and the first connection part (44a) is in contact with the power supply terminal (42a), so that movement of the power supply terminal (42a) in a direction away from the bottom surface (41a) is restricted.
Claims9
A sensor unit, comprising:
- a case having a bottom surface that comprises a mounting surface, and a side wall that surrounds the bottom surface;
- a sensor element comprising a sensor element main body and a terminal, wherein the sensor element main body is mounted on the mounting surface in a state of being restricted from moving in a direction parallel to the mounting surface, and an end on one side of the terminal is electrically connected to the sensor element main body;
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- a bus bar comprising an inclined part and a terminal passage part, and fixed in the case, wherein the inclined part is inclined with respect to the mounting surface, and the terminal passes through the terminal passage part,
- wherein in a state where the terminal passes through the terminal passage part, an end on the other side of the terminal is in contact with the inclined part and the terminal passage part is in contact with a side surface of the terminal, so that movement of the terminal in a direction away from the bottom surface is restricted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.