Sensor unit
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorsKenji Fukuda, Yuta Yamanishi
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Abstract
A signal output part of a first sensor configured to output a signal corresponding to an operation state of a mechanism for locking rotation of a steering shaft is mounted on a first circuit board. A signal output part of a second sensor configured to output a signal corresponding to an operation state of a mechanism for detecting a rotation angle of the steering shaft is mounted on a second circuit board. A connector electrically connects the first circuit board and the second circuit board while allowing relative displacement therebetween.
Claims10
A sensor unit configured to be coupled to a steering shaft for use in steering a mobile entity, the sensor unit comprising:
- a first circuit board including a first signal output part of a first sensor, the first signal output part being configured to output a first signal corresponding to a first operation state of a first mechanism for locking rotation of the steering shaft;
- a second circuit board including a second signal output part of a second sensor, the second signal output part being configured to output a second signal corresponding to a second operation state of a second mechanism for detecting a rotation angle of the steering shaft;
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- a connector electrically connecting the first circuit board and the second circuit board while allowing relative displacement therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.