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US 4,853,672 AGranted
Steering angle detector
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsToru Yasuda, Yoshimichi Kawamoto, Masaru Abe, Takashi Kohata
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Abstract
A steering angle detector comprises a differential transformer. The steering angle detector includes a rod member extending substantially transversely of the vehicle body and axially movable in response to steering action of the vehicle body, a metallic core mounted on the rod member, and primary and secondary coils disposed around the core in slightly spaced relation thereto.
Claims12
A steering angle detector in a vehicle body including knuckle arms for rotatably supporting steerable wheels, comprising:
- a rod member extending substantially transversely of the vehicle body and axially movable in response to steering action of the vehicle body, opposite ends of said rod member being connected to said knuckle arms;
- a metallic core mounted around or mounted directly on said rod member;
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- primary and secondary coils disposed around said core in slightly spaced relation thereto.
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A steering angle detector in a vehicle body, comprising:
- a rod member extending substantially transversely of the vehicle body and axially movable in response to steering action of the vehicle body;
- a metallic core mounted on said rod member;
- primary and secondary coils disposed around said core in slightly spaced relation thereto;
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- a steering gear box elastically mounted on said vehicle body;
- said rod member being operatively connected to a steering wheel through said steering gear box;
- said primary and secondary coils being mounted on said vehicle body immovably in a transverse direction of said vehicle body independent of said steering gear box;
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- said rod member comprising a detecting rod joined to and extending substantially parallel to a rack shaft movably disposed in said steering gear box, said detecting rod being axially movable with said rack shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.