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US 7,445,451 B2Granted
Rotary connector device equipped with built-in steering angle sensor
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorsHiraku Tanaka, Norihito Suzuki
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Abstract
A rotary connector device equipped with a rotary connector and a steering angle sensor for detecting rotational angles of a steering wheel, includes one circuit board, in which the circuit board is used for the rotary connector and the steering angle sensor simultaneously. According to the device, since only one circuit board is provided, the total thickness is reduced as compared with other devices having a plurality of circuit boards in the related art.
Claims7
A rotary connector device attached on an axis of a steering shaft comprising:
- a rotary cover rotating together with a steering wheel;
- a steering angle sensor detecting a rotational angle of the steering wheel;
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- a rotary connector body housing a flat cable;
- wherein the rotary cover, the steering angle sensor, and the rotary connector body are arranged in this order, with the rotary cover closest to the steering wheel.
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