EP0254188A2
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Tilt sensor
Assignee: TDK Corp
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Filing: 1987-07-14
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-07-14
Abstract
Abstract There is proposed a tilt sensor in which a permanent magnet (4) having a surface coated with a magnetic fluid (5) is housed in a space (3) inside a nonmagnetic case (1) and is freely movable, and a magnetic sensing element (6) is disposed to oppose the space through the case. When the case is tilted, the permanent magnet inside the space is moved to a lower position, and hence magnetism detected by the magnetic sensing element changes, thereby detecting a tilt of the case.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshimoto Odagawa
- 👤 Yasushi Yanagisawa
- 👤 Hiraku Imaizumi
Bibliographic Details
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EP
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 04:50
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01C; G01C9/00; G01C9/10; G01C9/02; G01C9/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
57 words
A tilt sensor comprising a nonmagnetic case having a space therein, a permanent magnet a surface of which is coated with magnetic fluid, said permanent magnet being housed to be freely movable in the space, and a magnetic sensing element disposed and fixed to oppose the space through said case and detect magnetism of said permanent magnet.
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