US4590807A
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Torque sensor of noncontact type
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1984-12-17
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Granted: 1986-05-27
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Expires: 2004-12-17
Abstract
Abstract In a torque sensor of a noncontact type for sensing a torque applied to a shaft, a magnetic ribbon is bonded to a circumferential portion of the peripheral surface of the shaft, and a core member made of a magnetic material is arranged above the shaft surface so that its end faces are faced to the magnetic ribbon. A exciting coil and a detecting coil wound around the core so that a magnetic flux produced by the exciting coil and delivered to the detecting coil is detected by the detecting coil. The magnetic ribbon has a length L0 equal to or smaller than one half of the circumferential length Ls of the shaft 4 and satisfying an inequality given by L1≦L0≦2L1 where L1 is the center-to-center distance between the end faces of the core.
Inventors
- 👤 Tadahiko Kobayashi
- 👤 Masashi Sahashi
- 👤 Koichiro Inomata
- 👤 Tomokazu Domon
- 👤 Hironori Fukuda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 11:02
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01L; G01L3/00; G01L3/02; G01L3/04; G01L3/10; G01L3/101; G01L3/102; G01L3/104; G01L3/105
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
A torque sensor of noncontact type for sensing a torque applied to a shaft having a circumferential length Ls, comprising: a first magnetic ribbon provided on a circumferential portion of the peripheral surface of said shaft and made of a magnetic material, said first magnetic ribbon having a circumferential dimension L0 equal to or smaller than one half of the circumferential length Ls of said shaft and being preliminarily given an induced magnetic anisotropy in a direction at an angle with respect to the circumferential direction; a first core member made of a magnetic material and having end faces, which face said first magnetic ribbon, with a gap between the faces, the center-to-center distance L1 between said end faces of said first core member being L1≦L0≦2L1 with respect to the circumferential dimension L0 of said first magnetic ribbon; a first exciting coil wound on said first core member for producing a magnetic flux; and a first detecting coil wound on said first core member for detecting the magnetic flux produced by said first exciting coil and delivered to said first core member through said first magnetic ribbon to produce an output signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
192 words
A torque sensor of noncontact type for sensing a torque applied to a shaft having a circumferential length Ls, comprising: a first magnetic ribbon provided on a circumferential portion of the peripheral surface of said shaft and made of a magnetic material, said first magnetic ribbon having a circumferential dimension L0 equal to or smaller than one half of the circumferential length Ls of said shaft and being preliminarily given an induced magnetic anisotropy in a direction at an angle with respect to the circumferential direction; a first core member made of a magnetic material and having end faces, which face said first magnetic ribbon, with a gap between the faces, the center-to-center distance L1 between said end faces of said first core member being L1≦L0≦2L1 with respect to the circumferential dimension L0 of said first magnetic ribbon; a first exciting coil wound on said first core member for producing a magnetic flux; and a first detecting coil wound on said first core member for detecting the magnetic flux produced by said first exciting coil and delivered to said first core member through said first magnetic ribbon to produce an output signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
183 words
The torque sensor according to claim 1, which further comprises: a second magnetic ribbon provided on a circumferential portion of the peripheral surface of said shaft and made of a magnetic material, said second magnetic ribbon having a circumferential dimension L0 equal to or smaller than one half of the circumferential length Ls of said shaft and being preliminarily given an induced magnetic anisotropy in a direction and at an angle θ with respect to the circumferential direction; a second core member made of a magnetic material having end faces, which face said first magnetic ribbon, with a gap between the faces, the center-to-center distance L1 between said end faces of said second core member being L1≦L0≦2L1 with respect to the circumferential dimension L0 of said first magnetic ribbon; a second exciting coil wound on said second core member for producing a magnetic flux; and a second detecting coil wound on said second core member for detecting the magnetic flux produced by said first exciting coil and coupled to said second core member through said second magnetic ribbon to produce an output signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The torque sensor according to claim 1, wherein said first magnetic ribbon essentially consists of a material selected from a group consisting of amorphous magnetic alloys, Permalloy, and Fe-Si alloys.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The torque sensor according to claim 1, wherein said first core member consists of a material selected from a group consisting of amorphous magnetic alloys, Permalloy, Sendust and Fe-Si alloys.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The torque sensor according to claim 2, wherein said first and second magnetic ribbons essentially consist of a material selected from a group consisting of amorphous magnetic alloys, Permalloy, Sendust and Fe-Si alloys.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The torque sensor according to claim 2, wherein said first and second core members consist of a material selected from a group consisting of amorphous magnetic alloys, Permalloy, Sendust and Fe-Si alloys.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
188 words
A torque sensor of a noncontact type for sensing a torque, comprising: a first magnetic ribbon arranged in the circumferential direction of the peripheral surface of a shaft and made of a magnetic material, said first magnetic ribbon being preliminarily given an induced magnetic anisotropy in a direction and at an angle θ with respect to the circumferential direction; a first core member made of a magnetic material and having end faces, which face said first magnetic ribbon, with a gap between the faces; a first exciting coil wound on said first core member for producing a magnetic flux; a first detecting coil wound on said first core member for detecting the magnetic flux produced by said first exciting coil and coupled to said first core member through said first magnetic ribbon to produce an output signal; means for detecting the rotation of said shaft and producing a gate pulse for every rotation of said shaft; and means connected to said first detecting coil and gate pulse generating means for sampling and holding the output signal from said first detecting coil every time a gate pulse is received.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
188 words
A torque sensor of a noncontact type for sensing a torque, comprising: a first magnetic ribbon arranged in the circumferential direction of the peripheral surface of a shaft and made of a magnetic material, said first magnetic ribbon being preliminarily given an induced magnetic anisotropy in a direction and at an angle θ with respect to the circumferential direction; a first core member made of a magnetic material and having end faces, which face said first magnetic ribbon, with a gap between the faces; a first exciting coil wound on said first core member for producing a magnetic flux; a first detecting coil wound on said first core member for detecting the magnetic flux produced by said first exciting coil and coupled to said first core member through said first magnetic ribbon to produce an output signal; means for detecting the rotation of said shaft and producing a gate pulse for every rotation of said shaft; and means connected to said first detecting coil and gate pulse generating means for sampling and holding the output signal from said first detecting coil every time a gate pulse is received.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The torque sensor according to claim 7, which further comprises means connected between said first detecting coil and sampling and holding means for converting the output signal from said first detecting coil into a digital signal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The torque sensor according to claim 7, wherein said first magnetic ribbon is arranged over at least a part of the circumference of said shaft.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
The torque sensor according to claim 9, wherein said gate pulse generating means generates a gate pulse while said first magnetic ribbon is found between the centers of end faces of said first core member.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
The torque sensor according to claim 7, wherein said shaft has a circumferential length Ls, and the center-to-center distance L1 between said end faces of said first core member satisfies a condition L1≦L0≦2L1 where L0 is the circumferential dimension of said first magnetic ribbon.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
134 words
A torque sensor according to claim 7, which further comprises: a second magnetic ribbon arranged in the circumferential direction of the peripheral surface of said shaft and made of a magnetic material, said second magnetic ribbon being preliminarily given an induced magnetic anisotropy in a direction at an angle with respect to the circumferential direction; a second core member made of a magnetic material and having end faces, which face said second magnetic ribbon, with a gap between the faces; a second exciting coil wound on said second core member for producing a magnetic flux; and a second detecting coil wound on said second core member for detecting the magnetic flux produced by said second exciting coil and coupled to said second core member through said second magnetic ribbon to produce an output signal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
The torque sensor according to claim 7, wherein said sampling and holding means is connected to said first and second exciting coils and gate pulse generating means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
183 words
A torque sensor of a noncontact type for sensing a torque, comprising: a first magnetic ribbon arranged in the circumferential direction of the peripheral surface of a shaft and made of a magnetic material, said first magnetic ribbon being preliminarily given an induced magnetic anisotropy in a direction and at an angle θ with respect to the circumferential direction; a first core member made of a magnetic material and having end faces, which face said first magnetic ribbon, with a gap between the faces; a first exciting coil wound on said first core member for producing a magnetic flux; a first detecting coil wound on said first core member for detecting the magnetic flux produced by said first exciting coil and delivered to said first core member through said first magnetic ribbon to produce an output signal; means for detecting the rotation of said shaft and generating a pulse for each rotation of said shaft; and means connected to said first exciting coil and pulse generating means for averaging the output signal from said first detecting coil during each rotation of the shaft.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
183 words
A torque sensor of a noncontact type for sensing a torque, comprising: a first magnetic ribbon arranged in the circumferential direction of the peripheral surface of a shaft and made of a magnetic material, said first magnetic ribbon being preliminarily given an induced magnetic anisotropy in a direction and at an angle θ with respect to the circumferential direction; a first core member made of a magnetic material and having end faces, which face said first magnetic ribbon, with a gap between the faces; a first exciting coil wound on said first core member for producing a magnetic flux; a first detecting coil wound on said first core member for detecting the magnetic flux produced by said first exciting coil and delivered to said first core member through said first magnetic ribbon to produce an output signal; means for detecting the rotation of said shaft and generating a pulse for each rotation of said shaft; and means connected to said first exciting coil and pulse generating means for averaging the output signal from said first detecting coil during each rotation of the shaft.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
The torque sensor according to claim 14, which further comprises means connected between said first exciting coil and averaging means for converting the output signal from said first detecting coil into a digital signal.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
The torque sensor according to claim 14, wherein said first magnetic ribbon is arranged over at least a part of the circumference of said shaft.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
33 words
The torque sensor according to claim 16, wherein said pulse generating means generates a pulse while said first magnetic ribbon is found between the centers of end faces of said first core member.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
44 words
The torque sensor according to claim 14, wherein said shaft has a circumferential length Ls, and the center-to-center distance L1 between said end faces of said first core member satisfies a condition L1≦L0≦2L1 where L0 is the circumferential dimension of said first magnetic ribbon.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
136 words
The torque sensor according to claim 14, which further comprises: a second magnetic ribbon arranged in the circumferential direction of the peripheral surface of said shaft and made of a magnetic material, said second magnetic ribbon being preliminarily given an induced magnetic anisotropy in a direction and at an angle θ with respect to the circumferential direction; a second core member made of a magnetic material and having end faces, which face said second magnetic ribbon, with a gap between the faces; a second exciting coil wound on said second core member for producing a magnetic flux; and a second detecting coil wound on said second core member for detecting the magnetic flux produced by said second exciting coil and delivered to said second core member through said second magnetic ribbon to produce an output signal.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
24 words
The torque sensor according to claim 19, wherein said averaging means is connected to said first and second detecting coils and pulse generating means.
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