US4631796A
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Torque sensor and method for manufacturing the same
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1983-09-29
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Granted: 1986-12-30
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Expires: 2003-09-29
Abstract
Abstract There are disclosed a torque sensor having a rotary shaft and a thin strip of an amorphous magnetic alloy which has a great magnetic strain constant windingly fixed on the rotary shaft and detecting a torque in a non-contact style by a variation in magnetic properties of the thin strip of the amorphous alloy, characterized in that the amorphous alloy is an iron-based amorphous alloy having a crystallization temperature of 450° C. or more, and a method for manufacturing the same, characterized in that an inductive magnetic anisotropy had been previously given to the thin strip and then the thin strip is windingly fixed on the rotary shaft. The torque sensor according to the present invention permits measuring a large torque with a good accuracy in an extensive temperature, and is manufactured with ease.
Inventors
- 👤 Koichiro Inomata
- 👤 Takao Sawa
- 👤 Osamu Arakawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 21:16
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01L; G01L3/00; G01L3/02; G01L3/04; G01L3/10; G01L3/101; G01L3/102; G01L3/103; H; H01; H01F; H01F1/00; H01F1/01; H01F1/03; H01F1/12; H01F1/14; H01F1/147; H01F1/153; H01F1/15308; H01F10/00; H01F10/08; H01F10/10; H01F10/12; H01F10/13; H01F10/131; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49863; Y10T29/49865
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A method for manufacturing a torque sensor (i) which has a rotary shaft and a thin strip comprised of an amorphous magnetic alloy windingly fixed on the rotary shaft, said strip having a large magnetic strain constant, and (ii) which detects a torque in a non-contact style on the basis of a variation in magnetic properties of the thin strip, comprising the steps of (A) imparting an inductive magnetic anisotropy to said thin strip and then (B) windingly fixing the thin strip on the rotary shaft.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
86 words
A method for manufacturing a torque sensor (i) which has a rotary shaft and a thin strip comprised of an amorphous magnetic alloy windingly fixed on the rotary shaft, said strip having a large magnetic strain constant, and (ii) which detects a torque in a non-contact style on the basis of a variation in magnetic properties of the thin strip, comprising the steps of (A) imparting an inductive magnetic anisotropy to said thin strip and then (B) windingly fixing the thin strip on the rotary shaft.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
90 words
A method for manufacturing a torque sensor according to claim 1, wherein said thin strip comprises an amorphous alloy represented by the following formula: (Fe.sub.1-a-b M.sub.a.sup.1 M.sub.b.sup.2).sub.z Si.sub.x B.sub.y wherein M 1 is Co and/or Ni; M 2 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta and W; a is in the range of 0≦a≦0.2; b is in the range of 0≦b≦0.1; and x, y and z are numbers satisfying the relations of 0≦a≦20, 5≦y≦30 and x+y+z=100, respectively.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method for manufacturing a torque sensor according to claim 1 wherein said amorphous alloy has an absolute value of a magnetic strain constant of at least 5×10 -6 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method for manufacturing a torque sensor according to claim 1, wherein said thin strip of the amorphous magnetic alloy is fixed on said rotary shaft by a shape-memory function of a shape-memory alloy fixing material which wraps said thin strip.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A methed for manufacturing a torque sensor according to claim 1, wherein said shape-memory alloy is selected from the group consisting of Au-Cd, Cu-Al-Ni, Cu-Al-Zn, Cu-Sn, In-Tl, Ni-Al and Ni-Ti.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method for manufacutring a torque sensor according to claim 1, wherein step (A) comprises heating the thin strip in an external magnetic field applied at a predetermined angle to the lengthwise axis of the thin strip.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method for manufacturing a torque sensor according to claim 6, wherein said magnetic field is at least about 100 Oe.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method for manufacutirng a torque sensor according to claim 6, wherein the thin strip is heated to a temperature no higher than the crystallization temperature of said amorphous magnetic alloy.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method for manufacturing a torque sensor according to claim 6, wherein said predetermined angle is about 45°.
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