Sensor unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9561608-B2
Application number	US-201314425365-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 25, 2013
Priority date	Oct 3, 2012
Publication date	Feb 7, 2017
Grant date	Feb 7, 2017

Abstract

A sensor unit with a sensing surface molded properly on an outer surface of a sensor receiving part is provided. The sensor unit includes a resin casing formed with an annular fixing member, and a sensor receiving part formed in the casing for receiving a sensor housed. A sensing surface that faces a target object is formed within the sensor receiving part. A resin charging position in molding the casing is set to a position deviated circumferentially from a central position in a width of the sensing surface. In particular, resin is charged into the fixing member from a gate arranged on an extending line of a first through-bore formed in a position corresponding to the charging position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sensor unit comprising a resin casing attached to an annular fixing member centering about an axis, and a sensor housed in a sensor receiving part of the casing,
wherein a sensing surface that faces a target object rotating about the axis is formed on an outer surface of the sensor receiving part of the casing,
wherein a resin charging position in molding the casing with a die is set to a position deviated circumferentially from a central position in a width of the sensing surface extending along a circumferential direction around the axis,
wherein the casing includes a main casing part having the sensor receiving part and formed on one surface of the fixing member, and an auxiliary casing part formed on the other surface of the fixing member,
wherein a first through-bore extending through the fixing member from the one surface to the other surface is formed on an extending line in a resin charging direction in the charging position, and
wherein the auxiliary casing part has a thick portion having a predetermined thickness measuring from an outer wall surface of the fixing member, and a thin portion that is thinner than the thick portion and formed in a position to overlie the first through-bore.

2. The sensor unit according to claim 1 ,
wherein the charging position is set to a position corresponding to a corner of the sensing surface.

3. The sensor unit according to claim 2 ,
wherein the sensor receiving part is formed in a projecting area projecting from a base part of the casing toward the axis, and the charging position is defined in a position corresponding to a corner of the sensing surface in a position displaced toward the axis, the sensing surface being formed in the projecting area, and
wherein a connecting part is formed adjacent to the sensing surface to continue from the base part and separated from an end portion of the base part projecting toward the axis, the connecting part being arranged side by side with a position where the sensing surface is formed.

Assignees

• Aisin Seiki

Inventors

• Kawasaki Koji
• Adachi Kazuhiro
• Okamura Kyoichi

Classifications

• B29C2045/0027

  Gate or gate mark locations · CPC title

• B29C45/14336

  Coating a portion of the article, e.g. the edge of the article (B29C45/14573 and B29C45/14598 take precedence) · CPC title

• G01D5/245

  using a variable number of pulses in a train · CPC title

• B29C2045/14327

  anchoring by forcing the material to pass through a hole in the article · CPC title

• G01P3/487

  delivered by rotating magnets · CPC title