Patent ID: 11879754
Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 46:
47. A stroke sensor module being configured to be mounted on a support having a through-hole and a positioning portion, the stroke sensor module comprising:
a moving element that is moved in a first direction;
a magnetic field generator that is moved in the first direction together with the moving element;
a magnetic field detecting element that detects movement of the magnetic field generator; and
a housing that houses a part of the moving element and the magnetic field generator, wherein
the housing has:
an inserted portion that is inserted into the through-hole so as to engage the through-hole, and
a mounting portion that is fixed to a mounting surface of the support, and an engaging portion that engages the positioning portion so as to position the housing in the first direction, and

the mounting portion and the engaging portion are positioned at different angular positions, as viewed in the first direction,
regarding a direction in which the housing is rotated such that the mounting portion is moved away from the support, a portion of the housing upstream of the engaging portion has an arc shape over a predetermined angular range.