Patent ID: 6291914
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: B62D,G01D

Abstract:
A rotational angle sensor comprising:a cylindrical housing formed of an insulating material, the housing having a receptacle portion with an opening formed therein;a rotary shaft supported rotatably by the housing;a rotational quantity detecting mechanism to detect a rotational quantity of the rotary shaft, the rotational quantity detecting mechanism having a plurality of terminals and being received in the receptacle portion; andlead wires for leading out detection signals to the exterior of the housing which detection signals are outputted from the rotational quantity detecting mechanism through the terminals,wherein a lead wire inserting portion is projected integrally from an outer wall of the housing, holes for communication between the receptacle portion and the lead wire inserting portion are formed in a portion of the housing where the lead wire inserting portion is positioned, the terminals are brought into abutment against an inner wall of the receptacle portion and are opposed to the holes, one end portions of the lead wires inserted into the lead wire inserting portion are positioned within the receptacle portion through the holes formed in the housing, and the terminals and the one end portions of the lead wires are connected together in the vicinity of the opening.