Patent ID: 8970202
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: F16H,G01B,G01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A shift sensor for detecting a shift range requested by a user by electrically detecting a position of a movable member operated by the user, comprising: a movable contact configured to be movable to a position corresponding to the position of said movable member; a power supply terminal extending substantially parallel to a movement path of said movable contact and being constantly in contact with said movable contact; and a plurality of fixed contacts each extending substantially parallel to the movement path of said movable contact, for outputting a signal by coming into contact with said movable contact in accordance with the position of said movable contact, said plurality of fixed contacts being arranged such that the number of signals that differ between signal patterns including a signal pattern for a parking position, a signal pattern for a rearward position, a signal pattern for a neutral position, and a signal pattern for a forward position is three or more, and said plurality of fixed contacts being arranged such that the number of signals that differ between the signal pattern for said forward position and the signal pattern for said parking position, the number of signals that differ between the signal pattern for said forward position and the signal pattern for said rearward position, and the number of signals that differ between the signal pattern for said forward position and the signal pattern for said neutral position are all four or more.