Patent ID: 6499220
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
An inclination sensor comprising:a fixing body adapted to be attached to a mounting body; a frame provided within said fixing body, said frame having a threaded bearing retention hole; a bearing having a thread on a periphery thereof and fitted within said threaded bearing retention hole; a pendulum having a rotary shaft rotatably supported in said bearing; a magnetic flux generator mounted on said pendulum for rotatable movement with said pendulum through a rotational path; and a reed switch mounted on said fixing body in the rotational path of said magnetic flux generator, said reed switch having a space of a distance d in a direction along an axis of said rotary shaft provided between said reed switch and said magnetic flux generator, wherein said space of a distance d is adjustable via said thread; and at least one magnetic damping adjusting device made of a magnetic material and adjustably positioned on said fixing body.