Patent Publication Number: US-11029371-B2

Title: Triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus and satellite

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a Continuation of International Patent Application No. PCT/JP2017/043374, filed Dec. 1, 2017, which claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-117863, filed Jun. 15, 2017, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus that detects the strengths of magnetic fields along three mutually perpendicular axes, and a satellite having the same. 
     Background Art 
     A magnetism detecting apparatus for mutually perpendicular three axes is configured by combining magnetism detectors that respectively detect magnetic field components along X, Y, and Z axes. For the magnetism detector, a Hall element, a parallel fluxgate sensor, and the like are often used. 
     Since the Hall element is available at relatively low cost and easy to downsize, it is used for many applications such as digital cameras and mobile phones. Meanwhile, the fluxgate type magnetism detector has a high degree of detection sensitivity and can perform detection with a high resolution. Therefore, the fluxgate type magnetism detector is used for attitude control such as satellites and aircraft that require higher precision. The parallel fluxgate type magnetism detector is driven by an electric current passing through an excitation coil which is wound around a ring-shaped magnetic core. 
     In using the Hall element and the parallel fluxgate type magnetism detector, an orientation direction in magnetic field sensing cannot be clearly confirmed from their appearance. For this reason, in adjusting perpendicularity in the X-, Y-, and Z-axis magnetic field sensing directions, it is needed to adjust arrangement angles while checking an output voltage in a state where a uniform magnetic field strength is applied by a Helmholtz coil or the like. PTL 1 discloses adjusting the positions of magnetism detectors for three axes while turning them on a block for fixing the parallel fluxgate type magnetism detector to adjust the perpendicularity of the axes. 
     PATENT LITERATURE 
     PTL 1: Japanese Patent No. 5639846 
     PTL 2: Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. H04-78582 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     However, in the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus, the magnetism detectors for three axes need to be individually installed on an apparatus body while performing angular adjustment in a state where a uniform magnetic field strength is applied, resulting in a problem of a number of complicated steps including adjustment and installation. Moreover, since mechanism components are required for the angular adjustment for each magnetism detector, the size and mass of the apparatus increase. Furthermore, a problem also arises that a connection portion of a terminal pin that electrically connects the magnetism detector and a circuit board is susceptible to impact and vibration applied to the apparatus. 
     The present invention has been made to solve the above problems. The present invention can provide a triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus having a high mechanical strength and being compact in size by integrating the arrangement configuration of magnetism detectors to reduce the number of components directly installed on the apparatus body and allowing easy angular adjustment of the magnetism detectors and easy installation of the magnetism detectors on the apparatus body, and a satellite. 
     To solve the above problems, according to the present invention, there is provided a triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus performing triaxial magnetism detection for mutually perpendicular X, Y, and Z axes, the apparatus including: a body; a retaining member formed of a non-magnetic material, the retaining member being fixed on the body; a magnetism detector detecting a magnitude of a magnetic field component along one of X, Y, and Z axes, the magnetism detectors being fixed respectively on side faces of the retaining member that are perpendicular to a face being in contact with the body; and a circuit board to which an output signal of the magnetism detector is transmitted, the circuit board being fixed on the body, wherein the retaining member and the circuit board are separated from each other, and a terminal pin that electrically connects the magnetism detector and the circuit board is fixed to the retaining member between the magnetism detector and the circuit board. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, a shape of the retaining member is a rectangular parallelepiped. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, at least part of the retaining member is located inside a cutout or a hole provided on the circuit board. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, the circuit board includes a first board having a drive unit and a signal processing unit of the magnetism detector and a second board having a power unit electrically connected to the first board, and the second board is arranged between the first board and the body. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, the circuit board is fixed to the body to face an upper face of the retaining member. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, the retaining member is arranged between the circuit board and the body. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, an intermediate member fixed to the retaining member is further included, wherein the terminal pin is fixed to the intermediate member. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, the terminal pin includes an engagement portion fixed to a recess formed on the side face of the retaining member by fitting, a first connection portion fixed to the circuit board, a positioning portion provided on a lower portion of the engagement portion to come into contact with the retaining member, and a second connection portion fixed to the magnetism detector, and a width of the positioning portion in a direction where the terminal pin is inserted to or extracted from the retaining member is greater than a width of the first connection portion in the direction where the terminal pin is inserted to or extracted from the retaining member. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, the positioning portion comes into contact with a groove portion provided on the retaining member. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, the terminal pin has a shock absorption structure between the magnetism detector and the circuit board. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, the shock absorption structure is a structure in which the terminal pin bends in a substantially U shape. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, the magnetism detector includes a magnetic body in line segment form for passing an alternating current and a sensing coil wound around the magnetic body. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, the retaining member has a coil groove portion in which the sensing coil of the magnetism detector is arranged. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a satellite having a triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus, the apparatus including: a body; a retaining member formed of a non-magnetic material, the retaining member being fixed on the body; a magnetism detector detecting a magnitude of a magnetic field component along one of X, Y, and Z axes, the magnetism detectors being fixed respectively on side faces of the retaining member that are perpendicular to a face being in contact with the body; and a circuit board to which an output signal of the magnetism detector is transmitted, the circuit board being fixed on the body, wherein the retaining member and the circuit board are separated from each other, and a terminal pin that electrically connects the magnetism detector and the circuit board is fixed to the retaining member between the magnetism detector and the circuit board. 
     The present invention allows easy adjustment work since the magnetism detectors for three axes that detect the magnetic field components along X, Y, and Z axes are fixed on one retaining member, and angular adjustment of the three magnetism detectors can be performed separately from the installation of the magnetism detectors on the apparatus body. Furthermore, since the terminal pin connecting the magnetism detector and the circuit board is configured such that impact and vibration from the circuit board are not easily transmitted to the connection portion to the magnetism detector, the present invention can have a high impact resistance. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1A  is an exploded perspective view of a triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 1B  is an assembled perspective view of the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view of the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3A  is a perspective view of a magnetism detecting unit; 
         FIG. 3B  is a view showing a side face of a magnetism detecting unit having installed thereon a magnetism detector that detects magnetism in one of mutually perpendicular X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions; 
         FIG. 3C  is a view showing a side face of a magnetism detecting unit having installed thereon a magnetism detector that detects magnetism in one of mutually perpendicular X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions; 
         FIG. 3D  is a view showing a side face of a magnetism detecting unit having installed thereon a magnetism detector that detects magnetism in one of mutually perpendicular X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions; 
         FIG. 4A  is a side view of a terminal pin to be connected to a sensing coil of a magnetism detector; 
         FIG. 4B  is a side view of a terminal pin to be connected to a magnetic body of a magnetism detector for the X-axis and a magnetic body of a magnetism detector for the Y-axis; 
         FIG. 4C  is a side view of a terminal pin to be connected to an upper end of a magnetic body of a magnetism detector for the Z-axis; 
         FIG. 4D  is a perspective view of a terminal pin to be connected to an upper end of a magnetic body of a magnetism detector for the Z-axis; 
         FIG. 4E  is a side view of a terminal pin to be connected to a lower end of a magnetic body of a magnetism detector for the Z-axis; 
         FIG. 4F  is a perspective view of a terminal pin to be connected to a lower end of a magnetic body of a magnetism detector for the Z-axis; 
         FIG. 5A  is a view showing deformation of a terminal pin in a case where strong impact or vibration is applied to a triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus; 
         FIG. 5B  is a view showing deformation of a terminal pin in a case where strong impact or vibration is applied to a triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus; 
         FIG. 6  is a view showing a configuration of an orthogonal fluxgate sensor as an example of the magnetism detector; 
         FIG. 7A  is a view showing an angular adjustment method for an orthogonal fluxgate sensor; 
         FIG. 7B  is a view showing an angular adjustment method for an orthogonal fluxgate sensor; 
         FIG. 8A  is an exploded perspective view of a triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 8B  is an assembled perspective view of the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 9  is a perspective cross-sectional view of the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 10A  is a perspective view of a magnetism detecting unit; 
         FIG. 10B  is a view showing a side face of a magnetism detecting unit having installed thereon a magnetism detector that detects magnetism in one of mutually perpendicular X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions; 
         FIG. 10C  is a view showing a side face of a magnetism detecting unit having installed thereon a magnetism detector that detects magnetism in one of mutually perpendicular X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions; 
         FIG. 10D  is a view showing a side face of a magnetism detecting unit having installed thereon a magnetism detector that detects magnetism in one of mutually perpendicular X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions; 
         FIG. 11  is a view showing a shock absorption structure of a terminal pin according to the second embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG. 12  is a perspective view showing a satellite to which a triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus according to the present invention is applied. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     Now, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. 
     First Embodiment 
       FIG. 1A  and  FIG. 1B  are respectively an exploded perspective view and an assembled perspective view of a triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus  10  according to the first embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view (a cross section taken along II-II in  FIG. 1B ) of the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus  10  according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus  10  of the present embodiment, a power supply board  12 , a circuit board  13 , and a magnetism detecting unit  15  are fixed to a body  11 ; the circuit board  13  and the magnetism detecting unit  15  are horizontally connected; and a cover  16  is fixed to the body  11  by a screw to cover the components. By using the magnetism detecting unit  15 , the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus  10  detects the magnitudes of magnetic fields in the mutually perpendicular X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions and outputs detection results from a connector  14 . The detection results obtained by the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus  10  can be used for, for example, attitude control of an apparatus having the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus  10  mounted thereon and detection of change in magnetic field strength. 
     The power supply board  12  and the circuit board  13  are arranged substantially in parallel in this order as viewed from the body  11 , and are fixed to the body  11  by a screw via a spacer or the like such that the position of the circuit board  13  from the body  11  is not above the height of the magnetism detecting unit  15  fixed to the body  11 . The power supply board  12  has a power unit configured to create a predetermined power to be supplied to the circuit board  13 , and the circuit board  13  has a drive unit and a signal processing unit for a magnetism detector  152 . A retaining member  151  of the magnetism detecting unit  15  is arranged inside a cutout or a hole provided for the circuit board  13  via a cavity, and the circuit board  13  and the magnetism detecting unit  15  are horizontally connected. Incidentally, a cutout or a hole may be provided also for the power supply board  12 , and the retaining member  151  may be arranged inside thereof. 
     As shown in  FIG. 2 , the circuit board  13  is arranged in a lateral direction of the retaining member  151  with a predetermined distance, and the power supply board  12  is arranged below the circuit board  13  so as not to come into contact with the retaining member  151  and the magnetism detector  152 . The height of the retaining member  151  is determined based on the height of the magnetism detector  152 , particularly depending on a magnetism detector  152 - 3  for detecting magnetism along the Z-axis which requires the greatest height. As will be described later, an orthogonal fluxgate sensor is used for the magnetism detector  152  in the present embodiment. Since a straight line shape is required to some extent, the retaining member  151  also needs to have a certain height. 
     In a case where the magnetism detector  152  is fixed by using the retaining member  151  as described above, since a terminal pin  153  extends to a top face portion of the retaining member  151 , it is preferable to align the circuit board  13  with the top face portion of the retaining member  151  so that the height of the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus  10  is suppressed and the length of the terminal pin  153  is not excessively extended. By providing the power supply board  12  in the thus produced space between the circuit board  13  and the body  11 , it is possible to reduce the area of the circuit board  13  and allow downsizing of the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus  10 . 
     Furthermore, by providing the connector  14  on an end portion of the power supply board  12  opposite to the retaining member  151 , it is possible to effectively use the space. 
       FIG. 3A  to  FIG. 3D  show configurations of the magnetism detecting unit  15  of the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus  10  according to the first embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 3A  is a perspective view of the magnetism detecting unit  15 .  FIG. 3B  to  FIG. 3D  are views respectively showing side faces of the magnetism detecting unit  15  having installed thereon magnetism detectors  152 - 1  to  152 - 3  that detect magnetism in the mutually perpendicular X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions. 
     The magnetism detecting unit  15  includes the retaining member  151  fixed on the body  11  by a screw  154 , the magnetism detectors  152 - 1  to  152 - 3  respectively fixed on three faces of the retaining member  151  that are perpendicular to the face being in contact with the body  11 , and the conductive terminal pin  153  that connects the magnetism detector  152  and the circuit board  13 . Incidentally, as shown in  FIG. 3D , two lead wires, which are connected to a sensing coil  152 B arranged around the magnetism detector  152 - 3  detecting magnetism along the Z-axis, adjacently extend to the left side in  FIG. 3D , and the two terminal pins  153  of the magnetism detector  152 - 3  extend to the right side in  FIG. 3D . The above-described arrangement allows improving the workability of the process of winding the lead wires extended from the sensing coil  152 B on the terminal pins  153  shown in  FIG. 4A . 
     The retaining member  151  is made of a non-magnetic material in a rectangular parallelepiped, and three faces of the retaining member  151 , to which the magnetism detectors  152 - 1  to  152 - 3  are fixed, cross their adjacent faces at right angles. It should be noted as long as the retaining member  151  has any shape with three faces perpendicular to each other, the retaining member  151  may be a polyhedron such as a right triangular pyramid or a right triangular prism, other than the rectangular parallelepiped. Furthermore, the retaining member  151  has a groove portion for arranging the sensing coil  152 B on respective faces on which the magnetism detectors  152 - 1  to  152 - 3  are fixed. The groove portion may be used for positioning the sensing coil  152 B or may be used for fixing the sensing coil  152 B. The retaining member  151  may further have a groove portion that engages a positioning portion  153 C of the terminal pin  153  to position or lock the terminal pin  153 . 
       FIG. 4A  to  FIG. 4F  show configurations of the terminal pin  153  provided for the magnetism detecting unit  15 .  FIG. 4A  is a side view of the terminal pin to be connected to the sensing coil of the magnetism detector  152 .  FIG. 4B  is a side view of the terminal pin to be connected to the magnetic body of the magnetism detector  152  for the X-axis and the magnetic body of the magnetism detector  152  for the Y-axis.  FIG. 4C  is a side view of the terminal pin to be connected to an upper end of the magnetic body of the magnetism detector  152  for the Z-axis.  FIG. 4D  is a perspective view thereof.  FIG. 4E  is a side view of the terminal pin to be connected to a lower end of the magnetic body of the magnetism detector  152  for the Z-axis.  FIG. 4F  is a perspective view thereof. It should be noted that description of an engagement portion  153 A, a first connection portion  153 B, and a positioning portion  153 C, which will be described later, is omitted in the description of  FIG. 4B  to  FIG. 4F  since they are common among  FIG. 4A  to  FIG. 4F . 
     The terminal pin  153  is made of a non-magnetic conductive material, in a substantially T shape, and is fixed on the face of the retaining member  151  on which the magnetism detector  152  is fixed. The terminal pin  153  includes the engagement portion  153 A which is fixed to a recess of the retaining member  151  by fitting or the like, the first connection portion  153 B which extends from the retaining member  151  and is horizontally connected to the circuit board  13 , the positioning portion  153 C which crosses the engagement portion  153 A and the first connection portion  153 B at right angles and is fixed to the retaining member  151 , and a second connection portion  153 D- 153 D″ which is connected to the magnetism detector  152 . In the present embodiment, as will be described later, the positioning portion  153 C has a bottom face that comes into contact with the groove portion provided on the retaining member  151  in a direction perpendicular to an insertion-extraction direction of the terminal pin  153  to come into contact with the retaining member  151 . In addition, it is preferable to have a structure that when the engagement portion  153 A is inserted into the retaining member  151 , part of the positioning portion  153 C is similarly inserted into the retaining member  151  to be engaged. In the present embodiment, with respect to the retaining member  151 , the bottom face and the top face of the positioning portion  153 C come into contact with the retaining member  151 . Note that the terminal pin  153  may be press-fitted into the retaining member  151 . 
       FIG. 5A  and  FIG. 5B  show deformation of the terminal pin  153  in a case where strong impact or vibration is applied to the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus  10 . In a case where impact is applied to the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus  10  from the outside, the relative positional relationship between the circuit board  13  and the retaining member  151  changes. As shown in  FIG. 5A , for example, before the impact is applied, the retaining member  151  and the circuit board  13  are fixed to a position where the terminal pin  153  is free from stress. However, in a case where the impact is applied from the outside, as shown in  FIG. 5B , the circuit board  13  and the retaining member  151  may be displaced from each other in opposite directions. In this case, since the circuit board  13  causes displacement of the first connection portion  153 B from the retaining member  151 , the vicinity of the base of the first connection portion  153 B of the terminal pin  153  acts as a fulcrum, whereby the vicinity of a coupling portion between the engagement portion  153 A and the positioning portion  153 C bends according to the principle of the lever, and a force is created to rotate the positioning portion  153 C in a direction separating from the retaining member  151 . If the positioning portion  153 C rotates in the direction separating from the retaining member  151 , the positional relationship between the second connection portion  153 D and the magnetism detector  152  changes, whereby stress is applied on a connection portion (electrode  152 C) between the second connection portion  153 D and the magnetism detector  152 , and troubles may occur in the magnetism detector  152 . 
     Accordingly, in the present embodiment, to suppress the displacement of the positioning portion  153 C from the magnetism detector  152 , the terminal pin  153  is formed such that a width d 2  of the positioning portion  153 C in the insertion-extraction direction of the terminal pin  153  is greater than a width d 1  of the first connection portion  153 B in the insertion-extraction direction of the terminal pin  153  (d 2 &gt;d 1 ). Since rigidity of the positioning portion  153 C fixed to the retaining member  151  is greater than that of the first connection portion  153 B, the vicinity of the coupling portion between the first connection portion  153 B and the positioning portion  153 C acts as a fulcrum, and the vicinity of the coupling portion between the first connection portion  153 B and the positioning portion  153 C tends to bend. Accordingly, stress caused by the force created due to the change in the positional relationship between the circuit board  13  and the retaining member  151  is absorbed by the bending of the vicinity of the coupling portion between the first connection portion  153 B and the positioning portion  153 C. This can greatly reduce the stress applied on the connection portion between the second connection portion  153 D and the magnetism detector  152 . 
     It should be noted that in a case where the positioning portion  153 C is fixed to one of the faces of the retaining member  151  by an adhesive or the like, the positioning portion  153 C will no longer move relative to the retaining member  151 , and it is possible to further reduce the stress applied on the connection portion between the second connection portion  153 D and the magnetism detector  152 . 
     As for the impact resistance, it is preferable that the cavity between the retaining member  151  and the circuit board  13  is larger. Providing a large cavity allows the first connection portion  153 B to tend to bend at the vicinity of the coupling portion with the circuit board  13  and the vicinity of the boundary of the positioning portion  153 C, and the terminal pin  153  can produce a greater effect of reducing the stress caused by the force created in the magnetism detector  152 . Meanwhile, since the magnetism detector  152  receives and outputs from and to the circuit board  13  a signal having a high frequency at a few MHz or higher, it is advantageous for the accuracy in magnetic detection that the terminal pin  153  has a short signal line connecting the circuit board  13  and the magnetism detector  152  to lower the impedance. For this reason, the cavity between the retaining member  151  and the circuit board  13  preferably has a length of about a few millimeters. 
       FIG. 6  shows a configuration of an orthogonal fluxgate sensor as an example of the magnetism detector  152 . The orthogonal fluxgate sensor includes a magnetic body  152 A in line segment form for passing a high-frequency current and the sensing coil  152 B made of a coil wound around the magnetic body  152 A, for detecting change in magnetic flux around the magnetic body  152 A. The magnetic body  152 A is in line segment form and may be a magnetic wire or a magnetic thin film formed on a non-magnetic material. The sensing coil  152 B may also be an air core coil or a bobbin coil, as well as a thin film coil formed on a magnetic thin film via an insulating layer. On both sides of the magnetic body  152 A, electrodes  152 C electrically connected to the magnetic body  152 A are formed, and on an extension of the line segment of the magnetic body  152 A, a marker  152 D indicating the position of the magnetic body  152 A is formed. Incidentally, forming the magnetic body  152 A and the marker  152 D with the same mask allows the marker  152 D to be formed in an accurate position. 
     Since an orientation direction of the orthogonal fluxgate sensor in magnetic field sensing is determined to be the longitudinal direction of the magnetic body  152 A due to a diamagnetic field, it is possible to determine the orientation direction in magnetic field sensing from the marker  152 D formed on the extension of the line segment of the magnetic body  152 A.  FIG. 7A  and  FIG. 7B  show an angular adjustment method for the orthogonal fluxgate sensor. The retaining member  151  is arranged to come into contact with a reference face provided on a jig  17 , and the magnetism detector  152  is placed on the retaining member  151 . A reference indicator (e.g., a crosshair used in a microscope) provided on a microscope and one of the markers  152 D of the magnetism detector  152  are aligned with each other for temporary fixing ( FIG. 7A ); a stage having the retaining member  151  and the jig  17  placed thereon is moved simultaneously with the reference face of the jig  17 ; and the position of the magnetism detector  152  is adjusted so that the other one of the markers  152 D is aligned with the reference indicator ( FIG. 7B ). This method allows adjustment of the direction of magnetic field sensing from the appearance of the magnetism detector  152  without applying a uniform magnetic field strength. This orthogonal fluxgate sensor is compact and lightweight among other fluxgate sensors and can provide the magnetism detector  152  having a high degree of sensitivity with excellent perpendicularity of three axes. 
     It should be noted that the magnetism detector  152  is not limited to the orthogonal fluxgate sensor, but may be a Hall element, an MR element, a parallel fluxgate sensor, and the like. 
     The triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus  10  according to the present embodiment achieves downsizing of the apparatus in the following manner: the arrangement height is suppressed by arranging the magnetism detecting unit  15  inside a cutout or a hole provided for the circuit board  13  and horizontally connecting the circuit board  13  and the magnetism detecting unit  15 ; and the arrangement area is reduced by dividing the board into the power supply board  12  and the circuit board  13  and stacking the power supply board  12  and the circuit board  13 . Furthermore, by employing the above structure, it is possible to have a mechanical strength to withstand the use under an environment in which strong vibration or impact is applied. 
     Second Embodiment 
       FIG. 8A  and  FIG. 8B  are respectively an exploded perspective view and an assembled perspective view of a triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus  20  according to the second embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 9  is a perspective cross-sectional view taken along IX-IX in  FIG. 8B  of the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus  20  according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment is characterized by the configuration that a magnetism detecting unit  25  is arranged between a body  21  and a circuit board  26  and stress caused by a force from the circuit board  26  is absorbed by an intermediate member  253 . 
     In the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus  20  of the present embodiment, the magnetism detecting unit  25  and the circuit board  26  are fixed to the body  21 ; the magnetism detecting unit  25  is vertically connected to the circuit board  26 ; and a cover  27  is fixed to the body  21  by a screw to cover the components. By using the magnetism detecting unit  25 , the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus  20  detects the magnitudes of magnetic fields in the mutually perpendicular X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions and outputs detection results from a connector  24 . Incidentally, the circuit board  26  of the present embodiment corresponds to a component into which the power supply board  12  and the circuit board  13  of the first embodiment are integrated, and has a power unit, and a drive unit and a signal processing unit of a magnetism detector  252 . 
     The magnetism detecting unit  25  has a retaining member  251 , a magnetism detector  252 , an intermediate member  253 , and a terminal pin  254 , and is fixed to the body  21  by a screw  255 - 2 . The circuit board  26  is arranged so that the magnetism detecting unit  25  is located between the circuit board  26  and the body  21 , and is fixed to the body  21  via a spacer  23  so that the retaining member  251  and the intermediate member  253  of the magnetism detecting unit  25  do not come into contact with the circuit board  26 . The spacer  23  may be part of the body  21  or may be a pillar separate from the body  21 . 
       FIG. 10A  to  FIG. 10D  show configurations of the magnetism detecting unit  25 .  FIG. 10A  is a perspective view of the magnetism detecting unit  25 .  FIG. 10B  to  FIG. 10D  are side views showing the respective side faces of the magnetism detecting unit  25  having installed thereon magnetism detectors  252 - 1  to  252 - 3  that detect magnetism in mutually perpendicular X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions. 
     The terminal pin  254  of the magnetism detecting unit  25  is used to electrically connect the circuit board  26  and the magnetism detector  252 , and is fixed to the intermediate member  253  which is fixed to the retaining member  251  by a screw  255 - 1 . A lower face of the intermediate member  253  and an upper face of the retaining member  251  may be in contact with each other or may be separated from each other via a spacer. The terminal pin  254  may be fixed to a through hole or a cutout of the intermediate member  253  by an adhesive, soldering, or the like. The terminal pin  254  has a wide portion that becomes wider adjacent to a portion to be fixed to the retaining member  251  or the intermediate member  253 , so that an abutment on the intermediate member  253  is formed to make the fixing position clear and facilitate assembly. 
     The intermediate member  253  is located between the magnetism detector  252  and the circuit board  26 , and is arranged so as not to come into close contact with the circuit board  26  via a space. The intermediate member  253  is made of a non-magnetic material such as resin or non-magnetic metal, and is fixed to the retaining member  251  by the screw  255 - 2 . 
     The terminal pin  254  may also be fixed to an insertion portion provided on the retaining member  251  by fitting, an adhesive, soldering, or the like. The insertion portion provided on the retaining member  251  may have a substantially U shape or may be a through hole. 
     According to the present embodiment, in a case where impact, vibration, or the like is applied from the outside and the relative positional relationship between the magnetism detecting unit  25  and the circuit board  26  changes and a force is applied to the terminal pin  254 , the force is absorbed by the intermediate member  253 , and the stress caused by the force applied on the connection portion between the terminal pin  254  and the magnetism detector  252  can be greatly reduced. 
       FIG. 11  shows a shock absorption structure  254 SA of the terminal pin  254  according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The shock absorption structure  254 SA is a substantially U-shaped structure having elasticity arranged between the magnetism detector  252  and the intermediate member  253 . Other than the substantially U-shape structure shown in  FIG. 11 , the shock absorption structure  254 SA may have, for example, a U-shape structure, a V-shaped structure, or an S-shaped structure combining two U shapes. By providing the shock absorption structure  254 SA for the terminal pin  254 , even in a case where impact, vibration, or the like is applied to the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus  20  and the relative positional relationship between the magnetism detector  252  and the intermediate member  253  changes, thereby applying a force to the terminal pin  254 , the terminal pin  254  can absorb the force, and the stress caused by the force applied on the connection portion between the magnetism detector  252  and the terminal pin  254  can be reduced. 
     As described above, the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus according to the present invention has a high impact resistance, and can be preferably applied to an apparatus which particularly produces strong vibrations. For example, in a case where the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus is installed on a satellite, particularly a space satellite, it is possible to ensure impact resistance to strong vibrations occurring at lift-off or the like. 
       FIG. 12  shows a satellite as one of the examples of the satellite having the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus according to the present invention mounted thereon. The satellite has a satellite body  31  on which a communication antenna  32 , a solar panel  33 , an optical system  34 , a thruster  35 , and the like are mounted. 
     As described above, in the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus according to the present invention, the magnetism detector  152  is installed on the retaining member  151  such that the lower face of the retaining member  151  comes into contact with a reference face provided on the jig  17 , and the magnetism detectors  152 - 1  to  152 - 3  are installed on the retaining member  151 . In other words, the three magnetism detectors  152 - 1  to  152 - 3  are fixed such that the lower face of the retaining member  151  perpendicular to the faces having the three magnetism detectors  152 - 1  to  152 - 3  installed thereon serves as a reference face. 
     The triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus is mounted on the satellite (the satellite body  31  in this example) so that the reference face of the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus matches the reference face of the satellite, whereby a detection angle of the triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus can be preferably maintained. The reference face of the satellite may match the reference face of other sensors mounted on the satellite. 
     Furthermore, the retaining member  151  having the magnetism detector  152  installed thereon is installed on the body  11 , but the body  11  may also be a member forming the satellite, for example, a sensor installation member provided inside the satellite or a member forming one side face of the satellite. 
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           10 ,  20  triaxial magnetism detecting apparatus 
           11 ,  21  body 
           12  power supply board 
           13 ,  26  circuit board 
           14 ,  24  connector 
           15 ,  25  magnetism detecting unit 
           16 ,  27  cover 
           17  jig 
           22  connector fixing member 
           23  spacer 
           151 ,  251  retaining member 
           152 ,  252  magnetism detector 
           152 A magnetic body 
           152 B sensing coil 
           153 C electrode 
           153 D marker 
           153 ,  254  terminal pin 
           153 A engagement portion 
           153 B first connection portion 
           153 C positioning portion 
           153 D second connection portion 
           154 ,  255  screw 
           253  intermediate member 
           254 SA shock absorption structure 
           31  satellite body 
           32  communication antenna 
           33  solar panel 
           34  optical system 
           35  thruster