Method of manufacturing magnetostrictive torque sensor shaft

    公开(公告)号:US12152949B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-26

    申请号:US17416850

    申请日:2019-12-11

    Applicant: NSK LTD.

    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a magnetostrictive torque sensor shaft (100) to which a sensor portion (2) of a magnetostrictive torque sensor (1) is mounted. The method includes heat treatment step of subjecting an iron-based shaft member to a carburizing, quenching, and tempering process, and a shot peening step of performing shot peening using a boron-free zirconia shot media having a Vickers hardness at least equal to 1100 and at most equal to 1300, at least in a position on the shaft member, after the heat treatment step, to which the sensor portion is to be attached. The surface of the shaft member, after shot peening, has a total error, including hysteresis error and angle error, of not more than 3%.

    Magnetostrictive torque sensor and design method of thickness of magnetic ring for magnetostrictive torque sensor

    公开(公告)号:US11774305B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-03

    申请号:US17562469

    申请日:2021-12-27

    CPC classification number: G01L3/102

    Abstract: A magnetostrictive torque sensor includes detection coils formed around a magnetostrictive material made of chrome steel or chrome molybdenum steel, a magnetic ring configured to cover around the detection coils, and a drive unit for providing alternating current excitation to the detection coils at an excitation frequency of 50 kHz or more and 333 kHz or less. A torque applied to the magnetostrictive material is detected based on a change in inductance of the detection coils. The magnetic ring is configured by wrapping around the detection coils with an amorphous tape made of amorphous soft magnetic material in a tape shape. The thickness of the magnetic ring is 1.455 times or more as thick as a skin effect thickness of the magnetostrictive material and less than 1.000 mm.

    Detection circuit and detection method for magnetostrictive torque sensor

    公开(公告)号:US11346731B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-31

    申请号:US17190138

    申请日:2021-03-02

    Abstract: A detection circuit for a magnetostrictive torque sensor is configured to detect a torque applied to a magnetostrictive material treated by shot peening. The detection circuit includes a detection coil provided around the magnetostrictive material, and a drive unit for providing alternating current excitation to the detection coil. The torque applied to the magnetostrictive material is detected based on a change in inductance of the detection coil, and the drive unit provides alternating current excitation at a frequency at which a skin effect thickness is not more than an effective depth of the shot peening.

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