JP6575798B2 - Moving object detection device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a moving object detection device, and is suitable, for example, for a moving object detection device that detects a rotational movement of a detected object such as a metal gear.

  A conventional moving object detection apparatus is disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example. The moving object detection apparatus includes: a magnetic detection element; a magnet that applies a magnetic field to the magnetic detection element; a substrate that is electrically connected to the magnetic detection element; the magnet and the substrate; A case provided with a lead terminal that is electrically connected; a cover that covers the magnetic detection element, the magnet, and the substrate; and a fitting portion that fits and fixes the case and the cover to each other. Yes.

JP 2011-7670 A

  In addition, the moving object detection device described in Patent Document 1 has a structure in which a self-curing adhesive is applied to a facing surface of a magnet to attach the magnet and the magnetic detection element before the magnetic detection element is assembled. . At this time, the flowable adhesive applied to the magnet is pushed by the magnetic detection element, but there is a possibility that the adhesive does not go and the distance between the magnet and the magnetic detection element does not reach a desired clearance.

  Also, depending on the amount of adhesive and other structures, the adhesive between the magnet and the magnetic sensing element can be pushed out and attached to other parts, or the cover can be assembled after the excess adhesive is cured For example, stress on other parts may occur, which may cause problems such as poor electrical connection and reduced detection accuracy. Therefore, sufficient caution was required during assembly.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a moving object detection device that can prevent the occurrence of defects due to an excess adhesive by paying attention to the above-described problems.

The moving object detection device of the present invention is
A magnetic detection element provided with a housing and a lead portion extending from one surface of the housing;
A magnet disposed opposite to the housing and applying a magnetic field to the magnetic detection element;
An opening that is larger than the housing and an abutting portion that contacts the surface of the housing that has the lead portion disposed in the opening are provided and electrically connected to the lead portion to form the magnetic A substrate on which the detection element is mounted ;
A case in which a storage wall that surrounds the magnet and a mounting portion on which the substrate is placed;
A cover that covers the magnetic detection element, the magnet, and the substrate;
The magnetic detection element is fixed to the magnet using an adhesive member,
A gap is provided between the opening of the substrate and the housing except for the contact portion side .

  The magnetic detection element outputs an electrical signal corresponding to the distance of the detection target.

  The moving object detection device of the present invention can prevent the occurrence of defects due to excess adhesive.

Sectional drawing which shows the moving object detection apparatus in embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which decomposed | disassembled partially which shows the moving object detection apparatus of embodiment same as the above. The top view which shows the board | substrate of embodiment same as the above. The perspective view which shows the case of embodiment same as the above.

  Hereinafter, embodiments applied to a gear tooth sensor mounted on a vehicle will be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the moving object detection apparatus 1 of the present invention includes a magnetic detection element 2, a magnet 3, a substrate 4, a lead terminal 5, a case 6, a cover 7, and adhesives 8 and 9. And.

  The magnetic detection element 2 can be a Hall IC, converts a change in magnetic force accompanying the movement of a moving object, which is a detection target, into an electrical signal, and outputs the signal to the outside via the substrate 4 and the lead terminal 5. The magnetic detection element 2 is mounted on the substrate 4 and arranged so as to provide a predetermined clearance with the cover 7. In this case, the magnetic detection element 2 is provided with four lead portions 21 such as a power supply line and a signal line for connection to the substrate 4 in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped case 20 disposed in the opening 41 of the substrate 4. . In addition, a metal gear that transmits the driving force of the vehicle can be applied as the detection target, and the magnetic force change from the magnet 3 due to the change in the distance from the uneven surface of the gear teeth is detected.

  The magnet 3 is made of a permanent magnet and has a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The magnet 3 is fixed to the case 6 with an adhesive 8 at a position facing the opening 41 provided on the substrate 4, and applies a magnetic field to the magnetic detection element 2.

  The substrate 4 can be a printed wiring board in which a hard insulating material such as glass epoxy resin is provided with a wiring pattern made of a conductive material such as copper. The substrate 4 is electrically connected to the magnetic detection element 2 and the lead terminal 5. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, an electronic component 42 is mounted on the substrate 4, and the case 20 of the magnetic detection element 2 for disposing the magnetic detection element 2 on the magnet 3 substantially at the center of the substrate 4. A rectangular opening 41 larger than the outer shape is formed.

  Further, the substrate 4 has the magnetic detection element 2 disposed in the opening 41, and the opening 41 is provided with a contact portion 43 that comes into contact with one side from which the lead portion 21 of the magnetic detection element 2 is drawn. In the state where one side of the detection element 2 is in contact with the contact part 43 of the substrate 4, a gap 41 a is provided between the side opposite to the one side and the magnetic detection element 2, and the magnetic detection element 2 is provided in the gap 41 a. By guiding the surplus adhesive 91 of the adhesive 9 that fixes the magnet 3 and the magnet 3, the surplus adhesive 91 does not easily reach the soldered portion between the lead portion 21 of the magnetic detection element 2 and the land portion 44 of the substrate 4. Yes.

  Further, even when the substrate 4 on which the magnetic detection element 2 has been mounted (soldered) in advance is placed on the surface of the magnet 3 coated with the adhesive 9, the magnetic detection element 2 comes into contact with the contact portion 43 and is stable. Can be assembled in a state. Therefore, even if stress due to the adhesive 9 is applied to the housing 20 of the magnetic detection element 2, the contact portion (the housing 20 is supported by the contact portion 43) causes the deformation of the lead portion 21 and the land portion. Thus, a connection failure with 44 is unlikely to occur. The abutting portion 43 can also act as a guide for mounting the magnetic detection element 2 at a desired position on the substrate 4.

  The substrate 4 is fixed on the open end of the case 6 (portion covered by the cover 7) by soldering with the lead terminal 5 or the like. Further, the substrate 4 is provided with a land portion 44 in the vicinity of the contact portion 43 for solder-connecting the lead portions 21 of the magnetic detection element 2 fixed on the magnet 3 via the adhesive 9.

  The lead terminal 5 is composed of three bent lead frames, and the main part is built in the case 6. One end portion 51 of each lead terminal 5 is exposed from a connector portion 60 provided in the case 6, and the other end portion 52 of the lead terminal 5 is electrically connected to the substrate 4 by soldering. The connector unit 60 transmits the output from the magnetic detection element 2 to an external device.

  The case 6 is made of synthetic resin, and is a structure that is integrally provided with the connector portion 60 by insert molding the lead terminal 5. A concave portion is formed on the opposite side of the connector portion 60 of the case 6, and a housing portion 63 having a bottom portion 61 and a housing wall 62 for arranging the magnet 3 is provided at substantially the center thereof. The magnet 3 is fixed inside through an adhesive (adhesive member) 8.

  In addition, the case 6 is provided with three mounting portions 64 for placing the substrate 4 on the opening end, and three convex portions 64a protruding above the opening end for positioning the substrate 4, and this convex portion 64a. Is provided so as to be lower than the thickness of the substrate 4. On the other hand, the substrate 4 is provided with a concave portion 45 that fits into the convex portion 64 a, so that the convex portion 64 a of the case 6 does not protrude upward from the mounting surface of the substrate 4. That is, the substrate 4 is formed with a dimension that does not project the protrusion 64a in the mounted state. Further, the outer diameter of the substrate 4 is formed to be smaller than the outer periphery of the opening end of the case 6. In addition, the board | substrate 4 can also be hold | maintained through the adhesive agent apply | coated to the mounting part 64 of case 6. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the storage portion 63 of the case 6 is configured such that the adhesive 8 is applied to the bottom portion 61 and the magnet 3 is disposed, and the surplus adhesive 81 generated when the magnet 3 is disposed is removed from the storage portion 63. Slit portions 66 are provided in the space portion 65 provided around, and the slit portions 66 are provided at four corners of the storage wall 62 corresponding to the corners of the magnet 3. Further, the slit portion 66 is formed at a predetermined distance from the bottom surface 61 of the storage portion 63 and is formed from the four corners toward the opening side (substrate 4 side). For this reason, since the accommodating part 63 is provided with a cup-shaped part, the magnet 3 can be firmly held by sufficiently interposing the adhesive 8 at this part.

  The detection part side of the case 6 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and two annular grooves 10 and 11 are formed. One groove 10 is smaller in diameter than the other groove 11 and is provided at a position covered by the cover 7 on the magnetic detection element 2 side from the other groove 11. The other groove 11 is provided in the middle of the case 6. Then, O-rings 10a and 11a, which are sealing members, are mounted in the grooves 10 and 11, respectively. The O-ring 10a is for ensuring airtightness when the moving object detection device 1 is attached to a device or the like (not shown).

  The case 6 includes a plurality of protrusions 67 (engaging portions) that constitute a fitting portion that fits and fixes the case 6 and the cover 7. In this case, the protrusion 67 is provided between the two grooves 10 and 11.

  The cover 7 is made of a resin material and has a cup shape including a disk-shaped top plate 71 and a cylindrical peripheral wall portion 72. The cover 7 covers the magnetic detection element 2, the magnet 3, and the substrate 4. In the cover 7, the O-ring 10 a provided in the groove 10 of the case 6 is compressed between the groove 10 of the case 6 and the inside of the peripheral wall portion 72 of the cover 7, and is formed by the case 6 and the cover 7. Sealed so that water and air do not enter inside. Further, the cover 7 has an opening 73 corresponding to the protrusion 67 of the case 6.

  As the adhesives 8 and 9, a naturally curable liquid adhesive can be applied, and for example, a polymer adhesive that is cured by moisture due to moisture or the like can be applied. The adhesive 8 is introduced to fix the magnet 3 in the storage portion 63. Further, the adhesive 9 is applied to bond the magnet 3 and the magnetic detection element 2 in a separate process after the magnet 3 is stored in the storage portion 63. Also, the same adhesive can be applied to the mounting portion 64 to hold the substrate 4.

  Such a moving object detection apparatus 1 includes a magnetic detection element 2, a magnet 3 that applies a magnetic field to the magnetic detection element 2, and a magnetic detection element that is electrically connected to the magnetic detection element 2 and that faces the magnet 3. 2, a case 6 provided with a substrate 4 provided with an opening 41 for arranging 2, a storage wall 62 surrounding the magnet 3, and a placement part 64 on which the substrate 4 is placed, a magnetic detection element 2, a magnet 3, and the substrate 4. The magnetic detection element 2 is fixed to the magnet 3 using the adhesive member 9, and the opening 41 of the substrate 4 opens so as to obtain a gap 41 a with the magnetic detection element 2.

  Therefore, when the adhesive 9 pre-applied to the magnet 3 is pushed out by the magnetic detection element 2, there is a possibility that a defective structure such as a part that may affect the electrical connection of the lead terminal 5 etc. Before surplus adhesive 91 arrives, surplus adhesive 91 can be introduced into gap 41a. For this reason, it becomes the moving object detection apparatus 1 which can prevent generation | occurrence | production of the defect by the excess adhesive agent 91. FIG.

  The magnetic detection element 2 is provided with a plurality of lead portions 21 extending on one surface of the housing 20, and the opening 41 of the substrate 4 is in contact with the surface of the housing 20 on the lead portion 21 side. The gap 41a is provided on the surface of the housing 20 opposite to the lead portion 21 side, so that the surplus adhesive 91 does not easily reach the lead portion 21 side. On the other hand, since the magnetic detection element 2 has a structure that is not easily deformed, the occurrence of defects can be reduced by an easy assembly operation.

  Although the present invention has been described by way of example in the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and various other configurations can be used without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Of course, it is possible to improve the design and change the design.

  The present invention relates to a moving object detection apparatus that detects the movement state of an object such as a metal, and can be applied as an apparatus that detects the state of a driving component of a vehicle, for example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Moving object detection apparatus 2 Magnetic detection element 20 Case 21 Lead part 3 Magnet 4 Board | substrate 41 Opening part 41a Gap 42 Electronic component 43 Contact part 44 Land part 45 Recessed part 5 Lead terminal 51 One end part 52 Other end part 6 Case 60 Connector Part 61 Bottom part 62 Storage wall 63 Storage part 64 Placement part 64a Projection part 65 Space part 66 Slit part 67 Projection part 7 Cover 71 Top plate 72 Perimeter wall part 73 Opening 8 Adhesive (adhesive member)
9 Adhesive 81, 91 Excess adhesive 10, 11 Groove 10a, 11a O-ring

Claims (2)

A magnetic detection element provided with a housing and a lead portion extending from one surface of the housing;
A magnet disposed opposite to the housing and applying a magnetic field to the magnetic detection element;
An opening that is larger than the housing and an abutting portion that contacts the surface of the housing that has the lead portion disposed in the opening are provided and electrically connected to the lead portion to form the magnetic A substrate on which the detection element is mounted ;
A case in which a storage wall that surrounds the magnet and a mounting portion on which the substrate is placed;
A cover that covers the magnetic detection element, the magnet, and the substrate;
The magnetic detection element is fixed to the magnet using an adhesive member,
A moving object detection device characterized in that a gap is provided between the opening of the substrate and the housing other than the contact portion side . The moving object detection device according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic detection element outputs an electric signal corresponding to a distance of the detection target.

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