| 摘要 |
To provide a rotation sensor for detecting a relative rotation angle, which shows little variation in detection accuracy even in the presence of disturbances. The rotation sensor detects a variation in impedance of each of two exciting coils (12b) which is produced depending on the strength of eddy currents induced in first and second rotors (11, 13), and determines a relative rotation angle on the basis of a difference between the amounts of both variations. A first conductive layer (11a) is provided on at least one of the opposite sides of the first rotor as viewed along a rotation axis, and consists of a plurality of portions arranged in a circumferential direction of the first rotor with predetermined spaces between. The stationary core (12) is so arranged that a core body (12a) holding the two exciting coils (12b) is symmetrical with respect to a plane normal to the rotation axis. A second conductive layer (13c) is provided on an outer circumferential surface of the second rotor (13) and consists of a plurality of portions arranged in a circumferential direction of the second rotor with spaces between, wherein the spaces between the portions of the second conductive layer (13c) correspond to the spaces between the portions of the first conductive layer (11a).
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