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(11) EP 1 785 697 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
13.11.2013 Bulletin 2013/46

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
31.07.2013 Bulletin 2013/31

(21) Application number: 06746329.9

(22) Date of filing: 12.05.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01D 5/20(2006.01)
 G01D 3/02(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2006/309532
(87) International publication number:
WO 2006/121145 (16.11.2006 Gazette 2006/46)

(54)

POSITION SENSOR

POSITIONSGEBER

CAPTEUR DE POSITION

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 12.05.2005 JP 2005140207
12.05.2005 JP 2005140208

(43) Date of publication of application:
16.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/20

(60) Divisional application:
10172380.7 / 2244067
10172383.1 / 2244068

(73) Proprietor: Panasonic Corporation
Osaka 571-8501 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • NIWA, Masahisa
    Osaka 540-6207 (JP)
  • INOOKA, Yukiko
    Osaka 540-6207 (JP)
  • MITSUTAKE, Yoshio
    Osaka 540-6207 (JP)
  • OTA, Tomohiro
    Osaka 540-6207 (JP)

(74) Representative: Appelt, Christian W. 
Boehmert & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
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JP-U- 64 006 515
US-A- 5 003 258
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US-A- 3 891 918
US-A- 5 206 587
   
       
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