Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Piezoelectric vibration type force sensor
- Patent Title (中): 压电振动式力传感器
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Application No.: US12743076Application Date: 2009-01-20
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Publication No.: US08365615B2Publication Date: 2013-02-05
- Inventor: Shuuichi Sato , Yuichi Someya , Hideyuki Nishida , Takao Yokomatsu , Kentaro Nakamura
- Applicant: Shuuichi Sato , Yuichi Someya , Hideyuki Nishida , Takao Yokomatsu , Kentaro Nakamura
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP2008-011626 20080122; JP2009-007768 20090116
- International Application: PCT/JP2009/051147 WO 20090120
- International Announcement: WO2009/093727 WO 20090730
- Main IPC: G01L1/10
- IPC: G01L1/10

Abstract:
In a piezoelectric vibration type force sensor according to the present invention, vibration is restricted by a friction force between a piezoelectric body and a restricting member, and hence a range of sensing forces can be expanded compared with a case in which the vibration is restricted directly from a direction that is the same as an vibration direction. A conventional structure, in which a lead wire is soldered directly for electrically connecting the piezoelectric body to an external control circuit, causes a restriction of the vibration due to a solder attached to the piezoelectric body, resulting in narrowing the sensing range. Using the piezoelectric vibration type force sensor, the range of sensing forces can be expanded by making a state in which conducting portions of the piezoelectric body and the restricting member are not fixed but contact with each other for keeping electric conductivity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110113898A1 PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATION TYPE FORCE SENSOR Public/Granted day:2011-05-19
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