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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshiyuki Kamiya, Fujimi, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/16 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 18/04 (2006.01); G01L 1/14 (2006.01); G01L 5/00 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/16 (2013.01); B25J 13/085 (2013.01); B25J 18/04 (2013.01); B25J 19/028 (2013.01); G01L 1/144 (2013.01); G01L 5/009 (2013.01); G01L 5/0076 (2013.01); G01L 5/167 (2013.01);
Abstract
A force detection apparatus includes a plurality of piezoelectric sensor parts placed around a first axis, and two fastening portions provided in correspondence with the piezoelectric sensor parts and applying precompression to the corresponding piezoelectric sensor part, wherein the two fastening portions are placed so that the piezoelectric sensor part may be located between the portions along a direction of the first axis. Further, four of the piezoelectric sensor parts are provided around the first axis. Furthermore, the plurality of piezoelectric sensor parts has a plurality of piezoelectric substrates.