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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
HITACHI METALS, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 43/00 (2006.01); H01H 9/02 (2006.01); H01H 11/00 (2006.01); H01H 1/14 (2006.01); H01H 3/14 (2006.01); E05F 15/44 (2015.01); H01H 1/029 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/02 (2013.01); E05F 15/44 (2015.01); H01H 1/14 (2013.01); H01H 3/142 (2013.01); H01H 11/00 (2013.01); H01H 1/029 (2013.01); H01H 2203/008 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49194 (2015.01);
Abstract
A pressure-sensitive sensor includes a hollow tubular member including an elastic insulating material, and n electrode wires (n being an integer of not less than 3) arranged away from one another and held inside the tubular member. When an external pressure is applied to the tubular member, the tubular member elastically deforms such that at least two of the n electrode wires contact with each other. The n electrode wires extend linearly and parallel to a central axis of the tubular member.