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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kaori Tomura, Inagi, JP;
Kazuhiro Noguchi, Utsunomiya, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A displacement detecting apparatus includes a first electrode including a base electrode segment and a plurality of detecting electrode segments, a second electrode having a predetermined periodic pattern and movable relative to the first electrode, a detector configured to detect a displacement based on a capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a wiring configured to connect the plurality of detecting electrode segments and the detector with each other. A portion of the wiring facing the second electrode is located opposite to the second electrode with respect to the base electrode segment.