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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Ryunosuke Gando, Kanagawa, JP;
Tamio Ikehashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasushi Tomizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Etsuji Ogawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shunta Maeda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 19/5755 (2012.01); G01C 19/5769 (2012.01); G01C 19/5733 (2012.01); B81B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 19/5755 (2013.01); B81B 3/0054 (2013.01); G01C 19/5733 (2013.01); G01C 19/5769 (2013.01); B81B 2201/0242 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a sensor device includes a movable body capable of vibrating, and a catch-and-release mechanism capable of catching the vibrating movable body and capable of releasing the caught movable body. The catch-and-release mechanism includes a stopper portion capable of stopping vibration of the movable body when the movable body contacts the stopper portion, and an elastic member configured to reduce a force acting between the movable body and the stopper portion.