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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Seiko Instruments Inc., Chiba-shi, Chiba, JP;
Inventors:
Takeshi Uchiyama, Chiba, JP;
Manabu Oumi, Chiba, JP;
Yoko Shinohara, Chiba, JP;
Masayuki Suda, Chiba, JP;
Ayako Nobe, Chiba, JP;
Yoshiyuki Kaiho, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC., Chiba-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 9/06 (2006.01); G01C 9/00 (2006.01); G01C 5/06 (2006.01); G01L 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 9/06 (2013.01); G01C 5/06 (2013.01); G01C 9/00 (2013.01); G01L 9/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tilt sensor includes: a pressure sensor disposed to be relatively movable with respect to a detection target object and configured to detect pressure of a fluid; and a tilt information detection unit configured to detect tilt information (for example, a tilt angle) of the detection target object according to an output of the pressure sensor and movement information of the pressure sensor.