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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2022
Applicant:
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shinji Murata, Miyagi, JP;
Kimihiro Yokoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/24 (2006.01); G01L 1/22 (2006.01); G01L 5/1627 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/24 (2013.01); G01L 1/2287 (2013.01); G01L 5/1627 (2020.01);
Abstract
A detector is a detector that detects fastening axial force applied by a fastening unit in an axial direction. The detector includes a strain element that has a through hole through which a bolt portion that the fastening unit has is inserted, and a strain sensing sensor that senses strain of the strain element. The strain element has a block-like form and has a planar portion following the axial direction on a side face thereof. The strain sensing sensor is provided on the planar portion.