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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
May. 27, 2022
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Nagaokakyo, JP;
Takatoshi Kato, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Hiroshi Watanabe, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Kohei Sugahara, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Yuta Aoki, Nagaokakyo, JP;
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An optical sensor includes a first light source to emit light, a first photodetector to receive light and generate a signal representing a result of receiving the light, a cover made of an elastic material deformable in response to an external force and covering the first light source and the first photodetector, the cover including a reflective portion that reflects light and a transmissive portion that transmits light, a force detector to detect a force corresponding to deformation of the cover based on a signal from the first photodetector, the signal representing a result of receiving light emitted by the first light source, an optical assembly outside the covering component, and a proximity detector to detect the object being in proximity by using the optical assembly and one of the first light source and the first photodetector.
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