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Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026

Filed:

Jan. 18, 2022
Applicant:

Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Kazuo Hongo, Chiba, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/24 (2006.01); G01B 11/02 (2006.01); G01B 11/16 (2006.01); G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01L 1/04 (2006.01); G01L 5/166 (2020.01); G02B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/248 (2013.01); G01B 11/026 (2013.01); G01B 11/16 (2013.01); G01C 3/08 (2013.01); G01L 1/044 (2013.01); G02B 17/004 (2013.01); G01L 5/166 (2013.01);
Abstract

There is provided a sensor device to detect a force sense with a smaller and simpler mechanism. The sensor device includes: a force acting portion exposed from an opening provided on an exterior portion and attached to an inside of the exterior portion via a flexible body; a reflection space of which at least two surfaces are surrounded by a first mirror provided on an inner bottom surface of the exterior portion and a second mirror provided on a surface of the force acting portion or flexible body, the surface facing the first mirror; and a light source unit configured to emit light to the reflection space; and an imaging unit provided on the inner bottom surface of the exterior portion and configured to capture an image including a force sense detection region in which reflection light of the light emitted from the light source unit is seen.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Hongo, Kazuo. (2026). Optical force sensor device with reflective displacement measurement (U.S. Patent No. 12656196). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12656196

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