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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2024
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Junichi Nagasue, Nagakute, JP;
Mitsugu Kikuchi, Miyoshi, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
An inspection device according to an embodiment is for a load distribution sensor including driving-side loop electrodes disposed parallel to one another in a first surface, detection-side loop electrodes disposed parallel to one another in a direction orthogonal to the driving-side loop electrodes in a second surface lying parallel to the first surface, and a conductive sheet provided on the second surface through an intermediate layer that deforms according to a pressing force. The load distribution sensor drives either the driving-side loop electrodes or the detection-side loop electrodes and detects a signal due to electromagnetic coupling from the other electrodes. The inspection device includes a conductive member having a lower resistance value than the conductive sheet and disposed thereon to cover an electromagnetic coupling part between the driving-side loop and detection-side loop electrodes, and a detection unit that detects a signal due to electromagnetic coupling of the conductive member.