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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2001
Takeshi Tokoro, Chiba, JP;
Seiko Instruments Inc., , JP;
Abstract
An attitude detection device has a case having inner surfaces, electrodes each disposed on a respective inner surface of the case and being insulated from one another in at least one preselected orientation of the case, and a conductive fluid disposed in the case. In a first orientation of the case, the conductive fluid electrically connects all but one of the electrodes to generate a first electrical pattern for outputting a first output signal. In a second orientation of the case, the conductive fluid electrically connects all but three of the electrodes to generate a second electrical pattern for outputting a second output signal. In a third orientation of the case different from the first and second orientations, a third electrical pattern is generated for outputting a third output signal.