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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2004
Hiroyuki Ogino, Nara, JP;
Shigeki Ueda, Yamatokohriyama, JP;
Hiroyuki Ogino, Nara, JP;
Shigeki Ueda, Yamatokohriyama, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A pressure sensitive sensor provided in at least one of an opening section and an opening and closing section for opening and closing the opening section and serving to detect pinching of an object between the opening section and the opening and closing section based on an output signal generated by deformation upon receipt of external force, including a pressure sensitive elementfor generating an output signal corresponding to deformation and a support elementfor supporting the pressure sensitive elementon at least one of the opening section and the opening and closing section, the support elementincluding at least a first deformation sectionhaving a first elastic modulus and serving to increase deformation of the pressure sensitive sensor, and a second deformation sectionhaving a second elastic modulus which is higher than the first elastic modulus.