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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2005
Ryuichi Nakano, Wako, JP;
Hirohide Suda, Wako, JP;
Taizo Kikuchi, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A capacitance sensor of the present invention is equipped with a sensor unit that comprises a pair of detection electrodes, which are connected to respective reference capacitors, are provided with being oppositely separated, and can contact each other; and an insulation member having flexibility by holding at least one detection electrode. And a capacitance type object detection method thereof is an object detection method for detecting an object's nearing: when the object nears, a non-contact sensor detects it with non contact according to a change of a capacitance; and when the object makes contact, a contact sensor, which deforms by the contact of the object, detects it with contact.