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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2006
Seiji Murakami, Moriguchi, JP;
Naoto Tojo, Moriguchi, JP;
Seiji Murakami, Moriguchi, JP;
Naoto Tojo, Moriguchi, JP;
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A force detection device of the present invention is for detecting an operation force of an operator applied in a uniaxial direction, and includes a force receiving part for receiving the operation force, a force detection part placed on a support for detecting the uniaxial force, a force propagation body disposed reciprocatably along the uniaxial direction on the support for propagating the operation force received by the force receiving part to the force detection part, a guide provided on the support for guiding reciprocation of the force propagation body, a preload receiving part pivoted to the force propagation body and capable of swinging within a plane along the uniaxial direction, and a pair of coil springs coupled to both sides of the preload receiving part with a pivot axis thereof held therebetween for giving a preload to the force detection part.