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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2006
Applicants:
Masayoshi Takeuchi, Kariya, JP;
Takehiko Sugiura, Kariya, JP;
Nobuhiro Yamauchi, Kariya, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An object detecting apparatus includes: a piezoelectric sensor including a first electrode, a piezoelectric material surrounding the first electrode, and a second electrode surrounding the piezoelectric material and provided at an outer edge portion at a side of an opening of a door for a vehicle having a door panel; a signal processing circuit measuring a potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a connecting line connecting the first electrode and the second electrode to the signal processing circuit.