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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2006
Applicant:
Hitoshi Obori, Shiga, JP;
Inventor:
Hitoshi Obori, Shiga, JP;
Assignee:
SSD Company Limited, Kusatsu-Shi, Shiga, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An impact detector includes a first determination unit operable to determine whether or not an absolute value of an acceleration in a direction of Y axis exceeds 1G, and an impact determination unit operable to output a predetermined impact detection signal which indicates detection of impact in a direction of Z axis in response to an absolute value of an acceleration in a direction of X axis exceeding 1G within a predetermined time period T after the first determination unit determines that the absolute value of the acceleration in the direction of Y axis exceeds 1G.