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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2009
Yusuke Hirabayashi, Wako, JP;
Takeshi Ohsato, Wako, JP;
Nobuhiro Sakurai, Wako, JP;
Shigenori Yasuie, Wako, JP;
Hiroshi Yokobayashi, Wako, JP;
Yusuke Hirabayashi, Wako, JP;
Takeshi Ohsato, Wako, JP;
Nobuhiro Sakurai, Wako, JP;
Shigenori Yasuie, Wako, JP;
Hiroshi Yokobayashi, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A force sensor comprises a force sensor chip, and a buffering device for dampening and applying incoming external force to the force sensor chip. The buffering device comprises an input portion to which external force is input, a sensor mount for fixing the force sensor chip to the exterior, a dampening mechanism for dampening external force, and a transmission portion for transmitting the dampened external force to the active sensing portion.