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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2007
Kensuke Fujihara, Osaka, JP;
Kensuke Fujihara, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Mita Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A meandering detection device capable of detecting meandering of a subject with high accuracy includes: a contact which has an open end making contact with and following a subject body and which is supported by a support part; a reflection part integrally provided to the contact and reflecting light; an emission part emitting light toward the reflection part; and a first and a second light receiving parts which are disposed in front of the reflection part, which receive the light reflected by the reflection part and then outputs signals in accordance with respective amounts of light received, and which detect meandering of the subject based on a difference in the amount of light received.
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