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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2007
Applicants:
Hiroshi Igarashi, Tokyo, JP;
Ryoji Matsuda, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Igarashi, Tokyo, JP;
Ryoji Matsuda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Tokyo Denki University, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a tactile sensor which can reproduce a sensor surface in contact with a sensing object and contribute to a reduction in cost of an automation system which utilizes an industrial robot, the tactile sensor including: a contact-portion unitcomposed of a flexible material; a contact-portion housing unitwhich surrounds and houses the contact-portion unit in a removable state while forming a posture so that a top portion of the contact-portion unit may project; and a strain sensing elementor a pressure sensing element embedded into the contact-portion housing unit.