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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2010
Yoshitaka Sasaki, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tatsushi Shimizu, Hong Kong, HK;
Takehiro Horinaka, Milpitas, CA (US);
Kazuo Ishizaki, Milpitas, CA (US);
Shigeki Tanemura, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Yoshitaka Sasaki, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tatsushi Shimizu, Hong Kong, HK;
Takehiro Horinaka, Milpitas, CA (US);
Kazuo Ishizaki, Milpitas, CA (US);
Shigeki Tanemura, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Headway Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, unknown;
SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd., Hong Kong, CN;
Abstract
In a sensing unit according to the present invention, a spring portion having a support portion and a movable portion is conductive. A signal of a sensor portion provided on the movable portion of the spring portion is transmitted via the spring portion. Hence, the sensing unit according to the present invention has a simple constitution with a small number of components, and a wire does not necessarily have to be provided for each sensor portion. As a result, a reduction in manufacturing cost, simplification of the manufacturing process, and so on are achieved.