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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2008
Applicant:
Shuuichi Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventor:
Shuuichi Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A magnetic force sensor includes: an action portion on which an external force acts; a sensing unit converting a force working on the action portion into an electric signal; and an outer frame having an elastic body elastically supporting the action portion and storing the sensing unit therein. The sensing unit includes a magnetic flux generation source connected with the action portion and a magnetoelectric transducer fixed on the outer frame and the magnetic flux generation source has a magnetic body therewith that controls flow of magnetic fluxes generated by the magnetic flux generation source.