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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Tomo Ikebe, Suwa, JP;
Sumio Utsunomiya, Matsumoto, JP;
Inventors:
Tomo Ikebe, Suwa, JP;
Sumio Utsunomiya, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A detection unit includes a sensor that detects the presence of force and a force component separation mechanism that separates the magnitude and the direction of the force and a control unit that controls the detection action of the force component separation mechanism based on the detection result of the sensor.