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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shuuichi Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/04 (2006.01); G01L 5/22 (2006.01); G01L 5/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/04 (2013.01); G01L 5/226 (2013.01); G01L 5/164 (2013.01);
Abstract
A force sensor that detects external force includes a sheath, a pressure member configured to be provided on the sheath, a sensor unit configured to detect force applied to the pressure member, and a slip ring unit configured to supply power or transmit signals through a contact between a brush and a ring. The sensor unit and the slip ring unit are stored in the sheath, and power is supplied or signals are transmitted between the slip ring unit and the sensor unit.