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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tomo Ikebe, Suwa, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/22 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G01L 5/00 (2006.01); G01L 5/22 (2006.01); G01L 1/16 (2006.01); G01L 1/14 (2006.01); G01L 1/20 (2006.01); G01L 5/16 (2006.01); G01L 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1694 (2013.01); G01L 5/009 (2013.01); G01L 1/148 (2013.01); G01L 1/16 (2013.01); G01L 1/18 (2013.01); G01L 1/20 (2013.01); G01L 1/205 (2013.01); G01L 1/22 (2013.01); G01L 5/161 (2013.01); G01L 5/162 (2013.01); G01L 5/167 (2013.01); G01L 5/226 (2013.01); Y10S 901/09 (2013.01); Y10T 74/20305 (2015.01);
Abstract
A force detector includes a plate-like first member, a plate-like second member provided with a gap between the first member and itself, an elastic member provided between the first member and the second member, and a plurality of pressure-sensitive devices provided between the elastic member and the second member, wherein an area of a surface of the elastic member at the first member side is larger than an area of a surface of the elastic member at the second member side. Further, the first member and the second member respectively have plate-like shapes. Furthermore, three or more of the elastic members are provided.