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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Yosuke Morita, Shiga, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/42 (2006.01); G01V 8/20 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); G01S 17/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/14 (2006.01); G01S 17/02 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); H03K 17/94 (2006.01); G01J 5/08 (2006.01); G01J 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 3/10 (2006.01); H03K 17/945 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 8/20 (2013.01); G01B 11/14 (2013.01); G01J 1/429 (2013.01); G01J 5/0025 (2013.01); G01J 5/0809 (2013.01); G01J 5/0868 (2013.01); G01J 5/0896 (2013.01); G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); G01S 7/4815 (2013.01); G01S 17/00 (2013.01); G01S 17/026 (2013.01); G06F 3/0304 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); H03K 17/943 (2013.01); H05K 1/0284 (2013.01); H03K 2017/9455 (2013.01); H03K 2217/94111 (2013.01); H05K 3/108 (2013.01); H05K 2201/0338 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10151 (2013.01); H05K 2201/2054 (2013.01);
Abstract
A proximity sensor detects an object to be detected. The proximity sensor includes a board; at least three light emitting portions which are mounted on a surface of the board such that not all the light emitting portions is arranged on a straight line, and which emits light; and a light receiving portion which is mounted on the surface of the board so as to have a predetermined positional relationship with the three light emitting portions, and which receives reflected light derived from light emitted from the light emitting portions and reflected by the object to be detected.