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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2014
Mitsuru Nakajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuichi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuru Nakajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuichi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A detection apparatus attachable to a structure includes a transmission unit to transmit a transmission signal; a receiving unit to receive a reflection signal of the transmission signal reflected from a detection target; and a detection processing unit to detect the detection target based on the reflection signal. The structure includes a transmission translucent portion and a receiving translucent portion. The transmission signal having a given wavelength range passes through the transmission translucent portion, and the reflection signal having a given wavelength range passes through the receiving translucent portion.