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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
May. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shigekazu Takagi, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 15/125 (2006.01); B81B 3/00 (2006.01); G01P 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 15/125 (2013.01); B81B 3/0008 (2013.01); B81B 2201/0235 (2013.01); G01P 2015/0831 (2013.01); G01P 2015/0871 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor element includes: a detection electrode section; a movable body that is provided to face the detection electrode section; and a protruding section that is provided in a region where the detection electrode section is provided in a plan view of the detection electrode section seen in a vertical direction and protrudes toward the movable body. At least a part of a surface of the protruding section is made of an insulating material.