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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Fumitaka Saito, Osaka, JP;
Masahisa Niwa, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/12 (2006.01); G01L 1/25 (2006.01); G01L 1/00 (2006.01); G01L 1/04 (2006.01); H01L 41/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/125 (2013.01); H01L 41/125 (2013.01);
Abstract
A load sensor includes a core having a hollow part provided therein and containing magnetic material and a coil attached to the core. A magnetic path along which a magnetic flux generated by a current flowing in the coil is formed along a circumference direction of the hollow part. The core has a load-receiving portion that receives a load at a surface of the core located in a crossing direction crossing a plane along which the magnetic path is formed.