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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Minebea Co., Ltd., Kitasaku-gun, Nagano, JP;
Inventors:
Akira Muto, Fujisawa, JP;
Yasutoshi Obata, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Ohmae, Kawasaki, JP;
Kiyoshi Omori, Machida, JP;
Yohei Ishii, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Minebea Co., Ltd., Nagano, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/02 (2006.01); G01N 27/60 (2006.01); G01N 27/20 (2006.01); G01N 27/04 (2006.01); G01N 27/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/02 (2013.01); G01N 27/60 (2013.01); G01N 27/04 (2013.01); G01N 27/041 (2013.01); G01N 27/06 (2013.01); G01N 27/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a detection device including: a detection electrode that is arranged at a position on an arrangement plane near a tubular body; a drive electrode that is arranged on the arrangement plane; and a controller configured to generate lines of electric force between the detection electrode and the drive electrode and to detect a state of the tubular body by detecting lines of electric force entering the detection electrode.