Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Force sensor
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Application No.: US15032402Application Date: 2014-11-04
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Publication No.: US09989427B2Publication Date: 2018-06-05
- Inventor: Seiichi Teshigawara , Kazuteru Tobita , Masaki Kuwahara
- Applicant: NSK LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: NSK LTD.
- Current Assignee: NSK LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JP2013-229613 20131105; JP2013-229615 20131105; JP2013-253108 20131206; JP2013-253155 20131206
- International Application: PCT/JP2014/079258 WO 20141104
- International Announcement: WO2015/068700 WO 20150514
- Main IPC: G01L1/00
- IPC: G01L1/00 ; G01L1/22 ; G01L5/16 ; G01D5/12 ; G01D5/30

Abstract:
A force sensor includes: a base; a first movable portion arranged to face the base; a second movable portion arranged to face the first movable portion; a support that is provided on the base and rockably supports the first movable portion and the second movable portion; a joint that is provided to the support and rotatably supports the second movable portion; and a first detection unit that can detect a force component causing the first movable portion and the second movable portion to rock and a second detection unit that can detect a force component causing the second movable portion to rotate, when external force is applied to at least one of the first movable portion and the second movable portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160252410A1 FORCE SENSOR Public/Granted day:2016-09-01
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