Capacitance-based load sensor for detecting externally applied forces

    公开(公告)号:US12146802B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-19

    申请号:US17874795

    申请日:2022-07-27

    Abstract: A load sensor includes: a first base member and a second base member disposed so as to face each other; an electrically-conductive elastic body disposed on an opposing face of the first base member; and a conductor wire disposed between the second base member and the electrically-conductive elastic body and configured as a plurality of element wires being twisted. Each element wire is configured as an electrically-conductive member which has a linear shape and of which the surface is covered by a dielectric body. A twist pitch of the plurality of element wires satisfies a conditional expression “p≤12nd”. In the expression, p is the twist pitch of the plurality of element wires, n is the number of the element wires included in the conductor wire and d is the outer diameter of each element wire.

    Pressure-sensitive element
    12.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11740141B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-29

    申请号:US17354907

    申请日:2021-06-22

    CPC classification number: G01L1/144

    Abstract: Provided is a pressure-sensitive element having a relatively wide measurement range of a pressing force and a relatively simple structure while having more sufficient stretchability. A pressure-sensitive element includes a base material, a plurality of conductor wires, a plurality of dielectrics, and a filamentous member. The base material includes an elastic conductor having elasticity and conductivity. Further, the base material has a sheet shape. The plurality of conductor wires are arranged in parallel so as to individually intersect with the elastic conductor in plan view. Further, each of the plurality of conductor wires has a plurality of inflection parts. The plurality of dielectrics are arranged between the elastic conductor and the plurality of conductor wires. The filamentous member elongates so as to intersect with the plurality of conductor wires in plan view. Further, the filamentous member sews the plurality of conductor wires to the base material.

    Capacitance detection device
    13.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11493394B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-08

    申请号:US17043622

    申请日:2019-01-17

    Abstract: A capacitance detection device includes: a sensor unit including a plurality of sensor elements; row control lines; column control lines; a control circuit supplying a charging voltage to the sensor element; and an equipotential circuit outputting a potential equal to the potential of the sensor element subject to measurement. The control circuit applies a charging voltage to the row control line connected to the sensor element and connects the column control line connected to the sensor element to the ground potential side. The control circuit causes the equipotential circuit to set a potential of at least one of the row control lines other than the row control line connected to the sensor element subject to measurement and the column control lines other than the column control line connected to the sensor element subject to measurement to a potential equal to the potential of the sensor element subject to measurement.

    Light source device and image display device

    公开(公告)号:US10514540B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-24

    申请号:US16013981

    申请日:2018-06-21

    Abstract: The disclosure provides a light source device and an image display device. The light source device includes a laser light source configured to emit laser light having a wavelength in a range from 635 nm to 645 nm inclusive, a temperature sensor configured to detect temperature around the light source device, and a laser control circuit configured to control the laser light source. The laser control circuit approximates, with use of a quartic expression, change in threshold current of the laser light source relative to temperature, and approximates, with use of a quadratic expression, change in slope efficiency of the laser light source relative to temperature, to obtain threshold current and slope efficiency of the laser light source corresponding to detection temperature of the temperature sensor, and controls the laser light source in accordance with the threshold current and the slope efficiency thus obtained.

    Image display device
    17.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10432899B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-01

    申请号:US16001469

    申请日:2018-06-06

    Abstract: Provided is an image display device capable of effectively enhancing image quality of a display image with a simple configuration. The image display device includes a light source, a screen configured to be two-dimensionally scanned with laser light to draw an image on the screen, a scanning unit configured to scan the screen with the laser light, a mirror drive circuit configured to drive the scanning unit, and an optical system configured to generate a virtual image of the image drawn on the screen. On the screen, a plurality of lens regions are arranged so as to individually line up in two directions different from each other. Rows of the lens regions in one of the two directions are inclined relatively at a predetermined inclination angle with respect to main scan directions of the laser light to the screen.

    Optical device
    18.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12123829B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-22

    申请号:US17726697

    申请日:2022-04-22

    Abstract: An optical device includes: a light source part configured to project illumination light toward a sensing region; a photodetector configured to receive reflected light of the illumination light reflected on the sensing region; and a condenser mirror. The condenser mirror has a through hole through which the illumination light from the light source part passes and an optical axis of the light source part and an optical axis of the condenser mirror are aligned with each other. A reflection surface of the condenser mirror has a shape obtained by cutting out a columnar body extending in a projection direction of the illumination light, with a spheroid whose rotation axis is a major axis. The photodetector is disposed in a direction toward a first focal position of the condenser mirror. The sensing region is set in a direction toward a second focal position of the condenser mirror.

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