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US 11,231,301 B2Granted
Sensor device
AssigneeOMRON Corporation
InventorsNaotsugu Ueda, Kayo Nakamura, Ryusuke Sakai
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Abstract
A sensor device includes a housing and a sensor component mounted in the housing. The housing has two or more vents. The sensor component is located on a path connecting two of the vents. The sensor component may include a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or a microphone. The sensor component may be located on a path connecting two vents in substantially facing surfaces of the housing.
Claims9
A sensor device, comprising:
- a housing having at least two vents;
- and
- a sensor component mounted in the housing,
- wherein the sensor component is located on a path connecting two of the vents,
- wherein the housing contains a substrate on which the sensor component is mounted,
- wherein the substrate includes a fixture that fixes the substrate to the housing and a tongue piece extending from the fixture, and
- wherein the sensor component includes a temperature sensor or a humidity sensor, and is located on the tongue piece, and
- the sensor device further comprising:
- a motion sensor configured to measure at least one of acceleration and angular velocity;
- and
- a component having a higher rigidity than the substrate between the fixture and the motion sensor.
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