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US 12,109,683 B2Granted
Tactile sensor, robot hand, and robot
AssigneeOMRON Corporation
InventorsMisato Nabeto, Sayaka Doi, Hiroki Koga
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Abstract
A tactile sensor pertaining to the present disclosure includes a cover that is provided so as to cover at least part of a base portion, a detection unit that is disposed between the cover and the base portion and detects force applied to the cover, and a limiting structure that limits inclination of the cover with respect to the base portion.
Claims19
A tactile sensor comprising:
- a cover that is provided so as to cover at least part of a base portion;
- a detection unit comprising a sensor body and a contact, wherein the detection unit is disposed between the cover and the base portion and detects force applied to the cover;
- and
- a limiting structure that limits inclination of the cover with respect to the base portion,
- wherein the detection unit detects a force applied to the cover from relative displacement of the cover with respect to the base portion, and
- wherein relative displacement of the cover with respect to the base portion is caused by retraction of the contact toward the sensor body.
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A tactile sensor comprising:
- a cover that is provided so as to cover at least part of a base portion;
- a detection unit that is disposed between the cover and the base portion and detects force applied to the cover;
- and
- a limiting structure that limits inclination of the cover with respect to the base portion,
- wherein the cover has a side face covering portion that is disposed along a base portion side face of the base portion and an end face covering portion that extends from the side face covering portion and is disposed along a base portion end face of the base portion,
- wherein the detection unit is disposed between the base portion side face and the side face covering portion and between the base portion end face and the end face covering portion, and
- wherein the limiting structure comprises a stopper that limits movement of the cover in a direction toward the base portion.
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A robot hand comprising:
- a tactile sensor;
- an opposing member that is disposed opposing the tactile sensor and grips an object between itself and the tactile sensor,
- wherein the tactile sensor comprises:
- a cover that is provided so as to cover at least part of a base portion;
- a detection unit that is disposed between the cover and the base portion and detects force applied to the cover;
- and
- a limiting structure that limits inclination of the cover with respect to the base portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.