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AssigneeDenso Corporation
InventorsToshikazu HARADA, Atusi SAKAIDA, Toshihisa TANIGUCHI, Norio GOUKO, Keiji OKAMOTO, Keita SAITOU
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A support device comprises a piston rod and a fixed member arranged so that a target object is placed therebetween, and an elastic member is provided to the target object side of the fixed member. A monitoring device includes a heat flux sensor and a detection part. When the target object is supported between the piston rod and the fixed member due to force applied by the piston rod, the heat flux sensor outputs a signal corresponding to the heat flux flowing between the elastic member, which is compressed by the load applied from the piston rod, and the fixed member. Based on the signal output by the heat flux sensor, the detection part detects the support state of the target object supported by the support device, or the size of the target object.
A monitoring device for monitoring a support state of a target object supported by a support device, the support device comprising a plurality of support members, arranged so that the target object is placed between the support members, and an elastic member is provided to at least one of the support members, the monitoring device comprising:
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