Load sensing apparatus
AssigneeAlps Alpine Co., Ltd.
InventorsHisayuki YAZAWA, Hisanobu OKAWA, Ayako OTSUKA, Daisuke TSUCHIYA, Tatsuru IKARASHI
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Abstract
A load sensing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a load sensing element including a pressure sensing portion, a housing that houses the load sensing element, and a pressing member supported by the housing, wherein the pressing member includes an elastic member that receives a load, a stiff pressing portion that is to come into contact with the pressure sensing portion, and an elastic supporting portion that supports the stiff pressing portion in the housing. When no load is applied to the pressing member, a gap is formed between the stiff pressing portion and the pressure sensing portion.
Claims16
A load sensing apparatus comprising:
- a load sensing element including a pressure sensing portion;
- a housing that houses the load sensing element;
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- a pressing member supported by the housing, the pressing member including :
- an elastic member configured to receive a load;
- a rigid pressing portion configured to come into contact with the pressure sensing portion;
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- an elastic supporting portion that supports the rigid stiff pressing portion in the housing,
- wherein, when no load is applied to the pressing member, a gap is formed between the rigid pressing portion and the pressure sensing portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.