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US 7,802,477 B2Granted
Oral sensation measuring device for foods
AssigneeHiroshima University
InventorNaoki Sakurai
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Abstract
A probe is inserted at a predetermined speed into a food to be measured, and vibrations created by the insertion are acquired by a piezoelectric element. The vibrations are displayed, and the pulse number per unit time on the basis of the insertion speed of the probe is calculated so that the oral sensation of the food is quantitatively specified with the pulse number.
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An oral sensation measuring method for foods, comprising:
- inserting a probe at a predetermined insertion speed into a food to be measured and acquiring vibrations created at the time;
- and calculating the pulse number per unit time on the basis of said insertion speed of said probe from the signal strength of said vibrations so that specifying said oral sensation of the food quantitatively with said pulse number;
- wherein said insertion speed of said probe is from 10 mm/min to 24000 mm/min.
An oral sensation measuring device for foods comprising:
- a probe for inserting at a predetermined insertion speed into a food to be measured and creating predetermined vibrations;
- and a vibration acquiring means for acquiring said vibrations;
- wherein for calculating the pulse number per unit time on the basis of said insertion speed of said probe from the signal strength of said vibrations so that said oral sensation of the food is quantitatively specified with said pulse number;
- wherein said insertion speed of said probe is from 10 mm/min to 24000 mm/min.
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