IP Library Granted Patent US 12682873
Granted Patent B2
US 12682873 · App. 17/951,255 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Displacement sensor and electronic musical instrument

Inventors: Jun Ishii (Hamamatsu, JP); Michiko Tanoue (Hamamatsu, JP)
Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
G10H1/344G01D5/204G10H1/0008G10H2220/221G10H2220/275
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12682873
App. No.
17/951,255
Filed
Sep 23, 2022
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2837
USPC
84/602
Abstract

A displacement sensor includes: a detectable portion: including a first coil; and being disposed on a movable member that is displaceable in response to an operation; and a signal generator: including a second coil that opposes the first coil; and being configured to generate a detection signal based on a relative position between the first coil and the second coil. A first distance from a first end of the first coil to a second end of the first coil in a first direction differs from a second distance from a third end of the first coil to a fourth end of the first coil in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction when the first coil is viewed in plan view.

Claims (11)

1 . A displacement sensor comprising:

a detectable portion:

including a first coil; and

being disposed on a movable member that is displaceable in response to an operation; and

a signal generator:

including a second coil that opposes the first coil; and

being configured to generate a detection signal based on a relative position between the first coil and the second coil, wherein:

the first coil includes a first part and a second part that generate opposite magnetic fields from each other in response to a current being received by the first coil,

the second coil includes a third part and a fourth part that generate opposite magnetic fields from each other in response to a current being received by the second coil, and

a first distance between a center of the first part and a center of the second part is greater than a second distance between a center of the third part and a center of the fourth part.

2 . The displacement sensor according to claim 1 , wherein L 2 <L 1 ≤1.4×L 2 , where L 1 is the first distance between the center of the first part and the center of the second part, and L 2 is the second distance between the center of the third part and the center of the fourth part.