IP Library Granted Patent US 12,372,421
Granted Patent B2
US 12,372,421 · App. 18/438,724 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Pressure sensitive sensor with conducting members and an insulating member

Inventors: Keisuke Sugita (Tokyo, JP); Kentaro Abe (Tokyo, JP); Tomomi Onose (Tokyo, JP); Taichi Oka (Tokyo, JP); Manabu Kako (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Proterial, Ltd.
G01L1/22G01L1/14
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Patent No.
US 12,372,421
App. No.
18/438,724
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pressure sensitive sensor includes: a first conductive member formed into a long shape, the first conductive member having conductivity and elasticity; a second conductive member internally including a long space to arrange the first conductive member, the second conductive member having conductivity and elasticity; and an insulating member having an insulating property and elasticity, the insulating member holding the first conductive member to separate the first conductive member from the second conductive member, the insulating member being movable relative to one or both of the first conductive member and the second conductive member.

Claims (30)

1. A pressure sensitive sensor comprising:

a first conductive member formed into a shape having a longitudinal dimension larger than a transverse dimension, the first conductive member having conductivity and elasticity;

a second conductive member internally including a space to arrange the first conductive member, the space having a longitudinal dimension larger than a transverse dimension, the second conductive member having conductivity and elasticity; and

at least one insulating member having an insulating property and elasticity, the at least one insulating member holding the first conductive member to separate the first conductive member from the second conductive member, the at least one insulating member being not fusion-bonded with the first conductive member, whereby the at least one insulating member is movable relative to the first conductive member,

wherein the at least one insulating member includes a first recess on a first surface of the at least one insulating member and a second recess opposite from the first recess on a second surface located opposite to the first surface so that the at least one insulating member has a part narrow in width.

2. The pressure sensitive sensor according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one insulating member is formed into a shape having a longitudinal dimension larger than a transverse dimension, and

wherein the at least one insulating member comprises an insulating member spirally arranged along a surface of the first conductive member.

3. The pressure sensitive sensor according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one insulating member is formed into a shape having a longitudinal dimension larger than a transverse dimension, and

wherein the at least one insulating member comprises multiple insulating members arranged at intervals on a surface of the first conductive member.

4. The pressure sensitive sensor according to claim 3 ,

wherein, the at least one insulating member comprises an insulating member arranged on a virtual straight line passing through a center of the first conductive member in a cross sectional view intersecting a longitudinal direction of the first conductive member.

5. A pressure sensitive sensor comprising:

a first conductive member formed into a shape having a longitudinal dimension larger than a transverse dimension, the first conductive member having conductivity and elasticity;

a second conductive member internally including a space to arrange the first conductive member, the space having a longitudinal dimension larger than a transverse dimension, the second conductive member having conductivity and elasticity; and

at least one insulating member having an insulating property and elasticity, the at least one insulating member holding the first conductive member to separate the first conductive member from the second conductive member, the at least one insulating member being fusion-bonded with none of the first conductive member and the second conductive member, whereby the at least one insulating member is movable relative to both of the first conductive member and the second conductive member,

wherein the at least one insulating member includes a first recess on a first surface of the at least one insulating member and a second recess opposite from the first recess on a second surface located opposite to the first surface so that the at least one insulating member has a part narrow in width.

6. The pressure sensitive sensor according to claim 5 ,

wherein the at least one insulating member is formed into a shape having a longitudinal dimension larger than a transverse dimension, and

wherein the at least one insulating member comprises an insulating member spirally arranged along a surface of the first conductive member.

7. The pressure sensitive sensor according to claim 5 ,

wherein the at least one insulating member is formed into a shape having a longitudinal dimension larger than a transverse dimension, and

wherein the at least one insulating member comprises multiple insulating members arranged at intervals on a surface of the first conductive member.

8. The pressure sensitive sensor according to claim 7 ,

wherein the at least one insulating member comprises an insulating member arranged on a virtual straight line passing through a center of the first conductive member in a cross sectional view intersecting a longitudinal direction of the first conductive member.

9. The pressure sensitive sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the first recess and the second recess are formed near a center of the at least one insulating member in a radial direction of the pressure sensitive sensor.

10. The pressure sensitive sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the first recess and the second recess are each substantially V-shaped.

11. The pressure sensitive sensor according to claim 5 , wherein the first recess and the second recess are formed near a center of the at least one insulating member in a radial direction of the pressure sensitive sensor.

12. The pressure sensitive sensor according to claim 5 , wherein the first recess and the second recess are each substantially V-shaped.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2024
From: SUGITA, KEISUKE; ABE, KENTARO; ONOSE, TOMOMI; OKA, TAICHI; KAKO, MANABU
To: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 066446/0917 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 13, 2024
From: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
To: PROTERIAL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 066582/0459 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-011993 · Jan 28, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17582381 · Jan 24, 2022
Related Publication 20240183725A1 · Jun 6, 2024
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