Pressure-sensitive sensors
US4830461A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 1988 |
| Grant date | May 16, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2011/0075
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pressure-sensitive sensor comprises an optical wave guide consisting of a core and a clad, and a light emitting means and a light receiving means each connected to the optical wave guide. The core is made from a transparent material having a refractive index somewhat larger than that of a material constituting the clad and selected from chloroprene rubber, urethane rubber silicone rubber, fluorine rubber, acrylic rubber, ethylene-propylene rubber, ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer rubber and epichlorohydrin rubber.
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