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Position detecting apparatus, positioning apparatus, and information recording apparatus using the same

US6151185A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 1997
Grant dateNov 21, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/59633
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for detecting position change information of an object includes a contact member for contacting the object, and a detecting unit for obtaining position change information of the object by detecting a change in force applied from the object to the contact member.

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