Ultrasonic sensor with separate sending device and receiving device
US7693007B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 10, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S15/003
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasonic sensor includes a sending device and a receiving device. The sending device has a sending surface for sending an ultrasonic wave into a sending area. The receiving device has a receiving surface for receiving the ultrasonic wave reflected by an external object from a receiving area. The sending area has an overlapping area with the receiving area. The overlapping area is offset to one of the sending area and the receiving area.
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