Contact detection apparatus and pinch prevention apparatus
US8593161B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H3/142
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A contact detection apparatus that allows faster detection and a pinch prevention apparatus equipped with such a detection apparatus are provided.The contact detection apparatus includes a first electrode (430) made of a flexible conductive material and extending throughout a contact detection range, a second electrode (440) apart from the first electrode and extending on the back side of the first electrode, and detection means for detecting contact of an object with the first electrode based on the capacitance of the first electrode. The first electrode is made of a conductive resin containing an embedded conductor.
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