POSITION DETECTION SENSOR AND MANIPULATOR
First Claim
1. A position detection sensor comprising:
- a linear member;
a conductive portion and an insulating portion provided in an outer periphery of the linear member, the conductive portion and the insulating portion being arranged side by side in a direction of an axis of the linear member;
a support member having insulating properties, the support member being provided so as to be capable of being relatively advanced or retracted in the direction of the axis with respect to the conductive portion and the insulating portion; and
a conductive contact member attached to the support member, the contact member being configured such that a distal end of the contact member comes in contact with outer surfaces of the conductive portion and the insulating portion by a biasing force toward the outer surfaces of the conductive portion and the insulating portion.
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Abstract
A position detection sensor includes: a linear member; a conductive portion and an insulating portion provided in an outer periphery of the linear member and arranged side by side in a direction of an axis of the linear member; a support member having insulating properties and provided so as to be capable of being relatively advanced or retracted in the direction of the axis with respect to the conductive portion and the insulating portion; and a conductive contact member attached to the support member and configured such that a distal end of the contact member comes in contact with outer surfaces of the conductive portion and the insulating portion by a biasing force toward the outer surfaces of the conductive portion and the insulating portion.
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13 Claims
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1. A position detection sensor comprising:
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a linear member; a conductive portion and an insulating portion provided in an outer periphery of the linear member, the conductive portion and the insulating portion being arranged side by side in a direction of an axis of the linear member; a support member having insulating properties, the support member being provided so as to be capable of being relatively advanced or retracted in the direction of the axis with respect to the conductive portion and the insulating portion; and a conductive contact member attached to the support member, the contact member being configured such that a distal end of the contact member comes in contact with outer surfaces of the conductive portion and the insulating portion by a biasing force toward the outer surfaces of the conductive portion and the insulating portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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