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Photoelectric tilt-detecting sensor and method of fabricating the same

  • US 6,011,254 A
  • Filed: 09/17/1996
  • Issued: 01/04/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A photoelectric tilt-detecting sensor comprising:

  • a light-emitting element for emitting light;

    a light-receiving element for receiving the light emitted from said light-emitting element;

    a main body having four side walls, said main body molding said light-emitting element and said light-receiving element in an opposed relation into a pair of said side walls, said main body having slant surfaces in a bottom surface thereof to define a space therein, said slant surfaces connected to another pair of said side walls;

    a spherical ball accommodated in said space so as to be movable along said slant surfaces;

    a lid fitted over a top of said main body to enclose said space; and

    a ball guide means formed by an elongate groove extending along said slant surfaces for guiding the movement of said spherical ball along the bottom surface.

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