Patent ID: 11965785
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A pressure-sensitive element comprising:
a plurality of first electrodes each including a conductive elastic body and being elongated in a first direction;
a plurality of second electrodes each including a conductor wire and being elongated in a second direction; and
a plurality of dielectrics, each of which completely covers a surface of a corresponding one of the plurality of second electrodes as a whole, and the plurality of the dielectrics are in contact with the plurality of first electrodes in a predetermined contact region, wherein:
the plurality of first electrodes is aligned in a first plane and in a direction perpendicular to the first direction,
the plurality of second electrodes is aligned in a second plane facing the first plane and in a direction perpendicular to the second direction,
the first direction and the second direction intersect when viewed from above the first plane,
the plurality of the first electrodes, the plurality of the second electrodes, and the plurality of the dielectrics produce capacitance, and
an area of the contact region is changed in accordance with applied pressure force, thereby changing the capacitance.