Abstract: A force sensor 1 includes: a force sensor chip 2 including an action portion 21, a connecting portion 23 on which strain resistive elements are disposed, and a support portion 22 for supporting the action portion 21 and the connecting portion 23; an attenuator 3 including an input portion 30 to which an external force is input, a fixing portion 32 for fixing the force sensor chip 2, and a transmission portion 31 for attenuating the external force and transmitting the attenuated external force to the action portion 21; a first glass member 11 disposed between the action portion 21 and the transmission portion 31 and a second glass member 12 disposed between the support portion 22 and the fixing portion 32, through which glass members 11, 12 the force sensor chip 2 and the attenuator 3 are joined. A single or more glass beams 13 joins the first glass member 11 and the second glass member 12 together as a single member.

Abstract: A force sensor comprises a force sensor chip, and a buffering device for dampening and applying incoming external force to the force sensor chip. The buffering device comprises an input portion to which external force is input, a sensor mount for fixing the force sensor chip to the exterior, a dampening mechanism for dampening external force, and a transmission portion for transmitting the dampened external force to the active sensing portion.

Abstract: A force sensor with a force sensor chip, and a buffering device for dampening and applying incoming external force to the force sensor chip. The buffering device includes an input portion to which external force is input, a sensor mount for fixing the force sensor chip to the exterior, a dampening mechanism for dampening external force, and a transmission portion for transmitting the dampened external force to the active sensing portion.

Abstract: A force sensor 1 includes: a force sensor chip 2 including an action portion 21, a connecting portion 23 on which strain resistive elements are disposed, and a support portion 22 for supporting the action portion 21 and the connecting portion 23; an attenuator 3 including an input portion 30 to which an external force is input, a fixing portion 32 for fixing the force sensor chip 2, and a transmission portion 31 for attenuating the external force and transmitting the attenuated external force to the action portion 21; a first glass member 11 disposed between the action portion 21 and the transmission portion 31 and a second glass member 12 disposed between the support portion 22 and the fixing portion 32, through which glass members 11, 12 the force sensor chip 2 and the attenuator 3 are joined. A single or more glass beams 13 joins the first glass member 11 and the second glass member 12 together as a single member.

Abstract: A force sensor comprises a force sensor chip, and a buffering device for dampening and applying incoming external force to the force sensor chip. The buffering device comprises an input portion to which external force is input, a sensor mount for fixing the force sensor chip to the exterior, a dampening mechanism for dampening external force, and a transmission portion for transmitting the dampened external force to the active sensing portion.

Abstract: In a walking assistance device, comprising: a hip belt (2) configured to be worn on a waist or hip of a user; a power generator (3) having a base member (33) attached to a side of the hip belt and an output member (21) having an engagement assembly; and a torque transmitting member (4) having an upper end (4A) configured to be retained by the engagement assembly of the output member and a lower end (4B) configured to support a femur of the user; the engagement assembly comprises a latch mechanism for detachably engaging the upper end of the torque transmitting member. By thus allowing the torque transmitting member to be readily and easily attached and detached to and from the hip belt, wearing and removing of the walking assistance device can be simplified. When wearing the walking assistance device, the user may first wear the hip belt without being hindered by the presence of the torque transmitting member.

Abstract: A force sensor comprises a force sensor chip, and a buffering device for dampening and applying incoming external force to the force sensor chip. The buffering device comprises an input portion to which external force is input, a sensor mount for fixing the force sensor chip to the exterior, a dampening mechanism for dampening external force, and a transmission portion for transmitting the dampened external force to the active sensing portion.

Abstract: A force sensor with a force sensor chip, and a buffering device for dampening and applying incoming external force to the force sensor chip. The buffering device includes an input portion to which external force is input, a sensor mount for fixing the force sensor chip to the exterior, a dampening mechanism for dampening external force, and a transmission portion for transmitting the dampened external force to the active sensing portion.

Abstract: A force sensor comprises a force sensor chip, and a buffering device for dampening and applying incoming external force to the force sensor chip. The buffering device comprises an input portion to which external force is input, a sensor mount for fixing the force sensor chip to the exterior, a dampening mechanism for dampening external force, and a transmission portion for transmitting the dampened external force to the active sensing portion.

Abstract: A cup-shaped grindstone for grinding an end face of an annular portion of a work to form tooth grooves in the end face includes a grinding portion provided around an outer periphery of a disk portion. Abrasive grains of CBN are electrodeposited on each of first, second and third grinding faces of the grinding portion. Cooling-liquid ejecting bores are provided in a lower end of the first grinding face. To form the tooth grooves, the following steps are carried out: a rough-finish processing step cuts the tooth grooves by intermittently feeding the cup-shaped grindstone in a predetermined amount at a time, and a finish processing step of finishing the tooth grooves by retaining the cup-shaped grindstone at a predetermined position after the rough-finish processing step. During both steps, a cooling liquid is supplied from cooling-liquid ejecting bores defined in the first grinding faces of the cup-shaped grindstone.

Abstract: A cup-shaped grindstone for grinding an end face of an annular portion of a work to form tooth grooves in the end face includes a grinding portion provided around an outer periphery of a disk portion. Abrasive grains of CBN are electrodeposited on each of first, second and third grinding faces of the grinding portion. Cooling-liquid ejecting bores are provided in a lower end of the first grinding face. To form the tooth grooves, the following steps are carried out: a rough-finish processing step cuts the tooth grooves by intermittently feeding the cup-shaped grindstone in a predetermined amount at a time, and a finish processing step of finishing the tooth grooves by retaining the cup-shaped grindstone at a predetermined position after the rough-finish processing step. During both steps, a cooling liquid is supplied from cooling-liquid ejecting bores defined in the first grinding faces of the cup-shaped grindstone.