Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Acceleration sensor
- Patent Title (中): 加速度传感器
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Application No.: US11860946Application Date: 2007-09-25
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Publication No.: US07802475B2Publication Date: 2010-09-28
- Inventor: Ryuta Nishizawa , Masako Tanaka
- Applicant: Ryuta Nishizawa , Masako Tanaka
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
- Priority: JP2006-279508 20061013; JP2007-017439 20070129; JP2007-159831 20070618
- Main IPC: G01P15/08
- IPC: G01P15/08 ; G01P15/09 ; G01P15/10 ; G01P15/097

Abstract:
An acceleration sensor having a vibrating body includes: a base fixed to a pedestal; an oscillating arm extended from the base in a beam-like shape, oscillating transversally in a planer direction at a predetermined resonant frequency. Here, the oscillating arm includes: an oscillating block defined by a through hole opened through a thickness direction at a widthwise center of the oscillating arm, the through hole extending in a lengthwise direction thereof; an added mass being a junction of a distal end of the oscillating block defined by the through hole; and an excitation means installed on the oscillating arm. At this time, the oscillating arm is supported by the base and by the added mass, either in a pseudo-dual anchor structure or a single anchor structure. With the above configuration, the acceleration sensor detects a resonant frequency variability of the vibrating body caused by an inertial effect of the added mass under acceleration.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080087083A1 Acceleration Sensor Public/Granted day:2008-04-17
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