Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sensor for detecting acceleration and angular velocity
- Patent Title (中): 用于检测加速度和角速度的传感器
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Application No.: US12009987Application Date: 2008-01-23
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Publication No.: US07882740B2Publication Date: 2011-02-08
- Inventor: Kazuhiro Okada
- Applicant: Kazuhiro Okada
- Applicant Address: JP Ageo-Shi
- Assignee: Wacoh Corporation
- Current Assignee: Wacoh Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Ageo-Shi
- Agency: Ladas & Parry LLP
- Priority: JP2007-023959 20070202
- Main IPC: G01P3/00
- IPC: G01P3/00 ; G01P15/12 ; G01P15/09

Abstract:
Static and dynamic acceleration as well as static and dynamic angular velocity are detected with a simple structure. An acceleration detecting section includes a weight body, a pedestal around the weight body, flexible plate-like bridge portions, and piezoresistive elements embedded in the upper surface of the bridge portions. An angular velocity detecting section includes a weight body, a pedestal around the weight body, flexible plate-like bridge portions, and piezoelectric elements fixed to the upper surface of the bridge portions. The pedestals are fixed to a device chassis. When the weight body is displaced by acceleration, the plate-like bridge portions are deflected, so that the acceleration is detected based on the change in the electrical resistances of the piezoresistive elements. When the weight body is displaced by a Coriolis force based on angular velocity while supplying alternating signals to the piezoelectric elements to oscillate the weight body, the plate-like bridge portions are deflected, so that the angular velocity is detected based on charge generation in the piezoelectric elements.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080289417A1 Sensor for detecting acceleration and angular velocity Public/Granted day:2008-11-27
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