Abstract:
A microelectromechanical detection structure (1; 1') for a MEMS resonant biaxial accelerometer (16) is provided with: an inertial mass (2; 2'), anchored to a substrate (30) by means of elastic elements (8) in such a way as to be suspended above the substrate (30), the elastic elements (8) enabling inertial movements of detection of the inertial mass (2; 2') along a first axis of detection (x) and a second axis of detection (y) that belong to a plane (xy) of main extension of said inertial mass (2; 2'), in response to respective linear external accelerations (a x , a y ); and at least one first resonant element (10a) and one second resonant element (10b), which have a respective longitudinal extension, respectively along the first axis of detection (x) and the second axis of detection (y), and are mechanically coupled to the inertial mass (2; 2') through a respective one of the elastic elements (8) in such a way as to undergo a respective axial stress (N 1 , N 2 ) when the inertial mass moves respectively along the first axis of detection (x) and the second axis of detection (y).
Abstract:
A microelectromechanical detection structure (1; 1') for a MEMS resonant biaxial accelerometer (16) is provided with: an inertial mass (2; 2'), anchored to a substrate (30) by means of elastic elements (8) in such a way as to be suspended above the substrate (30), the elastic elements (8) enabling inertial movements of detection of the inertial mass (2; 2') along a first axis of detection (x) and a second axis of detection (y) that belong to a plane (xy) of main extension of said inertial mass (2; 2'), in response to respective linear external accelerations (a x , a y ); and at least one first resonant element (10a) and one second resonant element (10b), which have a respective longitudinal extension, respectively along the first axis of detection (x) and the second axis of detection (y), and are mechanically coupled to the inertial mass (2; 2') through a respective one of the elastic elements (8) in such a way as to undergo a respective axial stress (N 1 , N 2 ) when the inertial mass moves respectively along the first axis of detection (x) and the second axis of detection (y).
Abstract:
Described herein is a microelectromechanical device (10) having a mobile mass (12) that undergoes a movement, in particular a spurious movement, in a first direction (z) in response to an external event; the device moreover has a stopper structure (14, 20) configured so as to stop said spurious movement. In particular, a stopper element (20) is fixedly coupled to the mobile mass (12) and is configured so as to abut against a stopper mass (14) in response to the spurious movement, thereby stopping it. In detail, the stopper element (20) is arranged on the opposite side of the stopper mass (14) with respect to a direction of the spurious movement, protrudes from the space occupied by the mobile mass (12) and extends in the space occupied by the stopper mass, in the first direction (z).