JPH08510837A - 超小形電気機械式横方向加速度計 - Google Patents
超小形電気機械式横方向加速度計Info
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- 【特許請求の範囲】 1.測定されるべき加速物に応答して移動することが可能な細長い支持ビーム と、 上記支持ビームによって担われるとともにこれから伸び、上記ビームとともに 移動することが可能な、複数の横方向に伸びる離間された平行なフィンガと、 上記の細長い支持ビームを担うとともにこれに接続され、上記支持ビームを安 息位置の方に付勢する、可撓性を備えた復帰ばねとを含んでいて、 上記の移動可能なビームと移動可能なフィンガとばねとが、1〜3マイクロメ ータの範囲内の最小寸法を備えつつ高いアスペクト比を有している、超小形機械 式加速度計。 2.さらに、上記横向きのフィンガに隣り合い、上記の細長い支持ビーム及び 上記の横向きのフィンガの運動を検出するセンサ手段を含んでいる、請求項1に かかる加速度計。 3.上記センサ手段が、上記の移動可能なフィンガに差し込まれた複数の平行 な固定されたフィンガを含んでいる、請求項2にかかる加速度計。 4.上記の固定された及び移動可能なフィンガ同士の相対運動に応答して変化 することが可能なキャパシタを形成する、上記の固定された及び移動可能なフィ ンガの上の導電手段を含んでいる、請求項3にかかる加速度計。 5.上記の差し込まれている固定された及び移動可能なフィンガが共通面内に 横たわり、 上記の固定された及び移動可能なフィンガが、対向して対応する鉛直な表面を 有し、 上記加速度計が、さらに、上記の固定された及び移動可能なフィンガ同士の相 対運動に応答して変化することが可能な対応するキャパシタをなす、少なくとも 上記の対向する鉛直な表面の選択された部分又は導電層を含んでいる、請求項3 にかかる加速度計。 6.さらに、上記ばねによって上記支持ビームにかけられた力を調整する、上 記の可撓性を備えた復帰ばねに対する制御手段を含んでいる、請求項5にかかる 加速度計。 7.上記支持ビームと上記の移動可能なフィンガとが、上記の移動可能なフィ ンガを上記支持ビームと一体的にかつ均一に移動させるのに十分な高い度合いの 剛性を備えてなる、請求項5にかかる加速度計。 8.上記支持ビーム及び移動可能なフィンガの各々が、高い度合いの剛性を与 える相互接続ブリッジを備えた2重ビーム構造を含んでいる、請求項7にかかる 加速度計。 9.上記の固定されたフィンガが、移動可能なフィンガの幅よりも大きい幅を 備えることで高いアスペクト比を有している、請求項8にかかる加速度計。 10.上記の固定された及び移動可能なフィンガが、5〜15マイクロメータ の範囲内の高さを有している、請求項9にかかる加速度計。 11.さらに、上記ばねによって上記支持ビームにかけられた力を調整する、 上記の可撓性を備えた復帰ばねに対する制御手段を含んでいる、請求項9にかか る加速度計。 12.上記制御手段が、上記復帰ばねの可撓性を変化させるためのクランプ手 段を含んでいる、請求項11にかかる加速度計。 13.上記制御手段が、上記復帰ばねの可撓性を変化させるために、上記復帰 ばねに対して容量力をかける手段を含んでいる、請求項11にかかる加速度計。 14.上記の細長いビームが長手方向の軸と第1及び第2の端部とを有してい て、 上記の可撓性を備えた復帰ばねが、上記ビームの上記第1の端部に接続されて 上記ビームが上記軸に沿って移動するのを許容するようになっている、請求項7 にかかる加速度計。 15.さらに、上記の細長いビームの上記第2の端部に接続されて上記ビーム が上記軸に沿って移動するのを許容するようになっている、第2の可撓性を備え た復帰ばねを含んでいる、請求項14にかかる加速度計。 16.上記の可撓性を備えた復帰ばねの各々が、上記支持ビームと一体化され 、 そこから横方向に伸び、かつ固定的に支持された外端部を有する、細長い可撓性 を備えたビームであり、 これにより上記ばねが、上記支持ビームと上記の移動可能なフィンガとを、上 記の差し込まれた固定されたフィンガに対して位置決めし、上記の支持ビーム及 び移動可能なフィンガの軸方向の運動を許容するようになっている、請求項15 にかかる加速度計。 17.さらに、上記支持ばねの可撓性を変化させる制御手段を含んでいる、請 求項16にかかる加速度計。 18.さらに、上記の支持ビーム及びばねの運動を調整する制御手段を含んで いる、請求項16にかかる加速度計。 19.上記制御手段が、フィードバックシステムを含んでいる、請求項18に かかる加速度計。 20.上記制御手段が、上記ばねの可撓性を機械的に変化させるクランプ手段 を含んでいる、請求項18にかかる加速度計。 21.上記制御手段が、上記支持ビーム及びばねの運動を調整する、接続され たキャパシタ手段を含んでいる、請求項18にかかる加速度計。 22.上記の移動可能なフィンガと上記の固定されたフィンガとが、差し込ま れてシングルエンド加速度計をなす、請求項16にかかる加速度計。 23.上記の移動可能な及び固定されたフィンガが、差し込まれて差動加速度 計をなす、請求項16にかかる加速度計。 24.上記支持ビームが、角加速度の測定のために、支持軸まわりの回転運動 できるように取り付けられている、請求項1にかかる加速度計。 25.上記の横方向に伸びるフィンガが、弓形であり、かつ上記支持軸と同軸 である、請求項24にかかる加速度計。 26.一体形成された単結晶シリコンの移動可能なビーム要素を受け入れるた めの空隙を組み込んでいる単結晶シリコン基板と、 上記基板に対する相対運動のために上記ビーム要素を支持するとともに、測定 されるべき加速に応答して安息位置から遠ざかるように移動することができる上 記ビーム要素を上記安息位置の方へ付勢する弾性的なばね手段と、 上記ビームに慣性を与えるための、上記ビーム上の手段と、 上記のビームと基板との相対運動を測定して、これにより上記加速を測定する 、上記ビームに隣り合うセンサ手段とを含んでいる超小形電気機械式加速度計。 27.上記ビーム要素が、上記の弾性的なばね手段によって上記空隙内で上記 基板に取り付けられ、 上記ビーム要素が、運動のために上記基板からは解放された対向する端部を有 し、 上記センサ手段が、上記慣性手段の上と該慣性手段と隣り合う上記基板の上と に、対応する容量性手段を含んでいる、請求項26にかかる加速度計。 28.上記の弾性的なばね手段が鉛直な支柱を含み、 上記ビーム要素が、水平面内での運動のために、上記支柱の上に中央で支持さ れ、 そして、慣性を与える上記手段が、上記ビーム手段の両端からの伸びる横向き のアームを含んでいる、請求項27にかかる加速度計。 29.上記ビーム要素が、上記空隙を通って伸びる長手方向のシャフトによっ て支持され、 そして、慣性を与える上記手段が、上記ビームの横側上に不均衡な質量を与え る手段を含み、 これにより鉛直方向の成分を有する加速が、上記基板に対する上記の移動可能 なビーム要素のねじれの運動を生じさせるようになっている、請求項26にかか る加速度計。
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| US08/067,264 US5563343A (en) | 1993-05-26 | 1993-05-26 | Microelectromechanical lateral accelerometer |
| US08/067,264 | 1994-05-19 | ||
| US08/246,265 US5610335A (en) | 1993-05-26 | 1994-05-19 | Microelectromechanical lateral accelerometer |
| US08/246,265 | 1994-05-19 | ||
| PCT/US1994/005499 WO1994028427A1 (en) | 1993-05-26 | 1994-05-23 | Microelectromechanical lateral accelerometer |
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