Circuit Module
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Abstract
A circuit module, in particular a tire sensor module, which at least includes: a substrate, on or in which at least one component is mounted, a piezoelement, which has at least one clamping region and at least one oscillatory region, the piezoelement being clamped in its clamping region on the substrate or on an arrangement secured to the substrate, and its oscillatory region being accommodated in a manner that permits oscillation, contacts provided on the piezoelement for tapping off a piezoelectric voltage, and a current-supply circuit, which receives the piezoelectric voltage generated by the piezoelement, being used as a voltage source for supplying power to the circuit module. The piezoelement is preferably clamped between at least two substrate elements, at least one cavity being formed within which the at least one oscillatory region of the piezoelement is accommodated in a manner that permits deflection, and is limited in its oscillation displacement.
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35 Claims
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1-17. -17. (canceled)
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18. A circuit module, comprising:
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a substrate on or in which at least one component is mounted; a piezoelement which has at least one clamping region and at least one oscillatory region, the piezoelement being clamped in its clamping region on one of the substrate, or on an arrangement secured to the substrate, and the at least one oscillatory region being accommodated in a manner that permits oscillation, the piezoelement including contacts to tap off a piezoelectric voltage; and a current-supply circuit which receives the piezoelectric voltage generated by the piezoelement and is used as a voltage source to supply power to the circuit module. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A vehicle tire, comprising:
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a tire formed of a rubber material; and a circuit module, one of;
i) vulcanized or bonded into the rubber material, or ii) held or clamped in a pocket of the tire, the circuit module including;a substrate on or in which at least one component is mounted, a piezoelement which has at least one clamping region and at least one oscillatory region, the piezoelement being clamped in its clamping region on one of the substrate, or on an arrangement secured to the substrate, and the at least one oscillatory region being accommodated in a manner that permits oscillation, the piezoelement including contacts to tap off a piezoelectric voltage, and a current-supply circuit which receives the piezoelectric voltage generated by the piezoelement and is used as a voltage source to supply power to the circuit module.
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Specification