ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR

• US 20130319114A1
• Filed: 05/28/2013
• Published: 12/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Kim, Jong Woon, Shin, Seung Joo, Lee, Jung Won, Jeung, Won Kyu
• Granted Patent: US 8,919,198 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 73/504.11
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 19/16 Suspensions; Bearings
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 19/5705 using masses driven in reciprocating rotary motion about an axis

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an angular velocity sensor. The angular velocity sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to include a mass body, a first frame disposed at an outer side of the mass body so as to be spaced apart from the mass body, a first flexible part connecting the mass body to the first frame in an X-axis direction, a second flexible part connecting the mass body with the first frame in a Y-axis direction, a second frame disposed at an outer side of the first frame so as to be spaced apart from the first frame, a third flexible part connecting the first frame with the second frame in an X-axis direction, and a fourth flexible part connecting the first frame with the second frame in a Y-axis direction.

Claims

1. An angular velocity sensor, comprising:

a mass body;

a first frame disposed at an outer side of the mass body so as to be spaced apart from the mass body;

a first flexible part connecting the mass body with the first frame in an X-axis direction;

a second flexible part connecting the mass body with the first frame in a Y-axis direction;

a second frame disposed at an outer side of the first frame so as to be spaced apart from to the first frame;

a third flexible part connecting the first frame with the second frame in a X-axis direction; and

a fourth flexible part connecting the first frame with the second frame in a Y-axis direction,

wherein a width in a Y-axis direction of the first flexible part is larger than a thickness in a Z-axis direction thereof,

a thickness in a Z-axis direction of the second flexible part is larger than a width in an X-axis direction thereof,

a thickness in a Z-axis direction of the third flexible part is larger than a width in a Y-axis direction thereof, and

a width in an X-axis direction of the fourth flexible part is larger than a thickness in a Z-axis direction thereof.

2. The angular velocity sensor of claim 1, wherein the mass body rotates with respect to the first frame based on the Y axis.

3. The angular velocity sensor as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first frame rotates with respect to the second frame based on the X axis.

4. The angular velocity sensor as set forth in claim 2, wherein bending stress is generated in the first flexible part and torsion stress is generated in the second flexible part.

5. The angular velocity sensor as set forth in claim 3, wherein torsion stress is generated in the third flexible part and bending stress is generated in the fourth flexible part.

6. The angular velocity sensor as set forth in claim 1, wherein the second flexible part is disposed at a higher position than the center of gravity of the mass body based on the Z-axis direction.

7. The angular velocity sensor as set forth in claim 1, wherein the second flexible part is disposed at a position corresponding to the center of gravity of the mass body based on the Y-axis direction.

8. The angular velocity sensor as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first flexible part connects both sides or one side of the mass body and the first frame with each other.

9. The angular velocity sensor as set forth in claim 1, wherein the second flexible part connects both sides or one side of the mass body and the first frame with each other.

10. The angular velocity sensor as set forth in claim 1, wherein the third flexible part connects both sides or one side of the first frame and the second frame with each other.

11. The angular velocity sensor as set forth in claim 1, wherein the fourth flexible part connects both sides or one side of the first frame and the second frame with each other.

12. The angular velocity sensor as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

a sensing unit disposed in the first flexible part to sense displacement of the mass body.

13. The angular velocity sensor as set forth in claim 12, wherein the sensing unit senses a displacement generated when the mass body rotates based on the Y axis.

14. The angular velocity sensor as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

a driving unit disposed in the fourth flexible part to drive the first frame.

15. The angular velocity sensor as set forth in claim 14, wherein the driving unit is driven to rotate the first frame based on the X axis.