PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR

• US 20170074653A1
• Filed: 06/11/2015
• Published: 03/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: KANAZAWA, Takeru, SAKAI, Minekazu, YOSHIDA, Naoki, SUGIMOTO, Kiyomasa, KUZUYA, Nobuaki
• Application Number:
  US15/308,866
• Publication Number:
  US 20170074653A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B81B 7/02 containing distinct electrical or optical devices of particular relevance for their function, e.g. microelectro-mechanical systems [MEMS] B81B7/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 19/5621 the devices involving a micromechanical structure
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 19/5628 Manufacturing; Trimming; Mounting; Housings
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 19/5783 Mountings or housings not specific to any of the devices covered by groups G01C19/5607 - G01C19/5719
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 15/125 by capacitive pick-up
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 2015/0814 for translational movement of the mass, e.g. shuttle type
• CPC Class Codes: H10N 30/071 Mounting of piezoelectric or electrostrictive parts together with semiconductor elements, or other circuit elements, on a common substrate
• CPC Class Codes: H10N 30/073 by fusion of metals or by adhesives
• CPC Class Codes: H10N 30/1071 with electrical and mechanical input and output, e.g. having combined actuator and sensor parts
• CPC Class Codes: H10N 30/30 with mechanical input and electrical output, e.g. functioning as generators or sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H10N 30/88 Mounts; Supports; Enclosures; Casings

Abstract

Within a housing portion in which a recessed portion is formed, a circuit board is arranged on the bottom surface of the recessed portion, through a first connecting member. An acceleration sensor is stacked on the circuit board, through a second connecting member. Hence, sections that function as three or more springs, i.e., an anti-vibration portion, the first connecting member, and the second connecting member, are situated between an angular velocity sensor and the acceleration sensor. For this reason, transmission of vibration of the vibrating element in the angular velocity sensor to the acceleration sensor can be restricted, and reduction in the detection accuracy of the acceleration sensor can be restricted.

Claims

1. A physical quantity sensor, comprising:

an acceleration sensor outputting a sensor signal corresponding to acceleration;

an angular velocity sensor having a vibrating element made of a piezoelectric material, generating charges corresponding to an angular velocity when the angular velocity is applied while the vibration element is vibrating, and outputting a sensor signal corresponding to the charges;

a circuit board performing predetermined processing on the angular velocity sensor and the acceleration sensor;

a housing portion provided with a recessed portion in a surface of the housing portion to house the acceleration sensor, the angular velocity sensor, and the circuit board in the recessed portion; and

an anti-vibration portion situated between the housing portion and the vibrating element in the angular velocity sensor, wherein

the angular velocity sensor and the acceleration sensor are spaced apart, the circuit board is arranged on a bottom surface of the recessed portion through a first connecting member, and

the acceleration sensor is stacked on the circuit board through a second connecting member, and

the acceleration sensor is a vibrating system at three degrees of freedom in reference to the angular velocity sensor.

2. The physical quantity sensor according to claim 1, wherein the acceleration sensor and the circuit board are electrically connected through a wire, and

the second connecting member connects the acceleration sensor and the circuit board only mechanically.

3. The physical quantity sensor according to claim 1, wherein the acceleration sensor and the circuit board are electrically and mechanically connected through the second connecting member.

4. The physical quantity sensor according to claim 1, wherein

the angular velocity sensor is arranged above the acceleration sensor.

5. The physical quantity sensor according to claim 1, wherein

the angular velocity sensor is arranged on the bottom surface of the recessed portion.

6. The physical quantity sensor according to claim 1, wherein

the anti-vibration portion is an adhesive agent situated between the angular velocity sensor and the housing portion.

8. The physical quantity sensor according to claim 1, wherein

the angular velocity sensor has an outer peripheral portion arranged on a periphery of the vibrating element, and

a beam portion to serve as the anti-vibration portion is provided between the vibrating element and the outer peripheral portion.

7. The physical quantity sensor according to clam 1, wherein

the anti-vibration portion is a metal member situated between the angular velocity sensor and the housing portion.