Capacitive pressure transducer
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1. A capacitive pressure transducer comprising:
- a first diaphragm having a pressure responsive region thereon and deflectable in response to the local pressure;
first means spaced from said first diaphragm defining a gap therebetween;
pressure responsive means applied to the said pressure responsive region of said first diaphragm for transducing said pressure to be measured into measurable signals;
dual sealing means for separating said first diaphragm and said first means, and for forming a plurality of sealed cavities therebetween surrounding said pressure responsive region.
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Abstract
A capacitive pressure transducer having a first flexible electrically insulative diaphragm disposed apart from a second electrically insulative member, including a second flexible diaphragm, and where the diaphragm and member include metalized portions thereon forming the plates of a pressure sensing capacitor.
The transducer further includes a pair of electrically insulative sealing rings disposed concentrically about one another which function to space said diaphragm and member apart and which form a hermetically sealed cavity therebetween, to establish the pressure sensitive region of the diaphragm and to reduce the tensile forces in the inner most sealing ring.
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1. A capacitive pressure transducer comprising:
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a first diaphragm having a pressure responsive region thereon and deflectable in response to the local pressure; first means spaced from said first diaphragm defining a gap therebetween; pressure responsive means applied to the said pressure responsive region of said first diaphragm for transducing said pressure to be measured into measurable signals; dual sealing means for separating said first diaphragm and said first means, and for forming a plurality of sealed cavities therebetween surrounding said pressure responsive region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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