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Horizontal and tuning fork vibratory microgyroscope

  • US 6,918,298 B2
  • Filed: 07/12/2004
  • Issued: 07/19/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A horizontal and tuning fork vibratory microgyroscope comprising:

  • a substrate having a plane structure in the horizontal direction defined by a X-axis and a Y-axis substantially perpendicular to the X-axis;

    an anchored pad unit including a plurality of anchored pads anchored to the substrate;

    an outer elastic element unit including a plurality of outer elastic elements connected at one end thereof to the anchored pads of the anchored pad unit, respectively;

    an outer frame made substantially in the shape of a circle and connected to the other end of each of the plurality of outer elastic elements of the outer elastic element unit while the outer frame is spaced apart from the substrate by a predetermined gap, the outer frame including a driven electrode having driven electrode fingers forming a comb structure formed at the outside of the outer frame;

    a driven electrode unit having driven electrode fingers forming a comb structure, the driven electrode fingers meshing with the driven electrode fingers of the outer frame while the driven electrode fingers are spaced apart from the driven electrode fingers by a predetermined gap, respectively;

    an inner elastic element unit including a plurality of inner elastic elements connected at one end thereof to the inside of the outer frame;

    an inner weighted element unit including a pair of first and second inner weighted elements having vibrating electrode fingers forming comb structures, respectively, the first and second inner weighted elements being connected to the other end of the plurality of inner elastic elements of the inner elastic element unit, respectively; and

    a sensing electrode unit including first and second sensing electrodes having sensing electrode fingers forming comb structures, respectively, the sensing electrode fingers meshing with the vibrating electrode fingers of the first and second inner weighted elements of the inner weighted element unit while the sensing electrode fingers are spaced apart from the vibrating electrode fingers by a predetermined gap, respectively.

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