Capacitive sensor
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1. A capacitive sensor comprising:
- a housing having a hermetically sealed cavity;
a first plate protruding within said cavity;
a first diaphragm forming a part of said cavity and spaced from said first plate;
a first conductive layer on said first diaphragm; and
a second conductive layer on said first plate, said first and second conductive layers being the electrodes of a capacitor whose capacitance varies with the position of said first diaphragm relative to said first plate.
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Abstract
A capacitive sensor including a housing having a hermetically sealed cavity, a plate in the cavity, a diaphragm forming a part of the cavity and spaced from the plate, a conductive layer on the first diaphragm, and a second conductive layer on the plate, the first and second conductive layers being the electrodes of a capacitor whose capacitance varies with the position of the diaphragm relative to the plate.
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1. A capacitive sensor comprising:
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a housing having a hermetically sealed cavity; a first plate protruding within said cavity; a first diaphragm forming a part of said cavity and spaced from said first plate; a first conductive layer on said first diaphragm; and a second conductive layer on said first plate, said first and second conductive layers being the electrodes of a capacitor whose capacitance varies with the position of said first diaphragm relative to said first plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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85. A capacitive sensor comprising:
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a housing having a hermetically sealed cavity; a plate protruding within said cavity; a conductive diaphragm forming a part of said cavity and spaced from said plate; and a conductive layer on said plate, said conductive diaphragm and conductive layer on said plate being the electrodes of a capacitor whose capacitance varies with the position of said conductive diaphragm relative to said plate.
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86. A capacitive sensor comprising:
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a housing having a hermetically sealed cavity; a conductive plate protruding within said cavity; a diaphragm forming a part of said cavity and spaced from said conductive plate; and a conductive layer on said diaphragm, said conductive layer on said diaphragm and said conductive plate being the electrodes of a capacitor whose capacitance varies with the position of said diaphragm relative to said plate.
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87. A capacitive sensor comprising:
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a housing having a hermetically sealed cavity; a conductive plate protruding within said cavity; and a conductive diaphragm forming a part of said cavity and spaced from said conductive plate;
said conductive diaphragm and said conductive plate being the electrodes of a capacitor whose capacitance varies with the position of said diaphragm relative to said plate.
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88. A capacitive sensor comprising:
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a housing having a hermetically sealed cavity; a plate protruding within said cavity; a diaphragm forming a part of said cavity and spaced from said plate; a first conductive layer on said diaphragm; and a second conductive layer on said plate, said first and second conductive layers being the electrodes of a capacitor whose capacitance varies with the position of said diaphragm relative to said plate in response to an external force.
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