Title:
IMPROVED DETECTION STRUCTURE FOR A Z-AXIS RESONANT ACCELEROMETER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/030798
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
A detection, structure (1) for a z-axis resonant accelerometer (24) is provided with an inertial mass (2) anchored to a substrate (20) by means of elastic anchorage elements (6) so as to be suspended above the substrate (20) and perform an inertial movement of rotation about a first axis of rotation (A) belonging to a plane (xy) of main extension of the inertial mass (2), in response to an external acceleration (az) acting along a vertical axis (z) transverse with respect to the plane (xy); and a first resonator element (10a) and a second resonator element (10b), which are mechanically coupled to the inertial mass (2) by respective elastic supporting elements (16), which enable a movement of rotation about a second axis of rotation (B) and a third axis of rotation (C), in a resonance condition. In particular, the second axis of rotation (B) and the third axis of rotation (C) are parallel to one another, and are moreover parallel to the first axis of rotation (A) of the inertial mass (2).
Inventors:
COMI CLAUDIA (IT)
CORIGLIANO ALBERTO (IT)
ZERBINI SARAH (IT)
CORIGLIANO ALBERTO (IT)
ZERBINI SARAH (IT)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2012/054497
Publication Date:
June 20, 2013
Filing Date:
August 31, 2012
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Assignee:
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL (IT)
MILANO POLITECNICO (IT)
COMI CLAUDIA (IT)
CORIGLIANO ALBERTO (IT)
ZERBINI SARAH (IT)
MILANO POLITECNICO (IT)
COMI CLAUDIA (IT)
CORIGLIANO ALBERTO (IT)
ZERBINI SARAH (IT)
International Classes:
G01P15/097
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
JORIO, Paolo et al. (Via Viotti 9, Torino, IT)
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