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Title:
ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITY TYPE MECHANICAL QUANTITY SENSOR
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2007064919
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an electrostatic capacity type mechanical quantity sensor which is capable of preventing reductions in sensor performance due to the presence of gases in a closed space between a substrate and a movable electrode and avoiding large-size formation due to a gas-trap function and which keeps a pressure sensor integrated with an acceleration sensor.

A fixed electrode 14a for the pressure sensor and a fixed electrode 14b for the acceleration sensor are formed on a principal surface 11a of a first glass substrate 11. A silicon substrate 16 is joined onto the first glass substrate 11 in such a way that a pressure-sensitive diaphragm 16a may be arranged above the fixed electrode 14a and that a rocking member 16b may be arranged above the fixed electrode 14b. A second glass substrate 18 is joined onto the silicon substrate 16 in such a way as to envelop the rocking member 16b. A cavity 17a on the side of the pressure sensor communicates with cavities 17b and 17d on the side of the acceleration sensor.


Inventors:
TAMURA MANABU
Application Number:
JP2005254739A
Publication Date:
March 15, 2007
Filing Date:
September 02, 2005
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD
International Classes:
G01L9/00; B60C23/04; G01L17/00; G01P15/125; H01L29/84
Domestic Patent References:
JPH0777471A1995-03-20
JP2000307127A2000-11-02
JP2001177011A2001-06-29
JPH08160072A1996-06-21
JP2004012329A2004-01-15
JPH0536992A1993-02-12
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JP2000074768A2000-03-14
JP2003050173A2003-02-21
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroyoshi Aoki