Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090241679 | PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor includes: a housing; an attachment portion coupled to the housing and having a pressure input orifice; a diaphragm sealing the pressure input orifice of the attachment portion and having a first surface that is a pressure receiving surface; and a pressure sensitive unit having a detecting axis in a direction in which a force is detected. In the sensor, an end of the pressure sensitive unit is connected to a central area of a second surface of the diaphragm, another end of the pressure sensitive unit is connected to the housing, and the detecting axis is approximately orthogonal to the pressure receiving surface. | 10-01-2009 |
20090308164 | PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor includes a housing, a pressure input orifice opened on a pipe sleeve formed on the housing, a diaphragm that seals the pressure input orifice and has one face as a pressure receiving face, a force transmitting unit connected to a central area of the other face of the diaphragm in the housing, and a pressure sensitive element whose detection direction of a force is a detection axis. A displacement direction and the detection axis of the force transmitting unit are roughly orthogonal to the pressure receiving face. One end and the other end of the pressure sensitive element are respectively fixed to the housing and the force transmitting unit with an adhesive therebetween, and the adhesive is an inorganic adhesive. | 12-17-2009 |
20090308167 | PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor includes: a housing; a pressure input orifice opened at a pipe sleeve of the housing; a diaphragm sealing the pressure input orifice, the diaphragm having a first surface serving as a pressure receiving surface; a pressure sensitive unit using a direction of detecting a force as a detecting axis. A first end of the pressure sensitive unit is connected to a central area of a second surface of the diaphragm. A second end of the pressure sensitive unit is connected to the housing. The detecting axis is approximately orthogonal to the pressure receiving surface. A circumference of a portion where the central area and the first end of the pressure sensitive unit are in contact with each other is located inside a circumference of the central area. A thickness of the central area is larger than a thickness of an area surrounding the central area. | 12-17-2009 |
20090308168 | DIAPHRAGM FOR PRESSURE SENSOR AND PRESSURE SENSOR - A diaphragm for a pressure sensor includes: a central section serving as a diaphragm body, the central section including: an external surface deformed upon receipt of an external pressure; and an internal surface transmitting a force to a pressure sensitive element inside a housing of the pressure sensor; a peripheral section that is an exterior of the central section and welded to an outer circumference of a pressure input orifice that is provided to the housing; and a step wall provided between the central section and the peripheral section. The central section and the peripheral section are integrally and concentrically provided. The diaphragm seals the pressure input orifice. | 12-17-2009 |
20100018318 | PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor includes: a housing; a pressure receiver which seals an opening of the housing and transmits pressure from outside the housing to the inside of the housing; and a pressure sensing element having a pressure sensing portion and a pair of base portions which are respectively coupled to both ends of the pressure sensing portion. In the pressure sensor, a force detecting direction is set to be a detection axis, a line connecting the pair of base portions and a displacement direction of the pressure receiver are arranged in parallel, one of the base portions is coupled to a central region, which is displaced by the pressure, of the pressure receiver, and the other of the base portions is coupled to a marginal region, which is at a fixing side, of the pressure receiver through a connecting member. | 01-28-2010 |
20100275698 | PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor includes: a housing; a pressure input orifice opened at a pipe sleeve of the housing; a diaphragm sealing the pressure input orifice, the diaphragm having a first surface serving as a pressure receiving surface; a pressure sensitive unit using a direction of detecting a force as a detecting axis. A first end of the pressure sensitive unit is connected to a central area of a second surface of the diaphragm. A second end of the pressure sensitive unit is connected to the housing. The detecting axis is approximately orthogonal to the pressure receiving surface. A circumference of a portion where the central area and the first end of the pressure sensitive unit are in contact with each other is located inside a circumference of the central area. A thickness of the central area is larger than a thickness of an area surrounding the central area. | 11-04-2010 |
20120210799 | FORCE DETECTOR - A force detector includes: a container which has a cylindrical external shape; a diaphragm which is disposed on an end surface of the container; a force detection element which has a force detection unit and a pair of bases connected with one and the other ends of the force detection unit, respectively, and detects a force generated by the shift of the diaphragm with the detection axis extending in the direction parallel with the line connecting the bases under the condition in which the one and the other bases are connected with the diaphragm and the container, respectively; and a flange which projects from the side surface of the container in the direction toward the outer circumferential side of the side surface such that the flange becomes concentric with the outer circumference of the side surface of the container. | 08-23-2012 |