Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Micromechanical device with elastic assembly having variable elastic constant
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Application No.: US17122793Application Date: 2020-12-15
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Publication No.: US11698388B2Publication Date: 2023-07-11
- Inventor: Jean Marie Darmanin , Carlo Valzasina , Alessandro Tocchio , Gabriele Gattere
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Applicant Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Agency: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group LLP
- Priority: IT 2019000024475 2019.12.18
- Main IPC: G01P15/125
- IPC: G01P15/125 ; G01P15/00

Abstract:
A micromechanical device includes a semiconductor body, a first mobile structure, an elastic assembly, coupled to the first mobile structure and to the semiconductor body and adapted to undergo deformation in a direction, and at least one abutment element. The elastic assembly is configured to enable an oscillation of the first mobile structure as a function of a force applied thereto. The first mobile structure, the abutment element and the elastic assembly are arranged with respect to one another in such a way that: when the force is lower than a force threshold, the elastic assembly operates with a first elastic constant; and when the force is greater than the threshold force, then the first mobile structure is in contact with the abutment element, and a deformation of the elastic assembly is generated, which operates with a second elastic constant different from the first elastic constant.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210190814A1 MICROMECHANICAL DEVICE WITH ELASTIC ASSEMBLY HAVING VARIABLE ELASTIC CONSTANT Public/Granted day:2021-06-24
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