APPARATUS FOR DETECTING PHYSICAL QUANTITY THAT ACTS AS EXTERNAL FORCE AND METHOD OF TESTING AND PRODUCING THIS APPARATUS
    4.
    发明公开
    APPARATUS FOR DETECTING PHYSICAL QUANTITY THAT ACTS AS EXTERNAL FORCE AND METHOD OF TESTING AND PRODUCING THIS APPARATUS 失效
    用于检测作为外部作用的物理量的装置以及测试和生产该装置的方法

    公开(公告)号:EP0461265A4

    公开(公告)日:1993-03-17

    申请号:EP91900948

    申请日:1990-12-26

    申请人: WACOH CORPORATION

    摘要: A sensor comprises a semiconductor pellet (10) having member (11) which receives the action of a force, a stationary member (13) fixed to the sensor body and a flexible portion (12) formed between the two members (11) and (13); a member (20) for transmitting the force to the member (11); and detection means (60-63) which convert the mechanical deformation of a distortion-producing member due to the transmitted force into an electric signal in order to detect the force acting on the member (20) as an electric signal. This sensor is combined with a signal processor, which comprises analog multipliers (101-109) and analog adder/substracters (111-113), and has a function for cancelling the interference in the different directions in which the forces are exerted. In the sensor are provided two portions (E3, E4-E8) that are located at opposing positions and that produce displacement between them due to the action of a force. The sensor is tested by applying the coulomb force between the two. Further, seats (21, 22) are provided to surround the action member (20). A predetermined gap is formed between the member (20) and the seats, and the displacement of the member (20) is limited within a predetermined range that corresponds to the gap. The member (20) and the seats are obtained by cutting the same common substrate (350, 350').

    POWER GENERATING ELEMENT
    5.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP3471158A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-17

    申请号:EP18151807.7

    申请日:2018-01-16

    申请人: WACOH CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: H01L41/113

    摘要: A power generating element according to the present invention includes a pedestal formed in a frame shape in plan view, a vibrating body provided inside the pedestal, at least three first bridge supporting portions, each of the first bridge supporting portions extending along a first extending axis and configured to arrange the vibrating body to be supported on a pedestal, and a charge generating element. The first extending axes of a pair of the first bridge supporting portions adjacent to each other form a predetermined angle in a circumferential direction with the vibrating body defined as a center in plan view. At least one first electrode layer of the charge generating element is arranged on each of the first bridge supporting portions.

    Input device of rotational operation quantity and operating device using this
    6.
    发明公开
    Input device of rotational operation quantity and operating device using this 审中-公开
    可旋转输入装置和与其设备提供

    公开(公告)号:EP1411422A3

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-07

    申请号:EP03019185.2

    申请日:2003-08-25

    申请人: WACOH CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: G06F3/033

    摘要: An efficient rotational-operation-quantity input device suitable to be built into a small electrical appliance is provided. An operational force applied by an operator is input in time series as a coordinate value (x, y) in an XY two-dimensional rectangular coordinate system by a two-dimensional force sensor (100), and is converted into a coordinate value (r, θ) by a polar-coordinate converting section (200). When a value r of the coordinate value (r, θ) obtained in time series is larger than a predetermined threshold rt, an operation-quantity recognizing section (300) recognizes the coordinate value (r, θ) as a significant coordinate value, and, when the value θ generates a variation Δθ exceeding a predetermined threshold θt with respect to a value "θ before" immediately therebefore during a period during which a significant coordinate value (r, θ) is obtained continuously, it recognizes a value corresponding to the variation Δ θ as an operation quantity indicating a rotation.

    Angular velocity sensor
    8.
    发明公开
    Angular velocity sensor 失效
    Winkelgeschwindigkeitssensor

    公开(公告)号:EP1136790A2

    公开(公告)日:2001-09-26

    申请号:EP01114231.2

    申请日:1996-02-20

    申请人: WACOH CORPORATION

    发明人: Okada, Kazuhiro

    IPC分类号: G01C19/56

    摘要: An angular velocity sensor for detecting angular velocity components about three axes with high response is provided. A weight body (40) carries out a circular movement along a circular orbit (41) within the XY-plane with the origin O being as a center. The weight body (40) is supported so that it can be moved with a predetermined degree of freedom within a sensor casing. A Coriolis force Fco exerted in the Z-axis direction to the weight body (40) is detected when the weight body (40) passes through the X-axis at the point Px and an angular velocity ωx about the X-axis is obtained based on the detected force. Further, a Coriolis force Fco exerted in the Z-axis direction to the weight body (40) is detected when the weight body (40) passes through the Y-axis at the point Py and an angular velocity ωy about the Y-axis is obtained based on the detected force. In addition, a force exerted in the X-axis direction to the weight body (40) at the point Px is detected and an angular velocity ωz about the Z-axis is obtained based on the detected force by eliminating a centrifugal force.

    摘要翻译: 提供用于检测具有高响应的三轴的角速度分量的角速度传感器。 重量体(40)沿原点O为中心的XY平面内的圆形轨道(41)进行圆周运动。 重物体(40)被支撑成能够在传感器壳体内以预定的自由度移动。 当重量体(40)在点Px处穿过X轴并且获得围绕X轴的角速度ωx时,检测向Z轴方向施加到重量体(40)的科里奥利力Fco 基于检测到的力。 此外,当重量体(40)通过点Py处的Y轴并且围绕Y轴的角速度ωy时,检测向Z轴方向施加到重物体(40)的科里奥利力Fco 基于检测到的力获得。 此外,检测在点Px处在X轴方向施加到配重体(40)的力,并且基于通过消除离心力来检测到的力,获得围绕Z轴的角速度ωz。

    ACCELERATION SENSOR USING PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT
    9.
    发明公开
    ACCELERATION SENSOR USING PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT 失效
    包含压电元件的加速度

    公开(公告)号:EP0731357A1

    公开(公告)日:1996-09-11

    申请号:EP95932234.8

    申请日:1995-09-25

    申请人: WACOH CORPORATION

    发明人: OKADA, Kazuhiro

    IPC分类号: G01P15/09

    摘要: Upper electrodes (A1 to A5) are disposed on an upper surface of a disk-shaped piezoelectric element (10). On a lower surface of the piezoelectric element (10), an annular groove to surround origin O is formed at position corresponding to the upper electrodes (A1 to A5). At the portion where the annular groove is formed, the piezoelectric element (10) includes a flexible portion formed so as to have thin thickness. When the peripheral portion of the piezoelectric element (10) is fixed to the casing, the central portion positioned within the annular groove functions as a weight caused to hang down from the flexible portion. On the lower surface of the piezoelectric element (10), a lower electrode (B) is formed. When force is applied to the weight by acceleration, the flexible portion is bent. As a result, predetermined charges are produced in the upper electrodes (A1 to A5) with the lower electrode (B) being as a reference potential. Accordingly, applied acceleration can be detected. When a predetermined a.c. signal is delivered between the lower electrode (B) and the upper electrodes (A1 to A5), the weight is oscillated in a predetermined direction. Accordingly, angular velocity can be detected on the basis of Coriolis force applied to the weight. Thus, simple sensor capable of detecting both acceleration and angular velocity in three dimensional directions can be realized.

    Gripper for a robot
    10.
    发明授权
    Gripper for a robot 失效
    手爪机器人。

    公开(公告)号:EP0333872B1

    公开(公告)日:1995-08-23

    申请号:EP88908323.4

    申请日:1988-09-14

    申请人: WACOH CORPORATION

    发明人:

    摘要: This invention discloses an application technique of a basic sensor for detecting force which comprises a transducer (10) for converting mechanical deformation to an electrical signal, and a first strain generation member (20) having a support portion (21) and a working portion (23) and connected to the transducer in such a manner as to generate mechanical deformation in the transducer on the basis of the displacement of the working portion with respect to the support portion. Furthermore, a force detection apparatus applicable to various measurement ranges can be accomplished by adding a second strain generation member (30), which has a fixed portion (31) fixed to the support portion of the first strain generation member in at least the direction of the force to be detected and a displacing portion (33) connected to the working portion of the first strain generation member, generates displacement on the basis of a given external force and transmits the resultant displacement to the working portion of the first strain generation member. A detection apparatus suitable for measurement of either of force and moment can be accomplished by elongating the displacing portion. The invention further discloses the embodiment wherein a stylus (306) is connected to the basic sensor to apply the invention to a contact detection apparatus and the embodiment wherein the basic sensor is fitted to the hand of a robot for use as a robot gripper.