公开(公告)号：US10989603B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-27

申请号：US16486473

申请日：2018-02-15

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

Inventor： Katsumi Kakimoto ,  Takafumi Okudo ,  Yosuke Hagihara ,  Akira Matsuura

IPC: G01J5/16 ,  G01J5/04 ,  G01J5/20

Abstract: The disclosure has a configuration including: a supporting substrate having a cavity; at least one bridge section extending directly above the cavity and having at least one end supported by the supporting substrate and an other end; and a thermopile wiring formed in the bridge section and including hot junctions in the bridge section and cold junctions directly above the supporting substrate, the hot junctions being connected to the cold junctions. The bridge section is provided with: at least one breakage detection wiring for detecting breakage of the bridge section; and at least one heater wiring. The breakage detection wiring is wired along the thermopile wiring. The heater wiring is wired such that part of the heater wiring is in an area between the other end of the bridge section and the hot junctions.

公开(公告)号：US10126322B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-13

申请号：US15617777

申请日：2017-06-08

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hitoshi Yoshida ,  Nobuyuki Ibara ,  Hideki Ueda ,  Takeshi Okada ,  Takeshi Mori ,  Masatoshi Nomura ,  Katsumi Kakimoto ,  Yuji Suzuki

IPC: G01P15/125 ,  G01P15/08 ,  G01P15/18

Abstract: An acceleration sensor includes a weight portion having a recess section and a solid section, beam portions, a movable electrode provided on the opposite surface of the weight portion from an open surface of the recess section to extend over the recess section and the solid section, a first fixed electrode arranged at the opposite side of the movable electrode from the recess section, and a second fixed electrode arranged at the opposite side of the movable electrode from the solid section. The acceleration sensor detects acceleration using a change in capacitance between the movable electrode and the fixed electrodes caused by rotation of the weight portion. The beam portions are shifted toward the recess section such that an angle between a perpendicular line extending from a gravity center position of the weight portion to the rotation axis and a surface of the movable electrode becomes equal to 45 degrees.

公开(公告)号：US10119865B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-06

申请号：US14895927

申请日：2014-05-30

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Katsumi Kakimoto ,  Masaaki Saito ,  Yosuke Hagihara ,  Takafumi Okudo ,  Yoichi Nishijima ,  Ryo Osabe ,  Naoki Ushiyama ,  Sumio Akai ,  Yasufumi Shibata

IPC: G01J5/08 ,  G01J5/04 ,  G01J5/02 ,  G01J5/00 ,  G01J5/20 ,  G01J5/10

Abstract: An infrared sensor, which achieves a low manufacturing cost, or has high sensitivity, or in which an increase in heat capacity is reduced, is provided. The infrared sensor includes a first infrared absorbing portion, an infrared sensing portion for sensing infrared rays based on infrared rays absorbed by the first infrared absorbing portion, and a plurality of protrusions including metal and disposed apart from each other on a surface of the first infrared absorbing portion. Since an absorption rate of infrared rays is improved, sensitivity can be improved, or an increase in heat capacity can be reduced.

公开(公告)号：US09702895B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-11

申请号：US14874845

申请日：2015-10-05

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hitoshi Yoshida ,  Nobuyuki Ibara ,  Hideki Ueda ,  Takeshi Okada ,  Takeshi Mori ,  Masatoshi Nomura ,  Katsumi Kakimoto ,  Yuji Suzuki

IPC: G01P15/125 ,  G01P15/08 ,  G01P15/18

CPC classification number: G01P15/125 ,  G01P15/0802 ,  G01P15/18 ,  G01P2015/0831

Abstract: An acceleration sensor includes a weight portion having a recess section and a solid section, beam portions, a movable electrode provided on the opposite surface of the weight portion from an open surface of the recess section to extend over the recess section and the solid section, a first fixed electrode arranged at the opposite side of the movable electrode from the recess section, and a second fixed electrode arranged at the opposite side of the movable electrode from the solid section. The acceleration sensor detects acceleration using a change in capacitance between the movable electrode and the fixed electrodes caused by rotation of the weight portion. The beam portions are shifted toward the recess section such that an angle between a perpendicular line extending from a gravity center position of the weight portion to the rotation axis and a surface of the movable electrode becomes equal to 45 degrees.