WO2002063265A1 - Method for adjusting pressure sensor - Google Patents
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- G01L9/00—Measuring steady of quasi-steady pressure of fluid or fluent solid material by electric or magnetic pressure-sensitive elements; Transmitting or indicating the displacement of mechanical pressure-sensitive elements, used to measure the steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or fluent solid material, by electric or magnetic means
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- the present invention relates to a method for adjusting a pressure sensor, and more particularly, to a method for adjusting a pressure sensor used to detect a pressure of a medium to be measured such as a refrigerant gas of an automobile air conditioner.
- the engine control will also perform optimal control according to the operating conditions of the air-conditioning system.
- one of the information required for engine control is the pressure of refrigerant gas on the suction side and discharge side of the compressor directly driven by the engine, and a pressure sensor is used to detect the pressure. Have been.
- a Wheatstone bridge was formed by forming a thin diaphragm in the center of a silicon substrate and printing conductor patterns and resistance patterns for wiring on the surface of the diaphragm to form semiconductor strain gauge resistors.
- a pressure sensor is used.
- a resistor circuit for temperature compensation is provided in the non-deformed portion where the pressure of the diaphragm is not felt, and the pressure signal by the gauge resistor is compensated based on this resistance value. Output.
- Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 2-899339 discloses that a diaphragm portion provided with a strain gauge resistor and an output terminal of the gauge resistor of the diaphragm portion are connected to each other in accordance with a change in the resistance value of the gauge resistor.
- An amplifying circuit that amplifies the fluctuating output voltage and outputs it The disclosed pressure sensor is disclosed.
- an adjustment resistor circuit is formed to compensate the resistance value of the gauge resistor, and a linear split line is formed in this adjustment resistor circuit by laser trimming to adjust the overall output voltage. I was trying to do it.
- the length of the divided line to be laser-trimmed does not always correspond to the resistance value because the area of the adjustment resistor circuit cannot be made large.
- the adjustment of the output voltage by laser trimming was limited, and it was not easy to adjust the voltage value applied to the gauge resistor. Disclosure of the invention
- the present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pressure sensor adjustment method capable of simplifying an adjustment process.
- a gauge resistance which is applied to a pressurized surface where strain is formed by pressure introduction of a medium to be measured and whose resistance value changes according to the amount of strain, and a surface where strain is not formed are provided.
- a method for adjusting a pressure sensor comprising: a pressure-sensitive part formed of an applied adjustment resistor; and an amplifier circuit for amplifying a pressure detection signal of the pressure-sensitive part, a state in which the pressure-sensitive part is connected to the amplifier circuit. And adjusting the pressure detection characteristic output through the amplifier circuit by trimming the adjustment resistor of the pressure sensing unit.
- the adjustment resistance of the pressure sensing section is adjusted while measuring the pressure detection characteristic of the amplifier circuit while the unadjusted pressure sensing section and the unadjusted amplification circuit are connected.
- the adjustment necessary for the amplifier circuit is made It can be absorbed by adjustment.
- the pressure sensor needs only to be adjusted once on the pressure-sensitive part side, and the adjustment process can be simplified.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of the pressure sensor.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a diaphragm section of the pressure sensor.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a Wheatstone bridge circuit formed on a diaphragm member.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between the pressure applied to the diaphragm and the output voltage.
- FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing the entire pressure sensor.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a state when the pressure sensor is adjusted.
- FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing a state at the time of adjusting the pressure sensor.
- FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a diaphragm part forming a pressure-sensitive circuit different from that of FIG.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of the pressure sensor.
- the illustrated pressure sensor is used to detect the pressure of the refrigerant gas of an automobile air conditioner, and includes a housing member 10, a diaphragm member 20, a flexible circuit board 30, and a connector member 40. Have been.
- the housing member 10 includes a connecting portion 12 for introducing refrigerant gas from a piping of a refrigeration cycle of an automobile air conditioner, an outer cylindrical portion 14 formed on the opposite side of the connecting portion 12, and an outer cylindrical portion 1. 4 is provided with a cylindrical protrusion 16 integrally formed with the housing member 10.
- the axial position of the cylindrical protrusion 16 of the housing member 10 is For example, an insert L 13 through which a resin pin 17 is inserted is formed, a cylindrical pin 17 is inserted from the connection portion 12 side of the housing member 10, and a lower end portion is removed by caulking. It has been stopped.
- the pin 17 is used to press and open the valve provided on the piping side when the piping of the air-con system is connected to the connecting part 12 of the housing member 10.The upper part is closed. And a slit portion 19 provided on the side surface.
- the diaphragm member 20 is made of ceramics, and is fitted into the cylindrical projection 16 of the housing member 10.
- the diaphragm member 20 has a cylindrical hollow portion 24 corresponding to the cylindrical projecting portion 16 of the housing member 10, and a central portion thereof is a diaphragm portion 22.
- a step 15 is formed inside the outer cylinder 14 at a position coinciding with the surface of the diaphragm 22.
- a plurality of gauge resistors which will be described later, are attached to the back surface of the diaphragm portion 22 opposite to the cavity portion 24 of the diaphragm member 20, and the diaphragm portion is formed by introducing pressure of the refrigerant gas.
- a strain gauge for measuring the amount of strain of 22 is configured.
- the hollow portion 24 of the diaphragm member 20 is airtightly fitted via a ring 26 that fits with the cylindrical projection 16 of the housing member 10.
- the ring 26 comes into contact with the inner surface of the cavity 24, and the ring 26 is prevented from falling off by the washer 28 fixed to the cylindrical projection 16 of the housing member 10. .
- the pin 17 has an internal cavity portion 18 communicating with the slit portion 19 on the side surface, and introduces refrigerant gas pressure from the connection portion 12 to the diaphragm member 20.
- the diaphragm part 22 is held at a position separated by a predetermined g from the tip of the pin 17, and the central part of the diaphragm part 22 is exposed to the refrigerant gas. As a result, the diaphragm portion 22 is deformed in accordance with the pressure of the refrigerant gas applied to the central portion.
- the flexible circuit board 30 is for forming an electrical connection between the gauge resistance affixed to the diaphragm section 22 and a measurement circuit including circuit components 32 such as an amplifier.
- the flexible circuit board 30 connected to the diaphragm member 20 is housed inside the cylindrical stopper member 34 in a state of being folded in an S-shape.
- the stopper member 3 4 Abuts on the step 15 formed at a position corresponding to the surface of the housing member, so that the movement of the diaphragm member 20 in the direction of the circuit component 32 inside the outer cylindrical portion 14 of the housing member 10 can be restricted. .
- the connector member 40 is fitted in an airtight structure via a waterproof ring 36 so as to fix the stopper member 34 inside the outer cylindrical portion 14 of the housing member 10.
- a portion of the flexible circuit board 30 on which the amplifier circuit including the circuit component 32 is mounted is attached on the upper surface of the connector member 40.
- the amplification circuit and the gauge resistor attached to the surface of the diaphragm member 20 form a measurement circuit electrically connected to each other by the flexible circuit board 30.
- the connector member 40 is formed with a through hole 42 communicating with the outside air so that the space on the opposite side to the surface of the diaphragm portion 22 that receives the pressure becomes equal to the atmospheric pressure.
- the connector member 40 is formed with a signal output terminal 44 for extracting a measurement circuit output signal, a resin-made joining pin 46 for fitting the connector, and the like.
- the signal output terminal 44 is connected to an air conditioner control circuit and an engine control circuit (not shown), and supplies pressure measurement data thereto.
- the air conditioner control circuit and the engine control circuit precisely control the compressor, condenser fan, engine speed, etc. based on the supplied pressure measurement data to improve air conditioner operating efficiency and optimize the engine performance. Can be controlled.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a diaphragm unit constituting the pressure-sensitive circuit.
- the diaphragm portion 22 has a thin-walled bent portion 220 in which a strain is formed by the pressure of the refrigerant gas introduced through the pin 17 at the center portion.
- a resistor layer serving as a gauge resistor R1 to R4 is printed so as to form a Wheatstone bridge circuit together with a wiring pattern conductor layer.
- the four gauge resistors R1 to R4, which are strain gauges, are arranged such that the resistors R2 and R3 are arranged near the center of the bent portion 220 of the diaphragm 22 and the resistors Rl and R4 are connected to the diaphragm 22.
- Adjustment resistor R5 is a span adjustment resistor that sets the change range of the target output voltage.
- Adjustment resistors R6 and R7 are offset adjustment resistors.
- Adjustment resistors R8 and R9 are adjustment resistors for temperature drift compensation. .
- Each of the adjustment resistors R5 to R9 is trimmed with the amplifier circuit connected, so that the pressure detection characteristics including the output characteristics of the amplifier circuit are adjusted.
- the electrode pad 225 is used for trimming while measuring the resistance value of the adjustment resistor R5 when adjusting the span of the target output voltage.
- the electrode pads 226 and 227 are used for trimming while measuring the resistance values of the adjustment resistors R8 and R9 when compensating for the temperature drift of the offset voltage.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a Wheatstone bridge circuit formed on a diaphragm member.
- the Wheatstone bridge circuit formed on the surface of the diaphragm section 22 is composed of a series connection of the resistors R6, R3, R1, R8 and a series connection of the resistors R7, R4, R2, R9. It is configured by connecting to.
- One end of the Wheatstone bridge circuit is connected to a power supply terminal 1 to which a voltage Vcc is applied via a span adjustment resistor R5, and the other end is connected to a terminal 2 on the ground (GND) side.
- connection point of resistors R1 and R3 is connected to the output terminal 3 of one OUT voltage signal, and in the series resistor circuit of resistors R9, R2, R4, and R7.
- the connection point between the resistors R4 and R2 is connected to the output terminal 4 of the + OUT voltage signal.
- the diaphragm portion 22 bends under the refrigerant gas pressure, so that the resistor R1 to R4 is placed near the center of the bent portion.
- the attached resistors R2 and R3 are deformed in the direction in which the thick film chip extends, and their resistance values increase.
- the resistances R 1 and R 4 arranged between the bent portion and the non-deformed portion are deformed in the direction in which the thick-film chip contracts, and their resistance values are reduced. Therefore, if the pressure of the coolant gas applied to the diaphragm section 22 increases, one OUT voltage signal of the pair of voltage signals decreases.
- the + OUT voltage signal becomes higher, so a voltage signal proportional to the rate of resistance change is output between output terminals 3 and 4, which can be detected as pressure measurement data.
- the resistances R 1 to R 9 vary greatly in individual resistance values only by molding by printing, the resistance values of the series resistance circuit of the resistance R 1, the scale 3 and the resistance scales 4 and R 2 are large.
- an offset voltage is generated in the pressure measurement data.
- the ratio of the change in the resistance value to the change in the ambient temperature is different for each of the resistors R1 to R9, a temperature drift occurs in the measurement data.
- an amplifier circuit that amplifies a voltage signal obtained from the Wheatstone bridge circuit also has an offset voltage and a temperature drift.
- the resistance values of the adjustment resistors R5 to R9 arranged on the non-deformed portion of the diaphragm member 20 are determined by integrating the gauge resistance and the amplification circuit with a circuit. As a result, a predetermined pressure detection characteristic is obtained by performing adjustment according to the procedure described below.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between the pressure applied to the diaphragm and the output voltage.
- the horizontal axis indicates the pressure P applied to the diaphragm section 22, and the vertical axis indicates the output voltage E of the amplifier circuit.
- the target output voltage (E 1 ) Changes from the voltage e1 at the reference pressure P0 to the voltage e2 at the maximum pressure Pmax.
- the resistances R 1 to R 9 attached to the diaphragm 22 have variations in resistance. As it is large, perform primary trimming adjustment to the extent that adjustment can be made as preparation. That is, the resistor R6 or R7 for offset adjustment is trimmed so that the output voltage when the power supply voltage Vcc is applied and the reference pressure P0 is applied becomes a predetermined voltage (offset voltage) e1.
- the adjustment resistor R6 connected to the output terminal 3 side of the one-out voltage is trimmed, and the resistance value is adjusted. Should be increased. Conversely, if the measured voltage before adjustment is greater than the voltage e1, the resistor R7 connected to the + OUT voltage output terminal 4 side may be trimmed to increase its resistance value.
- the primary trimming is performed when the gauge resistance and the adjustment resistance applied to the diaphragm part 22 have a variation in resistance value due to, for example, a manufacturing problem. Therefore, when the gauge resistance and the adjustment resistance are formed in a state where there is essentially no variation, it is not always necessary to perform the primary trimming.
- span measurement is performed. That is, the power supply voltage VCC is applied, the ambient temperature is set to the temperature TO (normal temperature), and the output voltage of the amplifier circuit when the reference pressure P 0 and the maximum pressure P max are given is measured, and the span voltage (e 12 _ e 1) is measured.
- the output voltage E is measured by setting the pressure applied to the diaphragm section 22 to, for example, an arbitrary intermediate pressure P 1, and the change rate (slope) of the voltage is calculated from the output voltage obtained from the output voltage E.
- the output voltage e 1 2 at that time is obtained by calculation.
- a trimming resistor is calculated based on the data of the measured offset voltages e11 and e21, and the adjusting resistor R8 or the adjusting resistor R9 is trimmed so as to be the trimming resistor. . Trimming is performed by laser trimming in which the adjusting resistors R8 and R9 are urged with laser light so as to have a predetermined resistance value.
- the trimming resistor value and offset voltage ell, e21 Calculate the trimming length to be cut, and trim the adjusting resistor R8 or the adjusting resistor R9 by that length. Since the trimming length has a predetermined relationship between the length of the resistor in the force direction and the resistance value before and after the trimming, the trimming length can be calculated by using the relationship.
- the resistance values of the adjustment resistors R8 and R9 are actually measured by using the measurement electrode pads 222, 227 formed on the diaphragm 22.
- a trimming method may be adopted so that the resistance value of the resistor becomes the previously calculated trimming resistance.
- the span voltage is adjusted.
- the output voltage at the maximum pressure Pmax calculated from the voltage ell, el 3 obtained from the span measurement, the slope of this span voltage, and the offset voltage e 11 obtained from the temperature drift measurement Calculate the resistance value of the span resistor R5 after trimming from the data with the pressure e1 2 and adjust the trimming length to be cut as in the case of resistors R8 and R9, and adjust for span adjustment. Trim resistor R5 to that length.
- trimming may be performed while measuring directly.
- the voltage between both ends of the adjusting resistor R5 is actually measured using the measuring electrode pad 22 formed on the diaphragm 22 and calculated with respect to the applied power supply voltage Vcc.
- the trimming resistor R5 is trimmed to a ratio calculated from the resistance value of the span resistor R5 after trimming and the resistance ratio of the Wheatstone Bridge circuit.
- the measurement circuit and the This eliminates temperature drift in the connected state, eliminates individual differences in output voltage characteristics between products, and allows the offset voltage to match the target value. In addition, adjustment can be performed at once.
- FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing the entire pressure sensor.
- a portion surrounded by a two-dot chain line is a resistor circuit 50 composed of resistors R1 to R9 printed on the diaphragm portion 22, and includes a power supply terminal + UB, — UB, a signal output terminal + OUT, — Has OUT.
- the power supply terminal + UB is connected to the power supply line 52 to which the power supply voltage Vcc is supplied, and the power supply terminal -UB is connected to the ground line 54.
- the signal output terminal of the resistance circuit 50 + OUT, — OUT is connected to two operational amplifiers 56, It is connected to an amplifier circuit consisting of 58, and its output is connected to the output terminal O PUT.
- This amplifier circuit has resistors R10 and l1 for setting a reference potential, resistors R12 to R15 for determining an amplification factor, and an output resistor R16.
- Capacitors C1 to (: .5, a Zener diode Z1, and a surge absorbing element Z2 are provided to absorb high voltage and high frequency noise superimposed on each line.
- the pressure detection signal detected by the resistance circuit 50 is amplified by a two-stage amplifier circuit composed of operational amplifiers 56 and 58, and is output from an output terminal OUTPUT. Next, the procedure for assembling the pressure sensor will be described.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a state when the pressure sensor is adjusted
- FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing a state when the pressure sensor is adjusted.
- the flexible circuit board 30 on which the elements of the amplifier circuit are mounted is soldered to the signal output terminals of the connector member 40.
- the connection terminals of the flexible circuit board 30 are not adjusted by the diaphragm member such as an adjustment resistor. Solder to the electrode pad formed at 20.
- the diaphragm member 20 is attached to the housing member 10 (or the pressure introducing jig), and the housing member 10 (or the pressure introducing jig) is attached to the jig 60. If necessary, the housing member 10 is attached to the housing member 10 (or the pressure introducing jig). Measure the output voltage of the amplifier circuit while applying pressure to 10 or changing the ambient temperature, calculate the trimming resistance value, and calculate the adjustment resistance and compensation resistance attached to the diaphragm member 20. Adjust the gauge resistance by trimming. Since the adjustment at this time is performed through the amplifier circuit, the offset adjustment of the amplifier circuit is also performed at the same time.
- the housing member 10 is removed from the jig 60 (or the diaphragm member 20 is removed from the pressure introducing jig and the jig 60). As shown in FIG. The connector member 40 is fitted into the outer cylindrical portion 14 of the member 10 via the stopper member 34, and the lower end of the outer cylindrical portion 14 is swaged to change the connector member 40 into the housing member 10. By fixing, the assembly of this pressure sensor is completed.
- FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a diaphragm unit constituting the pressure-sensitive circuit.
- This diaphragm corresponds to FIG. 2 described in the first embodiment, and the configuration of the pressure sensor is the same as that described in the first embodiment (see FIG. 1). .
- the diaphragm portion 22 has a thin-walled bent portion 220 in which a strain is formed by the pressure of the refrigerant gas introduced through the pin 17 at the center portion.
- a resistor layer having gauge resistances R1 to R4 is printed so as to form a Wheatstone bridge circuit together with a conductor layer for wiring pattern.
- the four gauge resistors R1 to R4, which serve as strain gauges, are arranged such that the resistors R2 and R3 are arranged near the center of the bent portion 220 of the diaphragm portion 22 and the resistors Rl and R4 are connected to the diaphragm portion. They are arranged so as to straddle the non-deformed portion 22 and the vicinity of the bent portion 220.
- the difference between the diaphragm part of FIG. 2 and this embodiment is that the electrode pad 225 and the electrode pads 226 and 227 are not formed, and that the Wheatstone bridge circuit and the electrode pad 222 are not formed. This is the point that a wiring pattern 228 for short-circuiting the span adjustment resistor R5 is formed so as to connect to the power supply terminal 4 (power supply terminal).
- the output detection characteristics of the pressure sensor are adjusted by trimming the adjustment resistors R5 to R9.
- the steps of (1) primary trimming, (2) span measurement, (3) temperature drift measurement, and (6) final trimming are the same as those described in the first embodiment. Therefore, their explanation is omitted.
- (4-2) trimming of the PTC resistor and (5-2) trimming of the span adjusting resistor will be described with reference to FIGS.
- Adjustment resistor for temperature compensation In the trimming of R8 and R9, the temperature drift of the offset voltage measured in the temperature drift measurement process was performed without using the electrode pads 226 and 227. , A predicted value of the output voltage of the amplifier circuit when a predetermined voltage is applied to the pressure sensing section is calculated, and the adjustment resistors R 8 and R 8 are adjusted until the actual output voltage of the amplifier circuit matches the calculated predicted value. One of the 9 is trimmed. This eliminates the influence of the displacement of the resistive printing on the diaphragm 22 and increases the pressure sensor so that drift due to fluctuations in the ambient temperature does not occur. The output voltage from the width circuit can be adjusted.
- the offset voltages e 11 and e 21 before trimming shown in FIG. 4 can be expressed by the following equations, respectively.
- the resistance R 8 connected to the output terminal 3 on the OUT side is connected. Then, trimming is performed to increase the resistance value. If ell> e 21, increase the resistance value of the resistor R 9 connected to the output terminal 4 on the + OUT side. Trimming will be implemented.
- R 8 T1 R 8kpt ⁇ + R 8
- the output voltage change ⁇ e1lR8t generated by the resistance trimming of the diaphragm can be expressed by the following equation (6). Asked to do so.
- Aell R8t Vcc-A (6)
- Vcc for example, 5 V at the power supply voltage under the actual use environment
- the resistance before and after the trimming is calculated from the trimmed resistance value R9t of the adjustment resistor R9.
- the change amount 1 l R9 t of the output voltage of the amplifier circuit corresponding to the change amount of the value is obtained as in the following equation (7).
- the span adjustment resistor R5 is connected in series to the gauge resistor circuit as shown in FIG. Here, when trimming the span adjustment resistor R5, the offset voltage is measured by changing the power supply voltage Vcc.
- V cc t el3 - enPmsx v cc ... (8)
- the wiring pattern 228 is cut off with laser light, and the output voltage of the amplifier circuit is measured while applying the newly calculated voltage value V cct to the pressure sensing section from the power supply via the span adjustment resistor R5. Trimming is performed so as to match the target output voltage e 1 l R5 t .
- the span adjustment resistor R5 can be trimmed accurately without providing an additional electrode pad 225, similarly to the method of trimming the PTC resistor in (4-2). It is possible to eliminate the influence on the span adjustment due to the displacement of the resistance printing on the diaphragm section 22.
- Vg t (1 -AVou t) Vc c-(10)
- the power supply voltage Vcc is fixed to, for example, 5 V. Even if the power supply voltage changes during span adjustment, the error ratio AVout of equation (9) is used. If this is the case, correct trimming is possible. In this case, the power supply voltage Vcc is changed when trimming the resistor R5, and a power supply that can be calculated as the initial power supply voltage, such as Vcc ct shown in equation (8) Apply voltage.
- a new power supply voltage Vcct is determined as in the following equation (11) so that the voltage Vgt applied to the gauge resistance circuit after trimming in equation (10) becomes Vcc.
- V c c (1 AVou t) Vc c t-(11)
- Vc c t Vc c / (1- ⁇ V o u t)... (12)
- the voltage value Vcct is calculated by the equation (8), and when the predetermined power supply voltage Vcc (for example, 5 V) is applied to the pressure sensing portion with the span adjustment resistor R5 short-circuited. Measure the offset voltage, and use that value as the target output voltage ell R5 t for trimming.
- Vcc for example, 5 V
- the span adjustment resistor R5 can be accurately trimmed without providing the additional electrode pad 225.
- the trimming of the adjustment resistor in the diaphragm is performed with the amplifier circuit connected.
- the adjustment deviation on the amplification circuit side can be absorbed by the adjustment on the diaphragm side, and the offset, span, and temperature compensation performed on the diaphragm side and the offset performed on the amplification circuit side can be adjusted.
- Such adjustments can be performed only once on the diaphragm side, so that the adjustment process can be simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
- the trimming amounts of all the adjustment resistors can be determined by the output voltage of the amplifier circuit, the adjustment process can be easily managed.
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