WO2010137303A1 - 物理量センサ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a physical quantity sensor for detecting strain and load acting on an object.
- FIGS. 5A to 5C are known (see Patent Document 1).
- 5A and 5B are a top view and a side view of a conventional physical quantity sensor.
- the strain body 1 is made of a highly elastic metal material.
- thin stress concentration portions 3a to 3d are formed.
- the stress concentrating portions 3a and 3b on the upper surface side of the strain generating body 1 are provided with notch long holes 6a that extend along the longitudinal direction connecting the fixed end 4 and the movable end 5 of the strain generating body 1 and communicate with the hole 2.
- 6b, 7a, 7b are provided.
- notches 9 and 10 are formed on the back surface of the central beam portion 8a sandwiched between the notch long holes 6a and 7a and on the back surface of the center beam portion 8b sandwiched between the notch long holes 6b and 7b. Is formed. Further, the first piezoelectric element 11 for driving and the second piezoelectric element 12 for feedback are attached to the end of the beam part 8b of the stress concentration part 3b.
- FIG. 5C is a side view of a main part in which the oscillator 13 is connected to part A of FIG. 5B.
- the first piezoelectric element 11 is connected to the output side of the oscillator 13
- the second piezoelectric element 12 is connected to the input side of the oscillator 13.
- the resonance frequencies of the first and second piezoelectric elements 11 and 12 are selected in the vicinity of the natural frequency fe of the beam portion 8b.
- 6A to 6C show a conventional physical quantity sensor using a vibrator created by the present inventors using the MEMS technology.
- 6A is a top view of a conventional physical quantity sensor
- FIG. 6B is a sectional view taken along line 6B-6B in FIG. 6A
- FIG. 6C is a sectional view taken along line 6C-6C in FIG. 6A.
- an insulating layer (not shown) made of a silicon oxide layer or a silicon nitride layer is formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate 101.
- the beam portion 102 is formed by etching the semiconductor substrate 101.
- the fixed portion 103 surrounds the beam portion 102.
- a driving element 104 including a lower electrode (not shown), a piezoelectric layer (not shown) made of PZT and the like, and an upper electrode (not shown) is formed at the center of the surface of the beam portion 102 from the bottom. Is formed. Further, a lower electrode (not shown), a piezoelectric layer (not shown) made of PZT or the like, and a feedback element 105 made of an upper electrode (not shown) are formed at the end of the beam portion 102 in order from the bottom. Yes. The drive element 104 and the feedback element 105 are electrically connected to the land 106 by a wiring pattern (not shown).
- the vibrator has rigidity such as a metal-based bonding material such as an Au-Au joint or an epoxy resin so that the strain generated in the strain generating body 107 is transmitted to the vibrator at the fixing portions 103 at both ends of the beam portion 102. It is fixedly connected by a substance 108 having it.
- the drive element 104 is connected to the output side of an amplifier (not shown), and the feedback element 105 is connected to the input side of the amplifier via a phase shifter (not shown).
- the resonance frequencies of the drive element 104 and the feedback element 105 are selected in the vicinity of the natural frequency fe of the beam portion 102.
- the driving element 104 when an AC voltage having a frequency near the natural frequency fe of the beam portion 102 is applied from the amplifier to the driving element 104, the driving element 104 generates mechanical vibration. By this mechanical vibration, the beam portion 102 starts string vibration up and down at the natural frequency fe . The string vibration is received by the feedback element 105, and an AC signal having a frequency equal to the natural frequency fe of the beam portion 102 is fed back from the feedback element 105 to the input side of the amplifier via the phase shifter. As a result, the beam portion 102 maintains the string vibration at a frequency equal to the natural frequency fe .
- the beam portion 8b since the first piezoelectric element 11 for driving is attached to the end of the beam portion 8b, the beam portion 8b has a third or fifth order. Such higher order resonance modes are likely to occur. Such a higher-order resonance mode has a lower Q value indicating the sharpness of resonance, compared to the fundamental vibration mode, that is, the lowest-order vibration mode in which the center of the beam portion 8b is antinode and both ends are nodes. Bonding between them is also likely to occur. Therefore, when the ambient temperature or the power supply voltage applied to the oscillator 13 changes, the vibration frequency of the beam portion 8b may change greatly. Thereby, the strain and load F acting on the movable end 5 of the strain body 1 may not be measured accurately.
- FIG. 7 shows a driving element 104 having a thickness of 3 ⁇ m and a length of 0.45 mm on a beam portion 102 having a thickness of 10 ⁇ m and a length of 1.2 mm, and a feedback element 105 having a thickness of 3 ⁇ m and a length of 0.2 mm.
- the beam portion 102 has a fundamental vibration mode in which the center is an antinode and both ends are nodes, but the maximum amplitude point is moved from the center of the beam portion 102 to the left side. I understand. Such an asymmetric mode has a lower Q value indicating the sharpness of resonance compared to the symmetric mode.
- the physical quantity sensor of the present invention includes a beam-like vibrating body and fixed portions that support both ends of the vibrating body.
- a first piezoelectric element formed at the center of the vibrating body, a second piezoelectric element and a third piezoelectric element formed at both ends of the vibrating body are provided.
- the beam-like vibrating body is caused to vibrate naturally using the first piezoelectric element as a drive element and the second and third piezoelectric elements as feedback elements.
- a physical quantity acting on the beam-like vibrating body is detected by measuring the natural frequency of the vibrating body. According to this configuration, since a fundamental vibration mode having a center-symmetric vibration displacement distribution can be generated in a beam-like vibrating body, physical quantities such as strain and load acting on the object can be detected in a stable state. It has the effect of.
- another physical quantity sensor of the present invention includes a beam-like vibrating body and fixed portions that support both ends of the vibrating body.
- a first piezoelectric element formed at the center of the vibrating body, a second piezoelectric element and a third piezoelectric element formed at both ends of the vibrating body are provided.
- the first piezoelectric element formed at the center of the beam-like vibrating body is used as a feedback element, and the second and third piezoelectric elements formed at both ends of the beam-like vibrating body are used as drive elements.
- the second piezoelectric element and the third piezoelectric element are configured to be driven with the same amplitude and the same phase.
- the feedback element is arranged at the center of the beam-like vibrating body where the vibration amplitude is the largest. For this reason, it is possible to increase the output voltage from the feedback element, thereby having an effect that a physical quantity such as strain or load acting on the object can be detected in a stable state.
- Still another physical quantity sensor of the present invention includes a beam-like vibrating body and fixed portions that support both ends of the vibrating body.
- a first piezoelectric element formed at the center of the vibrating body, a second piezoelectric element and a third piezoelectric element formed at both ends of the vibrating body are provided.
- the first piezoelectric element formed at the center of the vibrating body is used as a detection element.
- the second and third piezoelectric elements formed at both ends of the beam-like vibrating body are used as driving elements.
- fourth and fifth piezoelectric elements are formed as feedback elements in the vicinity of the second and third piezoelectric elements.
- a configuration in which the second piezoelectric element and the third piezoelectric element are driven with the same amplitude and phase to cause the vibrating body to vibrate naturally and the natural vibration of the beam-like vibrating body is measured with the feedback element. It is. According to this configuration, the vibration state of the beam-like vibrating body in the vicinity of the drive element is detected by the feedback element, so that a fundamental vibration mode having a vibration displacement distribution that is symmetrical about the center is reliably generated in the beam-like vibrating body. Can do. Furthermore, since the detection element is arranged at the center of the beam-like vibrating body having the largest vibration amplitude, the output voltage from the detection element can be increased. Thereby, the physical effect such as strain and load acting on the object can be detected in a more stable state.
- FIG. 1A is a top view of the physical quantity sensor according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along line 1B-1B of FIG. 1A.
- 1C is a cross-sectional view taken along line 1C-1C of FIG. 1A.
- FIG. 1D is a diagram in which an amplifier and a gain adjuster / phase shifter are connected to the physical quantity sensor of FIG. 1B.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a simulation result of vibration displacement distribution of the beam portion of the physical quantity sensor shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3A is a top view of the physical quantity sensor according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3B-3B of FIG. 3A.
- FIG. 3C is a diagram in which an amplifier and a gain adjuster / phase shifter are connected to the physical quantity sensor of FIG. 3B.
- FIG. 4A is a top view of the physical quantity sensor according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4B-4B of FIG. 4A.
- FIG. 4C is a diagram in which an amplifier and a gain adjuster / phase shifter are connected to the physical quantity sensor of FIG. 4B.
- FIG. 5A is a top view of a conventional physical quantity sensor.
- FIG. 5B is a side view of a conventional physical quantity sensor.
- FIG. 5C is a side view of a principal part in which an oscillator is connected to part A of FIG. 5B.
- FIG. 6A is a top view of a conventional physical quantity sensor.
- 6B is a sectional view taken along line 6B-6B in FIG. 6A.
- 6C is a sectional view taken along line 6C-6C in FIG. 6A.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a simulation result of vibration displacement distribution of a beam portion of a conventional physical quantity sensor.
- FIG. 1A is a top view of the physical quantity sensor according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along line 1B-1B of FIG. 1A.
- 1C is a cross-sectional view taken along line 1C-1C of FIG. 1A.
- FIG. 1D is a diagram in which an amplifier and a gain adjuster / phase shifter are connected to the physical quantity sensor of FIG. 1B.
- a semiconductor substrate 21 is made of silicon or the like, and an insulating layer (not shown) made of a silicon oxide layer or a silicon nitride layer is formed on the surface.
- the beam portion 22 is formed by etching the semiconductor substrate 21 and constitutes a beam-like vibrating body whose natural frequency changes due to the action of a physical quantity.
- the fixing portion 23 surrounds the beam portion 22 and supports both ends of the beam-like vibrating body.
- a lower electrode (not shown), a piezoelectric layer (not shown) made of PZT or the like, and a drive element 24 (first electrode) made of an upper electrode (not shown) are arranged in order from the bottom.
- the piezoelectric element is formed.
- a lower electrode (not shown), a piezoelectric layer (not shown) made of PZT or the like, and an upper electrode see FIG.
- Feedback elements 25 and 26 are formed.
- the drive element 24 and the feedback elements 25 and 26 are electrically connected to the land 27 by a wiring pattern (not shown).
- this physical quantity sensor uses a metal-based bonding material such as Au—Au bonding or epoxy so that the strain generated in the strain-generating body 28 constituting the object is transmitted to the vibrator at the fixing portions 23 at both ends of the beam portion 22. It is connected and fixed by a substance 29 having rigidity such as resin.
- the drive element 24 is connected to the output side of the amplifier 30, and the feedback elements 25 and 26 are connected to the input side of the amplifier 30 via the gain adjustment / phase shifter 31.
- the resonance frequencies of the drive element 24 and the feedback elements 25 and 26 are selected in the vicinity of the natural frequency fe of the beam portion 22.
- the beam portion 22 continues the string vibration at a frequency equal to the natural frequency fe .
- AC signals from the feedback elements 25 and 26 may be added by an adder and then fed back to the input side of the amplifier 30 via the gain adjustment / phase shifter 31.
- the strain and load f acting on the strain generating body 28 can be measured by measuring the natural frequency fe output to the terminal.
- FIG. 2 shows a beam element 22 having a thickness of 10 ⁇ m and a length of 1.2 mm, a driving element 24 having a thickness of 3 ⁇ m and a length of 0.45 mm, and a feedback element having a thickness of 3 ⁇ m and a length of 0.2 mm. It is a figure which shows the result of having simulated the vibration displacement distribution which generate
- the beam portion 22 has a fundamental vibration mode in which the center is an antinode and both ends are nodes, and has a vibration displacement distribution that is symmetrical with respect to the center of the beam portion 22.
- the fundamental vibration mode having such a symmetrical vibration displacement distribution has a large Q value indicating the sharpness of resonance, the string vibration is maintained at a stable frequency. Thereby, physical quantities such as strain and load acting on the strain generating body can be detected in a stable state.
- FIG. 3A is a top view of the physical quantity sensor according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention
- FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 3B-3B of FIG. 3A
- FIG. 3C is an amplifier and a gain adjuster / phase shifter connected to the physical quantity sensor of FIG. FIG.
- components having the same configurations as those of the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
- a feedback element 40 including a lower electrode (not shown), a piezoelectric layer (not shown) made of PZT or the like, and an upper electrode (not shown) in the center of the beam portion 22 from the bottom.
- (First piezoelectric element) is disposed. Then, the lower electrode (not shown), the piezoelectric layer (not shown) made of PZT, etc., and the upper electrode (not shown) are arranged in order from the bottom at positions opposite to the center of the beam part 22 at both ends of the beam part 22.
- Drive elements 41 and 42 (second and third piezoelectric elements) composed of These points are points in which the second embodiment of the present invention is different from the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG.
- the drive elements 41 and 42 are connected to the output side of the amplifier 30.
- the feedback element 40 is connected to the input side of the amplifier 30 via the gain adjustment / phase shifter 31.
- the resonance frequencies of the drive elements 41 and 42 and the feedback element 40 are selected in the vicinity of the natural frequency fe of the beam portion 22.
- an AC voltage having a frequency in the vicinity of the natural frequency fe of the beam portion 22 is applied with the same amplitude and the same phase from the amplifier 30 to the drive elements 41 and 42 provided at both ends of the beam portion 22. .
- the drive elements 41 and 42 start stretching vibration in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the beam portion 22. Due to this stretching vibration, the beam portion 22 starts string vibration up and down at the natural frequency fe .
- the string vibration is received by the feedback element 40, and an AC signal having a frequency equal to the natural frequency fe of the beam portion 22 is generated from the feedback element 40.
- the AC signal is phase-adjusted by the gain adjuster / phase shifter 31 and fed back to the input side of the amplifier 30. As a result, the beam portion 22 continues the string vibration at a frequency equal to the natural frequency fe .
- the feedback element 40 is provided at the center of the beam portion 22, and the drive elements 41 and 42 are provided at both ends of the beam portion 22 at symmetrical positions with respect to the center of the beam portion 22. Therefore, a fundamental vibration mode having a vibration displacement distribution symmetrical to the center of the beam part 22 similar to that shown in FIG. Since the fundamental vibration mode having such a symmetrical vibration displacement distribution has a large Q value indicating the sharpness of resonance, string vibration can be maintained at a stable frequency. Further, since the feedback element 40 is arranged at the center of the vibrating body where the vibration amplitude is the largest, the output voltage from the feedback element 40 can be increased. As a result, an effect is obtained that physical quantities such as strain and load acting on the strain generating body can be detected in a stable state.
- FIG. 3A is a top view of the physical quantity sensor according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention
- FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4B-4B of FIG. 4A
- FIG. 3C is an amplifier and gain adjuster / phase shifter connected to the physical quantity sensor of FIG. FIG.
- components having the same configurations as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
- a detection element 50 including a lower electrode (not shown), a piezoelectric layer (not shown) made of PZT or the like, and an upper electrode (not shown) in the center of the beam portion 22 in order from the bottom.
- First piezoelectric element is disposed.
- a lower electrode (not shown), a piezoelectric layer (not shown) made of PZT or the like, and an upper electrode (not shown) are arranged in order from the bottom at positions opposite to the center of the beam part 22 at both ends of the beam part 22.
- Driving elements 51 and 52 (second and third piezoelectric elements) are arranged.
- a lower electrode (not shown), a piezoelectric layer (not shown) made of PZT or the like, and an upper electrode (not shown) are arranged in order from the bottom at positions opposite to the center of the beam part 22 at both ends of the beam part 22.
- Feedback elements 53 and 54 are arranged.
- the feedback elements 53 and 54 are arranged in the vicinity of the drive elements 51 and 52, respectively.
- feedback elements 53 and 54 are connected to the input side of the first amplifier 30, and an output signal from the first amplifier 30 is supplied to the drive elements 51 and 52 via the gain adjustment / phase shifter 31.
- the AC signal obtained from the detection element 50 is output via the second amplifier 55.
- the detection element 50, the resonant frequency of the drive elements 51 and 52, the feedback elements 53 and 54 are selected in the vicinity of the natural frequency f e of beam 22.
- the AC voltage is the same amplitude with a frequency in the vicinity of the natural frequency f e of the beam portion 22 to the drive elements 51 and 52 which are provided from the first amplifier 30 at both ends of the beam 22, in the same phase Applied.
- the drive elements 51 and 52 start stretching vibration in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the beam portion 22. Due to this stretching vibration, the beam portion 22 starts string vibration up and down at the natural frequency fe .
- This string vibration is received by feedback elements 53 and 54 disposed in the vicinity of the drive elements 51 and 52.
- an AC signal having a frequency equal to the natural frequency f e of the beam portion 22 from the feedback element 53, 54 is generated.
- the AC signal is amplified by the amplifier 30 and then fed back to the input side of the first amplifier 30 through the gain adjustment / phase shifter 31. As a result, the beam portion 22 continues the string vibration at a frequency equal to the natural frequency fe .
- An AC signal having a frequency equal to the natural frequency fe of the beam portion 22 generated from the detection element 50 is amplified by the second amplifier 55 and output.
- the strain and load f acting on the strain generating body 28 can be measured by measuring the natural frequency fe output to the terminal.
- the detection element 50 is provided at the center of the beam portion 22, and the drive elements 51 and 52 are provided at both ends of the beam portion 22 at symmetrical positions with respect to the center of the beam portion 22. Further, feedback elements 53 and 54 are arranged in the vicinity of the drive elements 51 and 52 at positions opposite to the center of the beam part 22 at both ends of the beam part 22, respectively. For this reason, the vibration state of the vibrating body in the vicinity of the drive element is fed back and detected by the detection element 50, so that a fundamental vibration mode having a vibration displacement distribution that is centrosymmetric with respect to the vibrating body can be reliably generated.
- the detection element 50 is disposed at the position where the vibration amplitude is the largest in the center of the vibrating body, the output voltage from the detection element 50 can be increased. Thereby, the effect that the physical quantities such as strain and load acting on the strain generating body can be detected in a more stable state can be obtained.
- the physical quantity sensor according to the present invention can generate a fundamental vibration mode having a vibration displacement distribution that is symmetrical with respect to a beam-like vibrating body. This has the effect that the strain and load acting on the object can be detected in a stable state, and is particularly useful as a physical quantity sensor for detecting the strain and load acting on the object.
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図1Aは本発明の実施の形態1における物理量センサの上面図である。図1Bは図1Aの1B-1B線断面図である。図1Cは図1Aの1C-1C線断面図である。図1Dは図1Bの物理量センサに増幅器及びゲイン調整・移相器を接続した図である。図1A~Dにおいて、半導体基板21はシリコン等からなり、表面には酸化シリコン層や窒化シリコン層からなる絶縁層(図示せず)が形成されている。梁部22は半導体基板21をエッチング処理して形成したものであり、物理量の作用により固有振動数が変化する梁状の振動体を構成している。固定部23は梁部22を取り囲んでおり、梁状の振動体の両端を支持している。梁部22の表面の中央部には下から順に下部電極(図示せず)、PZT等からなる圧電体層(図示せず)、及び上部電極(図示せず)からなる駆動素子24(第1の圧電素子)が形成されている。また梁部22の両端部には梁部22の中心に対して対称な位置に下から順に下部電極(図示せず)、PZT等からなる圧電体層(図示せず)、及び上部電極(図示せず)からなるフィードバック素子25,26(第2、第3の圧電素子)が形成されている。そして、駆動素子24、フィードバック素子25,26は配線パターン(図示せず)によりランド27に電気的に接続されている。また、この物理量センサは梁部22の両端の固定部23において、物体を構成する起歪体28に発生する歪が振動子に伝達されるようにAu-Au接合等の金属系接合材やエポキシ樹脂等の剛性を有する物質29で接続固定されている。
図3Aは本発明の実施の形態2における物理量センサの上面図、図3Bは図3Aの3B-3B線断面図、図3Cは図3Bの物理量センサに増幅器及びゲイン調整・移相器を接続した図である。なお、この実施の形態2においては、上記した実施の形態1の構成と同様の構成を有するものについては、同一符号を付しており、その説明は省略する。
図4Aは本発明の実施の形態3における物理量センサの上面図、図4Bは図4Aの4B-4B線断面図、図3Cは図3Bの物理量センサに増幅器及びゲイン調整・移相器を接続した図である。なお、この実施の形態3においては、上記した実施の形態1の構成と同様の構成を有するものについては、同一符号を付しており、その説明は省略する。
22 梁部(梁状の振動体)
23 固定部
24 駆動素子
25,26 フィードバック素子
28 起歪体
29 剛性を有する物質
30 増幅器
31 ゲイン調整・移相器
40 フィードバック素子
41,42 駆動素子
50 検出素子
51,52 駆動素子
53,54 フィードバック素子
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- 梁状の振動体と、
前記振動体の両端を支持する固定部と、
前記振動体の中央部に形成した第1の圧電素子と、
前記振動体の一方の端部に形成した第2の圧電素子と、
前記振動体の他方の端部に形成した第3の圧電素子とを備え、
前記第1の圧電素子を駆動素子とし、
前記第2の圧電素子と前記第3の圧電素子をフィードバック素子として、
前記振動体を固有振動させ、前記振動体の固有振動数を測定することにより前記振動体に作用する物理量が検出されるように構成した
物理量センサ。 - 梁状の振動体と、
前記振動体の両端を支持する固定部と、
前記振動体の中央部に形成した第1の圧電素子と、
前記振動体の一方の端部に形成した第2の圧電素子と、
前記振動体の他方の端部に形成した第3の圧電素子とを備え、
前記第1の圧電素子をフィードバック素子とし、
前記第2の圧電素子と前記第3の圧電素子を駆動素子として、
前記第2の圧電素子と前記第3の圧電素子とを同振幅、同位相で駆動することにより、
前記振動体を固有振動させ、前記振動体の固有振動数を測定することにより前記振動体に作用する物理量が検出されるように構成した
物理量センサ。 - 梁状の振動体と、
前記振動体の両端を支持する固定部と、
前記振動体の中央部に形成した第1の圧電素子と、
前記振動体の一方の端部に形成した第2の圧電素子と、
前記振動体の他方の端部に形成した第3の圧電素子と、
前記第2の圧電素子の近傍に形成した第4の圧電素子と、
前記第3の圧電素子の近傍に形成した第5の圧電素子とを備え、
前記第1の圧電素子を検出素子とし、
前記第2の圧電素子及び前記第3の圧電素子を駆動素子とし、
前記第4の圧電素子及び前記第5の圧電素子をフィードバック素子とし、
前記第2の圧電素子と前記第3の圧電素子とを同振幅、同位相で駆動することにより、
前記振動体を固有振動させ、
振動状態を前記第4の圧電素子及び前記第5の圧電素子でフィードバックし、
前記第1の圧電素子で前記振動体の固有振動数を検出することにより前記振動体に作用する物理量が検出されるように構成した
物理量センサ。 - 前記第2の圧電素子と前記第3の圧電素子は前記振動体の中心に対して対称な位置に形成されていることを特徴とする
請求項1から請求項3までのいずれか1項に記載の物理量センサ。 - 前記第4の圧電素子と前記第5の圧電素子は前記振動体の中心に対して対称な位置に形成されていることを特徴とする
請求項3に記載の物理量センサ。
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