WO2013002180A1 - 隔膜気圧計 - Google Patents
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- the standard pressure chamber of the diaphragm barometer that measures the atmospheric pressure such as the degree of vacuum is equipped with an atmospheric pressure sensor that measures the standard atmospheric pressure (reference pressure) of the standard pressure chamber, so that the change in the standard atmospheric pressure over time can be detected.
- the present invention relates to a diaphragm barometer that can measure and use the measured atmospheric pressure as a standard atmospheric pressure.
- a diaphragm barometer is used to measure a vacuum region and an absolute pressure of 1 atm or higher.
- This diaphragm barometer has a standard pressure chamber provided via a diaphragm in addition to the measurement pressure chamber (measurement chamber) for measuring the measured atmospheric pressure. Then, using the pressure including the vacuum of the standard pressure chamber when the diaphragm barometer was manufactured as a reference (standard pressure), the displacement of the diaphragm deformed by the differential pressure between the absolute pressure of the standard pressure and the absolute pressure of the measurement chamber The pressure to be measured is measured from the change in capacitance and the change in output of the strain gauge, that is, the absolute pressure in the standard pressure chamber is used as a reference and calibrated.
- the diaphragm barometer can measure the absolute pressure regardless of the gas type, and in the reaction chamber of a plasma CVD device, various etching gases and unstable gases may be generated, especially against corrosive gases such as hydrogen chloride and ammonia.
- various etching gases and unstable gases may be generated, especially against corrosive gases such as hydrogen chloride and ammonia.
- a diaphragm barometer especially a diaphragm type vacuum gauge, is used. Often used.
- the standard pressure chamber is opened to atmospheric pressure, and the measurement chamber is measured from the deformation of the diaphragm due to the differential pressure from the absolute pressure of the measurement chamber with reference to the atmospheric pressure of the standard pressure chamber that is at atmospheric pressure.
- the measurement chamber is measured from the deformation of the diaphragm due to the differential pressure from the absolute pressure of the measurement chamber with reference to the atmospheric pressure of the standard pressure chamber that is at atmospheric pressure.
- the diaphragm barometer is roughly classified into a capacitance type and a strain gauge type to measure the deformation of the diaphragm.
- the capacitance type is provided with capacitance measuring electrodes on one side of the diaphragm or on both sides of the diaphragm, and the diaphragm also forms a capacitance as one electrode, and the displacement of the diaphragm from the change in capacitance
- the strain gauge type is a method in which a strain gauge is formed on the diaphragm, and the displacement of the diaphragm is measured from the change in the resistance value of the strain gauge. It measures the absolute atmospheric pressure. Capacitance type is widely used because of its low temperature dependence. To increase sensitivity, the diaphragm acting as an electrode has a large diameter to increase the capacitance for measuring the displacement of the diaphragm. It is necessary to increase the size.
- the atmospheric pressure including the vacuum of the standard pressure chamber when the diaphragm barometer is manufactured is the measurement error of the atmospheric pressure including the vacuum of the standard pressure chamber due to the presence of outgas from the standard pressure chamber, deformation due to thermal expansion, etc., the standard pressure chamber
- the standard pressure chamber There is a problem that a change with time is caused by a minute leak in the case.
- the temperature of the diaphragm must be kept constant, and as the temperature rises, the volume of the metal slightly expands and the film deforms. There was a problem that it took a long time for the temperature to stabilize, the measuring part became considerably large and expensive.
- One of the present inventors uses a silicon SOI substrate and uses the SOI layer as a sensing cantilever, and on the sensing cantilever, two micro heaters (heaters) and a region having thermal resistance are sandwiched.
- An atmospheric pressure sensor was invented as a heat conduction sensor configured to arrange a hot junction of a thermocouple (Patent Document 1).
- This atmospheric pressure sensor is a sensor chip of 1 millimeter to several millimeters, and the heater formed on the sensing cantilever is arranged on the sensing cantilever support substrate side with respect to the hot junction of the two thermocouples.
- the vacuum pressure can be measured up to a high vacuum of about 10 ⁇ 3 Pa.
- the sensing cantilever is deformed like a bimetal by using the thermal expansion, and forced cooling by the deformation vibration at this time is used to make two thermocouples
- a single barometric pressure sensor can measure a wide range of barometric pressures of 8 digits or more.
- this atmospheric pressure sensor is an ultra-compact, heat-conducting sensor that also has an absolute temperature sensor, the type of gas to be measured is known, and the ambient temperature can also be measured. It is a sensor that can measure stably up to atmospheric pressure above atmospheric pressure, and can measure at high speed atmospheric pressure including the degree of vacuum in a small vacuum chamber of about 1 cubic centimeter or in a high pressure chamber.
- the standard pressure A diaphragm barometer capable of measuring the atmospheric pressure (standard atmospheric pressure) of the room and calibrating the standard atmospheric pressure is provided.
- a diaphragm barometer according to claim 1 of the present invention is a diaphragm barometer having a standard pressure chamber, and includes a thermal pressure sensor in the standard pressure chamber, and the atmospheric pressure in the standard pressure chamber. Is measured and used as a standard atmospheric pressure.
- the deformation due to a small amount of outgas in the standard pressure chamber, the heat of the diaphragm, etc., as the measurement on the high vacuum side, and the change over time from the manufacturing greatly contribute to accuracy
- the diaphragm barometer of the present invention is equipped with a heat conduction sensor that can be as small as about 1 mm with a sensor chip in a standard pressure chamber, measures absolute pressure in the standard pressure chamber, and measures the measured pressure to the standard pressure.
- the pressure is used to calibrate the pressure in the measurement chamber that communicates with the chamber of the pressure to be actually measured.
- the absolute pressure including the vacuum of the standard pressure chamber at the time of manufacture of the diaphragm barometer is not trusted, even if the absolute pressure of the standard pressure chamber changes over time.
- the absolute pressure in the standard pressure chamber is constantly measured, the absolute pressure in the standard pressure chamber at that time is measured. Can be measured with high accuracy.
- the absolute pressure in the standard pressure chamber is the center of the specified pressure measurement range. It needs to be close to the atmospheric pressure. Generally, it is said that a three-digit barometric pressure measurement range can be measured centering on the absolute barometric pressure in the standard barometric chamber.
- the standard pressure chamber is a sealed pressure chamber.
- the standard pressure chamber of the diaphragm barometer is used for many days to suppress the outgas from the standard pressure chamber being released little by little, particularly when the diaphragm barometer is used as a diaphragm vacuum gauge.
- a vacuum is drawn to a high vacuum while heating through a pipe (connection pipe) connected to the vacuum chamber of the standard atmospheric pressure chamber of the meter, and then the gas is introduced to a predetermined pressure and the connection pipe is welded.
- connection pipe connection pipe
- the pipe portion can be welded and sealed, or the standard pressure chamber can be set to a predetermined pressure through a highly precise valve, and the valve can be closed and sealed.
- the diaphragm barometer according to claim 3 of the present invention is a case where the standard atmospheric pressure chamber can be adjusted to a desired atmospheric pressure, and the standard atmospheric pressure chamber is a sealed atmospheric pressure chamber.
- the diaphragm barometer has only a three-digit barometric pressure measurement range, so the absolute pressure of the standard pressure chamber needs to be the pressure near the center of the predetermined barometric pressure measurement range.
- the atmospheric pressure (including vacuum) may deviate by an order of magnitude from the desired atmospheric pressure due to changes over time.
- the getter material is sealed in a standard atmospheric pressure chamber and heated to activate the getter material, for example, within a predetermined atmospheric pressure range.
- the atmospheric pressure in the standard atmospheric pressure chamber can be adjusted to the vicinity of the desired atmospheric pressure.
- the standard pressure chamber of the diaphragm barometer is returned to the specified pressure range.
- the atmospheric pressure in the standard pressure chamber can be adjusted to a desired atmospheric pressure.
- the pressure in the standard pressure chamber further fluctuates, it can be adjusted again to the vicinity of the desired pressure.
- the diaphragm barometer according to claim 4 of the present invention is a case where the standard pressure chamber is a pressure chamber released to the atmosphere.
- the atmospheric pressure is used as the standard pressure by releasing the standard pressure chamber to the atmosphere, it is not necessary to measure the atmospheric pressure for the purpose of making the difference from the atmospheric pressure zero. Accurate pressure measurement is required, and variations in atmospheric pressure may be a problem. In such a case, it is preferable to measure the atmospheric pressure of the standard pressure chamber released to the atmosphere with a heat conduction sensor and use the measured atmospheric pressure as the standard atmospheric pressure.
- the diaphragm barometer according to claim 5 of the present invention is a case where a silicon substrate is used as the heat conduction type sensor.
- a heat conduction type sensor as a MEMS is suitable because a semiconductor silicon substrate, particularly a single crystal substrate or an SOI substrate can be used as an ultra-compact and high-accuracy broadband pressure sensor.
- the diaphragm barometer according to claim 6 of the present invention is configured such that at least one heater and two thermocouples are formed in a sensing cantilever as a heat conduction sensor, and an output difference between the two thermocouples is calculated. This is a case where the atmospheric pressure in the standard pressure chamber can be measured.
- the atmospheric pressure sensor described in Patent Document 1 is exactly a heat conduction sensor, in which at least one heater and two thermocouples are formed in a sensing cantilever, and the output difference between these two thermocouples. It is possible to measure the atmospheric pressure in the standard pressure chamber by the measurement of, and at present, one atmospheric pressure sensor has an 8-digit measurement atmospheric pressure range from 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 Pa to 3 ⁇ 10 5 Pa. This is convenient because it can be used in the atmospheric pressure range of the standard pressure chamber.
- the diaphragm barometer according to claim 7 of the present invention is a case where an absolute temperature sensor is provided in the heat conduction type sensor.
- a pn junction diode As the absolute temperature sensor, a pn junction diode, a Schottky junction diode, a temperature sensitive resistor such as a platinum thin film, a thermistor, etc. can be used.
- the thermal conductivity of the gas generally varies depending on the type of gas and the temperature of the gas. Since the type of gas to be introduced into the standard pressure chamber of the diaphragm barometer is known, once the temperature of the gas, that is, the absolute temperature of the standard pressure chamber of the diaphragm barometer is found, it is uniquely determined by the heat conduction sensor.
- the absolute pressure in the pressure chamber can be measured by temperature calibration. If the absolute temperature is measured by the absolute temperature sensor provided on the substrate (for example, silicon substrate) of the thermal conductivity sensor that is in good thermal contact with the wall of the standard pressure chamber, the absolute pressure in the standard pressure chamber can be calculated. Become.
- the diaphragm barometer according to claim 8 of the present invention is a case where an integrated circuit including an amplifier circuit is incorporated in a sensor chip of a heat conduction type sensor.
- a silicon substrate particularly an SOI substrate
- an arithmetic circuit including an amplifier and a memory circuit and a heater driving circuit can be easily mounted on the same substrate.
- a temperature sensor and a sensor for measuring the thermal conductivity of a gas are mounted on the sensor chip of the thermal conductivity sensor, and as a system for atmospheric pressure sensing, such as detecting the type of gas and converting it to atmospheric pressure. It can also be incorporated.
- the diaphragm barometer according to claim 9 of the present invention is a case where it is modularized with at least an amplification circuit, an arithmetic circuit, and a heater drive circuit in addition to the atmospheric pressure sensing function using the heat conduction type sensor.
- the standard pressure chamber is provided with a sensor chip of a heat conduction sensor, and a measurement circuit portion such as an amplifier circuit, a calculation circuit, a heater drive circuit, etc. of the heat conduction sensor is provided in the sensor chip.
- a measurement circuit portion such as an amplifier circuit, a calculation circuit, a heater drive circuit, etc. of the heat conduction sensor is provided in the sensor chip.
- These may be incorporated as an integrated circuit, or provided outside the standard pressure chamber, and exchange electric signals with the sensor chip of the heat conduction type sensor through the externally attached external terminal provided on the wall of the standard pressure chamber.
- this is a case where it is modularized, such as a function of raising the temperature to a predetermined temperature and maintaining the temperature, various control circuits, a predetermined output terminal, a display unit, and the like.
- the standard pressure chamber is equipped with a barometric pressure sensor composed of a heat conduction type sensor, so that fluctuations in the reference pressure can be measured. Therefore, there is an advantage that the atmospheric pressure measured in the standard pressure chamber at the time of measurement is adopted as the standard atmospheric pressure at that time, and the atmospheric pressure in the measurement chamber can be measured with high accuracy.
- the diaphragm barometer of the present invention has an advantage that the atmospheric pressure including the vacuum in the standard pressure chamber can be adjusted to a desired atmospheric pressure using a highly accurate needle valve or a combination with a sealing material.
- the atmospheric pressure including the vacuum in the standard pressure chamber can be adjusted to a desired pressure, it is not necessary to evacuate while heating until the outgas in the standard pressure chamber is exhausted for several days as in the past. There is an advantage.
- the standard pressure chamber can be opened to atmospheric pressure, but the absolute pressure of the atmospheric pressure can also be measured. Therefore, there is an advantage that a conventional relative pressure sensor can be used as an absolute pressure sensor.
- the diaphragm barometer of the present invention has an advantage that by using a silicon substrate for the atmospheric pressure sensor chip, an integrated circuit such as a sensor output amplification, calculation, and control circuit can be mounted on the same substrate and can be made compact. .
- the gas type introduced into the standard pressure chamber for pressure adjustment is known. Since the absolute atmospheric pressure can be measured from the output, there is an advantage that it can be used as the standard atmospheric pressure of the standard pressure chamber.
- the diaphragm barometer of the present invention has an advantage that a compact and inexpensive diaphragm barometer can be achieved because an integrated circuit can be easily formed on the sensor chip of the heat conduction type sensor.
- the diaphragm barometer of the present invention can measure the atmospheric pressure in the standard pressure chamber at all times or as needed, so a modular and highly reliable diaphragm barometer with various functions such as a drive circuit and a control circuit is provided. There is an advantage that you can.
- Example 1 It is a conceptual schematic diagram which shows one Example of the diaphragm barometer measuring part in the diaphragm barometer of this invention.
- Example 1 It is a plane schematic diagram showing one example of a sensor chip (heat conduction type sensor chip) of a heat conduction type sensor attached to the standard pressure chamber of the diaphragm barometer of the present invention.
- Example 1 It is a conceptual schematic diagram showing an example of a diaphragm barometer probe when the standard pressure chamber of the diaphragm barometer of the present invention communicates with the atmosphere.
- Example 2 It is the plane schematic diagram of the sensor chip which shows one Example which integrated the integrated circuit in the heat conductive type sensor chip of the heat conductive type sensor attached to the standard pressure chamber of the diaphragm barometer of this invention.
- Example 3 In the diaphragm barometer of this invention, it is a conceptual schematic diagram which shows one Example of the modularized barometer.
- Example 4
- the heat conduction sensor provided in the standard pressure chamber is easily formed on a silicon (Si) substrate, particularly an SOI substrate, which can form an IC by using mature semiconductor integration technology and MEMS technology.
- Si silicon
- SOI semiconductor integration technology
- MEMS technology MEMS technology
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual schematic diagram showing an embodiment of a diaphragm barometer probe 100 in the diaphragm barometer of the present invention.
- a capacitance that uses the change in capacitance to measure the displacement of the diaphragm of the diaphragm barometer that is deformed by the pressure of the measurement chamber 17 exposed to the measured atmospheric pressure (including vacuum).
- a type diaphragm barometer will be described.
- a capacitance type diaphragm barometer generally has a diaphragm 15 provided in a diaphragm barometer 100, a measurement chamber 17 exposed to a measured pressure (including vacuum), and a predetermined chamber.
- the pressure chamber 16 is divided into standard pressure chambers 16 set to a reference atmospheric pressure.
- the atmospheric pressure in the measurement chamber 17 which is the measured atmospheric pressure becomes larger than the atmospheric pressure in the standard pressure chamber 16 by, for example, a differential pressure ⁇ P
- the diaphragm 15 is bent and deformed by the differential pressure ⁇ P toward the standard pressure chamber 16 side.
- the capacitance C of the capacitance diaphragm barometer becomes a predetermined capacitance C 0 .
- the capacitance C of the capacitance type diaphragm barometer (capacitance of the capacitance unit 20) is that the diaphragm 15 made of a conductor in the diaphragm barometer 100 is one electrode and the other is the capacitance measuring electrode 19.
- the electrostatic capacity As described above, when the differential pressure ⁇ P is positive, the interval between the diaphragm 15 and the capacitance measuring electrode 19 becomes small, and therefore the capacitance C changes to the larger one.
- the change ⁇ C in the capacitance C corresponds to the differential pressure ⁇ P, and the deviation from the original standard atmospheric pressure of the standard pressure chamber 16 is obtained using ⁇ C, so It measures the atmospheric pressure. Since the pressure to be measured is measured in this way, the change over time of the standard pressure in the standard pressure chamber 16 has been the most disturbing element of the diaphragm barometer.
- the thermal conductivity sensor 10 is attached by making sufficient thermal contact with the metal barometer gauge probe housing 11 made of metal in the standard pressure chamber 16 of the diaphragm barometer gauge 100 of the capacitance diaphragm barometer shown in FIG. ing. Power supply and signal exchange of the heat conduction type sensor 10 are performed through a hermetic seal 12, for example, having a terminal for electrically connecting the vacuum part and the atmospheric pressure via wiring, and a terminal for heat conduction type sensor. 115 is an external terminal of the diaphragm barometer 100.
- the signal of the capacitance unit 20 configured between the capacitance measuring electrode 19 and the diaphragm 15 is electrically connected to the diaphragm barometer measurement housing 11 and the diaphragm 15. The capacitance between the diaphragm barometer measuring member 11 and the capacitance measuring electrode 19 is measured. The potential of the capacitance measuring electrode 19 can be measured through the hermetic seal 12 and through the capacitance electrode terminal 110.
- the atmospheric pressure in the standard pressure chamber 16 of the diaphragm barometer probe 100 of the capacitance type diaphragm barometer shown in FIG. 1 is known, such as nitrogen gas, after evacuating through the vacuum exhaust sealing tube 31 until reaching a predetermined standard atmospheric pressure. Inert gas is introduced to achieve a stable standard pressure. At that time, the sealing portion 32 of the vacuum exhaust sealing tube 31 is sealed.
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic plan view of the heat conduction type sensor chip 1 of the heat conduction type sensor 10 attached to the diaphragm barometer measurement member housing 11 in the standard pressure chamber 16 of the membrane pressure gauge measurement piece 100 shown in FIG. Yes.
- a silicon single crystal is used as the substrate 2, in particular, an SOI (Silicon-on-Insulator) substrate is used, and the sensing cantilever 45 is formed using this SOI layer.
- a heater 25 made of, for example, a nichrome thin film is formed on a silicon oxide film 50 formed on the surface of the SOI layer.
- thermocouple hot junctions 81a and 81b of the thermocouples 120a and 120b are formed with the thermal resistance portion 41 interposed therebetween.
- the two thermocouples 120a and 120b have, for example, each metal thin film (for example, a nichrome thin film) formed on the silicon oxide film 50 formed on the surface of the SOI layer as one thermoelectric material and the other thermoelectric material as the other thermoelectric material.
- each metal thin film for example, a nichrome thin film
- the thermocouple cold junction 82 is shared with one terminal of the absolute temperature sensor 21 formed on the substrate 2, and from the absolute temperature sensor electrode pad 73b as required.
- thermoelectromotive force of one of the two thermocouples 120a and 120b can be taken out between the thermocouple electrode pads 71a and 71b.
- the difference in thermoelectromotive force between the two thermocouples 120a and 120b that is, the temperature difference between the thermocouple hot junction 81a and the thermocouple hot junction 81b is set as the thermocouple electrode pad 71a and the thermocouple electrode pad 71b.
- a pn junction diode that can be easily formed as the absolute temperature sensor 21 is used. Since this heat conduction type sensor chip 1 can be manufactured by a known semiconductor device manufacturing technology for EMS, the manufacturing process thereof is omitted here.
- thermocouple hot junction 81a As for the temperature difference between the thermocouple hot junction 81a and the thermocouple hot junction 81b, the heat from the heater 25 flows through the sensing cantilever 45 toward the thermocouple hot junction 81a and the thermocouple hot junction 81b. When the surroundings become extremely high vacuum, the heat from the heater 25 does not conduct to the surroundings. Therefore, if the radiation can be ignored, the temperature difference between the thermocouple hot junction 81a and the thermocouple hot junction 81b sandwiching the thermal resistance portion 41 is Essentially zero. This is because, since the output voltage between the thermocouple electrode pad 71a and the thermocouple electrode pad 71b is essentially zero at an extremely high vacuum, the zero position method can be applied, which can be measured with reference to zero. Measurement of atmospheric pressure such as high-precision vacuum is possible.
- FIG. 3 is a conceptual schematic diagram showing an example of a diaphragm barometer measuring portion when the standard pressure chamber of the diaphragm barometer of the present invention communicates with the atmosphere.
- the displacement of the diaphragm 15 based on the differential pressure ⁇ P between the atmospheric pressure in the measurement chamber 17 and the atmospheric pressure in the standard pressure chamber 16 is measured by a change in capacitance.
- FIG. 3 in the example shows a case where the displacement of the diaphragm 15 is measured from the resistance change of the strain gauge 28 formed on the diaphragm 15.
- the resistance change of the strain gauges 28 can be measured with high accuracy, so that the differential pressure ⁇ P can be measured with high accuracy.
- the differential pressure ⁇ P measured with high accuracy with reference to the atmospheric pressure in the standard pressure chamber is added (with positive and negative signs), and the atmospheric pressure in the measurement chamber 17 is measured.
- the atmospheric pressure in the standard pressure chamber is measured with high accuracy by the heat conduction type sensor 10 provided in the standard pressure chamber, so that the atmospheric pressure in the measurement chamber 17 can also be measured with high accuracy.
- Signal exchange between the strain gauge 28 and the outside, current supply, and the like are performed via the strain gauge terminal 111 provided in the hermetic seal 12.
- Other operations of the diaphragm barometer of the present invention are the same as in the case of the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.
- FIG. 4 shows a heat conduction type sensor chip 1 according to an embodiment in which an integrated circuit 300 is incorporated in the heat conduction type sensor chip 1 of the heat conduction type sensor 10 attached to the standard pressure chamber 16 of the diaphragm barometer of the present invention.
- FIG. FIG. 4 shows a case where an integrated circuit is incorporated in the heat conduction type sensor chip shown in FIG.
- an integrated circuit for example, a heater driving circuit for driving a heat conduction type sensor, a circuit for amplifying a signal from a thermocouple of the heat conduction type sensor, an oscillator or a memory circuit having a rectangular waveform for timing, if necessary, etc. It may be installed.
- a circuit for measuring the capacitance of the capacitance unit 20 in the first embodiment, a circuit for measuring the resistance value of the strain gauge 28 in the second embodiment, and the like can be mounted.
- the hermetic seal 12 is used to exchange information such as the capacitance of the capacitance unit 20 to be measured and the resistance value of the strain gauge 28 with the integrated circuit 300 incorporated in the heat conduction type sensor chip 1. Wiring through the terminals can be used.
- FIG. 5 is a conceptual schematic diagram showing an embodiment of a modular diaphragm barometer 500 in the diaphragm barometer of the present invention.
- a heater drive circuit 303 including a feedback system is provided and modularized.
- a display circuit for displaying outputs such as the atmospheric pressure of the measurement chamber 17 and the atmospheric pressure of the standard pressure chamber 16 and the temperature of the standard pressure chamber 16 and the display unit 450 are also attached.
- a power supply circuit such as a DC power supply for each of the above circuits can also be mounted in the modular diaphragm barometer 500.
- the diaphragm barometer of the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment, and various modifications can naturally be made while the gist, operation and effect of the present invention are the same.
- the diaphragm barometer of the present invention has an ultra-compact sensing unit that can be formed by MEMS technology in the standard pressure chamber 16 of a conventional diaphragm barometer, has a uniform shape, has high productivity, and has high sensitivity. Since the heat conduction type sensor 10 having the heat conduction type sensor chip 1 is provided, even if the standard pressure of the standard pressure chamber 16 is constantly measured and fluctuated, this can be adopted as a new standard pressure or calibrated. I was able to do that. For this reason, conventionally, since the fluctuation of the standard pressure in the standard pressure chamber 16 cannot be measured, it is necessary to determine the pressure in the measurement chamber 17 using the standard pressure at the time of manufacture, which is a large error in some cases. A diaphragm barometer capable of measuring the atmospheric pressure including the vacuum in the measurement chamber 17 with high accuracy can be provided.
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2 基板
10 熱伝導型センサ
11 隔膜気圧計測定子筺体
12 ハーメチックシール
15 隔膜
16 標準圧室
17 測定室
18 被気圧測定チャンバ連通部
19 静電容量計測用電極
20 静電容量部
21 絶対温度センサ
22 オーム性コンタクト
25 ヒータ
28 歪ゲージ
30 測定子接続管
31 真空排気封止管
32 封止部
40 空洞
41 熱抵抗部
45 センシングカンチレバ
46 カンチレバ先端領域
50 シリコン酸化膜
71a、71b 熱電対用電極パッド
72a、72b ヒータ用電極パッド
73a、73b 絶対温度センサ用電極パッド
81a,
81b 熱電対温接点
82 熱電対冷接点
100 隔膜気圧計測定子
110 静電容量電極用端子
111 歪みゲージ用端子
115 熱伝導型センサ用端子
120a、120b 熱電対
130 大気圧連通管
210 配線
250 隔膜支持リング
300 集積回路
301 増幅回路
302 演算回路
303 ヒータ駆動回路
304 表示用回路
305 分配器
310 集積回路用電極パッド
400 回路モジュール
410 プリント基板
420 ソケット用端子板
430 端子
450 表示部
500 モジュール化した隔膜気圧計
Claims (9)
- 標準圧室を有する隔膜気圧計において、該標準圧室内に熱伝導型センサを備え、その標準圧室内の気圧を計測して、標準気圧として利用するようにしたことを特徴とする隔膜気圧計。
- 標準圧室は、密閉された気圧室である請求項1記載の隔膜気圧計。
- 標準圧室の気圧を所望の気圧付近に調整できるようにした請求項2記載の隔膜気圧計。
- 標準圧室は、大気に解放された気圧室である請求項1記載の隔膜気圧計。
- 熱伝導型センサとしてシリコン基板を用いた請求項1から4のいずれかに記載の隔膜気圧計。
- 熱伝導型センサとして、センシングカンチレバに、少なくとも1個のヒータと2個の熱電対を形成してあり、該2個の熱電対の出力差の計測により前記標準圧室内の気圧が計測できるようにした請求項1から5のいずれかに記載の隔膜気圧計。
- 熱伝導型センサに絶対温度センサを備えた請求項1から6のいずれかに記載の隔膜気圧計。
- 熱伝導型センサのセンサチップに増幅回路を含む集積回路を組み込んだ請求項1から7のいずれかに記載の隔膜気圧計。
- 熱伝導型センサを用いた気圧センシング機能の他に、少なくとも、増幅回路、演算回路、ヒータ駆動回路をも備えてモジュール化した請求項1から8のいずれかに記載の隔膜気圧計。
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