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- the present disclosure relates to an inertial force sensor such as an acceleration sensor or an angular velocity sensor used in a vehicle, a navigation device, a portable terminal, or the like, or a sensor such as a strain sensor or an atmospheric pressure sensor.
- an inertial force sensor such as an acceleration sensor or an angular velocity sensor used in a vehicle, a navigation device, a portable terminal, or the like, or a sensor such as a strain sensor or an atmospheric pressure sensor.
- FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional sensor that is an acceleration sensor.
- the senor 1 includes a substrate 2, a support portion 3 provided on the upper surface of the substrate 2, a weight portion 4 facing the upper surface of the substrate 2, and a beam portion connected to the support portion 3 and the weight portion 4. 5 and a protrusion 6 provided on the lower surface of the weight 4.
- One end of the beam portion 5 is connected to the support portion 3, and the other end is connected to the weight portion 4.
- 17 and 18 are schematic cross-sectional views of the sensor 1 shown in FIG. 16 as viewed from the direction 1A.
- FIG. 17 no acceleration is applied to the sensor 1.
- an excessive impact is applied to the sensor 1 in the negative direction of the X axis.
- the weight portion 4 rotates around the Y-axis.
- the ridgeline 7 (corner of the weight part 4) in the weight part 4 and the substrate 2 come into contact with each other, and the weight part 4 does not rotate any more. With this configuration, plastic deformation of the beam portion 5 can be prevented. Therefore, the output signal of the sensor 1 is stabilized.
- This disclosure is intended to provide a sensor with improved reliability without causing the weight portion and the substrate to stick to each other even when an excessive acceleration is applied.
- the present disclosure has the following configuration.
- the upper surface of the first protrusion has a first surface and a second surface. The second surface is disposed above the first surface with the upper surface of the first substrate as a reference.
- FIG. Schematic diagram for explaining the operation of the sensor in the first embodiment Sectional drawing of the sensor in the modification of Embodiment 1 The elements on larger scale of sectional drawing of the sensor in the modification of Embodiment 1 Sectional drawing of the sensor in Embodiment 2.
- Sectional view along line 5B-5B of the sensor in the second embodiment Top view of the sensor in the third embodiment Sectional view along line 6B-6B of the sensor in the third embodiment Sectional drawing for demonstrating operation
- FIG. 1 The top view of the sensor in the modification of Embodiment 3 Sectional drawing in the line 8B-8B of the sensor in the modification of Embodiment 3
- Top view of the sensor in the fourth embodiment Schematic diagram for explaining the operation of the sensor in the fourth embodiment Cross section of conventional sensor Cross-sectional schematic diagram of a conventional sensor Cross-sectional schematic diagram of a conventional sensor
- FIG. 1 is a top view of the sensor 10 according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 1B-1B of the sensor 10 shown in FIG. 1
- FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of the sensor according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3A-3A of the sensor 10 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4A shows a state after the sensor 10 receives an impact in the X direction for the sake of convenience in order to facilitate later explanation.
- the sensor 10 includes a first substrate 11, a support portion 12 connected to the upper surface 81 a of the first substrate 11, and a lower surface facing the upper surface 81 a of the first substrate 11.
- the weight part 13 having 83 b, the beam part 14 connecting the support part 12 and the weight part 13, and the lower protrusions 15 and 16 provided on the upper surface 81 a of the first substrate 11 are provided.
- the lower protrusions 15 and 16 have an overall height (height from the upper surface 81a of the first substrate 11 to the second surface 200) of about 3 ⁇ m, and a height of about 270 nm. Step 17 (difference from the second surface 200 to the first surface 100) is provided.
- the height of the step 17 with respect to the total height of the lower protrusions 15 and 16 is about 9%.
- the lower protrusions 15 and 16 are provided with ridge lines 19c and 19d due to the step 17.
- the lower protrusions 15 and 16 are provided with a step 17 so that the height of the lower protrusions 15 and 16 increases toward the rotation axis Y1 of the weight part 13.
- the beam portion 14 has one end 84a (first end portion) connected to the support portion 12 and the other end 84b (second end portion) opposite to the one end 84a, and the extending direction from the one end 84a.
- L14 extends to the other end 84b.
- the weight portion 13 is connected to the other end 84 b of the beam portion 14.
- the width D1 of the weight portion 13 in the width direction W14 perpendicular to the extending direction L14 and parallel to the upper surface 81a of the first substrate 11 is larger than the width D2 of the beam portion 14 in the width direction W14.
- a distance D3 between the lower projection 15 and the lower projection 16 in the width direction W14 is larger than the width D2 of the beam portion 14 and smaller than the width D1 of the weight portion 13.
- the distance D3 is the distance between the opposing surfaces of the lower protrusions 15 and 16.
- the sensor 10 is an acceleration sensor that detects acceleration in the Z-axis direction.
- the rotation of the weight portion 13 around the Y-axis is suppressed by the lower protrusions 15 and 16, thereby the beam portion 14. Breakage can be prevented.
- the first substrate 11, the support portion 12, the weight portion 13, the beam portion 14, and the lower protrusion portions 15 and 16 are made of a material such as silicon, fused quartz, or alumina.
- the small sensor 10 is manufactured using a microfabrication technique by forming using silicon.
- the first substrate 11 and the support portion 12 can be connected using any one of adhesive bonding, metal bonding, room temperature bonding, anodic bonding, or the like.
- an adhesive such as an epoxy resin or a silicone resin is used.
- a silicone-based resin By using a silicone-based resin as the adhesive, it is possible to reduce the stress applied to the first substrate 11 and the support portion 12 as the adhesive itself is cured.
- the thickness of the beam portion 14 in the height direction H14 is smaller than the thickness of the weight portion 13.
- Detecting portions 20A and 20B for detecting acceleration are formed on the beam portion 14.
- a strain resistance method or a capacitance method can be used as a detection method by the detection units 20A and 20B.
- the sensitivity of the sensor 10 can be improved.
- the temperature characteristics of the sensor 10 can be improved by using a thin film resistance method using an oxide film strain resistor as the strain resistance method.
- FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of the sensor in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of the sensor 10 when the strain resistance method is used as the detection units 20A and 20B.
- the detection unit 20A has a resistor R1
- the detection unit 20B has a resistor R4.
- the support portion 12 is provided with resistors R2 and R3.
- the resistors R1, R2, R3, and R4 are connected in a bridge form at connection points Vdd, GND, V1, and V2 to form a bridge circuit.
- the acceleration applied to the sensor 10 can be detected by applying a voltage between a pair of opposing connection points Vdd and GND and detecting a potential difference Vout between the other pair of connection points V1 and V2. .
- FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3A-3A of the sensor 10 shown in FIG. 2, and is a cross-sectional view seen from the direction M10 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram for explaining the operation of the sensor.
- FIG. 4B is an oblique view of the state after the sensor receives an impact in the X direction. In FIG. 4B, only a part of the lower protrusion 16 and the weight portion 13 is shown for easy understanding of the state of the sensor 10.
- the weight portion 13 has ridge lines 13c and 13d.
- the ridge lines 13c and 13d abut on the lower projections 15 and 16. That is, the ridge line 13c and the ridge line 13d correspond to the corners of the lower surface of the weight portion.
- the lower protrusions 15 and 16 have ridge lines 19c and 19d, and when the weight part 13 rotates about the axis Y1, the ridge lines 19c and 19d abut against the lower surface 83b of the weight part 13. That is, the ridge line 19 c and the ridge line 19 d correspond to the end portions of the second surfaces 200 of the lower protrusions 15 and 16 on the first surface 100 side.
- the lower surface 83b of the weight portion 13 When an impact is applied in the positive direction of the X axis and an excessive acceleration is applied, the lower surface 83b of the weight portion 13 is centered on the axis Y1 parallel to the Y axis and passing through the center of gravity G13 of the weight portion 13, and the lower protrusion 16 The weight portion 13 is rotated in the direction R13 that is close to and away from the lower projection portion 15, and the beam portion 14 is twisted.
- a step 17 is provided on the lower protrusions 15 and 16 of the first substrate 11. That is, a difference in height between the first surface 100 and the second surface 200 is provided.
- the step 17 is configured such that the height of the lower protrusions 15 and 16 increases toward the rotation axis Y1 of the weight 13.
- the second surface 200 is located above the first surface 100 with respect to the upper surface of the first substrate 11. Then, when the weight portion 13 rotates about the axis Y1 in the direction R13, the ridge line 13d of the weight portion 13 comes into contact with the first surface 100 of the lower protrusion 16 and the rotation of the weight portion 13 in the direction R13 is performed. regulate. At the same time, a ridge line 19 d (an end portion of the second surface 200) provided on the upper surface of the lower protrusion 16 abuts on the lower surface 83 b of the weight portion 13.
- the lower protrusion 16 and the weight portion 13 of the first substrate 11 are in contact with each other at two locations of the ridge line 13d and the ridge line 19d that are different from each other. Stress does not concentrate only on 13d. As a result, it is possible to prevent the weight portion 13 and the lower protrusion portion 16 of the first substrate 11 from being fixed.
- a step 17 is provided on the lower protrusion 16 in the first substrate 11, and the ridge line 19 d of the lower protrusion 16 contacts the lower surface of the weight 13 when the weight 13 is moved to the maximum, and the weight 13 is configured such that a lower ridge line 13d abuts on a step 17 (first surface 100) of the lower protrusion 16.
- the ridge line 19 d of the lower protrusion 16 that contacts the lower surface 83 b of the weight 13 can be easily formed.
- the ridge line 13c of the weight portion 13 comes into contact with the step 17 (first surface 100) of the lower protrusion portion 15, and the rotation of the weight portion 13 is restricted. To do.
- the ridge line 19 c provided on the upper surface of the lower protrusion 15 contacts the lower surface 83 b of the weight portion 13.
- the distance D3 between the lower projection 15 and the lower projection 16 in the width direction W14 is larger than the width D2 (shown in FIG. 1) of the beam portion 14 in the width direction W14, and the weight portion 13 in the width direction W14. Smaller than the width D1.
- the distance D3 is the distance between the opposing surfaces of the lower protrusions 15 and 16.
- the step 17 is provided on the lower protrusions 15 and 16 of the first substrate 11, and the ridge lines of the lower protrusions 15 and 16 when the weight part 13 is moved to the maximum. 19 d is in contact with the lower surface 83 b of the weight portion 13, and the lower ridgelines 13 c and 13 d of the weight portion 13 are in contact with the step 17 (first surface 100) of the lower protrusions 15 and 16.
- the sensor 10 of the present embodiment includes the first substrate 11, the first protrusions (lower protrusions 15 and 16) provided on the upper surface 81a of the first substrate 11, and the first substrate. 11 on the upper surface 81a of the beam 11, the beam portion 14 with the first end (one end 84a) supported by the support portion 12, and the second end (the other end 84b) of the beam portion 14. And a weight portion 13 provided.
- the upper surface of the first protrusion (lower protrusions 15, 16) has a first surface 100 and a second surface 200. Further, the second surface 200 is disposed above the first surface 100 with the upper surface of the first substrate 11 as a reference.
- the weight part 13 comes into contact with the first surface 100 with a line and comes into contact with the end of the second surface 200 with a line.
- the first surface 100 is arranged to extend from a region outside the periphery of the weight portion 13 to a region inside the periphery of the weight portion 13 in plan view.
- the second surface 200 is located in a region inside the periphery of the weight portion 13 in plan view.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a sensor in a modification of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view of a cross-sectional view of a sensor in a modification of the first embodiment.
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- the lower protrusions 15 and 16 in the first substrate 11 are provided with a step 17 having a tapered surface 17A (the difference in height between the first surface 100 and the second surface 200). .
- the step 17 increases the height of the lower protrusions 15 and 16 toward the rotation axis Y1 of the weight portion.
- first surface 100 and the second surface 200 are connected by a tapered surface.
- the contact area where the weight 13 and the lower protrusions 15 and 16 abut each other is greatly increased by the tapered surface 17A provided on the lower protrusions 15 and 16. . Therefore, the stress generated on the contact surface between the weight 13 and the lower protrusions 15 and 16 is greatly reduced. Thereby, it can prevent more reliably that the weight part 13 and the lower projection parts 15 and 16 in the 1st board
- a plurality of arithmetic average roughness Ra is provided on the tapered surface 17 ⁇ / b> A of the lower protrusion 16 in the first substrate 11 with unevenness of 1 nm to 150 nm, and the lower surface of the weight portion 13 and the tapered surface 17A was brought into contact with multiple points. That is, the taper surface 17A has a plurality of irregularities.
- the lower protrusion 15 can obtain the same effect by providing a plurality of irregularities on the tapered surface 17 ⁇ / b> A.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the sensor 24 according to the second embodiment
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the sensor 24 taken along line 5B-5B shown in FIG. 7 and 8, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
- the sensor 24 according to the second embodiment includes a second substrate 21 connected to the support unit 12 and a second substrate 21 in the configuration of the sensor 10 according to the first embodiment (see FIG. 2).
- the second substrate 21 is fixed to the support portion 12 so as not to move with respect to the first substrate 11.
- the second substrate 21 has a lower surface 91 b that faces the upper surface 83 a of the weight portion 13.
- the weight portion 13 is provided between the upper surface 81 a of the first substrate 11 and the lower surface 91 b of the second substrate 21.
- the upper protrusions 22 and 23 are provided on the lower surface 91 b of the second substrate 21.
- the upper protrusions 22 and 23 are provided at positions symmetrical to the lower protrusions 15 and 16 provided on the upper surface 81 a of the first substrate 11 with respect to the weight part 13. That is, the distance D4 between the upper protrusion 22 and the upper protrusion 23 in the width direction W14 is the same as the distance D3 between the lower protrusion 15 and the lower protrusion 16 in the width direction W14.
- the distance D4 is the distance between the surfaces of the upper protrusions 22 and 23 facing each other.
- the distance D4 between the upper protrusions 22 and 23 is larger than the width D2 of the beam portion 14 in the width direction W14 and smaller than the width D1 of the weight portion 13 in the width direction W14 (shown in FIG. 1).
- the weight portion 13 has ridge lines 13e and 13f located below the upper protrusion portions 22 and 23, respectively.
- the ridge lines 13c and 13d of the lower surface 83b of the weight part 13 are in contact with the step 17 (first surface 100) of the lower protrusions 15 and 16, respectively, and the ridge lines 13e and 13f of the upper surface 83a of the weight part 13 are provided.
- the upper surface 83a of the weight portion 13 abuts on the ridgelines 19e and 19f (end portions of the fourth surface 400) of the upper protrusions 22 and 23 on the second substrate, and the lower surface 83b of the weight portion 13 Are in contact with the ridgelines 19c and 19d (ends of the second surface 200) of the lower projections 15 and 16 on the first substrate 11, respectively. Therefore, the rotation of the weight portion 13 can be more reliably suppressed and the twist of the beam portion 14 can be suppressed.
- the ridge line 19e of the upper protrusion 22 contacts the upper surface 83a of the weight portion 13, and the ridge line 13e on the upper side of the weight portion 13 is the upper side.
- the configuration is such that it contacts the step 17 (third surface 300) of the protrusion 22.
- the senor according to the third embodiment is provided above the support portion 12, the second substrate 21 extending from the support portion 12, and the upper protrusion 22 provided on the lower surface 91 b of the second substrate 21 or 23 (second protrusion).
- the first substrate 11 and the second substrate 21 are arranged in parallel.
- the lower surface of the upper protrusion 22 or 23 (second protrusion) has a third surface 300 and a fourth surface 400.
- the fourth surface 400 is below the third surface 300 with the lower surface 91 b of the second substrate 21 as a reference.
- the weight portion 13 comes into contact with the third surface 300 with a line and comes into contact with the end portion of the fourth surface 400 with a line.
- the third surface 300 is arranged to extend from a region outside the periphery of the weight portion 13 to a region inside the periphery of the weight portion 13 in plan view.
- the 4th surface 400 is located in the area
- the ridge line 19e of the upper protrusion 22 that contacts the upper surface of the weight portion 13 can be formed only by providing the upper protrusion 22 with the step 17 (the difference in height between the third surface 300 and the fourth surface 400). Can be easily formed.
- the upper protrusion 23 has the same configuration as that of the upper protrusion 22, and the same effect can be obtained.
- Embodiment 3 Next, the sensor in Embodiment 3 is demonstrated, referring drawings.
- FIG. 9 is a top view of the sensor 30 in the third embodiment
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the sensor 30 in FIG. 9 taken along line 6B-6B. 9 and 10, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
- the sensor 10 according to the first embodiment further includes a lower protrusion 31.
- the lower protrusion 31 is provided on the upper surface 81 a of the first substrate 11.
- the lower protrusion 31 is located between the lower protrusion 15 and the lower protrusion 16 in the width direction W14.
- the lower protrusion 31 can suppress excessive displacement of the weight 13 in the Z-axis direction.
- the weight portion 13 rotates around the center of gravity G ⁇ b> 13 with the contact with the lower protrusions 15 and 16.
- a distance D5 between each of the lower protrusions 15 and 16 and the support part 12 in the extending direction L14 is larger than a distance D6 between the lower protrusion 31 and the support part 12 in the extending direction L14.
- the lower projections 15 and 16 are located closer to the center of gravity G13 of the weight portion 13 than the lower projection 31. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent the thin beam portion 14 from being damaged by the rotation of the weight portion 13 around the center of gravity G13.
- 11 and 12 are cross-sectional views of the sensor 30 when an excessive impact is applied to the sensor 30 in the Z-axis direction and the weight portion 13 is displaced in the Z-axis direction.
- an excessive impact is applied to the sensor 30 from the positive direction of the Z axis, that is, from below. 11 and 12, the lower protrusion 16 is not shown, but the lower protrusion 16 has the same configuration as the lower protrusion 15.
- the lower protrusion 31 is provided closer to the support 12 of the weight 13 than the lower protrusion 15 (16), so that the ridge line 13 g of the weight 13 is on the lower side. It abuts on the step 17 of the protrusion 31 and restricts the rotation of the weight 13. At the same time, it is possible to effectively prevent the ridge line 19g provided on the upper surface of the lower projection 31 from contacting the lower surface 83b of the weight portion 13 and excessively displacing the weight portion 13 in the positive direction of the Z axis. . In FIG. 12, an excessive impact is applied to the sensor 30 from the negative direction of the Z axis, that is, from above.
- FIG. 13 is a top view of sensor 33 in a modification of the first embodiment.
- the first substrate 11 and the second substrate 21 are not shown.
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the sensor 33 shown in FIG. 13 taken along line 8B-8B.
- FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 the same components as those in the other embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
- the second substrate 21 is connected to the support portion 12, and the upper protrusion portions 22 and 23 are provided on the lower surface 91 b facing the weight portion 13 of the second substrate 21.
- an upper protrusion 32 is provided between the upper protrusions 22 and 23 in the width direction W14.
- the upper protrusions 22, 23, and 32 provided on the lower surface 91 b of the second substrate 21 are symmetrical with the lower protrusions 15, 16, and 31 provided on the upper surface 81 a of the first substrate 11 with respect to the weight portion 13. It is provided in the position.
- FIG. 15A is a top view of sensor 40 in the fourth exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 15B is a schematic diagram for explaining the operation of the sensor 40 in the fourth embodiment.
- symbol is attached
- the difference between the sensor 40 of the fourth embodiment and the configuration of the sensor 10 of the first embodiment is the shape of the weight portion 113 and the shapes of the first surface 100 and the second surface 200 of the lower protrusions 115 and 116. It is.
- the weight portion 113 is not necessarily rectangular or square.
- the boundary line between the first surface 100 and the second surface 200 of the lower protrusions 115 and 116 does not necessarily have to be parallel to the L14 or W14 direction.
- the shape of the weight portion 13 is not limited.
- the sensors in the first to fourth embodiments are acceleration sensors, but other types such as an angular velocity sensor, a strain sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, and a pressure sensor may be used as long as they detect a physical quantity by rotating or displacing a weight portion. It can also be applied to other sensors.
- directions such as “upper surface”, “lower surface”, “upper”, and “lower” indicate relative directions that depend only on the relative positional relationship of components of the sensor such as the substrate and the weight. It does not indicate an absolute direction such as a vertical direction.
- the two portions of the ridge line 13d and the ridge line 19d are not necessarily in contact with each other at the same time. That is, the ridge line 13d may contact after the ridge line 13d contacts first, or the ridge line 13d may contact after the ridge line 19d contacts first.
- the beam portion 14 is elastically deformed, the weight portion 13 and the lower protrusion portion 16 come in contact with two lines (two places) of the ridge line 13d and the ridge line 19d with the passage of time.
- the lower protrusions 15, 16, 31, 115, 116 and the upper protrusions 22, 23, 32 are brought into contact at two ridge lines as a result of the weight 13 rotating.
- the sensor of the present disclosure has an effect that the weight portion and the substrate are not easily fixed by sticking even when an excessive acceleration is applied.
- it is useful as an inertial force sensor such as an acceleration sensor or an angular velocity sensor used in a vehicle, a navigation device, a portable terminal, or the like, or a sensor such as a strain sensor or an atmospheric pressure sensor.
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以下、実施の形態1におけるセンサについて、図面を参照しながら説明する。
以下、センサ10の構成について詳細に説明する。
次に、センサ10の回路構成について、図3を参照しながら説明する。図3は、実施の形態1におけるセンサの回路図である。
次に、センサ10がX方向の衝撃を受けた時の状態について、図4A、図4Bを参照しながら説明する。
次に、実施の形態1の変形例におけるセンサについて、図5、図6を参照しながら説明する。図5は、実施の形態1の変形例におけるセンサの断面図である。図6は、実施の形態1の変形例におけるセンサの断面図の部分拡大図である。なお、実施の形態1と同様の構成については同一の符号を付し、説明を省略する。
以下に実施の形態2におけるセンサについて、図面を参照しながら説明する。
次に、実施の形態3におけるセンサについて、図面を参照しながら説明する。
次に、実施の形態3の変形例におけるセンサについて、図13、図14を参照しながら説明する。図13は、実施の形態1の変形例におけるセンサ33の上面図である。なお、図13では第1の基板11、第2の基板21は示していない。図14は、図13に示すセンサ33の線8B-8Bにおける断面図である。
次に、実施の形態4におけるセンサについて、図15A、図15Bを参照しながら説明する。図15Aは、実施の形態4におけるセンサ40の上面図である。図15Bは、実施の形態4におけるセンサ40の動作を説明するための模式図である。なお、実施の形態1と同様の構成については同一の符号を付し、説明を省略する。
11 第1の基板
12 支持部
13,113 錘部
14 梁部
13c,13d,13e,13f,13g 稜線
15,16,31,115,116 下側突起部(第1の突起部)
17 段差
17A テーパ面
19c,19d,19e,19f,19g 稜線
21 第2の基板
22,23,32 上側突起部(第2の突起部)
81a 上面
83a 上面
83b 下面
84a 一端(第1の端部)
84b 他端(第2の端部)
91b 下面
100 第1の面
200 第2の面
300 第3の面
400 第4の面
Claims (8)
- 第1の基板と、
前記第1の基板の上面に設けられた第1の突起部と、
前記第1の基板の上面に設けられた支持部と、
第1の端部が前記支持部に支持された梁部と、
前記梁部の第2の端部に設けられた錘部と、
を備え、
前記第1の突起部の上面は、第1の面および第2の面を有し、
前記第1の基板の上面を基準として、前記第2の面は、前記第1の面より上方に配置されている
ことを特徴とするセンサ。 - 前記錘部を回動させると、前記錘部は、前記第1の面に線で当接し、かつ、前記第2の面の端部に線で当接する
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載のセンサ。 - 前記第1の面は、平面視で、前記錘部の周縁の外側の領域から前記錘部の周縁の内側の領域にまで跨って配置され、
前記第2の面は、平面視で、前記錘部の周縁より内側の領域に位置する
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載のセンサ。 - 前記第1の面および前記第2の面は、テーパ面で接続されている
ことを特徴する請求項1記載のセンサ。 - 前記テーパ面は、複数の凹凸を有する
ことを特徴とする請求項4記載のセンサ。 - 前記支持部の上方に設けられ、前記支持部から延出する第2の基板と、
前記第2の基板の下面に設けられた第2の突起部と、
を更に備え、
前記第1の基板と前記第2の基板は並行に配置され、
前記第2の突起部の下面は、第3の面および第4の面を有し、
前記第2の基板の下面を基準として、前記第4の面は、前記第3の面より下方にある
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載のセンサ。 - 前記錘部を回動させると、前記錘部は、前記第3の面に線で当接し、かつ、前記第4の面の端部に線で当接する
ことを特徴とする請求項6記載のセンサ。 - 前記第3の面は、平面視で、前記錘部の周縁の外側の領域から前記錘部の周縁の内側の領域にまで跨って配置され、
前記第4の面は、平面視で、前記錘部の周縁より内側の領域に位置する
ことを特徴とする請求項6記載のセンサ。
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