Capacitive pressure sensor
US5349492A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 1992 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01L9/0075
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A capacitive pressure sensor includes first and second substrates, a groove, and first and second electrodes. The first substrate consists of an electrical insulating material. The second substrate consists of the same material as that for the first substrate and has a peripheral portion directly bonded to the first substrate. The groove is formed in a central portion of the surface of one of the first and second substrates. The first and second substrates oppose each other through the groove. The first electrode is coupled to a surface, of the first substrate, which opposes the second substrate so as to be movable together with the first substrate. The second electrode is arranged on a surface, of the second substrate, which opposes the first substrate so as to be parallel to the first electrode. The first and second substrate may consist of quartz glass or sapphire. The first and second substrates are bonded to each other at a temperature lower than the melting point of the substrate material without forming any bonding layer.
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