Pressure sensor
US5965821A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01L9/0072
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A pressure sensor has a housing for receiving a fluid whose pressure is being sensed, and an electrode assembly and a diaphragm arranged to form a variable capacitor within the housing. In one embodiment, the electrode assembly includes a dielectric disk with a conductive electrode and a standoff being formed on a surface of the disk facing the diaphragm. A spacer ring is provided between the standoff and the diaphragm so that the thickness of the spacer ring sets the gap between the electrode of the electrode assembly and the diaphragm. In another embodiment, the electrode assembly is an integral unit that includes a housing and an electrode such that lower surfaces of the housing and the electrode are coplanar to each other. In this embodiment, the spacer is between the housing and the diaphragm such that the thickness of the ring sets the length of the gap.
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