Integrated and multi-axis sensor assembly and packaging

US7152473B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Input/Output, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Larry Rushefsky · Sugar Land, US
• Axel Michael Sigmar · Tomball, US
• Howard D. Goldberg · Sugar Land, US
• W. Marc Stalnaker · Sugar Land, US
• Ray Rinne · Raleigh, US
• Demetrios Balderes · Wappingers Falls, US
• Guido Lemke · New York, US
• Matthew W. Ip · Austin, US
• Lawrence Philip Behn · Houston, US
• Klaus Domagalski · Katy, US
• Lianzhong Yu · Redmond, US
• Arjun Selvakumar · Bellaire, US
• Duli Yu · Sugar Land, US
• James L. Marsh · San Antonio, US
• Peter Maxwell · Missouri City, US
• David Morgan · Minnetonka, US
• Thomas Buie · Richardson, US
• Kees Faber · Noordwijk, NL
• Sjoerd Altman · Zoetermeer, NL
• Richard Laroo · Lisse, NL

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 17, 2000
• Grant date: Dec 26, 2006
• Expiry date: Mar 17, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H01L2224/48472
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A sensor apparatus (104) includes a plural different spatial direction axis of sensitivity positioned sensor package containing sensor module (305) supported by a planar surface (345) within a cavity (340) of a housing (205) coupled to a first end cap (210) by a PC-board connection (355). Housing (205) is further coupled to first end cap (210) by a first coupling member (315) and a second coupling member (320) and is also coupled to an opposite second end cap (215) by a third coupling member (320) and a fourth coupling member (325). Interface sealing members (330a, 330b, 330c, 330d) seal between housing (205) and first end cap (210). Interface sealing members (335a, 335b, 335c, 335d) seal between housing (205) and second end cap (215).