Patent · US Expired

Force sensor

US7484421B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Erich Mattmann · Heidesheim, DE
Klaus Weber · North Canberra, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 30, 2006
Grant date	Feb 3, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 4, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01L9/0055
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A force sensor includes a diaphragm-like carrier made of ceramic. Arranged on the carrier are thick-film resistors and a circuit of strain-sensitive thick-film conductor tracks, which are formed in particular as a Wheatstone bridge connecting the thick-film resistors to one another. A dielectric layer is arranged between the carrier and the thick-film resistors 5.

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