Patent ID: 9488671
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: G01P

Claim Text:
1. An accelerometer for sensing acceleration along a sensing axis, comprising: a flexure member, comprising a pendulum member pivotably connected to a support member via a hinge arrangement; a housing; and at least one mounting structure configured for clamping the support member to the housing in load bearing contact while concurrently allowing for differential movement between the support member and the housing in at least one direction different from said sensing axis; wherein at least one said mounting structure comprises an elongated mounting post, anchored at a first longitudinal end thereof to the housing and anchored at the second longitudinal end thereof to the support member, wherein the mounting post is configured for allowing displacement between said first longitudinal end and said second longitudinal end along a plurality of axes orthogonal to said sensing axis to permit at least a portion of said differential movement between the support member and the housing.