Patent ID: 6032532
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: G01P

Abstract:
An acceleration sensor comprising:a non-insulating substrate;a first part formed in said substrate; andat least one second part formed in said substrate, mobile in relation to the first part and electrically insulated from the first part, said at least second part having at least one extension in the form of a beam,wherein the first and second parts have mutually adjacent edges separated by at least one cut going through an entire thickness of the substrate,said at least one extension in the form of a beam has one end fixed onto the first part through an electrically insulating joint arranged in the at least one cut, said joint extending through the entire thickness of the substrate, and contacting said first and second parts by contacting only portions of said mutually adjacent edges of said first and second parts, andsaid second part is supported only by said electrically insulating joint.