Patent ID: 6062082
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
Acceleration sensor, particularly a Coriolis rotation-rate sensor, havinga substrate (22) (base) that has a bearing point (24),a swinging structure (14, 16, 18, 20) rotatably suspended at the bearing point (24) for executing a planar swinging movement,means for generating the planar swinging movement of the swinging structure, andevaluating means for detecting an acceleration-stipulated deflection of the swinging structure, particularly for detecting a Coriolis acceleration; and wherein the swinging structure (14, 16, 18, 20) is connected to the bearing point (24) by springs (32, 34) extending on a radius from the bearing point (24), and the springs (32, 34) have a large height (h) in relation to their width (b), so interfering accelerations can already be mechanically suppressed directly at the acceleration sensor (10).