Patent ID: 8584523

Claim:
A sensor device, comprising: a base plate; a seismic mass fastened to the base plate via at least one spring and having an upper side and a lower side that is situated on the base plate such that given an acceleration of the base plate the seismic mass is capable of being displaced relative to the base plate in a direction that is oriented non-parallel to an initial position of at least one of (a) the upper side and (b) the lower side of the seismic mass; at least one raised stop on at least one of (a) the upper side and (b) the lower side of the seismic mass; and a detection and evaluation device that is adapted to acquire a displacement movement of the seismic mass relative to the base plate, and, taking into account the displacement movement, to determine an item of information relating to at least one of (a) an acceleration of the sensor device and (b) a force acting on the sensor device; wherein the seismic mass has at least one resilient area that includes the at least one stop and has at least one displaceable remaining area, the resilient area being connected to the remaining area via at least one further spring.