Patent ID: 7262071

Claim:
A micromechanical component comprising: a substrate ( 1 ), of which at least some regions are conductive; an elastically deflectable diaphragm (M), of which at least some sections are conductive, and which arches over a front side (V) of the substrate ( 1 ) and is electrically insulated from the substrate ( 1 ), the diaphragm (M) having an inner region (I; I′) and an edge region (RB; RB′); and a hollow space (H), which is provided between the substrate ( 1 ) and the diaphragm (M); the inner region (I; I′) having a cross-section that is modified in comparison with the edge region (RB; RB′), whereby bending of the inner region (I; I′) is less than that in the case of an identical cross-sectional area, wherein the inner region (I′) has, in comparison with the edge region (RB′), a region (KP′) hanging down into the hollow space (H) in the shape of a piston.