Pressure detection device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10054509-B2
Application number	US-201515129659-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 25, 2015
Priority date	Mar 27, 2014
Publication date	Aug 21, 2018
Grant date	Aug 21, 2018

Abstract

There is provided a pressure detection device ( 10 ) including: a pressure detection element ( 21 ) which receives pressure (P) so as to output a detection signal (Qi) corresponding to the pressure (P); and a processing circuit ( 30 ) which processes and outputs the detection signal (Qi) output from the pressure detection element ( 21 ), where on a circuit board ( 40 ) on which a conductor pattern is formed, an integrated circuit (IC 1 ) including an analog circuit which uses a reference voltage (Vr) set to a predetermined voltage value as an operation reference and converts the detection signal (Qi) into a voltage waveform is mounted, and the processing circuit ( 30 ) includes an input circuit 50 which feeds the detection signal (Qi) to the integrated circuit (IC 1 ) and a shield pattern (SHP 1 ) which surrounds the region of at least a part of the input circuit ( 50 ) and to which the reference voltage (Vr) is applied.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pressure detection device comprising:
a pressure detection element which receives pressure so as to output a detection signal corresponding to the pressure; and
a processing circuit which processes and outputs the detection signal output from the pressure detection element,
wherein on a circuit board on which a conductor pattern is formed, an integrated circuit including an analog circuit which uses a reference voltage set to a predetermined voltage value as an operation reference and which converts the detection signal into a voltage waveform is mounted, and the processing circuit includes an input circuit which feeds the detection signal to the integrated circuit and a shield pattern which surrounds a region of at least a part of the input circuit and to which the reference voltage is applied.

2. The pressure detection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the integrated circuit includes at least an input terminal from which the detection signal is input and a shield terminal adjacent to the input terminal.

3. The pressure detection device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the shield pattern is electrically connected to the shield terminal and is formed in a shape of a frame which surrounds a region of at least a part of the input circuit including the input terminal.

4. The pressure detection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the shield pattern is arranged in a gap between lands on which components included in the input circuit are mounted.

5. The pressure detection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the reference voltage is set to an intermediate value of a power supply.

6. The pressure detection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the reference voltage is applied through a protective resistor to the shield pattern.

7. The pressure detection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the circuit board is a back surface layer corresponding to a front surface layer on which the integrated circuit is mounted, and the shield pattern to which the reference voltage is applied is formed in a back surface region opposite the region of at least a part of the input circuit.

8. The pressure detection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the circuit board is formed with a multilayer board, and the shield pattern to which the reference voltage is applied is formed in an inner surface region which is an inner surface layer in the circuit board and which is opposite the region of at least a part of the input circuit.

9. The pressure detection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the analog circuit includes an integrator circuit which performs integration processing on the detection signal.

10. The pressure detection device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the integrator circuit is formed with a computation amplifier circuit which is operated with a single power supply.

11. The pressure detection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the pressure detection device is applied to a pressure detection device which detects a combustion pressure of an engine mounted in an automobile.

12. The pressure detection device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the shield pattern is arranged in a gap between lands on which components included in the input circuit are mounted.

13. The pressure detection device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the shield pattern is arranged in a gap between lands on which components included in the input circuit are mounted.

14. The pressure detection device according to claim 5 ,
wherein the reference voltage is applied through a protective resistor to the shield pattern.

Assignees

• Citizen Finedevice Co Ltd
• Citizen Holdings Co Ltd
• Citizen Watch Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nakamura Rikoku
• Yomoyama Masanori
• Satsuta Hitoshi

Classifications

• G01L23/225

  circuit arrangements therefor · CPC title

• G01L23/10 Primary

  by pressure-sensitive members of the piezoelectric type · CPC title

• F02D35/023

  by determining the cylinder pressure · CPC title

• G01L9/08

  by making use of piezoelectric devices {, i.e. electric circuits therefor} · CPC title