Physical quantity detection device, physical quantity detector, and electronic apparatus

US9322650B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9322650-B2
Application numberUS-201213661433-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 26, 2012
Priority dateOct 31, 2011
Publication dateApr 26, 2016
Grant dateApr 26, 2016

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A physical quantity detection device includes: a base portion; a movable portion supported by the base portion via a joint and shifting in accordance with a change of a physical quantity; a physical quantity detection element extending over the base portion and the movable portion; a first support member extending from the base portion and having a first fixing portion; and a second support member extending from the base portion and having a second fixing portion. The distance between the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion is shorter than the distance between the root of the first support member at the junction with the base portion and the root of the second support member at the junction with the base portion.

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What is claimed is: 1. A physical quantity detection device, comprising: a base portion; a movable portion supported by the base portion via a joint and shifting in accordance with a change of a physical quantity; a physical quantity detection element extending over the base portion and the movable portion; a first support member extending from the base portion and having a first fixing portion; and a second support member extending from the base portion and having a secon…

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What does patent US9322650B2 cover?
A physical quantity detection device includes: a base portion; a movable portion supported by the base portion via a joint and shifting in accordance with a change of a physical quantity; a physical quantity detection element extending over the base portion and the movable portion; a first support member extending from the base portion and having a first fixing portion; and a second support mem…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Seiko Epson Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01C9/06. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 26 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).