Pressure sensor
View Patent ↗A pressure sensor includes a housing, a pressure input orifice opened on a pipe sleeve formed on the housing, a diaphragm that seals the pressure input orifice and has one face as a pressure receiving face, a force transmitting unit connected to a central area of the other face of the diaphragm in the housing, and a pressure sensitive element whose detection direction of a force is a detection axis. A displacement direction and the detection axis of the force transmitting unit are roughly orthogonal to the pressure receiving face. One end and the other end of the pressure sensitive element are respectively fixed to the housing and the force transmitting unit with an adhesive therebetween, and the adhesive is an inorganic adhesive.
1. A pressure sensor comprising:
a housing;
a pressure input orifice opened on a pipe sleeve formed on the housing;
a diaphragm that seals the pressure input orifice and has one face as a pressure receiving face;
a force transmitting unit connected to a central area of the other face of the diaphragm in the housing; and
a pressure sensitive element whose detection direction of a force is a detection axis, wherein
a displacement direction of the force transmitting unit and the detection axis are roughly orthogonal to the pressure receiving face, one end and the other end of the pressure sensitive element are respectively fixed to the housing and the force transmitting unit with an adhesive therebetween, and the adhesive is an inorganic adhesive.
2. The pressure sensor according to claim 1 , wherein
the inorganic adhesive includes aluminum oxide and a Si compound.
3. The pressure sensor according to claim 1 , wherein
the pressure sensitive element has base portions provided to its respective ends and an oscillation part disposed between the base portions.
4. A pressure sensor comprising:
a housing having a pressure input orifice;
a diaphragm that seals the pressure input orifice and has a pressure receiving face at an outer face of the diaphragm;
a force transmitting unit that is connected to a central area of the diaphragm in the housing and is moved in a direction orthogonal to the pressure receiving face in conjunction with movement of the diaphragm; and
a pressure sensitive element that is connected to the force transmitting unit and the housing and has a detection axis set along an axis orthogonal to the pressure receiving face of the diaphragm, wherein
the pressure sensitive element has a base portion which is bonded to the force transmitting unit and the housing by an inorganic adhesive.
5. The pressure sensor according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a support pole that is provided inside of the housing so as to be parallel to the detection axis.
6. The pressure sensor according to claim 4 , wherein
the force transmitting unit is formed of a center shaft and the pressure sensitive element is disposed parallel to the center shaft.
7. The pressure sensor according to claim 4 , wherein
the diaphragm is fitted to a recessed part that is formed at an outer face of the end face plate of the housing, and the diaphragm is disposed to be flush with the end face plate.
8. The pressure sensor according to 4 , wherein
the inorganic adhesive includes aluminum oxide and a Si compound.
9. The pressure sensor according to claim 4 , wherein
the pressure sensitive element has base portions provided to its respective ends and an oscillation part disposed between the base portions.
10. A pressure sensor comprising:
a housing;
a pressure input orifice provided to an end face plate of the housing;
a diaphragm that seals the pressure input orifice and has an outer face as a pressure receiving face;
a force transmitting unit that is provided at a central area of an inner face of the diaphragm inside the housing so as to be disposed on an axis orthogonal to the pressure receiving face of the diaphragm and is connected to the end face plate of the housing facing the force transmitting unit; and
a pressure sensitive element that has one end connected to the force transmitting unit at an intermediate area and the other end connected to the housing and is disposed such that a detection axis is coaxial with an axis orthogonal to the pressure receiving face of the diaphragm, wherein
the pressure sensitive element has base portions that are respectively bonded to the force transmitting unit and the housing by an inorganic adhesive.
11. The pressure sensor according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a support pole that is provided inside of the housing so as to be parallel to the detection axis.
12. The pressure sensor according to claim 10 , wherein
the force transmitting unit is formed of a center shaft and the pressure sensitive element is disposed parallel to the center shaft.
13. The pressure sensor according to claim 10 , wherein
the diaphragm is fitted to a recessed part that is formed at an outer face of the end face plate of the housing, and the diaphragm is disposed to be flush with the end face plate.
14. The pressure sensor according to claim 10 , wherein
the inorganic adhesive includes aluminum oxide and a Si compound.
15. The pressure sensor according to claim 10 , wherein
the pressure sensitive element has base portions provided to its respective ends and an oscillation part disposed between the base portions.