Apparatus for non-contactive sensor having ESD protection structure
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for a non-contactive sensor having an ESD protection structure, and an apparatus for a non-contactive sensor having an ESD protection structure according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a sensing member that acquires sense information emitted from a detection target object; a circuit board that is separately positioned below the sensing member and includes a sensor IC and one or more grounds; and an ESD protection element that is positioned on the circuit board and encloses a part of the sensor IC protruding on the circuit board.
1. An apparatus for a non-contactive sensor having an ESD protection structure comprising:
a sensing member that acquires sense information emitted from a detection target object;
a circuit board that is separately positioned below the sensing member and includes a sensor IC and one or more grounds; and
a first ESD protection element that is positioned on the circuit board and encloses at least a portion of the sensor IC protruding on the circuit board.
2. The apparatus for a non-contactive sensor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the sense information includes at least one or more of capacitance, a magnetic field, and inductance in the ESD protection structure.
3. The apparatus for a non-contactive sensor according to claim 1 ,
wherein a circuit pattern of the sensor IC has formed based on the sense information in the ESD protection structure.
4. The apparatus for a non-contactive sensor according to claim 2 ,
wherein the sense information is a magnetic field, and the sensor IC is a torque sensor IC included in a steering apparatus of a vehicle in the ESD protection structure.
5. The apparatus for a non-contactive sensor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first ESD protection element forms a cover member enclosing an upper part and side parts of the sensor IC and forms a plurality of support members that are brought into contact with the ground in the ESD protection structure.
6. The apparatus for a non-contactive sensor according to claim 5 ,
wherein the support members are connected to a first ground and a second ground formed in the circuit board in the ESD protection structure.
7. The apparatus for a non-contactive sensor according to claim 6 ,
wherein the first ESD protection element is formed in a sheet form and has a thickness in the range of 5 μm to 50 μm in the ESD protection structure.
8. The apparatus for a non-contactive sensor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first ESD protection element is formed using any one or more selected from a non-magnetic group composed of compounds or mixtures including Cu, Cr, Si, B, Ti, Zn, K, Li, and Al in the ESD protection structure.
9. The apparatus for a non-contactive sensor according to claim 2 ,
wherein the sense information is capacitance, and the sensor IC is a touch sensor IC included in a vehicle in the ESD protection structure.
10. The apparatus for a non-contactive sensor according to claim 2 ,
wherein the sense information is inductance, and the sensor IC is a gap sensor IC included in a vehicle in the ESD protection structure.
11. The apparatus for a non-contactive sensor according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second ESD protection element that connects the circuit board and the sensing member and forms a path through which static electricity is applied to the ground.
12. The apparatus for a non-contactive sensor according to claim 11 ,
wherein the sense information includes at least one or more of capacitance, a magnetic field, and inductance in the ESD protection structure.
13. The apparatus for a non-contactive sensor according to claim 11 ,
wherein a circuit pattern of the sensor IC has formed based on the sense information in the ESD protection structure.
14. The apparatus for a non-contactive sensor according to claim 12 ,
wherein the sense information is a magnetic field, and the sensor IC is a torque sensor IC included in a steering apparatus of a vehicle in the ESD protection structure.
15. The apparatus for a non-contactive sensor according to claim 12 ,
wherein the sense information is capacitance, and the sensor IC is a touch sensor IC included in a vehicle in the ESD protection structure.
16. The apparatus for a non-contactive sensor according to claim 12 ,
wherein the sense information is inductance, and the sensor IC is a gap sensor IC included in a vehicle in the ESD protection structure.
17. The apparatus for a non-contactive sensor according to claim 11 ,
wherein one side of the second ESD protection element is brought into contact with the sensing member, and the other side is brought into contact with the ground.
18. The apparatus for a non-contactive sensor according to claim 17 ,
wherein the second ESD protection element is formed in a rod shape and has a thickness in the range of 50 μm to 500 μm in the ESD protection structure.
19. The apparatus for a non-contactive sensor according to claim 11 ,
wherein the second ESD protection element is formed using any one or more selected from a non-magnetic group composed of compounds or mixtures including Cu, Cr, Si, B, Ti, Zn, K, Li, and Al in the ESD protection structure.