IP Library Granted Patent US 11,709,079
Granted Patent B2
US 11,709,079 · App. 17/395,519 · Granted Jul 25, 2023

Sensor device and electronic apparatus

Inventors: Masayasu Sakuma (Kamiina, JP); Yoshihiro Kobayashi (Komagane, JP); Shojiro Kitamura (Suwa, JP); Taketo Chino (Hokuto, JP)
G01D11/245G01C19/5769G01C21/166H01R12/72H05K1/148G01D11/30H05K2201/09163
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Patent No.
US 11,709,079
App. No.
17/395,519
Granted
Jul 25, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sensor device includes a mounting member having fixation surfaces inside, and at least one electronic component directly or indirectly fixed to the fixation surfaces of the mounting member, and the mounting member constitutes a part of a casing for housing the electronic component. Further, the fixation surfaces are perpendicular to each other.

Claims (39)

1. A sensor device comprising:

a first board;

a sensor component mounted on the first board;

a second board;

a microcontroller mounted on the second board; and

a flexible board extending from a first outer periphery of the first board toward a second outer periphery of the second board, the flexible board having a first width,

wherein each of the first outer periphery and the second outer periphery is provided with a cutout formed with a step, and

the step is configured with a first line segment and a second line segment, and each of the first and second line segments is longer than the first width.

2. The sensor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the flexible board is bent.

3. The sensor device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third board;

another sensor component mounted on the third board; and

another flexible board extending from a third outer periphery of the first board toward a fourth outer periphery of the third board, the another flexible board having a second width,

wherein the third outer periphery of the first board has another cutout,

three axes orthogonal to each other are defined as an x axis, a y axis, and a z axis,

a plane formed by the x axis and the y axis is defined as an x-y plane,

a plane formed by the y axis and the z axis is defined as a y-z plane,

a mounting surface of the third board on which the another sensor component is mounted is parallel to the y-z plane, and

a mounting surface of the second board on which the microcontroller is mounted is parallel to the x-y plane.

4. The sensor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein two axes orthogonal to each other are defined as an x axis and a y axis,

a plane formed by the x axis and the y axis is defined as an x-y plane, and

a mounting surface of the first board on which the sensor component is mounted and a mounting surface of the second board on which the microcontroller is mounted are parallel to the x-y plane.

5. The sensor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first board is a rigid board, and

the second board is a rigid board.

6. The sensor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the sensor component is a gyro sensor that detects angular velocity.

7. The sensor device according to claim 6 , further comprising:

an acceleration sensor mounted on the first board.

8. The sensor device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a casing having a space therein, and

the first board and the second board are arranged in the space inside the casing.

9. The sensor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the sensor component is controlled by the microcontroller.

10. An electronic apparatus comprising:

the sensor device according to claim 1 ; and

a processor configured to sense or output a posture of the electronic apparatus in response to an output signal from the sensor device, the processor being different from the microcontroller.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-154502 · Jul 13, 2011 · national
Continuity (5)
Division 16743517 · Jan 15, 2020
Continuation 16135510 · Sep 19, 2018
Division 14596853 · Jan 14, 2015
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