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Granted Patent B2
US 8,921,791 · App. 13/521,353 · Granted Dec 30, 2014

Infrared ray sensor, infrared ray detection device, and electronic apparatus

Inventors: Junichiro Mataga (Tokyo, JP); Mizuki Iwanami (Tokyo, JP); Hiroshi Sakai (Tokyo, JP); Masatake Takahashi (Tokyo, JP); Yasuhiro Sasaki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC Corporation
G01J5/10H01L37/02G01N21/3504G01J2005/068G01N21/35
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Patent No.
US 8,921,791
App. No.
13/521,353
Granted
Dec 30, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an infrared ray sensor that can conduct a plurality of different types of detection such as temperature detection and gas detection in a simple structure and that is small size and low cost. The infrared ray sensor ( 1 ) includes, on one base ( 10 ), a first infrared ray detection unit ( 31 ) including at least one infrared ray detection element ( 20 ) including an infrared ray detection material ( 22 ) with physical properties changing depending on properties of incident infrared rays and receives and detects ambient infrared rays, and a second infrared ray detection unit ( 32 ) including at least one infrared ray detection element ( 20 ) having an identical element structure to the infrared ray detection element of the first infrared ray detection unit ( 31 ), is irradiated with infrared rays X for measurement having specific physical properties, and detects a change in the physical properties of the infrared rays X for measurement.

Claims (22)

1. An infrared ray sensor comprising, on one base:

a first infrared ray detection unit that includes at least one infrared ray detection element including an infrared ray detection material with physical properties changing depending on properties of incident infrared rays, and receives and detects ambient infrared rays; and

a second infrared ray detection unit that includes at least one infrared ray detection element having an identical element structure to the infrared ray detection element of the first infrared ray detection unit, is irradiated with infrared rays for measurement having specific physical properties, and detects a change in the physical properties of the infrared rays for measurement.

2. The infrared ray sensor according to claim 1 , further comprising, on the base:

a detection unit for detecting detection by the first infrared ray detection unit and the second infrared ray detection unit.

3. The infrared ray sensor according to claim 2 , further comprising, on the base:

a control unit for controlling an object for detection based on a detection result of the detection unit.

4. The infrared ray sensor according to claim 1 , wherein

the first infrared ray detection unit is a temperature detection unit that measures ambient temperature, and

the second infrared ray detection unit is a gas detection unit that detects a change in components of ambient gas.

5. The infrared ray sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the infrared ray detection element is a pyroelectric element including a pyroelectric material serving as the infrared ray detection material and a pair of electrodes sandwiching the pyroelectric material.

6. The infrared ray sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the base has a convex surface, and the first infrared ray detection unit and the second infrared ray detection unit are formed on the convex surface.

7. An infrared ray detection device comprising:

an infrared ray sensor including, on one base, a first infrared ray detection unit that includes at least one infrared ray detection element including an infrared ray detection material with physical properties changing depending on properties of incident infrared rays and receives and detects ambient infrared rays, and a second infrared ray detection unit that includes at least one infrared ray detection element having an identical element structure to the infrared ray detection element of the first infrared ray detection unit, is irradiated with infrared rays for measurement having specific physical properties, and detects a change in the physical properties of the infrared rays for measurement; and

an infrared ray irradiation unit for selectively irradiating the second infrared ray detection unit of the infrared ray sensor with the infrared rays for measurement.

8. The infrared ray detection device according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a detection unit for detecting detection by the first infrared ray detection unit and the second infrared ray detection unit.

9. The infrared ray detection device according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a control unit for controlling an object for detection based on a detection result of the detection unit.

10. An electronic apparatus comprising:

the infrared ray detection device according to claim 7 ; and

an electronic component serving as the object for detection.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2012
From: MATAGA, JUNICHIRO; IWANAMI, MIZUKI; SAKAI, HIROSHI; TAKAHASHI, MASATAKE; SASAKI, YASUHIRO
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028527/0043 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-031534 · Feb 16, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120312988A1 · Dec 13, 2012