Endress+hauserse+co. Kg

Endress + Hauser Gmbh + Co. Kg

Benjamin Lemke

Sergej Lopatin

Rafael Teipen

Anh Tuan Tham

Timo Kober

Thomas Uehlin

Thomas Gessner

Peter Klofer

Michael Hugel

Benjamin Mack

Peter Klöfer

Michael Hügel

Lars Karweck

Maik Wiemer

Thomas Zieringer

Roland Werthschützky

Rene Ziermann

Stefan Rummele-Werner

Michael Noack

Peter Nommensen

Sebastian Pobering

Bernhard Jochem

Darina Riemer Woyczehowski

Ralf Roder

Jorg Brauer

Jan Besser

Darina Woyczehowski

Ralf RÖDER

René Ziermann

A MEMS sensor with improved overload resistance for metrological registering of a measured variable comprises a plurality of layers, especially silicon layers, arranged on one another. The layers include at least one inner layer, which is arranged between a first layer and a second layer, and in the inner layer there is provided extending perpendicularly to the plane of the inner layer through the inner layer at least one cavity, on which borders externally at least sectionally and forming a connecting element, a region of the inner layer, which is connected with the first layer and the second layer. A lateral surface of the connecting element externally at least sectionally bordering the cavity has in an end region facing the first layer a rounding decreasing the cross sectional area of the cavity in the direction of the first layer, and has in an end region facing the second layer a rounding decreasing the cross sectional area of the cavity in the direction of the second layer.

MEMS sensor, especially pressure sensor, for metrological registering of a measured variable

A component arrangement comprising a first component which has a first joining surface and a second component which has a second joining surface. The first joining surface is connected to the second joining surface using an integrated reactive material system. The integrated reactive material system comprises at least one coating of at least one of the joining surfaces, and the integrated reactive material system comprises an activation region on one surface. The integrated activation region is arranged outside of the joined together regions of the first or second joining surfaces and adjoins the regions which are joined together.

Component arrangement with at least two components and method for producing a component arrangement

A flange-set for a pressure difference measuring transducer with two flanges mountable on external sides of a measuring mechanism of the pressure difference measuring transducer lying opposite one another and containing membranes to be loaded with pressures, as well as a pressure difference measuring transducer equipped with the flange-set. Each of the flanges comprises: a wall, which in the mounted state covers one of the two membranes of the measuring mechanism and encloses a pressure chamber bordering on such membrane. Arranged on a first side of the wall is a first process connection, which includes a pressure duct connection region, in which opens a pressure duct extending through the flange to the pressure chamber. The first process connections are embodied in such a manner that a pressure difference measuring transducer equipped with the flange-set is mountable and connectable via the first process connections (without interpositioning of an adapter) on a process connection, which has a first process connection geometry designed for the connection and mounting of pressure difference measuring transducers with measuring mechanisms having membranes arranged next to one another in a plane.

Flange-set for a pressure difference measuring transducer

A pressure difference sensor for providing a pressure measurement signal, comprising: a pressure difference measuring cell, which is suppliable with first and second pressures and which outputs the pressure measurement signal; first and second ceramic stiffening elements, each of which is joined with the pressure difference measuring cell and has a duct, via which the first, respectively the second, pressure is suppliable to the pressure difference measuring cell; a platform with first and second pressure input openings, each of which extends from a first surface to a second surface of the platform, wherein the pressure input openings are sealed on the first surface, each with its own isolating diaphragm, and first and second pressures tubes, which are arranged between the stiffening elements and the platform, and wherein each of the first pressure tube and the second pressure tube has at least one bend in a region between the platform and a first, respectively second, connecting area of the corresponding pressure tube.

Pressure difference sensor for providing a pressure measurement signal

A pressure difference sensor includes first and second counterelectrodes, a conductive disk between the counterelectrodes, a first insulating layer connecting an outer edge of the disk with an outer edge of the first counterelectrode forming a first pressure chamber, a second insulating layer connecting an outer edge of the disk with an outer edge of the second counterelectrode forming a second pressure chamber, an opening in the first counterelectrode, via which the first pressure chamber is contactable with a first pressure, and an opening in the second counterelectrode, via which the second pressure chamber is contactable with a second pressure. The disk is divided into inner and outer regions, the inner region includes a measuring membrane arranged between the two pressure chambers and an edge region, the inner region forms with each of the counterelectrodes a capacitor having a capacitance dependent on a pressure difference acting on the measuring membrane.

Capacitive pressure difference sensor and method for its manufacture

A high-precision pressure sensor, having a first base body that has two electrically conductive layers and an insulation layer arranged between the two layers and electrically insulating the two layers from one another, an electrically conductive measurement membrane arranged on the first base body with inclusion of a pressure chamber, which measurement membrane can be charged with a pressure to be measured, and an electrode provided in the membrane-facing layer and spaced apart from the measurement membrane, which electrode together with the measurement membrane forms a capacitor having a capacitance that varies according to the pressure acting upon the measurement membrane. The first base body is characterized in that it has a measurement membrane terminal via which a reference potential can be applied to the measurement membrane, an electrode terminal via which an electrode potential of the electrode can be tapped, and a shield terminal via which a shield potential that can be predetermined independently of the reference potential especially, a shield potential corresponding to the electrode potential can be applied to the layer facing away from the membrane.

Capacitive pressure sensor and method for its production

A pressure difference sensor, comprising a pressure difference measuring cell having a measuring membrane, two platforms, between which the measuring membrane is arranged, and a transducer, as well as an elastic clamping apparatus, which has two clamping areas, each of which acts on a respective rear side of the platform facing away from the measuring membrane. The clamping apparatus has at least one elastic element, via which the clamping areas are mechanically coupled, in order to clamp the pressure difference measuring cell with an axial clamping force. The clamping areas are rigid, wherein the clamping apparatus comprises a clamp with two clamping bodies, each of which has one of the clamping areas. At least one of the clamping bodies has an elastic element, the clamping bodies are connected with one another under stress, in order to exert a clamping force on the pressure difference measuring cell, wherein the two clamping bodies have a central, form retaining section, which includes the clamping areas. On the form retaining section of at least one clamping body, especially both clamping bodies, elastic sections adjoin, which form the elastic elements.

Pressure difference sensor with protection against static overloads

A differential pressure sensor comprises a measuring diaphragm made of an electrically conductive material, two electrically insulating mating bodies, and at least one capacitive transducer. The measuring diaphragm is connected to the mating bodies in a pressure-tight manner with the formation of a measuring chamber in each case along a circumferential edge. The mating bodies each have a diaphragm bed which is concave in the center, wherein the mating bodies each have a pressure channel which extends through the mating body into the measuring chamber. The capacitive transducer has at least one mating body electrode which is formed by a metallic coating of the surface of the mating body in the region of the diaphragm bed and with which contact can be made by a metallic coating of the wall of the pressure channel. The mating body electrode is formed by an inner region of the metallic coating, which inner region is annularly enclosed by an outer region of the coating and is separated from the latter by an annular insulation region.

Differential pressure sensor

A hydraulic measuring mechanism for registering pressure differences, comprising a measuring mechanism platform having a process connection surface and two pressure input openings, in which, in each case, a pressure tube is arranged, which protrudes from a rear side of the measuring mechanism platform to support a pressure difference measuring cell, wherein the pressure tubes are connected pressure-tightly with the measuring mechanism platform from the process connection surface.

Hydraulic measuring mechanism with coplanar pressure inputs and pressure difference sensor having such a measuring mechanism

A pressure difference sensor includes a pressure difference measuring cell, which has a measuring cell platform with pressure contactable measuring chambers in its interior, a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface. The mounting surfaces have a variable separation under pressure loading of the measuring chambers. A first reinforcement element with a first planar reinforcement area and a second reinforcement element with a second planar reinforcement area. A deflection of the mounting surfaces due to a pressure loading of the measuring chambers is lessened by the reinforcement elements, wherein especially at least 50% of an effective stiffness K=1/(dx/dp) of the reinforcement elements connected by the pressure difference measuring cell is provided only by these connections of the reinforcement element with the measuring cell platform without additional connections between the reinforcement elements in a parallel branch, wherein x is the separation between the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface having the greatest pressure dependence dx/dp.

Mechanical stabilizing and electrical as well as hydraulic adapting of a silicon chip by ceramics

A pressure sensor, comprising: a substrate having a measuring membrane, and an electrically conductive cover layer, which has electrical contact elements and is electrically isolated from the substrate by an insulating layer. The cover layer is divided in such a manner that two independent measurements of the respective resistance between two contact elements are possible in two regions electrically isolated from one another. The regions of the cover layer serve to shield external electromagnetic influences from the sensor elements of the measuring membrane, to detect damage to the measuring membrane, as well as for determining exact temperature.

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Benjamin Lemke