Denso Corporation

Denso Corpora Tion

Hironobu Baba

Masahito Imai

Yukihiro Kato

Kazuyoshi Nagase

Michitaka Hayashi

Masaki Takakuwa

Haruhisa Koike

Tsukasa Kuboshima

Yukihiko Tanizawa

Shinichiro Okugawa

Hiroshi Nomura

Takashi Nomura

Yoshifumi Watanabe

Masatoshi Tokunaga

Nobuo Segawa

Tokuhisa Nomura

Akira Ishimaru

Akiteru Takae

A pressure sensor is provided, which includes a case, a sensing chip located in the case for detecting pressure, and a protective material for covering and protecting the sensing chip in the case. Corners of the case, which are in contact with the protective material are each formed into a rounded shape. A curvature radius of each of the corners is adapted to be 0.5 mm or more.

Pressure sensor with sensing chip protected by protective material

A pressure sensor comprises: a case body including a pressure introduction port; a sensor chip including a top surface, a bottom surface, a sensing member disposed on the top surface and a concave member disposed on the bottom surface; a ceramic substrate including a front surface, a rear surface, a front opening disposed on the front surface and a rear opening disposed on the rear surface; and the gel member. The sensor chip is disposed on the front opening. The case body accommodates the ceramic substrate. The rear opening is coupled with the port. The gel member is disposed in the front and rear openings, and covers the concave member. The concave member receives a pressure of a pressure medium, which is introduced in the port, via the gel member. The sensing member detects the pressure.

Pressure sensor

A ring-like groovefor accommodating a seal ringis formed in fitting surfacesandof pressure introduction portionsandfor introducing a pressure from a measured memberto a sensing portion. The pressure introduction portionsandare fitted to the measured memberthrough the seal ring. Projection portionsare formed on the side surface of the grooveand a part of the seal ringis pressed at these projection portionsinto the groove. The seal ringis thus retained inside the groove

A pressure sensor includes a case having a concave portion, a sensing portion disposed in the concave portion to output an electrical signal proportional to an applied pressure, a circuit portion disposed in the concave portion and connected to the sensing portion and a conductive diaphragm fixed to the case to cover the concave portion. A conductive member surrounds the sensing portion and the circuit portion to provide an electrical shield. The diaphragm is used as a part of the conductive member.

Electrical shield structure for pressure sensor

An engine exhaust emission control device determines a differential pressure across a diesel particulate filter (DPF) to enable regeneration of the DPF at optimal timing. An ECU estimates the temperature of a differential pressure sensor provided for the DPF from the output of an intake air temperature sensor when the engine is not running, and determines an offset correction factor for correcting the sensor's offset error. The factor is set using the sensor output at this time as sensor's offset error, and stored in a memory. When detecting the differential pressure across the DPF, the temperature of the sensor at this time is estimated, and an offset correction factor that corresponds to this estimated temperature is selected. The sensor outputs are adjusted with this offset correction factor.

Exhaust emission control device for internal combustion engine

A pressure sensor includes a diaphragm for sealing liquid. The diaphragm includes a plurality of convexities, which are disposed concentrically on the diaphragm. Each convexity has a circular arc cross-section in a radial direction and has a ring shape. The sensor has a configuration factor. The configuration factor is in a range between 2.5 and 3.5. The diaphragm of the sensor has excellent deformability so that detection error of the sensor is reduced.

Pressure sensor having metallic diaphragm with convexity

A pressure sensor includes a sensor device and a diaphragm. The diaphragm is exposed to a fluid, a pressure relative to which is detected using the sensor device. The diaphragm is made of a material having a pitting index, which is defined by the equation, (Cr&plus;3.3Mo&plus;20N), of 50 or greater and Ni content of 30 weight % or greater to prevent the diaphragm from corroding due to the fluid.

Pressure sensor with a corrosion-resistant diaphragm

The full bridge circuit in a pressure sensor including semiconductor piezoelectric resistive elements in a pressure detection structure is connected to a filter. That is, first and second output terminals of the full bridge circuit is connected to a capacitor. One end of the capacitor is connected to the first output terminal through a first resistor. The other end of the capacitor is connected to the second output terminal through a second resistor. In an exhaust system of an engine, the pressure of the exhaust gas is detected to detect clogging in the black smoke removing unit. The filter removes the pulsate component in the detection signal derived from the pulsate component in the exhaust gas.

Semiconductor pressure sensor and an exhaust system including the same

A semiconductor sensor chip includes a thin diaphragm and an electrical circuit formed on a front surface of the diaphragm. The diaphragm distorts according to a pressure difference between pressures applied on both surfaces of the diaphragm, and the diaphragm distortion is converted into an electrical signal. Both surfaces of the diaphragm are covered with protecting members to protect the sensor chip from dusts and moisture contained in the gas. Since the gas is introduced to the rear surface of the diaphragm through a small passage while the front surface receives pressure with a relatively large area, the protecting member covering the rear surface is made softer than that covering the front surface. Thus, the sensor chip is properly protected against dusts and moisture.

Pressure sensor having semiconductor sensor chip

A pressure sensor has a sensor element portion for detecting pressure, and a pressure conduction portion connectable to a detected member and defining therein a conduction passage for conducting pressure from the detected member to the sensor element portion. A protective cap is detachably attached to the pressure conduction portion to cover a sealed portion where the pressure conduction portion is to be sealed to the detected member until before the pressure sensor is connected to the detected member. The protective cap has an opening portion through which the conduction passage communicates with an outside thereof. Accordingly, pressure characteristics can be checked without detaching the protective cap from the pressure conduction portion.

Pressure sensor and method for assembling the same

A pressure sensor portion having a pressure-responsive element for detecting gas pressure in reference to the atmospheric pressure is connected to a mounting body such as a canister mounted on a vehicle by means of a fragile connecting member. The connecting member breaks off to dismount the sensor device from the mounting body when a high impact due to an accidental collision or crash is imposed on the sensor device, and thereby an inlet port connected to the sensor portion for introducing gas pressure thereinto is prevented from being broken or damaged by such a collision impact. The fragile connecting member may include a tubular pipe formed integrally with a cover that hermetically closes an inner cavity of the sensor portion. A mounting bracket connected to the sensor portion via the fragile connecting member may be used to mount the sensor device on the mounting body.

Pressure sensor device having breakable mounting member

A pressure detecting apparatus includes a sensing body with a diaphragm to which pressure is applied and a strain gauge plate having a {100} silicon substrate and a glass base, which is bonded on the sensing body. A thin portion and through holes are formed in the silicon substrate so that the thin portion has a beam structure on which strain gauges are formed. When the pressure is applied, the resistances of the strain gauges change in a positive direction, while the resistances of the strain gauges change in a negative direction. Accordingly, the linearity of the output from the pressure detecting apparatus can be improved.

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