Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Hiroyuki Hase

Masayuki Wakamiya

Rihito Shoji

Ichiro Yamashita

Shinya Tokuono

Takayuki Takeuchi

Masumi Hattori

Yasuhiko Horio

Kojiro Okuyama

Masamitsu Nishida

Yukihiko Ise

Hiroshi Kagata

Junichi Kato

Toshiyuki Asahi

Keiichi Takahashi

Hiroshi Asano

Shinji Saito

A dielectric ceramic composition containing a first component and a second component (25 to 80 wt %) is used. The first component is a complex oxide represented by Formula: xZrO -yTiO -zL M O (L is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Zn, Co, and Mn, and M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb and Tb. x, y, z, and u are numerical values represented by x&plus;y&plus;z&equals;1, 0.10&lE;x&lE;0.60, 0.20 &lE;y&lE;0.60, 0.01&lE;z&lE;0.70, 0&lE;u&lE;1.90). The second component is a glass composition containing an oxide of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, B, Al, Ba, Ca, Sr, Zn, Ti, La, and Nd.

Dielectric ceramic composition and dielectric device

A non-reciprocal circuit element for transmitting a signal in one way or cyclically transmitting the signal by using circuit means having at least a ferrite ( ), transmission lines ( and ), and a capacitor ( ), has at least two external input/output terminals ( and ) for transferring a signal to and from an external unit and at least one of external grounding terminals ( and ) for grounding, wherein at least one ( ) of the external grounding terminals is set between at least one set of the external input/output terminals ( and ).

Non-reciprocal circuit element, lumped element type isolator, and mobile communication unit

Non-reciprocal circuit element having a grounding land between input/output patterns

A non-reciprocal circuit element for transmitting a signal in one way or cyclically transmitting the signal by using circuit means having at least a ferrite ( ), transmission lines ( , and ), and a capacitor ( ), and has at least two external input/output terminals ( and ) for transferring a signal to and from an external unit and at least one of external grounding terminals ( , and ) for grounding, wherein at least one ( ) of the external grounding terminals is set between at least one set of the external input/output terminals ( and ).

Non-reciprocal circuit element with ground terminals on one side free of input/output terminals

A piezoelectric ceramic composition comprises a composite oxide of Pb, Ti and Zr as a main component and Mn and at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Y, Dy, Er, Ho, Tm, Lu and Yb as subsidiary components. A piezoelectric device comprises such a piezoelectric ceramic composition.

Piezoelectric ceramic composition and piezoelectric device using the same

A piezoelectric ceramic composition represents a composition formula, (Pb.sub.u A.sub.1-u).sub.v {(Zn.sub.1/3 Nb.sub.2/3).sub.w (Sn.sub.1/3 Nb.sub.2/3).sub.x Ti.sub.y Zr.sub.z }.sub.2-v O.sub.3, where the symbol A is at least one component selected from a group consisting of La, Nd, Pr, and Bi, and u, v, w, x, y, and z are within ranges represented by the following Equations, characterized in that 0.1 to 3 mole percent of a Mn compound calculated in terms of MnO.sub.2 is added to said piezoelectric ceramic composition.

Piezoelectric ceramic composition and piezoelectric transformer

A torque sensor including a magnetostrictive alloy ribbon having plural rows of plural hole groups arranged longitudinally in the direction at a required angle to the shaft, and the magnetostrictive alloy ribbon is glued to the surface of the shaft, and means for detecting magnetic change are arranged around the magnetostrictive alloy ribbon in order to detect torque.

Method of manufacturing a magnetostrictive alloy torque sensor

Torque sensor using magnetostrictive alloy and method of manufacturing

A mechanical sensor is provided, which includes: a magnetic layer having permeability which is changed in accordance with stress generated therein; a coil having at least two terminals, allowing an electric current to flow therebetween to generate a magnetic flux, thereby magnetizing the magnetic layer; and a substrate integrally supporting the magnetic layer and the coil, wherein the coil is a planar coil including at least one winding, each winding having a U-shaped portion formed of a first conductive line portion, a second conductive line portion, and a connecting portion connecting the first and second conductive line portions, the first and second conductive line portions extending in a first direction, and impedance between the terminals is changed in accordance with a change of inductance caused by a change of the permeability of the magnetic layer.

Mechanical sensor having a U-shaped planar coil and a magnetic layer

A torque sensor of the type utilizing magnetostriction of either a shaft made of a magnetostrictive magnetic alloy, or a magnetostrictive magnetic alloy layer formed on an outer peripheral surface of a shaft is disclosed, in which coils are disposed around the shaft for detecting a magnetic property of the magnetostrictive magnetic alloy, a tubular magnetic yoke made of a magnetic alloy having a soft magnetic property and disposed around the coils for excluding the influence of a disturbance magnetic field and completing a closed magnetic circuit, and a hollow cylindrical container disposed around the magnetic yoke. The torque sensor thus constructed has a high measuring accuracy and an excellent thermal stability.

Torque sensor

A non-contact detecting type torque sensor having an enlarged measurable torque range is disclosed, in which a tubular torque transmission member having a mounting portion formed on its inner peripheral surface is fixedly mounted on a shaft, a tubular joining member fitted over the torque transmission member is welded at its opposite ends, a surface magnetic layer having a magnetostrictive properties is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the joining member, and coils are disposed around the surface magnetic layer. With this construction, the magnetic permeability of the surface magnetic layer varies with a torque transmitted from the shaft. A change in magnetic permeability is detected in terms of a change in self-inductance of the coils. The welded ends of the joining member are disposed outside the mounting portion of the torque transmitting member in a longitudinal direction of the shaft, so that the measurable torque range of the torque sensor can be enlarged.

Non-contact detecting type torque sensor

In a bridge circuit of a pressure sensor, resistances are connected in series to the impedances of a pressure detection coil and of a dummy coil for differential provided for deforming and non-deforming parts, and the values of the resistances are smaller than the impedances of the coils. The inductance and the internal resistance of the coils are measured under zero pressure and under the highest rating pressure. The resistance connected to the pressure detector coil is determined so that the sensor output sensitivity, represented as a difference of the sensor outputs under zero pressure and under the highest rating pressure, at the highest temperature agrees with that at the lowest temperature. The resistance connected to the dummy coil is determined so that the sensor output, represented as a difference of the sensor outputs under zero pressure, at the highest temperature agrees with that at the lowest temperature.

Pressure sensor including bridge circuit for detecting permeability of a

A multifunctional torque sensor comprises a torque transmission shaft, a rectangle-shaped or parallelogram-shaped magnetic material strip bonded on the surface of the torque transmission shaft so that opposite sides of the rectangle or parallelogram face each other with a gap interposed therebetween, a first coil concentrically wound around the magnetic material strip, amagnetic core disposed outside of the magnetic material strip in no contact therewith through a space, and a second coil wound around the magnetic material strip. A change in magnetic characteristic caused by a stress transmitted from the torque transmission shaft to the magnetic material strip is detected by the first coil, thereby detecting a torque. The rotation of the shaft is detected through the detection of the gap by the second coil upon rotation of the shaft. A power can be operationally determined from the detected torque and rotation.

Multifunctional torque sensor

A pressure sensor in which a magnetostriction effect of an amorphous magnetic alloy is utilized. It is an object of the invention to suppress the thermal sensitivity change of the pressure sensor and to improve the lineality and the hysteresis of sensor output. The pressure sensor comprises a cylindrical columnar hollow body with a pressure introducing opening, a deforming part of which body is distorted by a pressure introduced from the pressure introducing opening, the deforming part being a peripheral wall of the body, and a thin film made of an amorphous magnetic alloy having a magnetostriction property which is fitted around and bonded to the deforming part, wherein the film, which is curved to have a cylindrical shape and annealed before it is provided around the cylindrical columnar deforming part, has a curvature different from a curvature of the cylindrical columnar deforming part.

Pressure sensor utilizing magnetostriction effect

A pressure sensor has a recess formed in outer surfaces of a deforming part and a non-deforming part such that a pair of steps are formed at opposite ends of the recess. The deforming part is strained by a pressure whereas the non-deforming part is not strained by the pressure. An amorphous magnetic alloy film is received in and affixed relative to the recess, and extends between the pair of steps. The depth of the recess is larger than the thickness of the film. A pair of permeability detector elements are mounted respectively on the deforming part and the non-deforming part so as to detect a change in permeability of the film.

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Hiroyuki Hase