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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2017
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto, JP;
Risto Mutikainen, Espoo, FI;
Juha Lahdenperä, Espoo, FI;
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A sensor device and a method for manufacturing the sensor device. The sensor device is equipped with an impact element that includes an inner part of dielectric bulk material and an outer part of diamond-like coating material. The inner part is made to be lower at the edges than in the middle, and the outer part is formed of a diamond-like coating layer that covers the inner part. The DLC coated impact element is mechanically more robust than the rectangular prior art structures. Furthermore, the tapered form of the impact element improves conductivity of the DLC coating such that discharge of static buildup in the impact element is effectively enabled.