The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2018
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
John Reinke, Plymouth, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A vibrating beam accelerometer (VBA) with an in-plane pendulous proof mass, which may include one or more resonators, planar geometry, a single primary mechanical anchor between the support base and the VBA, a resonator connector structure connecting the resonators to the single primary anchor and a hinge flexure mechanically connecting the proof mass to the single primary anchor. The techniques of this disclosure specify how the resonators can be solidly attached to the single anchor without compromising performance caused by forces applied on or by the support base. The geometry of the VBA may prevent bias errors that may otherwise result from a force applied to the support base that reaches the mechanism of the VBA. An example of force applied to the support base, may include the thermal expansion mismatch between the material of the support base and the material of the VBA.