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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2002
Hideyuki Teraoka, Nagano, JP;
Hideyuki Teraoka, Nagano, JP;
Elantech Devices Corporation, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A stress sensor having a post () fixed to or integrated with the surface of an insulation substrate () capable of determining the direction and magnitude of a stress applied to the post () from changes in the characteristics of a strain gauge () made by a stimulus to the strain gauge () caused by the stress, wherein a stress to the post () can be converted efficiently into changes in the characteristics of the strain gauge (). Consequently, the stress sensor has a strain gauge ()-disposed member provided with a locally-easy-to-deform portion where the strain gauge () is disposed. The strain gauge () is a resistance element () and is disposed on the surface of the insulation substrate (), the insulation substrate mainly contains a resin material, and the easy-to-deform portion is preferably a thin-wall portion ().