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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2007
Applicants:
Nobuhiro Sakurai, Wako, JP;
Takeshi Ohsato, Wako, JP;
Inventors:
Nobuhiro Sakurai, Wako, JP;
Takeshi Ohsato, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a force sensor chip, a semiconductor substrate includes: a plurality of operating parts each including an external-force acting area section and a non-deforming section; a supporting part for supporting the operating parts, and a plurality of connecting parts for connecting the operating parts and the supporting part. Strain resistance elements are provided on deformation-generating sections of the connecting parts. The plurality of operating parts are provided, in corresponding relation to the plurality of connecting parts, between the connecting parts and the supporting part.