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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2010
Haruhiko Sekiya, Tokyo, JP;
Shuji Tohyama, Tokyo, JP;
Hironori Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhiko Akimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Haruhiko Sekiya, Tokyo, JP;
Shuji Tohyama, Tokyo, JP;
Hironori Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhiko Akimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Nagano Keiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a sensor, a joint is provided with a sensor module, and the sensor module is accommodated in a housing. The housing is provided with a terminal, and a flexible circuit board electrically connects a diaphragm of the sensor module with the terminal. The joint is also provided with a cap-shaped base, and the top of the base is provided with an opening through which the diaphragm is exposed. A lateral surface of the base, which is crosswise with the top where the opening is provided, is provided with a part of the flexible circuit board, and the part is provided with an electronic component. With this arrangement, no plate-shaped circuit board for mounting the electronic component is required, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost. Moreover, since the electronic component is provided on the lateral surfaces of the base, the base and the electronic component are horizontally arranged.