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Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 14, 2013
Applicants:

Zhiyu Pan, Saratoga, CA (US);

Christoph Lang, Cupertino, CA (US);

Gary Yama, Mountain View, CA (US);

Matthias Metz, Wannweil, DE;

Markus Ulm, Wannweil, DE;

Inventors:

Zhiyu Pan, Saratoga, CA (US);

Christoph Lang, Cupertino, CA (US);

Gary Yama, Mountain View, CA (US);

Matthias Metz, Wannweil, DE;

Markus Ulm, Wannweil, DE;

Assignee:

Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 15/00 (2006.01); G01P 15/09 (2006.01); G01P 15/08 (2006.01); G01P 15/12 (2006.01); G01P 15/18 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 15/09 (2013.01); G01P 15/0802 (2013.01); G01P 15/123 (2013.01); G01P 15/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

A tri-axis accelerometer includes a proof mass, at least four anchor points arranged in at least two opposite pairs, a first pair of anchor points being arranged opposite one another along a first axis, a second pair of anchor points being arranged opposite one another along a second axis, the first axis and the second axis being perpendicular to one another, and at least four spring units to connect the proof mass to the at least four anchor points, the spring units each including a pair of identical springs, each spring including a sensing unit.


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