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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2012
Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited, Plymouth, GB;
Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited, Devon, GB;
Abstract
An accelerometer comprises a support (), a proof mass () supported for movement relative to the support () by a plurality of mounting legs (), a plurality of fixed capacitor fingers associated with the support () and a plurality of movable capacitor fingers associated with the proof mass (), the fixed capacitor fingers being interdigitated with the movable capacitor fingers, the mounting legs () being of serpentine shape, each mounting leg () comprising at least a first generally straight section (), a second generally straight section (), and an end section () of generally U-shaped form interconnecting the first and second generally straight sections (), wherein the thickness Te of the end section () is greater than the thickness Tc of a central part () of both of the first and second generally straight sections ().