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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Junichi Takeuchi, Chino, JP;
Takuya Kinugawa, Chino, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 9/00 (2006.01); G01L 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 9/0052 (2013.01); G01L 9/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A physical quantity sensor includes a diaphragm which is able to be bent and deformed; and a bending amount element, provided in the diaphragm, which outputs a signal based on the amount of bending of the diaphragm. The bending amount element includes a center side element which is provided closer to the center of the diaphragm and an edge portion side element which is provided closer to an edge portion of the diaphragm than the center side element.