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Acceleration sensing device
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
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Filing: 1998-04-22
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Granted: 1999-12-07
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Expires: 2018-04-22
Abstract
Abstract An acceleration sensing device includes a rotational speed sensor which is mounted on a substrate and detects rotational speed, at least one oscillating structure with a deflectable seismic mass, and an acceleration sensor that detects linear acceleration and has at least one additional seismic mass which is suspended on flexible elements so that it can be deflected. The seismic masses of the two sensors are deflected independently of one another.
Inventors
- 👤 Karsten Funk
- 👤 Franz Laermer
- 👤 Bernhard Elsner
- 👤 Wilhelm Frey
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 09:53
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/01; B60R21/013; B60R21/0132; G; G01; G01C; G01C19/00; G01C19/56; G01C19/5705; G01C19/5712; G01P; G01P15/00; G01P15/02; G01P15/08; G01P15/097; G01P15/125; G01P15/18; B60G; B60G2800/00; B60G2800/90; B60G2800/91; B60G2800/912; B60G2800/9124; B60R2021/0002; B60R2021/0018; B60R2021/01006; B60R2021/01306; G01P2015/0805; G01P2015/0808; G01P2015/0811; G01P2015/0814
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
An acceleration sensing device, comprising: a rotational speed sensor for detecting a rotational speed, the rotational speed sensor being mounted on a substrate, the rotational speed sensor including at least one oscillating structure, the at least one oscillating structure including a first seismic mass, the first seismic mass being plate shaped and being capable of oscillating around an axis perpendicular to a first plane containing the first seismic mass; and an acceleration sensor for detecting a linear acceleration, the acceleration sensor including at least one second seismic mass suspended on flexible elements, the at least one second seismic mass being plate shaped, wherein the first seismic mass and the at least one second seismic mass are independently deflectable, wherein, in response to a rotation, the first seismic mass is deflected in a direction substantially parallel to the axis perpendicular to the first plane, and wherein, in response to the linear acceleration, the at least one second seismic mass is deflected within a second plane containing the at least one second seismic mass.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
An acceleration sensing device, comprising: a rotational speed sensor for detecting a rotational speed, the rotational speed sensor being mounted on a substrate, the rotational speed sensor including at least one oscillating structure, the at least one oscillating structure including a first seismic mass, the first seismic mass being plate shaped and being capable of oscillating around an axis perpendicular to a first plane containing the first seismic mass; and an acceleration sensor for detecting a linear acceleration, the acceleration sensor including at least one second seismic mass suspended on flexible elements, the at least one second seismic mass being plate shaped, wherein the first seismic mass and the at least one second seismic mass are independently deflectable, wherein, in response to a rotation, the first seismic mass is deflected in a direction substantially parallel to the axis perpendicular to the first plane, and wherein, in response to the linear acceleration, the at least one second seismic mass is deflected within a second plane containing the at least one second seismic mass.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
74 words
The acceleration sensing device according to claim 1, further comprising: a first analysis device coupled to the rotational speed sensor; and a second analysis device coupled to the acceleration sensor, wherein the first analysis device supplies first output information as a function of a deflection of the first seismic mass, and wherein the second analysis device supplies second output information as a function of a deflection of the at least one second seismic mass.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The acceleration sensing device according to claim 1, wherein the rotational speed sensor and the acceleration sensor form a roll-over sensor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The acceleration sensing device according to claim 2, wherein the first output information and the second output information are provided to an analyzing unit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The acceleration sensing device according to claim 2, wherein the first analysis device includes a first capacitive analysis element, and wherein the second analysis device includes a second capacitive analysis element.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The acceleration sensing device according to claim 4, wherein the first output information and the second output information are processed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The acceleration sensing device according to claim 6, further comprising an electronic filter element for processing the second output information, the electronic filter element having an electronic filter output.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The acceleration sensing device according to claim 7, wherein the electronic filter element is a low-pass filter element.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The acceleration sensing device according to claim 8, wherein a time constant T t of the low-pass filter element is 1 s≦T t ≦30 s.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The acceleration sensing device according to claim 6, further comprising an integrator element for processing the first output information coupled to a high-pass filter, the integrator element having an integrator output.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The acceleration sensing device according to claim 10, wherein a time constant T h of the high-pass filter is 1 s≦T h ≦100 s.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
46 words
The acceleration sensing device according to claim 8, further comprising: an integrator element for processing the first output information coupled to a high-pass filter, the integrator element having an integrator output; wherein the electronic filter output and the integrator output are provided to the analyzing unit.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The acceleration sensing device according to claim 12, wherein the analyzing unit detects the electronic filter output and the integrator output in a multiplex operation.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
The acceleration sensing device according to claim 12, wherein the rotational speed sensor, the acceleration sensor, and the analyzing unit are each arranged on the substrate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
The acceleration sensing device according to claim 14, wherein the rotational speed sensor, the acceleration sensor and the analyzing unit are fully integrated on the substrate by additive integration technology.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
The acceleration sensing device according to claim 12, wherein the electronic filter output supplies an average position of a vehicle as analog information free of rapid interfering pulses.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
The acceleration sensing device according to claim 12, wherein information on a position of a vehicle is supplied to the integrator element as an initial integration condition.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The acceleration sensing device according to claim 12, further comprising a controller for numerically processing the electronic filter output and the integrator output.
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