Patents Assigned to Murata Electronics Oy
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Patent number: 8997565Abstract: A micro-mechanical resonator is provided. The micro-mechanical resonator comprises two masses coupled in the direction of a common axis by a spring structure. The spring structure comprises a spring that couples at least a first bar connected to the masses and a second bar extending in the motion axis direction, said spring being arranged to bend in a direction perpendicular to the motion direction of the motion axis. A micro-mechanical resonator matrix, a sensor and a navigation device are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2010Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Murata Electronics OyInventor: Anssi Blomqvist
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Patent number: 8904865Abstract: The invention relates to measuring devices used for measuring angular velocity, and more precisely, to vibrating micro-mechanical sensors of angular velocity. The sensor of angular velocity according to the invention comprises at least two seismic mass structures (1), (2), excitation structures (3), (4) and coupling seesaw type springs (6), (7). The objective of the invention is to provide an improved sensor structure, which enables reliable measuring with good efficiency particularly in small vibrating micro-mechanical angular velocity sensor solutions.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2010Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Murata Electronics OyInventors: Anssi Blomqvist, Jaakko Ruohio
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Patent number: 8878421Abstract: The invention embodies a harvester (12) to convert energy from mechanical domain to electrical domain. The harvester comprises at least one inertial body (6), at least one beam (7, 9), a support (8) to said at least one beam (7, 9) and transducer means (10, 16), wherein said at least one beam (7, 9) configures the inertial body (6) into a pendulum structure being suspended from said support (8) so that the beam (7, 9) is allowed to bend according to the kinetic state changes of the inertial body (6), and is configured to interact with at least one transducer means (10) that is/are configured to produce change in the electrical state of said transducer means (10, 16) responsively to the kinetic state of the beam (7, 9). The invention also shows harvester module, matrix and a harvester system comprising at least one embodied harvester. The invention also shows a tire and a foot wear that comprises at least one harvester embodied.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Murata Electronics OyInventors: Heikki Kuisma, Katsutoshi Narita
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Patent number: 8723611Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide an improved structure for a microelectromechanical (MEMS) resonator. According to a first aspect of the invention, the resonator structure in accordance with the invention has a characteristic frequency of oscillation in combination with a given mechanical amplitude, whereby to set said mechanical amplitude, in the resonator structure, by way anchoring at an anchor point located at a given point of the resonator structure substrate, a first element is adapted oscillatory and a second element is adapted oscillatory in such a manner that at least one of said first element and of said second element are arranged to oscillate synchronously with regard to said anchor point, whereby the location of said anchor point is selected to be substantially within the joint projection defined by the dimensions of said first and said second element.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Murata Electronics OyInventor: Ville Kaajakari
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Patent number: 8646333Abstract: The invention relates to measuring devices to be used in the measuring of angular velocity and, more precisely, to vibrating micromechanical sensors of angular velocity. In a sensor of angular velocity according to the invention, a mass is supported to the frame of the sensor component by means of an asymmetrical spring structure (1), (2), (3), (4), (22), (24) in such a way, that the coupling from one mode of motion to another, conveyed by the spring (1), (2), (3), (4), (22), (24), cancels or alleviates the coupling caused by the non-ideality due to the skewness in the springs or in their support. The structure of the sensor of angular velocity according to the invention enables reliable measuring with good performance, particularly in small vibrating micromechanical solutions for sensors of angular velocity.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Murata Electronics OyInventors: Petri Klemetti, Kaisa Nera, Antti Lipsanen, Anssi Blomqvist, Altti Torkkeli
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Patent number: 8635909Abstract: The invention relates to measuring devices to be used in the measuring of angular velocity and, more precisely, to vibrating micromechanical sensors of angular velocity. In a sensor of angular velocity according to the invention, a mass is supported to the frame of the sensor component by means of an asymmetrical spring structure (1), (2), (3), (4), (22), (24) in such a way, that the coupling from one mode of motion to another, conveyed by the spring (1), (2), (3), (4), (22), (24), cancels or alleviates the coupling caused by the non-ideality due to the skewness in the springs or in their support. The structure of the sensor of angular velocity according to the invention enables reliable measuring with good performance, particularly in small vibrating micromechanical solutions for sensors of angular velocity.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Murata Electronics OyInventors: Petri Klemetti, Kaisa Nera, Antti Lipsanen, Anssi Blomqvist, Altti Torkkeli
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Patent number: 8474316Abstract: The invention relates to measuring devices used in measuring angular velocity, and, more precisely, to vibrating micromechanical sensors of angular velocity. In the solution for a sensor of angular velocity, a mass is suspended using spring structures having non-orthogonal primary and secondary axes such, that an activation in phase with the primary motion is induced in a detection resonator. The angular velocity to be measured is detected from the phase difference between the primary motion and the secondary motion. The structure of the sensor of angular velocity enables reliable measuring with good performance, particularly, in small vibrating micromechanical solutions for a sensor of angular velocity.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2008Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Murata Electronics OyInventor: Anssi Blomqvist
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Patent number: 8450816Abstract: The invention relates to microelectromechanical components, like microelectromechanical gauges used in measuring e.g. acceleration, angular acceleration, angular velocity, or other physical quantities. The microelectromechanical component, according to the invention, comprises a microelectromechanical chip part, sealed by means of a cover part, and an electronic circuit part, suitably bonded to each other. The aim of the invention is to provide an improved method of manufacturing a microelectromechanical component, and to provide a microelectromechanical component, which is applicable for use particularly in small microelectromechanical sensor solutions.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2012Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Murata Electronics OyInventor: Heikki Kuisma
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Patent number: 8334736Abstract: The invention relates to design of micromechanical resonators and, more precisely, to the design of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) resonators. The invention provides an improved design structure for a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) resonator including a movable mass structure and a spring structure. The spring structure includes a spring element. The spring element is anchored from one end and connected to a plurality of electrode fingers on another end. The plurality of electrode fingers are operatively connected together at the other end of the spring element. The improved structure is frequency robust to manufacturing variations and enables reliable frequency referencing with good performance, particularly in small size solutions.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Murata Electronics OyInventor: Ville Kaajakari