CN215338344U - Off-plane detection gyroscope - Google Patents
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The utility model provides an off-plane detection gyroscope, which comprises: a left frame structure located to the left of the center point and capable of resonant motion along the Y-axis; a right frame structure located to the right of the center point and capable of resonant motion along the Y-axis in a direction opposite to that of the left frame structure; a left moving mass located in a first space of the left frame structure and connected to the left frame structure by a first inclined flexible beam; the left sensitive mass block is positioned in the first space of the left frame structure and is connected with the left moving mass block through the first sensitive flexible beam; a right moving mass located in a second space of the right frame structure and connected to the right frame structure by a second inclined flexible beam; and the right sensitive mass block is positioned in the second space of the right frame structure and is connected with the right moving mass block through a second sensitive flexible beam. Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages of reasonable and compact design, good reliability, simple process and high detection precision.
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[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device
The utility model relates to the technical field of micro mechanical systems, in particular to an off-plane detection gyroscope with high detection precision.
[ background of the utility model ]
The gyroscope is a sensor for measuring angular rate, is one of core devices of the inertial technology, and plays an important role in the fields of modern industrial control, aerospace, national defense and military, consumer electronics and the like.
The traditional off-axis gyroscope is of a single mass block structure, a driving frame drives a sensitive mass block to move during driving, and the sensitive mass block performs out-of-plane movement during detection to detect the angular rate of an X/Y axis; most of common gyroscopes with double-frame structures are in-plane detection, and are rarely used for detecting off-axis angular rate. The micro gyroscope is exquisite in structural design, moves along the X direction during driving, moves along the Y direction when sensitive to Cogowski force, and is mainly used for detecting the angular rate of a Z axis in a detection plane; continuing to refer to the Chinese invention patent CN109059893A, mainly disclosing a single-chip double-axis gyroscope, the structure design is ingenious, the driving module can drive the square frame and the longitudinal strip X-axis detection plate to move along the Y axis during driving, when the angular rate of the X axis is sensed to be input, the longitudinal strip X-axis detection plate moves along the Z axis, and the X-axis angular rate can be obtained by detecting the change of the sparse tooth capacitance through the X axis; when the input of the angular speed of the Z axis is sensed, the square frame moves along the Y axis, and the angular speed of the Z axis can be obtained by detecting the change of the sparse teeth capacitance of the Z axis. However, the off-axis angular rate detection accuracy of the gyroscope structure is low.
Therefore, a new technical solution is needed to solve the above problems.
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One of the purposes of the utility model is to provide an off-plane detection gyroscope which adopts a double-frame structure, on one hand, the structural design is novel, and off-axis angular rate detection is realized through a smart inclined flexible beam structure and a mass block design; on the other hand, the device has the advantages of reasonable and compact design, good reliability, simple process and high detection precision.
According to one aspect of the utility model, there is provided an off-plane detection gyroscope comprising: a left frame structure positioned to the left of the center point A and defining a first space therein, the left frame structure capable of resonant motion along the Y-axis; a right frame structure located to the right of the center point A and defining a second space therein, the right frame structure being parallel to and spaced apart from the left frame structure by a predetermined distance and capable of performing a resonant motion along the Y-axis in a direction opposite to the left frame structure; a left moving mass located within a first space of the left frame structure, connected to the left frame structure by a first angled flexible beam; a left proof mass located in the first space of the left frame structure and connected to the left moving mass by a first proof flexure; a right moving mass located in a second space of the right frame structure and connected to the right frame structure by a second inclined flexible beam; a right proof mass located in a second space of the right frame structure and connected to the right moving mass by a second proof flexure.
Compared with the prior art, the off-plane detection gyroscope designed by the utility model adopts a double-frame structure, can be used for X/Y axis angular rate detection, and is skillfully provided with a movable mass block, a sensitive mass block and a flexible beam structure in the frame structure, so that the movable mass block drives the sensitive mass block to move when driving; when in detection, the movable mass block tilts (or inclines out of the plane), and the sensitive mass block can vertically move up and down (or moves out of the plane) along the Z axis; the flexible beam structure can convert the in-plane motion into the out-of-plane motion, so that the off-plane detection micro gyroscope designed by the utility model has the advantages of reasonable and compact structural design, good reliability, simple process and high detection precision.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without inventive exercise. Wherein:
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an off-plane detection gyroscope in one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the tri-axis gyroscope of FIG. 1 in a driven state according to the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the three-axis gyroscope shown in fig. 1 during X-axis detection according to the present invention.
Wherein, 1 a-left frame structure; 1 b-a right frame structure;
2 a-a first moving mass; 2 b-a second moving mass; 2 c-a third moving mass; 2 d-a fourth moving mass; 2 e-left proof mass; 2 f-right proof mass;
3a.1 and 3a.2 — first drive electrode; 3a.3 and 3 a.4-second drive electrode; 3a.5 and 3 a.6-third drive electrode; 3a.7 and 3 a.8-fourth drive electrode; 3b.1 — first drive feedback electrode; 3 b.2-a second drive feedback electrode; 3 b.3-a third drive feedback electrode; 3 b.4-fourth drive feedback electrode; 3 c.1-a first sensing electrode; 3 c.2-a second sensing electrode;
4a.1-4 a.4-left frame structure supporting beam; 4 a.5-4 a.8-right frame structure supporting beam; 4 b.1-4 b.4 first inclined flexible beams; 4b.5 to 4b.8 second inclined flexible beam; 4 c.1-4 c.4-a first sensitive flexible beam; 4 c.5-4 c.8-second sensitive flexible beam; 4d.1 — first coupling beam; 4 d.2-second coupling beam;
5a.1 to-5 a.4 of left frame structure anchor points; 5a.5 to-5 a.8 right frame structure anchor points; 5 b.1-first coupling beam anchor point; 5 b.2-second coupling beam anchor point.
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In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in further detail below.
Reference herein to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic may be included in at least one implementation of the utility model. The appearances of the phrase "in one embodiment" in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. Unless otherwise specified, the terms connected, and connected as used herein mean electrically connected, directly or indirectly.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are only for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.
In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," "coupled," and the like are to be construed broadly; for example, the connection can be fixed, detachable or integrated; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other suitable relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
Aiming at the problems in the prior art, the utility model provides an off-plane detection gyroscope. Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an overall structure of an off-plane detection gyroscope according to an embodiment of the utility model.
The off-plane detection gyroscope shown in fig. 1 comprises a left frame structure 1a, a right frame structure 1b, left moving masses 2a and 2b, right moving masses 2c and 2d, a left sensitive mass 2e, a right sensitive mass 2f, inclined flexible beams 4 b.1-4 b.8 and sensitive flexible beams 4 c.1-4 c.8.
The left frame structure 1a is positioned on the left side of the central point A, a first space is defined in the left frame structure 1a, and the left frame structure 1a can perform resonant motion along the Y axis; the right frame structure 1b is positioned on the right side of the central point A, a second space is defined in the right frame structure 1b, the right frame structure 1b is parallel to the left frame structure 1a and is spaced from the left frame structure 1a by a preset distance, and the right frame structure 1b can perform resonant motion along the Y axis in the direction opposite to the left frame structure 1 a; the left moving mass blocks 2a and 2b are positioned in a first space of the left frame structure 1a and are connected with the left frame structure 1a through first inclined flexible beams 4 b.1-4 b.4; the left sensitive mass block 2e is positioned in a first space of the left frame structure 1a and is connected with the left moving mass blocks 2a and 2b through first sensitive flexible beams 4 c.1-4 c.4; the right moving mass 2c, 2d is located in a second space of the right frame structure 1b and is connected to the right frame structure 1b by second inclined flexible beams 4 b.5-4 b.8; the right proof mass 2f is located in the second space of the right frame structure 1b and is connected to the right moving mass 2c, 2d by second proof flexure beams 4 c.5-4 c.8. The flexible beam may also be referred to as a twist beam, among others.
To better explain the structure of the off-plane detection gyroscope of the present invention, a three-dimensional rectangular coordinate system may be established, in the embodiment shown in fig. 1, in the plane where the substrate of the off-plane detection gyroscope is located, the direction parallel to the left frame structure 1a and the right frame structure 1b is taken as the Y axis, the direction perpendicular to the left frame structure 1a and the right frame structure 1b is taken as the X axis, the X axis and the Y axis are taken as coordinate axes to determine the Z axis, and the three-dimensional rectangular coordinate system established by the X axis, the Y axis and the Z axis is represented in fig. 1, wherein the X axis is along the left-right direction, the Y axis is along the up-down direction, and the origin of coordinates is the central point a.
In the specific embodiment shown in fig. 1, the left frame structure 1a and the right frame structure 1b are both a semi-enclosed structure with one side open, and the openings of the left frame structure 1a and the right frame structure 1b are oppositely arranged;
the left frame structure 1a and the right frame structure 1b each comprise a frame upper part 110, a frame lower part 130 and a frame connecting part 120, wherein the frame connecting part 120 is connected between the frame upper part 110 and the frame lower part 130.
The off-plane detection gyroscope shown in fig. 1 further includes: anchoring points 5a.1-5 a.4 of the left frame structure; the left frame structure supporting beams 4a.1-4 a.4 are connected between the left frame structure anchor points 5a.1-5 a.4 and the left frame structure 1 a;
The first drive electrodes 3a.1, 3a.2, the second drive electrodes 3a.3, 3a.4, the third drive electrodes 3a.5, 3a.6 and the fourth drive electrodes 3a.7, 3a.8 are fixedly arranged on a substrate (not shown); the first driving feedback electrode 3b.1, the second driving feedback electrode 3b.2, the third driving feedback electrode 3b.3 and the fourth driving feedback electrode 3b.4 are fixedly arranged on a substrate (not shown); the left frame structure 1a is connected with left frame structure anchor points 5a.1-5 a.4 through left frame structure support beams 4a.1-4 a.4, and the left frame structure 1a and the left frame structure support beams 4a.1-4 a.4 are suspended above the substrate; the right frame structure 1b is connected with right frame structure anchor points 5 a.5-5 a.8 through right frame structure support beams 4 a.5-4 a.8, and the right frame structure 1b and the right frame structure support beams 4 a.5-4 a.8 are suspended above the substrate. The left frame structure 1a, the right frame structure 1b and the frame structure support beams 4a.1-4a.8 are of the same thickness and are of a suspension structure, and the frame structure anchor points 5a.1-5a.8 are of a non-suspension structure and are directly connected with the substrate to play a supporting role.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the left frame structure 1a and the right frame structure 1b are identical in structure and are symmetrically arranged about the Y-axis (or distributed symmetrically left and right). The first driving electrodes 3a.1 and 3a.2 are arranged on the upper side of the left frame structure 1a and are sequentially arranged along the X-axis direction (or the left-right direction); the second driving electrodes 3a.3 and 3a.4 are arranged at the lower side of the left frame structure 1a and are sequentially arranged along the X-axis direction (or the left-right direction); the third driving electrodes 3a.5 and 3a.6 are arranged on the upper side of the right frame structure 1b and are sequentially arranged along the X-axis direction (or the left-right direction); the fourth driving electrodes 3a.7, 3a.8 are disposed at the lower side of the right frame structure 1b and are sequentially arranged along the X-axis direction (or the left-right direction), wherein the first driving electrodes 3a.1, 3a.2, the second driving electrodes 3a.3, 3a.4, the third driving electrodes 3a.5, 3a.6 and the fourth driving electrodes 3a.7, 3a.8 are entirely symmetrical about the X-axis and the Y-axis. The first driving feedback electrodes 3b.1 are arranged on the upper side of the left frame structure 1a and arranged on the left and right sides of the first driving electrodes 3a.1 and 3 a.2; second driving feedback electrodes 3b.2 are arranged on the lower side of the left frame structure 1a and on the left and right sides of the second driving electrodes 3a.3, 3 a.4; third driving feedback electrodes 3b.3 are arranged on the upper side of the right frame structure 1b and on the left and right sides of the third driving electrodes 3a.5, 3 a.6; fourth drive feedback electrodes 3b.4 are arranged on the lower side of the right frame structure 1b and on the left and right sides of the fourth drive electrodes 3a.5, 3 a.8; wherein the first, second, third and fourth drive feedback electrodes 3b.1, 3b.2, 3b.3 and 3b.4 are entirely symmetrical about the X and Y axes.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, a third space is defined in the upper frame portion 110 of the left frame structure 1a, and a fourth space is defined in the lower frame portion 130 of the left frame structure 1 a; a fifth space is defined in the frame upper part 110 of the right frame structure 1b, and a sixth space is defined in the frame lower part 130 of the right frame structure 1 b; the left frame structure anchor points 5a.1-5 a.4 are located in a third space of the upper frame part 110 and a fourth space of the lower frame part 130 of the left frame structure 1a, the left frame structure support beams 4a.1-4 a.4 are located in the third space of the upper frame part 110 and the fourth space of the lower frame part 130 of the left frame structure 1a, and each left frame structure anchor point 5a.1-5 a.4 is connected with the left frame structure 1a through a corresponding left frame structure support beam 4a.1-4 a.4; the right frame structure anchor points 5 a.5-5 a.8 are located in a fifth space of the upper frame part 110 and a sixth space of the lower frame part 130 of the right frame structure 1b, the right frame structure support beams 4 a.5-4 a.8 are located in the fifth space of the upper frame part 110 and the sixth space of the lower frame part 130 of the right frame structure 1b, and each right frame structure anchor point 5 a.5-5 a.8 is connected with the right frame structure 1b through a corresponding right frame structure support beam 4 a.5-4 a.8.
In the specific embodiment shown in fig. 1, four left frame structure supporting beams 4a.1 to 4a.4 are provided, wherein two left frame structure supporting beams 4a.1 and 4a.2 are respectively located at the left and right ends of the third space of the upper frame part 110 of the left frame structure 1a, and the other two left frame structure supporting beams 4a.3 and 4a.4 are respectively located at the left and right ends of the fourth space of the lower frame part 130 of the left frame structure 1 a; the number of the right frame structure supporting beams 4 a.5-4 a.8 is four, wherein two right frame structure supporting beams 4a.5 and 4a.6 are respectively positioned at the left end and the right end in the fifth space of the upper frame part 110 of the right frame structure 1b, and the other two left frame structure supporting beams 4a.7 and 4a.8 are respectively positioned at the left end and the right end in the sixth space of the lower frame part 130 of the right frame structure 1 b; the left frame structure supporting beams 4a.1-4 a.4 and the right frame structure supporting beams 4 a.5-4 a.8 are of the same U-shaped structure, and the opening direction is parallel to the X axis; the left frame structure supporting beams 4a.1-4 a.4 and the right frame structure supporting beams 4 a.5-4 a.8 are integrally symmetrical about an X axis and a Y axis.
In the specific embodiment shown in fig. 1, four left frame structure anchor points 5a.1 to 5a.4 are provided, wherein two left frame structure anchor points 5a.1 and 5a.2 are respectively located at the left and right ends of the third space of the upper frame portion 110 of the left frame structure 1a, and the other two left frame structure anchor points 5a.3 and 5a.4 are respectively located at the left and right ends of the fourth space of the lower frame portion 130 of the left frame structure 1 a; the number of the right frame structure anchor points 5 a.5-5 a.8 is four, wherein two of the right frame structure anchor points 5a.5 and 5a.6 are respectively located at the left end and the right end of the fifth space of the frame upper portion 110 of the right frame structure 1b, and the other two of the right frame structure anchor points 5a.7 and 5a.8 are respectively located at the left end and the right end of the fourth space of the frame lower portion 130 of the right frame structure 1 b. The left frame structure anchor points 5a.1-5 a.4 and the right frame structure anchor points 5a 5-5 a.8 are integrally symmetrical about an X axis and a Y axis.
As shown in fig. 2, the left frame structure 1a is driven in a resonant motion along the Y-axis by applying a drive voltage over the first drive electrodes 3a.1, 3a.2 and the second drive electrodes 3a.3, 3 a.4; the right frame structure 1b is driven in a resonant motion along the Y-axis in the opposite direction to the left frame structure 1a by applying a drive voltage over the third 3a.5, 3a.6 and fourth 3a.7, 3a.8 drive electrodes. For a detailed scheme of applying a driving voltage to the driving electrode to drive the frame structure to perform a resonant motion along the X-axis, reference may be made to the related art, and details thereof will not be provided herein.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, there are two left moving masses 2a, 2b, respectively a first moving mass 2a and a second moving mass 2b, wherein the first moving mass 2a is located on the left side in the first space of the left frame structure 1a, and the first moving mass 2a is connected to the left frame structure 1a by the first inclined flexible beams 4b.1 and 4 b.3; the second moving mass 2b is located at the right side in the first space of the left frame structure 1a, the second moving mass 2b is connected to the left frame structure 1a by the first inclined flexible beams 4b.2 and 4 b.4; the left sensitive mass 2e is connected between the first moving mass 2a and the second moving mass 2b through the first sensitive flexible beams 4 c.1-4 c.4; two right moving masses 2c, 2d, respectively a third moving mass 2c and a fourth moving mass 2d, wherein the third moving mass 2c is located at the left side in the second space of the right frame structure 1b, and the third moving mass 2c is connected to the right frame structure 1b through the second inclined flexible beams 4b.5 and 4 b.7; the fourth moving mass 2d is located at the right side in the second space of the right frame structure 1b, the fourth moving mass 2d being connected to the right frame structure 1b by the second inclined flexible beams 4b.6 and 4 b.8; the right seismic mass 2f is connected between the third and fourth moving masses 2c, 2d by the second flexure beams 4 c.5-4 c.8. The inclined flexible beams 4 b.1-4 b.8 and the sensitive flexible beams 4 c.1-4 c.8 can convert the motion in the X/Y plane into the motion out of the X/Y plane.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, four first inclined flexible beams 4 b.1-4 b.4 are disposed in the first space of the left frame structure 1a, wherein two first inclined flexible beams 4b.1 and 4b.3 are respectively disposed at the upper and lower ends of the left side of the first moving mass 2a to connect the first moving mass 2a and the left frame structure 1 a; two other first inclined flexible beams 4b.2, 4b.4 are respectively positioned at the upper and lower ends of the right side of the second moving mass 2b to connect the second moving mass 2b and the left frame structure 1 a; four second inclined flexible beams 4 b.5-4 b.8 are disposed in the second space of the right frame structure 1b, wherein two second inclined flexible beams 4b.5 and 4b.7 are respectively disposed at the upper and lower ends of the left side of the third moving mass 2c to connect the third moving mass 2c and the right frame structure 1 b; two further second tilted flexible beams 4b.6, 4b.8 are located at the upper and lower ends of the right side of the fourth moving mass 2d, respectively, to connect the fourth moving mass 2d with the right frame structure 1 b; four first sensitive flexible beams 4 c.1-4 c.4 are arranged in the first space of the left frame structure 1a, wherein two first sensitive flexible beams 4c.1 and 4c.3 are respectively positioned at the upper end and the lower end of the left side of the left sensitive mass block 2e so as to connect the left sensitive mass block 2e and the first movable mass block 2 a; the other two first sensitive flexible beams 4c.3 and 4c.4 are respectively positioned at the upper end and the lower end of the right side of the left sensitive mass block 2e so as to connect the left sensitive mass block 2e and the second moving mass block 2 b; four second sensing flexible beams 4 c.5-4 c.8 are arranged in the second space of the right frame structure 1b, wherein two second sensing flexible beams 4c.5 and 4c.7 are respectively positioned at the upper end and the lower end of the left side of the right sensing mass 2f to connect the right sensing mass 2f and the third moving mass 2 c; two second sensing flexure beams 4c.7, 4c.8 are respectively located at the upper and lower ends of the right side of the right sensing mass 2f to connect the right sensing mass 2f and the fourth moving mass 2 d.
The off-plane detection gyroscope shown in fig. 1 further includes:
a coupling beam anchor point 5b.1, 5b.2 located between the left and right frame structures 1a, 1 b;
and the coupling beams 4d.1 and 4d.2 are connected with the coupling beam anchor points 5b.1 and 5b.2, the coupling beams 4d.1 and 4d.2 are connected between the left frame structure 1a and the right frame structure 1b, and the coupling beams 4d.1 and 4d.2 are arranged to enable the left frame structure 1a and the right frame structure 1b to move reversely along the Y axis.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, there are two coupling beam anchors 5b.1, 5b.2, namely a first coupling beam anchor 5b.1 and a second coupling beam anchor 5b.2, wherein the first coupling beam anchor 5b.1 is located between the upper frame portion 110 of the left frame structure 1a and the upper frame portion 110 of the right frame structure 1 b; the second coupling beam anchor point 5b.2 is located between the frame lower part 130 of the left frame structure 1a and the frame lower part 130 of the right frame structure 1 b; the number of the coupling beams 4d.1 and 4d.2 is two, and the two coupling beams are respectively a first coupling beam 4d.1 and a second coupling beam 4d.2, the first coupling beam 4d.1 is connected with the first coupling beam anchor point 5b.1, and the first coupling beam 4d.1 is connected between the upper frame portion 110 of the left frame structure 1a and the upper frame portion 110 of the right frame structure 1 b; the second coupling beam 4d.2 is connected to the second coupling beam anchor point 5b.2, and the second coupling beam 4d.2 is connected between the frame lower part 130 of the left frame structure 1a and the frame lower part 130 of the right frame structure 1 b.
In the specific embodiment shown in fig. 1, the cross-sectional shapes of the first coupling beam anchor point 5b.1 and the second coupling beam anchor point 5b.2 are two-legged harpoon type, which is formed with a fork groove having an opening direction facing the center point a; the first coupling beam 4d.1 and the second coupling beam 4d.2 are both E-shaped structures, the opening direction of each E-shaped structure deviates from the central point A, and each E-shaped structure comprises a first deformation beam, a second deformation beam and a third deformation beam which are parallel to each other, and a supporting beam for connecting the first deformation beam, the second deformation beam and the third deformation beam; a first deformation beam of the first coupling beam 4d.1 is connected with the upper frame part 110 of the left frame structure 1a, a second deformation beam thereof is accommodated in a fork groove of the first coupling beam anchor point 5b.1 and is connected with the first coupling beam anchor point 5b.1, and a third deformation beam thereof is connected with the upper frame part 110 of the right frame structure 1 b;
the first deformation beam of the second coupling beam 4d.2 is connected to the lower frame part 130 of the left frame structure 1a, the second deformation beam is accommodated in the fork groove of the second coupling beam anchor point 5b.2 and is connected to the second coupling beam anchor point 5b.2, and the third deformation beam is connected to the lower frame part 130 of the right frame structure 1 b.
The off-plane detection gyroscope shown in fig. 1 further includes:
a first sensitive electrode 3c.1 arranged below the left sensitive mass block 2 e;
a second sensitive electrode 3c.2 arranged below the right sensitive mass 2 f;
when the input of the X-axis angular velocity is sensed, the left sensitive mass block 2e and the right sensitive mass block 2f move reversely (or move out of plane) along the Z-axis direction, the first sensitive electrode 3c.1 detects the change of the distance from the left sensitive mass block 2e, the second sensitive electrode 3c.2 detects the change of the distance from the right sensitive mass block 2f, specifically, the capacitance of the first sensitive electrode 3c.1 and the capacitance of the second sensitive electrode 3c.2 which are sensitive to the X-axis angular velocity are increased and decreased, the difference between the two is used for obtaining the capacitance change caused by the X-axis angular velocity, and further obtaining the size of the input X-axis angular velocity.
Wherein the first sensitive electrode 3c.1 and the second sensitive electrode 3c.2 are arranged on the substrate; the coupling beam anchor points 5b.1, 5b.2 are fixed on the substrate; the coupling beams 4d.1, 4d.2 are suspended above the substrate; the left moving masses 2a and 2b, the right moving masses 2c and 2d, the left sensitive mass 2e and the right sensitive mass 2f are suspended above the substrate; the first inclined flexible beams 4 b.1-4 b.4, the second inclined flexible beams 4 b.5-4 b.8, the first sensitive flexible beams 4 c.1-4 c.4 and the second sensitive flexible beams 4 c.5-4 c.8 are suspended above the substrate. The first inclined flexible beams 4b.1 to 4b.4 and the second inclined flexible beams 4b.5 to 4b.8 are symmetrical with respect to the X axis and the Y axis as a whole; the first sensitive flexible beams 4 c.1-4 c.4 and the second sensitive flexible beams 4 c.5-4 c.8 are symmetrical about the X axis and the Y axis as a whole; the first and second sensing electrodes 3c.1 and 3c.2 are symmetrical about the Y axis; the coupling beam anchor points 5b.1, 5b.2 are integrally symmetrical about the X axis and the Y axis; the coupling beams 4d.1, 4d.2 are entirely symmetrical about the X-axis and the Y-axis.
It should be noted that, a certain amount of through holes may be disposed on the mass blocks (e.g., the left moving mass blocks 2a, 2b, the right moving mass blocks 2c, 2d, the left sensing mass block 2e, and the right sensing mass block 2f) shown in fig. 1 to reduce squeeze film damping and improve detection sensitivity; limiting or buffering devices can be arranged on the mass blocks (such as the left moving mass blocks 2a and 2b, the right moving mass blocks 2c and 2d, the left sensitive mass block 2e and the right sensitive mass block 2f) and the flexible beams (such as the first inclined flexible beams 4 b.1-4 b.4, the inclined flexible beams 4 b.5-4 b.8, the first sensitive flexible beams 4 c.1-4 c.4 and the second sensitive flexible beams 4 c.5-4 c.8) shown in the figure 1, so that the structure can be prevented from breaking due to overlarge impact; in the off-plane detection gyroscope shown in fig. 1, the electrodes of the whole structure are not limited to the driving electrodes 3 a.1-3 a.8, the driving feedback electrodes 3 b.1-3 b.4 and the sensitive electrodes 3c.1 and 3c.2, and a testing electrode and the like can be arranged.
The detection principle of the off-plane detection gyroscope shown in fig. 1 of the present invention is described below.
Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a driving state of the three-axis gyroscope shown in fig. 1 according to the present invention. Driving the left frame structure 1a in a resonant motion along the Y-axis by applying a drive voltage over the first drive electrodes 3a.1, 3a.2 and the second drive electrodes 3a.3, 3 a.4; driving the right frame structure 1b along the Y-axis in a resonant motion in the opposite direction to the left frame structure 1a by applying a drive voltage over the third drive electrodes 3a.5, 3a.6 and the fourth drive electrodes 3a.7, 3 a.8; when the left frame structure 1a performs resonant motion along the Y axis and the right frame structure 1b performs resonant motion along the Y axis in the direction opposite to the left frame structure 1a, the left frame structure 1a drives the left sensitive mass block 2e to perform resonant motion along the Y axis through the first inclined flexible beams 4 b.1-4 b.4, the left moving mass blocks 2a and 2b and the first sensitive flexible beams 4 c.1-4 c.4; the right frame structure 1b drives the right sensing mass 2f to perform resonant motion along the Y axis in the direction opposite to the left sensing mass 2e through the second inclined flexible beams 4 b.5-4 b.8, the right moving masses 2c and 2d and the second sensing flexible beams 4 c.5-4 c.8.
Please refer to fig. 3, which is a schematic diagram of the off-plane detection gyroscope of fig. 1 according to the present invention during X-axis detection. When the angular velocity of the X axis is input, the Coriolis effect can generate Coriolis force to drive the left moving mass blocks 2a and 2b and the right moving mass blocks 2c and 2d to incline (or incline out of plane) and drive the left sensitive mass block 2e and the right sensitive mass block 2f to move in a reverse out-of-plane direction along the Z axis direction, the first sensitive electrode 3c.1 and the second sensitive electrode 3c.2 arranged below the left sensitive mass block 2e and the right sensitive mass block 2f are sensitive to the change of the distance, the self capacitance of the first sensitive electrode 3c.1 and the second sensitive electrode 3c.2 can be changed accordingly, and the angular velocity of the X axis can be obtained through the change of the detection capacitance.
In summary, the off-plane detection gyroscope designed by the utility model adopts a double-frame structure, and comprises a left frame structure 1a and a right frame structure 1b, wherein the movable mass blocks 2a to 2d, the sensitive mass blocks 2e and 2f and the flexible beams 4c.1 to 4c.8 are ingeniously arranged in each frame structure, and the flexible beams 4c.1 to 4c.8 are used for connecting the frame structures 1a and 1b, the movable mass blocks 2a to 2d and the sensitive mass blocks 2e and 2f, so that the in-plane motion can be converted into the out-of-plane motion, the thickness of the whole structure is consistent, and the process is simple; during driving, the movable mass blocks 2 a-2 d drive the sensitive mass blocks 2e and 2f to move, during detection, the movable mass blocks 2 a-2 d incline (or incline out of plane), the sensitive mass blocks 2e and 2f can vertically move up and down along the Z axis, and electrostatic driving and differential capacitance detection are adopted, so that the two sensitive mass blocks 2e and 2f can be differentiated during detection, and the detection precision is effectively improved; in addition, a central coupling beam 4d is arranged between the two frame structures, so that the left frame structure 1a and the right frame structure 1b can always perform reverse motion along the Y-axis direction, and the influence of external linear acceleration can be effectively resisted. The off-plane detection gyroscope realizes differential amplification of detection capacitors, inhibits the structural coupling of the micro gyroscope frame, improves the detection precision of the micro gyroscope, and has the advantages of reasonable and compact design, good reliability and simple process.
In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example" or "some examples" or the like are intended to mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art.
While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is to be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and not to be construed as limiting the present invention, and that changes, modifications and variations may be made therein by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.
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1. An off-plane detection gyroscope, comprising:
a left frame structure positioned to the left of the center point A and defining a first space therein, the left frame structure capable of resonant motion along the Y-axis;
a right frame structure located to the right of the center point A and defining a second space therein, the right frame structure being parallel to and spaced apart from the left frame structure by a predetermined distance and capable of performing a resonant motion along the Y-axis in a direction opposite to the left frame structure;
a left moving mass located within a first space of the left frame structure, connected to the left frame structure by a first angled flexible beam;
a left proof mass located in the first space of the left frame structure and connected to the left moving mass by a first proof flexure;
a right moving mass located in a second space of the right frame structure and connected to the right frame structure by a second inclined flexible beam;
a right proof mass located in a second space of the right frame structure and connected to the right moving mass by a second proof flexure.
2. The off-plane detection gyroscope of claim 1, further comprising:
a coupling beam anchor point located between the left and right frame structures;
a coupling beam connected with the coupling beam anchor point and connected between the left frame structure and the right frame structure, the coupling beam being arranged to urge the left frame structure and the right frame structure to move in opposite directions along the Y axis,
the X axis and the Y axis are mutually perpendicular and define a plane where the off-plane detection gyroscope is located, the Z axis is perpendicular to the plane defined by the X axis and the Y axis, the X axis is along the left-right direction, the Y axis is along the up-down direction, and the origin of coordinates is the central point A.
3. The off-plane detection gyroscope of claim 2,
the left frame structure and the right frame structure are both semi-surrounding structures with openings on one sides, and the openings of the left frame structure and the right frame structure are oppositely arranged;
the left frame structure and the right frame structure each include a frame upper portion, a frame lower portion, and a frame connecting portion, wherein the frame connecting portion is connected between the frame upper portion and the frame lower portion.
4. The off-plane detection gyroscope of claim 3,
the number of the left moving mass blocks is two, namely a first moving mass block and a second moving mass block, wherein the first moving mass block is positioned on the left side in the first space of the left frame structure and is connected with the left frame structure through the first inclined flexible beam; the second moving mass is positioned at the right side in the first space of the left frame structure and is connected with the left frame structure through the first inclined flexible beam; the left sensing mass is connected between the first moving mass and the second moving mass through the first sensing flexible beam;
the number of the right moving mass blocks is two, namely a third moving mass block and a fourth moving mass block, wherein the third moving mass block is positioned on the left side in a second space of the right frame structure and is connected with the right frame structure through the second inclined flexible beam; the fourth moving mass is positioned at the right side in the second space of the right frame structure and is connected with the right frame structure through the second inclined flexible beam; the right sensing mass is connected between the third moving mass and the fourth moving mass through the second sensing flexible beam.
5. The off-plane detection gyroscope of claim 3,
when the left frame structure performs resonant motion along the Y axis and the right frame structure performs resonant motion along the Y axis in the direction opposite to that of the left frame structure, the left frame structure drives the left sensing mass block to perform resonant motion along the Y axis through the first inclined flexible beam, the left moving mass block and the first sensing flexible beam; the right frame structure drives the right sensitive mass block to perform resonant motion opposite to the left sensitive mass block along the Y axis through the second inclined flexible beam, the right moving mass block and the second sensitive flexible beam.
6. The off-plane detection gyroscope of claim 5, further comprising:
the first sensitive electrode is arranged below the left sensitive mass block;
the second sensitive electrode is arranged below the right sensitive mass block;
when the input of the X-axis angular velocity is sensed, the Coriolis effect can generate Coriolis force to drive the left moving mass block and the right moving mass block to incline and drive the left sensitive mass block and the right sensitive mass block to reversely move along the Z-axis direction, the first sensitive electrode detects the change of the distance with the left sensitive mass block, the second sensitive electrode detects the change of the distance with the right sensitive mass block, the capacitance of the first sensitive electrode and the capacitance of the second sensitive electrode are increased and decreased, the capacitance change caused by the X-axis angular velocity is obtained by difference of the first sensitive electrode and the second sensitive electrode, and the input X-axis angular velocity is obtained.
7. An off-plane detection gyroscope according to claim 3, further comprising:
a left frame structure anchor point;
a left frame structure support beam connected between the left frame structure anchor point and the left frame structure;
a right frame structure anchor point;
a right frame structure support beam connected between the right frame structure anchor point and the right frame structure;
the first driving electrode and the second driving electrode are respectively arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the left frame structure;
the third driving electrode and the fourth driving electrode are respectively arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the right frame structure;
the first driving feedback electrode and the second driving feedback electrode are respectively arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the left frame structure;
the third driving feedback electrode and the fourth driving feedback electrode are respectively arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the right frame structure;
driving the left frame structure to perform resonant motion along the Y axis by applying a driving voltage on the first and second driving electrodes;
driving the right frame structure to perform a resonant motion along the Y-axis in an opposite direction to the left frame structure by applying a driving voltage on the third and fourth driving electrodes.
8. The off-plane detection gyroscope of claim 7,
a third space is defined in the upper part of the frame of the left frame structure, and a fourth space is defined in the lower part of the frame of the left frame structure;
a fifth space is defined in the upper part of the frame of the right frame structure, and a sixth space is defined in the lower part of the frame of the right frame structure;
the left frame structure anchor points are positioned in a third space at the upper part of the frame and a fourth space at the lower part of the frame of the left frame structure, the left frame structure support beam is positioned in the third space at the upper part of the frame and the fourth space at the lower part of the frame of the left frame structure, and each left frame structure anchor point is connected with the left frame structure through a corresponding left frame structure support beam;
the right frame structure anchor points are located in a fifth space on the upper portion of the frame of the right frame structure and a sixth space on the lower portion of the frame, the right frame structure supporting beam is located in the fifth space on the upper portion of the frame of the right frame structure and the sixth space on the lower portion of the frame, and each right frame structure anchor point is connected with the right frame structure through a corresponding right frame structure supporting beam.
9. The off-plane detection gyroscope of claim 7,
the first driving electrode, the second driving electrode, the third driving electrode and the fourth driving electrode are fixedly arranged on the substrate;
the first driving feedback electrode, the second driving feedback electrode, the third driving feedback electrode and the fourth driving feedback electrode are fixedly arranged on the substrate;
the left frame structure and the left frame structure support beams are suspended above the substrate; the right frame structure and right frame structure support beams are suspended above the base;
the left frame structure anchor point is fixedly arranged on the substrate; the right frame structure anchor point is fixedly arranged on the substrate;
the left moving mass block, the right moving mass block, the left sensitive mass block and the right sensitive mass block are suspended above the substrate;
the first inclined flexible beam, the second inclined flexible beam, the first sensitive flexible beam and the second sensitive flexible beam are suspended above the substrate;
the coupling beam anchor points are fixedly arranged on the substrate;
the coupling beam is suspended above the base.
10. The off-plane detection gyroscope of claim 9,
the first drive electrode, the second drive electrode, the third drive electrode and the fourth drive electrode are integrally symmetrical about an X axis and a Y axis;
the first driving feedback electrode, the second driving feedback electrode, the third driving feedback electrode and the fourth driving feedback electrode are integrally symmetrical about an X axis and a Y axis;
the left and right frame structures are symmetric about a Y axis;
the left and right frame structure support beams are symmetrical about an X-axis and a Y-axis;
the left frame structure anchor point and the right frame structure anchor point are integrally symmetrical about an X axis and a Y axis;
the left and right moving masses are symmetric about an X-axis and a Y-axis;
the left sensitive mass block and the right sensitive mass block are symmetrical about a Y axis;
the first and second inclined flexible beams are integrally symmetrical about the X-axis and the Y-axis
The first sensitive flexible beam and the second sensitive flexible beam are integrally symmetrical about an X axis and a Y axis;
the coupling beam is symmetrical overall about an X axis and a Y axis;
the coupling beam anchor point is entirely symmetrical about the X axis and the Y axis.
11. The off-plane detection gyroscope of claim 3,
the two coupling beam anchor points are respectively a first coupling beam anchor point and a second coupling beam anchor point, and the first coupling beam anchor point is positioned between the upper part of the frame of the left frame structure and the upper part of the frame of the right frame structure; the second coupling beam anchor point is located between the lower frame portion of the left frame structure and the lower frame portion of the right frame structure;
the number of the coupling beams is two, the two coupling beams are respectively a first coupling beam and a second coupling beam, the first coupling beam is connected with the first coupling beam anchor point, and the first coupling beam is connected between the upper part of the frame of the left frame structure and the upper part of the frame of the right frame structure; the second coupling beam is connected with the second coupling beam anchor point, and the second coupling beam is connected between the lower portion of the frame of the left frame structure and the lower portion of the frame of the right frame structure.
12. The off-plane detection gyroscope of claim 11,
the cross sections of the first coupling beam anchor point and the second coupling beam anchor point are in a two-leg fish fork shape, a fork groove is formed in the cross sections, and the opening direction of the fork groove faces the central point A;
the first coupling beam and the second coupling beam are both of E-shaped structures, the opening direction of each E-shaped structure deviates from the central point A, and each E-shaped structure comprises a first deformation beam, a second deformation beam and a third deformation beam which are parallel to each other, and a supporting beam for connecting the first deformation beam, the second deformation beam and the third deformation beam;
the first deformation beam of the first coupling beam is connected with the upper part of the frame of the left frame structure, the second deformation beam of the first coupling beam is accommodated in the fork groove of the first coupling beam anchor point and is connected with the first coupling beam anchor point, and the third deformation beam of the first coupling beam is connected with the upper part of the frame of the right frame structure;
the first deformation beam of the second coupling beam is connected with the lower portion of the frame of the left frame structure, the second deformation beam is accommodated in the fork groove of the second coupling beam anchor point and is connected with the second coupling beam anchor point, and the third deformation beam is connected with the lower portion of the frame of the right frame structure.
13. The off-plane detection gyroscope of claim 4,
the number of the first inclined flexible beams is four, wherein two first inclined flexible beams are respectively positioned at the upper end and the lower end of the left side of the first moving mass block, and the other two first inclined flexible beams are respectively positioned at the upper end and the lower end of the right side of the second moving mass block;
the number of the second inclined flexible beams is four, wherein two second inclined flexible beams are respectively positioned at the upper end and the lower end of the left side of the third moving mass block, and the other two second inclined flexible beams are respectively positioned at the upper end and the lower end of the right side of the fourth moving mass block;
the number of the first sensitive flexible beams is four, wherein two first sensitive flexible beams are respectively positioned at the upper end and the lower end of the left side of the left sensitive mass block; the other two first sensitive flexible beams are positioned at the upper end and the lower end of the right side of the left sensitive mass block;
the number of the second sensitive flexible beams is four, wherein two second sensitive flexible beams are positioned at the upper end and the lower end of the left side of the right sensitive mass block; and the other two second sensitive flexible beams are positioned at the upper end and the lower end of the right side of the right sensitive mass block.
14. The off-plane detection gyroscope of claim 3,
the mass block is provided with a through hole to reduce the squeeze film damping and improve the detection sensitivity;
the mass block and the flexible beam are provided with limiting or buffering devices;
the off-plane detection gyroscope also includes a test electrode.
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