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US 12,432,434 B2Granted
Sensor module and case unit
AssigneeSony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
InventorHaruki Tanaka
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Abstract
A sensor module according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a sensor element, a first case, a second case, and an intermediate layer. The first case includes an opening end and accommodates therein the sensor element. The second case includes a joining surface welded to the opening end. The intermediate layer is reflective of light, and is formed along an outer peripheral edge of a region, in the opening end, in which the opening end faces the joining surface.
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A sensor module, comprising:
- a sensor element;
- a first case that includes a planar peripheral region surrounding an opening at an opening end and accommodates therein the sensor element;
- a second case that includes a joining surface welded to the opening end, wherein the joining surface is substantially parallel to the region of the first case;
- and
- a light-reflective intermediate layer that is formed along an outer peripheral edge of the region at the opening end of the first case and that is also substantially parallel to the joining surface of the second case,
- wherein, during welding, the light-reflective intermediate layer that is formed along the outer peripheral edge of the region at the opening end of the first case prevents a melted portion from protruding from joining surfaces of the first case and second case toward the outside.
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A case unit, comprising:
- a first case that includes a planar peripheral region surrounding an opening at an opening end;
- a second case that includes an annular joining surface substantially parallel to the region of the first case and welded to the opening end;
- and
- a light-reflective intermediate layer that is formed along an outer peripheral edge or an inner peripheral edge of the region at the opening end of the first case and that is also substantially parallel to the joining surface of the second case,
- wherein, during welding, the light-reflective intermediate layer that is formed along the outer peripheral edge of the region at the opening end of the first case prevents a melted portion from protruding from joining surfaces of the first case and second case toward the outside.
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