Piezoelectric acceleration transducer

Piezoelectric acceleration transducer comprising an assembly consisting of a flexible element which is made of a piezoelectric material and is provided with two external electrodes, and which is secured to a support, the assembly being mounted on a carrier plate, wherein:

• a) the support consists of two plate-shaped supporting components, between which the flexible element is arranged;
• b) the supporting components are connected mechanically to the carrier plate by points of contact in such a way that a principal axis of sensitivity of the flexible element lies in the same plane as the carrier plate;
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• c) the two supporting components are made of an electrically conductive material.

A piezoelectric acceleration transducer, comprising:

• (a) a flexible element formed of a piezoelectric material and having a principal axis of sensitivity and two external electrodes;
• (b) a support member having two plate-shaped supporting components made of a nonconducting material between which said flexible element is arranged, each of said supporting components having a first side facing said flexible element, a first end, and a second end opposite said first end;
• (c) a carrier plate to which said second end of each of said supporting components is mechanically connected such that the principal axis of sensitivity of said flexible element lies in the same plane as said carrier plate;
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• (d) wherein each of said supporting components has an electrically conductive coating on said first side in contact with a respective external electrode of said flexible element and on said second end such that an electrical connection is established between said flexible element and said carrier plate.