Electro-mechanical oscillator of electrodynamical and electromagnetic types

Claim 2

An electro-mechanical oscillator, comprising: a mechanical oscillator including an armature coil mounted between two resonant springs to oscillate at a natural frequency of said springs in response to alternate expansion and compression thereof; an electric oscillator consisting of: at least one transistor connected in circuit with said coil and turned ON by an initial voltage of positive polarity to institute a flow of current in said coil for expanding one of said springs and compressing the other to move said coil in one direction to generate therein a counter voltage of positive polarity which varies the amount of current flow in said coil until said one and other springs terminate said coil one direction movement to turn OFF said one transistor, and thereafter said one and other springs compressing and expanding, respectively, to move said coil in an opposite direction to generate in said coil a further voltage of negative polarity until said last-mentioned one and other springs terminate said coil opposite direction movement; and circuit means for initially supplying a voltage of positive polarity to activate said one transistor to hold said one transistor ON as said coil is moved in said one direction and thereafter supplying said further voltage of negative polarity to activate said transistor to hold said transistor OFF as said coil is moved in said opposite direction; whereby said transistor is turned ON and OFF in synchronism with said coil one and opposite direction movements, respectively, in response to said alternate expansion and compression of said one and other springs.

Claim 3

The oscillator according to claim 1 in which said one transistor includes a collector, an emitter and a base of which a junction of said collector and emitter is connected in circuit with said coil; and said circuit means includes a capacitor-resistor network coupling a common point of said collector and emitter junction and said coil to said base.

Claim 4

The oscillator according to claim 1 in which said transistor includes a collector, an emitter and a base of which a junction of said collector and emitter is connected in said circuit with said coil; and said circuit means includes a transformer having a primary winding connected in parallel with said coil and a secondary winding coupling said primary winding to said base.

Claim 5

The oscillator according to claim 1 which includes: a source of direct voltage providing said initial voltage and having positive and ground terminals; and second and third transistors; each of said first-mentioned, second and third transistors having a collector, an emitter and a base; said first-mentioned transistor having its collector connected to said source positive terminal and its emitter to one end of said coil which has its opposite end connected to said source ground terminal; said second transistor having its base connected to said source positive terminal and its emitter connected to said ground terminal; and said third transistor having its base connected to said second transistor collector, its emitter to said source positive terminal and its collector to said first-mentioned transistor base; and said circuit means including a capacitor-resistor network connEcting a common point of said first-mentioned transistor emitter and said coil one end to said second transistor base.

Claim 6

The oscillator according to claim 1 which includes: a source of direct voltage providing said initial voltage and having positive and ground terminals; and a second transistor; each of said first-mentioned and second transistors having a collector, an emitter and a base; said first-mentioned transistor having its emitter connected to said source positive terminal and its collector to one end of said coil which has its opposite end connected to said source ground terminal; said second transistor having its base connected to said source positive terminal, its emitter to said source ground terminal and its collector to said first-mentioned transistor base; and said circuit means comprising a capacitor-resistor network connecting a common point of said first-mentioned transistor collector and said coil one end to said second transistor base.

Claim 7

The oscillator according to claim 1 which includes: a source of direct voltage providing said initial voltage and having positive and ground terminals; said transistor having a collector connected to said source positive terminal, a base coupled through a first resistor to said source positive terminal, and an emitter connected to one end of said coil which has its opposite end connected to said source ground terminal; and said circuit means includes a transformer having a primary winding connected across said coil one and opposite ends and coupled to said coil, and a secondary winding having one end connected to a point common to said emitter, said coil one end and one end of said primary winding; said secondary winding also having an opposite end connected through a second resistor to said transistor base.

Claim 8

The oscillator according to claim 1 which includes: a source of direct voltage providing said initial voltage and having positive and negative terminals; said transistor having an emitter connected to said source positive terminal, a base coupled through a first resistor to said source ground terminal, and a collector connected to one end of said coil which has its opposite end connected to said source ground terminal; and said circuit means includes a transformer having a primary winding connected across said coil one and opposite ends and coupled to said coil, and a secondary winding having one end connected to said source positive terminal and an opposite end coupled through a second resistor to said base.

Claim 9

An electro-mechanical oscillator, comprising: a mechanical oscillator including an armature coil mounted between two resonant springs to oscillate at a natural frequency of said springs in response to alternate expansion and compression thereof; and an electric oscillator including: a source of direct voltage having positive and ground terminals; first, second and third transistors, each having a collector, an emitter and a base; said first transistor having its collector connected to said source positive terminal and its emitter to one end of said coil which has its opposite end connected to said source ground terminal; said second transistor having its base coupled through a first resistor to said source positive terminal and its emitter connected to said source ground terminal; said third transistor having its emitter connected to said source positive terminal; its base coupled through a second resistor to said second transistor collector and its collector connected to said first transistor base; said second, third and first transistors turned ON in turn in response to said source positive voltage for enabling a junction of said first transistor collector and emitter to supply source direct current to said coil for expanding one of said springs and compressing the other to move said coil in one direction to generate therein a counter voltage of positive polarity which varies the amount of current flow in said coil until said one aNd other springs terminate said coil one direction movement to turn OFF said second, third and first transistors in sequence and thereafter said one and other springs compressing and expanding, respectively, to move said coil in an opposite direction to generate in said coil a further voltage of negative polarity until said last-mentioned one and other springs terminate said coil opposite direction movement; and a capacitor-resistor network connecting a common point of said first transistor emitter and said coil one end to said second transistor base for supplying voltage of positive polarity to said second transistor base to hold said second, third and first transistors turned ON during said coil one direction movement and thereafter for supplying said further voltage of negative polarity to said second transistor base to hold said second, third and first transistors turned OFF during said coil opposite direction movement; whereby said first, second and third transistors are turned ON and OFF in synchronism with the natural frequency of said alternate expansion and compression of said one and other springs and with said respective one and opposite direction movements of said coil.

Claim 10

An electro-mechanical oscillator, comprising: a mechanical oscillator including an armature coil mounted between two resonant springs to oscillate at a natural frequency of said springs in response to alternate expansion and compression thereof; and an electric oscillator including: a source of direct voltage having positive and ground terminals; first, second and third transistors, each having a collector, an emitter and a base; said first transistor having its collector connected to said source positive terminal and its emitter to one end of said coil which has its opposite end connected to said source ground terminal; said second transistor having its base coupled through a first resistor to said source positive terminal and its emitter connected to said source ground terminal; said third transistor having its emitter connected to said source positive terminal; its base coupled through a second resistor to said second transistor collector and its collector connected to said first transistor base; said second, third and first transistors turned ON in turn in response to said source positive voltage for enabling a junction of said first transistor collector and emitter to supply source direct current to said coil for expanding one of said springs and compressing the other to move said coil in one direction to generate therein a counter voltage of positive polarity which varies the amount of current flow in said coil until said one aNd other springs terminate said coil one direction movement to turn OFF said second, third and first transistors in sequence and thereafter said one and other springs compressing and expanding, respectively, to move said coil in an opposite direction to generate in said coil a further voltage of negative polarity until said last-mentioned one and other springs terminate said coil opposite direction movement; and a capacitor-resistor network connecting a common point of said first transistor emitter and said coil one end to said second transistor base for supplying voltage of positive polarity to said second transistor base to hold said second, third and first transistors turned ON during said coil one direction movement and thereafter for supplying said further voltage of negative polarity to said second transistor base to hold said second, third and first transistors turned OFF during said coil opposite direction movement; whereby said first, second and third transistors are turned ON and OFF in synchronism with the natural frequency of said alternate expansion and compression of said one and other springs and with said respective one and opposite direction movements of said coil.

Claim 11

An electro-mechanical oscillator, comprising: a mechanical oscillator including an armature coil mounted between two resonant springs to oscillate at a natural frequency of said springs in response to alternate expansion and compression thereof; and an electric oscillator including: a source of direct voltage having positive and ground terminals; first and second transistors, each having a collector, an emitter and a base; said first transistor having its emitter connected to said source positive terminal and its collector to one end of said coil which has its opposite end connected to said source ground terminal; said second transistor having its base coupled through a first resistor to said source positive terminal, its emitter to said source ground terminal, and its collector coupled through a second resistor to said first transistor base; said second and first transistors turned ON in turn in response to said source positive potential for enabling an emitter-collector junction of said first transistor to supply source direct current to said coil for expanding one of said springs and compressing the other to move said coil in one direction to generate therein a counter voltage of positive polarity which varies the amount of current flow in said coil until said one and other springs terminate said coil one direction movement to turn OFF said second and first transistors in sequence, and thereafter said one and other springs compressing and expanding, respectively, to move said coil in an opposite direction to generate in said coil a further voltage of negative polarity until said last-mentioned one and other springs terminate said coil opposite direction movement; and a capacitor-resistor network connecting a common point of said first transistor collector and said coil one end to said second transistor base for supplying a voltage of positive polarity to said second transistor base to hold said second and first transistors turned ON during said coil one direction movement and thereafter for supplying said further voltage of negative polarity to said second transistor base to hold said second and first transistors turned OFF during said coil opposite direction movement; whereby said first and second transistors are turned ON and OFF in synchronism with the natural frequency of said alternate expansion and compression of said one and other springs and with respective one and opposite direction movements of said coil.

Claim 12

An electro-mechanical oscillator, comprising: a mechanical oscillator including an armature coil mounted between two resonant springs to oscillate at a natural frequency of said springs in response to alternate expansion and compression thereof; and an electric oscillator including: a source of direct voltage having positive and ground terminals; first and second transistors, each having a collector, an emitter and a base; said first transistor having its emitter connected to said source positive terminal and its collector to one end of said coil which has its opposite end connected to said source ground terminal; said second transistor having its base coupled through a first resistor to said source positive terminal, its emitter to said source ground terminal, and its collector coupled through a second resistor to said first transistor base; said second and first transistors turned ON in turn in response to said source positive potential for enabling an emitter-collector junction of said first transistor to supply source direct current to said coil for expanding one of said springs and compressing the other to move said coil in one direction to generate therein a counter voltage of positive polarity which varies the amount of current flow in said coil until said one and other springs terminate said coil one direction movement to turn OFF said second and first transistors in sequence, and thereafter said one and other springs compressing and expanding, respectively, to move said coil in an opposite direction to generate in said coil a further voltage of negative polarity until said last-mentioned one and other springs terminate said coil opposite direction movement; and a capacitor-resistor network connecting a common point of said first transistor collector and said coil one end to said second transistor base for supplying a voltage of positive polarity to said second transistor base to hold said second and first transistors turned ON during said coil one direction movement and thereafter for supplying said further voltage of negative polarity to said second transistor base to hold said second and first transistors turned OFF during said coil opposite direction movement; whereby said first and second transistors are turned ON and OFF in synchronism with the natural frequency of said alternate expansion and compression of said one and other springs and with respective one and opposite direction movements of said coil.

Claim 13

An electro-mechanical oscillator, comprising: a mechanical oscillator including an armature coil mounted between two resonant springs to oscillate at a natural frequency of said springs in response to alternate expansion and compression thereof; and an electric oscillator including: A source of direct voltage having positive and ground terminals; a transistor having a collector connected to said source positive terminal, an emitter connected to one end of said coil which has its opposite end connected to said source ground terminal, and a base coupled through a first resistor to said source positive terminal; said transistor turned ON in response to said source positive voltage for enabling a junction of said collector and said emitter to supply direct current from said source to said coil to expand one of said springs and to compress the other to move said coil in one direction to generate in said coil a counter voltage of positive polarity which varies the amount of current flow in said coil until said one and other springs terminate said coil one direction movement to turn OFF said transistor, and thereafter said one and other springs contracting and expanding, respectively, to move said coil in an opposite direction to generate in said coil a further voltage of negative polarity until said last-mentioned one and other springs terminate said coil opposite direction movement; and a transformer having a primary winding connected across said coil one and opposite ends and coupled to said coil, and a secondary winding having one end connected to a point common to said emitter, said coil one end and one end of said primary winding; said secondary winding having an opposite end connected through a second resistor to said base; said secondary winding applying a voltage of positive polarity to said base to hold said transistor turned ON during said coil one direction movement and thereafter applying said further voltage of negative polarity to said base to hold said transistor turned OFF during said coil opposite direction movement; whereby said transistor is turned ON and OFF in synchronism with the natural frequency of said alternate expansion and compression of said one and other springs and with said respective one and opposite direction movements of said coil.

Claim 14

An electro-mechanical oscillator, comprising: a mechanical oscillator including an armature coil mounted between two resonant springs to oscillate at a natural frequency of said springs in response to alternate expansion and compression thereof; and an electric oscillator including: A source of direct voltage having positive and ground terminals; a transistor having a collector connected to said source positive terminal, an emitter connected to one end of said coil which has its opposite end connected to said source ground terminal, and a base coupled through a first resistor to said source positive terminal; said transistor turned ON in response to said source positive voltage for enabling a junction of said collector and said emitter to supply direct current from said source to said coil to expand one of said springs and to compress the other to move said coil in one direction to generate in said coil a counter voltage of positive polarity which varies the amount of current flow in said coil until said one and other springs terminate said coil one direction movement to turn OFF said transistor, and thereafter said one and other springs contracting and expanding, respectively, to move said coil in an opposite direction to generate in said coil a further voltage of negative polarity until said last-mentioned one and other springs terminate said coil opposite direction movement; and a transformer having a primary winding connected across said coil one and opposite ends and coupled to said coil, and a secondary winding having one end connected to a point common to said emitter, said coil one end and one end of said primary winding; said secondary winding having an opposite end connected through a second resistor to said base; said secondary winding applying a voltage of positive polarity to said base to hold said transistor turned ON during said coil one direction movement and thereafter applying said further voltage of negative polarity to said base to hold said transistor turned OFF during said coil opposite direction movement; whereby said transistor is turned ON and OFF in synchronism with the natural frequency of said alternate expansion and compression of said one and other springs and with said respective one and opposite direction movements of said coil.

Claim 15

An electro-mechanical oscillator comprising: a mechanical oscillator including an armature coil mounted between two resonant springs to oscillate at a natural frequency of said springs in response to alternate expansion and compression thereof; and an electric oscillator including: a source of direct voltage having positive and ground terminals; a transistor having an emitter connected to said source positive terminal, a collector connected to one end of said coil which has its opposite end connected to said source ground terminal, and a base connected through a first resistor to said source ground terminal; said transistor turned ON in response to said source positive voltage for enabling a junction of said emitter and said collector to supply direct current from said source to said coil to expand one of said springs and to compress the other to move said coil in one direction to generate therein a counter voltage of positive polarity which varies the amount of current flow in said coil until said one and other springs terminate said coil one direction movement to turn OFF said transistor, and thereafter said one and other springs contracting and expanding, respectively, to move said coil in an opposite direction to generate therein a further voltage of negative polarity until said last-mentioned one and other springs terminate said coil opposite direction movement; and a transformer having a primary winding connected across said coil one and opposite ends and coupled to said coil, and a secondary winding having one end connected to said source positive terminal and an opposite end connected through a second resistor to said base; said secondary winding applying a voltage of positive polarity to said base to hold said transistor turned ON during said coil one direction movement and thereafter applying said further voltage of negative polarity to said base to hold said transistor turned OFF during said coil opposite direcTion movement; whereby said transistor is turned ON and OFF in synchronism with the natural frequency of said alternate expansion and compression of said one and other springs and with said respective one and opposite movements of said coil.

Claim 16

An electro-mechanical oscillator comprising: a mechanical oscillator including an armature coil mounted between two resonant springs to oscillate at a natural frequency of said springs in response to alternate expansion and compression thereof; and an electric oscillator including: a source of direct voltage having positive and ground terminals; a transistor having an emitter connected to said source positive terminal, a collector connected to one end of said coil which has its opposite end connected to said source ground terminal, and a base connected through a first resistor to said source ground terminal; said transistor turned ON in response to said source positive voltage for enabling a junction of said emitter and said collector to supply direct current from said source to said coil to expand one of said springs and to compress the other to move said coil in one direction to generate therein a counter voltage of positive polarity which varies the amount of current flow in said coil until said one and other springs terminate said coil one direction movement to turn OFF said transistor, and thereafter said one and other springs contracting and expanding, respectively, to move said coil in an opposite direction to generate therein a further voltage of negative polarity until said last-mentioned one and other springs terminate said coil opposite direction movement; and a transformer having a primary winding connected across said coil one and opposite ends and coupled to said coil, and a secondary winding having one end connected to said source positive terminal and an opposite end connected through a second resistor to said base; said secondary winding applying a voltage of positive polarity to said base to hold said transistor turned ON during said coil one direction movement and thereafter applying said further voltage of negative polarity to said base to hold said transistor turned OFF during said coil opposite direcTion movement; whereby said transistor is turned ON and OFF in synchronism with the natural frequency of said alternate expansion and compression of said one and other springs and with said respective one and opposite movements of said coil.