US4054847A
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Pulse oscillator circuit
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1976-02-03
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Granted: 1977-10-18
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Expires: 1996-02-03
Abstract
Abstract A pulse oscillator circuit comprises a first pulse oscillator, which may be in the form of a monostable multivibrator, that is capable of generating a first pulse. A second pulse oscillator, which may be in the form of an astable multivibrator, is operatively connected to the first pulse oscillator and is operated for the period for which the first pulse is present. The second pulse oscillator generates a second pulse of a pulse width that is narrower than the width of the first pulse.
Inventors
- 👤 Hirokazu Fukaya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 07:52
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K3/00; H03K3/64; H03K3/66; H03K3/70; H03K3/02; H03K3/023; H03K3/0231; H03K3/0232
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
288 words
A pulse oscillator circuit comprising a power source terminal; a ground terminal; an input terminal receiving a trigger signal; a first Schmitt trigger circuit having an input end and an output end; a first timing circuit having a first capacitor connected between said ground terminal and said input end of said first Schmitt trigger circuit and a first resistor connected between said power source terminal and said input end of said first Schmitt trigger circuit, said first capacitor and said first resistor determining a first time constant; a first switch being turned on for discharging the charge in said first capacitor in response to said trigger signal and turned off for preventing the discharge from said first capacitor during a time when an output pluse occurs at said output end of said first Schmitt trigger circuit; a second Schmitt trigger circuit having an input end and an output end; a second timing circuit having a second capacitor connected between said ground terminal and said input end of said second Schmitt trigger cirucit and a second resistor connected between said input end of said second Schmitt trigger circuit and said power source terminal, said second capacitor and said second resistor determining a second time constant smaller than said first time constant; a second switch being closed for discharging the charge in said second capacitor when no output pulse occurs at aid output end of said second Schmitt trigger circuit during the time when an output pulse occurs at said output end of said first Schmitt trigger circuit; and an output terminal coupled to said output end of said second Schmitt trigger circuit, thereby providing a predetermined number of pulses at said output terminal in response to said trigger signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
288 words
A pulse oscillator circuit comprising a power source terminal; a ground terminal; an input terminal receiving a trigger signal; a first Schmitt trigger circuit having an input end and an output end; a first timing circuit having a first capacitor connected between said ground terminal and said input end of said first Schmitt trigger circuit and a first resistor connected between said power source terminal and said input end of said first Schmitt trigger circuit, said first capacitor and said first resistor determining a first time constant; a first switch being turned on for discharging the charge in said first capacitor in response to said trigger signal and turned off for preventing the discharge from said first capacitor during a time when an output pluse occurs at said output end of said first Schmitt trigger circuit; a second Schmitt trigger circuit having an input end and an output end; a second timing circuit having a second capacitor connected between said ground terminal and said input end of said second Schmitt trigger cirucit and a second resistor connected between said input end of said second Schmitt trigger circuit and said power source terminal, said second capacitor and said second resistor determining a second time constant smaller than said first time constant; a second switch being closed for discharging the charge in said second capacitor when no output pulse occurs at aid output end of said second Schmitt trigger circuit during the time when an output pulse occurs at said output end of said first Schmitt trigger circuit; and an output terminal coupled to said output end of said second Schmitt trigger circuit, thereby providing a predetermined number of pulses at said output terminal in response to said trigger signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
145 words
The pulse oscillator circuit claimed in claim 1, further comprising a third switch having one end connected to said power source terminal and turned on by the output of said first Schmitt trigger circuit; a resistive element having one end connected to the other end of said third switch; a fourth switch connected between the other end of said resistive element and said ground terminal and turned on by the output of said second Schmitt trigger circuit; means for applying a signal at the junction between said third switch and said resistive element to said first switch to turn the same off during the time when the output pulse of said first Schmitt trigger circuit occurs; and means for applying a signal at the junction between said resistive element and said fourth switch to said second switch to discharge the charge in said second capacitor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The pulse oscillator claimed in claim 1, wherein said first and second Schmitt trigger circuits are substantially identical to each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The pulse oscillator claimed in claim 2, wherein said first and second Schmitt trigger circuits are substantially identical to each other.
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