US4189655A
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Lightweight piezoelectric accelerometer
Assignee: Bruel and Kjaer Industri AS
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Filing: 1978-04-14
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Granted: 1980-02-19
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Expires: 1998-04-14
Abstract
Abstract A lightweight accelerometer in a casing or housing, having a very small base member to mechanically contact a surface, vibrations of which are to be determined; a piezoelectric element connected to the base, a seismic mass connected to the piezoelectric element, at least one thin circular diaphragm peripherically fixed to the housing, and with the base, the piezoelectric element, and the seismic mass fixed on, and axially symmetric to, the center of diaphragm and a soft pad member on the housing providing support on and dynamically isolating the housing from the vibrating surface. Several embodiments are disclosed and in each embodiment vibrations are directly transmitted from the vibrating body or surface to the piezoelectric element through the base, a very small half of a steel sphere.
Inventors
- 👤 Per V. Bruel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:30
CPC Classifications
B; B06; B06B; B06B1/00; B06B1/02; B06B1/06; B06B1/0644; B06B1/0651; G; G01; G01H; G01H11/00; G01H11/06; G01H11/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
An accelerometer housed in a casing having an opening, the combination comprising: diaphragm means including at least one thin circular diaphragm peripherally fixed to the casing across its opening; a small base means located on the exterior side of the diaphragm for mechanical contact with a surface, the mechanical vibrations of which are to be determined; a piezoelectric element; said piezoelectric element, said base means and said diaphragm being connected together with the piezoelectric element located between said base means and said diaphragm so that said diaphragm dynamic mass provides a seismic mass means and with the axis through the center of said diaphragm constituting an axis of symmetry through said seismic mass means, said piezoelectric element and said base means; and vibration absorber means on said case for mounting the case on the surface and dynamically isolating said case from the vibrating surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
An accelerometer housed in a casing having an opening, the combination comprising: diaphragm means including at least one thin circular diaphragm peripherally fixed to the casing across its opening; a small base means located on the exterior side of the diaphragm for mechanical contact with a surface, the mechanical vibrations of which are to be determined; a piezoelectric element; said piezoelectric element, said base means and said diaphragm being connected together with the piezoelectric element located between said base means and said diaphragm so that said diaphragm dynamic mass provides a seismic mass means and with the axis through the center of said diaphragm constituting an axis of symmetry through said seismic mass means, said piezoelectric element and said base means; and vibration absorber means on said case for mounting the case on the surface and dynamically isolating said case from the vibrating surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
142 words
An accelerometer housed in a casing having an opening, the combination comprising: diaphragm means including at least one thin circular diaphragm peripherally fixed to the casing across its opening; a small base means located on the exterior side of the diaphragm for mechanical contact with a surface, the mechanical vibrations of which are to be determined; seismic mass means; a piezoelectric element; said seismic mass means, said piezoelectric element, said base means and said diaphragm being connected together with the piezoelectric element located between said base means and said seismic mass means and with the axis through the center of said diaphragm constituting an axis of symmetry through said seismic mass means, the piezoelectric element and said base means; and vibration absorber means on said case for mounting the case on the surface and dynamically isolating said case from the vibrating surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
142 words
An accelerometer housed in a casing having an opening, the combination comprising: diaphragm means including at least one thin circular diaphragm peripherally fixed to the casing across its opening; a small base means located on the exterior side of the diaphragm for mechanical contact with a surface, the mechanical vibrations of which are to be determined; seismic mass means; a piezoelectric element; said seismic mass means, said piezoelectric element, said base means and said diaphragm being connected together with the piezoelectric element located between said base means and said seismic mass means and with the axis through the center of said diaphragm constituting an axis of symmetry through said seismic mass means, the piezoelectric element and said base means; and vibration absorber means on said case for mounting the case on the surface and dynamically isolating said case from the vibrating surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
An accelerometer according to claim 2, in which the said diaphragm is disposed between said base means and said piezoelectric element.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
An accelerometer according to claim 2, in which: said diaphragm means includes a second of said thin circular diaphragms peripherally fixed to the case, parallel and coaxial with and spaced from said first mentioned diaphragm; and said piezoelectric element and said seismic mass means are disposed between and interconnected with said two diaphragms.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
An accelerometer according to claim 1, in which the relative fixing of said base means, diaphragm means and said piezoelectric element, is obtained by means of a cement.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
An accelerometer according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 in which the base means is shaped as a spheric segment.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
An accelerometer according to claim 2, 3 or 4 in which the relative fixing of said base means, diaphragm means, piezoelectric element, and seismic mass means is obtained by means of a cement.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
An accelerometer according to claim 6, in which the mounting is such that the contact pressure between the base means of the accelerometer and the vibrating surface has a value that ensures that at least one of the two surfaces suffers an elastic deformation.
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