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Transducer with a piezoelectric sensor element
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-05-14
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Granted: 1984-04-03
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Expires: 2002-05-14
Abstract
Abstract In addition to having at least one piezoelectric sensor element, a transducer is provided with at least one further measuring element, which is influenced by the state variable to be measured in the same way as the piezoelectric sensor element, and has its own signal lead. The additional measuring element may also be a piezoelectric element which may be excited so as to produce mechanical vibrations by utilizing the inverse piezo-effect, the change of the vibration characteristics of the vibration system consisting of the excited piezo-element and its environment serving as a measurement value for a static or quasi-static measurement.
Inventors
- 👤 Friedrich Ruckenbauer
- 👤 Peter Claassen
- 👤 Peter Krempl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 15:18
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01P; G01P15/00; G01P15/02; G01P15/08; G01P15/09; G01P15/0907; G01L; G01L19/00; G01L19/02; G01L23/00; G01L23/08; G01L23/10; G01L9/00; G01L9/0041; G01L9/008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
A transducer for measuring state variables such as pressure and mechanical force, said transducer comprising at least one piezoelectric sensor element for dynamic measurements having contact electrodes, a signal lead being connected to said contact electrodes for carrying the measurement signals from said at least one piezoelectric sensor element which correspond to the values of the state variable to be measured, and at least one additional measuring element for static or quasi-static measurements which in influenced by the state variable to be measured in the same way as said piezoelectric sensor element and which has an additional signal lead independent of said piezoelectric sensor element, wherein said additional measuring element is a plate capacitor whose one plate is mechanically linked to a part of the transducer which will change its position relative to the other plate as the variable to be measured changes, wherein an a/c excitation voltage of variable frequency may be applied via said signal lead to at least one piezoelectric sensor element, and wherein the measurement signals obtained in this way via said additional signal lead of at least one of the other measuring elements may be used for determining the frequency characteristic of said transducer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
199 words
A transducer for measuring state variables such as pressure and mechanical force, said transducer comprising at least one piezoelectric sensor element for dynamic measurements having contact electrodes, a signal lead being connected to said contact electrodes for carrying the measurement signals from said at least one piezoelectric sensor element which correspond to the values of the state variable to be measured, and at least one additional measuring element for static or quasi-static measurements which in influenced by the state variable to be measured in the same way as said piezoelectric sensor element and which has an additional signal lead independent of said piezoelectric sensor element, wherein said additional measuring element is a plate capacitor whose one plate is mechanically linked to a part of the transducer which will change its position relative to the other plate as the variable to be measured changes, wherein an a/c excitation voltage of variable frequency may be applied via said signal lead to at least one piezoelectric sensor element, and wherein the measurement signals obtained in this way via said additional signal lead of at least one of the other measuring elements may be used for determining the frequency characteristic of said transducer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
77 words
A transducer as in claim 1, wherein said plate capacitor comprises a dielectric of piezoelectric material which is in contact with said plates and may be stimulated to vibrate mechanically by applying an a/c voltage via said additional signal lead and by utilizing the inverse piezoeffect, the change in the vibration characteristics of the vibration system consisting of said excited additional measuring element and its environment serving as a measurement value for a static or quasi-static measurement.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A transducer as in claim 1, wherein both said at least one piezoelectric sensor element and said at least one additional measuring element have the same sensitivity for the state variable to be measured.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A transducer as in claim 3, wherein both said at least one piezoelectric sensor element and said at least one additional measuring element are series-connected with regard to their function.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
A transducer as in claim 2, wherein said at least one piezoelectric sensor element for the dynamic measurement is contacted in such a way as to utilize the piezoelectric transverse effect and is placed into a pre-stressing sleeve together with said other measuring element for static or quasi-static measurements which is contacted so as to utilize the piezoelectric longitudinal effect.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A transducer as in claim 2, wherein both said at least one piezoelectric sensor element and said at least one additional measuring element are parallel-connected with regard to their function.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
A transducer as in claim 6, wherein a disc-shaped piezoelectric crystal is used for said piezoelectric sensor elements, one side of which carries two contact electrodes insulated from each other while the opposite side is provided with one common contact electrode.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A transducer as in claim 2, wherein the charge in the parallel capacitance of at least one of said piezoelectric sensor elements is employed for static or quasi-static measurements.
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