Bender-type accelerometer
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1. AN ACCELEROMETER COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID ELONGATED SUPPORT MEMBER, A FLEXIBLE PIEZOELECTRIC STRAIN SENSITIVE ELEMENT LOCATED WITHIN SAID MEMBER, SAID ELEMENT BEING SECURED AT ONE END TO SAID SUPPORT MEMBER, SAID OTHER END OF SAID ELEMENT BEING FREE OF DIRECT MECHANICAL EXTERNAL FORCES THEREBY ALLOWING SAID ELEMENT TO RESPOND TO INERTIAL FORCES ONLY, A PAIR OF ELECTRICAL TERMINALS COUPLED TO OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID ELEMENT, AND LEAD MEMBERS CONNECTING SAID TERMINALS AND CONTACTING SAID ELEMENT AND SAID SUPPORT MEMBER FOR RESILIENTLY SUPPORTING SAID ELEMENT.
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1. AN ACCELEROMETER COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID ELONGATED SUPPORT MEMBER, A FLEXIBLE PIEZOELECTRIC STRAIN SENSITIVE ELEMENT LOCATED WITHIN SAID MEMBER, SAID ELEMENT BEING SECURED AT ONE END TO SAID SUPPORT MEMBER, SAID OTHER END OF SAID ELEMENT BEING FREE OF DIRECT MECHANICAL EXTERNAL FORCES THEREBY ALLOWING SAID ELEMENT TO RESPOND TO INERTIAL FORCES ONLY, A PAIR OF ELECTRICAL TERMINALS COUPLED TO OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID ELEMENT, AND LEAD MEMBERS CONNECTING SAID TERMINALS AND CONTACTING SAID ELEMENT AND SAID SUPPORT MEMBER FOR RESILIENTLY SUPPORTING SAID ELEMENT.
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Current AssigneeHarry R. Spence, Thomas D Smith
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Original AssigneeHarry R. Spence, Thomas D Smith
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InventorsSmith, Thomas D., Spence, Harry R.
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Application NumberUS04/045,681Time in Patent Office1,224 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current310/329CPC Class CodesB06B 1/06 operating with piezoelectri...B60C 23/02 Signalling devices actuated...G01P 15/09 by piezoelectric pick-up
