Vibrating bar transducer
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1. IN A TRANSDUCER ELEMENT, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING:
- A PAIR OF BARS CAPABLE OF VIBRATING ABOUT THEIR LONGITUDINAL AXES AND RIGIDLY INTERCONNECTED AT A DISPLACEMENT ANODE ONLY, TO PERMIT INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT OF SAID BARS;
MEANS FOR APPLYING COMPRESSIVE AND TENSILE AXIALLY ORIENTED FORCES TO THE ENDS OF SAID BARS TO STRESS BOTH BARS SUBSTANTIALLY EQUALLY;
AND MEANS FOR SETTING SAID BARS INTO RESONANT VIBRATION, IN SUBSTANTIALLY 180* PHASE OPPOSITION, TRANSVERSE TO THEIR LONGITUDINAL AXES, THE FREQUENCY OF VIBRATION BEING REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FORCES APPLIED TO SAID BARS.
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1. IN A TRANSDUCER ELEMENT, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING:
- A PAIR OF BARS CAPABLE OF VIBRATING ABOUT THEIR LONGITUDINAL AXES AND RIGIDLY INTERCONNECTED AT A DISPLACEMENT ANODE ONLY, TO PERMIT INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT OF SAID BARS;
MEANS FOR APPLYING COMPRESSIVE AND TENSILE AXIALLY ORIENTED FORCES TO THE ENDS OF SAID BARS TO STRESS BOTH BARS SUBSTANTIALLY EQUALLY;
AND MEANS FOR SETTING SAID BARS INTO RESONANT VIBRATION, IN SUBSTANTIALLY 180* PHASE OPPOSITION, TRANSVERSE TO THEIR LONGITUDINAL AXES, THE FREQUENCY OF VIBRATION BEING REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FORCES APPLIED TO SAID BARS.
- A PAIR OF BARS CAPABLE OF VIBRATING ABOUT THEIR LONGITUDINAL AXES AND RIGIDLY INTERCONNECTED AT A DISPLACEMENT ANODE ONLY, TO PERMIT INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT OF SAID BARS;
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