Control circuit for electromagnetic transducer

• US 3,931,549 A
• Filed: 10/24/1974
• Issued: 01/06/1976
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/1974
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: General Signal Corporation (SPX Corporation)
• Original Assignee: General Signal Corporation (SPX Corporation)
• Inventors: Neuhof, Jacob, Berns, Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): Miller, J. D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Moose, Jr., Harry E.
• Application Number:
  US05/517,681
• Time in Patent Office: 439 Days
• Field of Search: 317/148.5 R, 317/155.5, 317/155.5 A, 317/DIG. 6, 318/130, 310/DIG. 1, 340/403, 340/384 E, 340/388, 340/402, 331/108 R, 331/111, 331/112
• US Class Current: 361/156
• CPC Class Codes: B06B 1/0261 taken from a transducer or electrode connected to the driving transducer
• CPC Class Codes: B06B 2201/53 with vibrating magnet or coil
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/64 having inductive loads

Abstract

An electronic circuit including a transistor which is biased to conduction is provided to initiate actuation of an electromagnetic transducer. The transducer has first and second coils one of which actuates the sounder. A potential is induced in the other coil and this induced potential is used to cut off the transistor. The next cycle of operation is initiated when the induced potential falls below a predetermined value in response to the reduction of the magnetic flux which, in turn, was the result of the transistor having been cut off.

Claims

1. A circuit for driving an electromagnetic transducer comprising:

a. a transistor having base, collector and emitter electrodes;

b. a direct current potential source;

c. an electromagnetic transducer having first and second inductively coupled coils for producing opposing and unequal magnetomotive forces in response to a flow of direct current from said direct current potential source through said coils;

d. said first coil being in a circuit between one terminal of said potential source and said collector electrode and said second coil being in a circuit between the other terminal of said potential source and said emitter electrode;

e. first bias means for coupling a control potential derived from said potential source to said base electrode for biasing said base to a predetermined potential; and

f. second bias means including inductive action between said first and second coils for biasing said transistor.

2. The combination as set forth in claim 1, wherein said first coil has substantially more turns than said second coil so that the magnetomotive force generated by said first coil is significantly greater than the magnetomotive force generated by said second coil.

3. The combination as set forth in claim 2, wherein the inductive coupling between said first and second coils induces a potential in said second coil in response to current changes in said first coil for biasing said transistor to cut off.

4. The combination as set forth in claim 1, wherein a capacitor is coupled across said first coil.

5. An electromagnetic transducer having a driving circuit comprising:

a. first and second windings on a common magnetic core coupled in a series circuit and in a sense for inducing a potential in said second winding which is in opposition to the potential across said first winding when a current flows in said series circuit;

b. said first winding having a number of turns which is significantly greater than the number of turns of said second winding;

c. a potential source coupled to said series circuit for producing a flow of current in said series circuit; and

d. potential sensing means coupled to said series circuit to sense when the potential across said second winding exceeds a predetermined value and for terminating the flow of current in said series circuit in response to the potential across said second coil exceeding said predetermined value.

6. The combination as set forth in claim 5, wherein said potential sensing means is a transistor which is biased to cut-off when said predetermined potential value is exceeded.

7. The combination as set forth in claim 6 and including a capacitor in parallel with said first winding.