Electronic probe for sensing and reproducing the sound of mechanical movement
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1. A vibration detector for translating mechanical vibratory motion into electrical values comprising:
- a casing formed with an internal chamber,a transducer assembly mounted in the chamber of said casing,said assembly comprising a hollow non-ferrous cone having an apex,a first metallic diaphragm attached on one of its sides to an opening through the apex of said cone,a dynamic microphone,said microphone being mounted within a housing attached to said cone and comprising a voice coil, an associated second diaphragm, and a permanent magnet attached to said housing,said housing being arranged to extend within said cone,an elongated insulator,a metallic probe connected to one end of said insulator,the other end of said insulator being connected to said first diaphragm, andweight means attached to said second diaphragm for holding it and said voice coil relatively stationary,whereby vibrations transmitted through said probe produce sympathetic vibrations in said housing while said weight means attached to said second diaphragm holds it and said voice coil relatively stationary thus inducing a voltage in said voice coil representative of the vibration sensed by said probe.
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Abstract
A vibration detector including a probe, a transducer and an amplifier coupled to visual and audible read-out devices for monitoring mechanical and electro-mechanical equipment during operation.
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1. A vibration detector for translating mechanical vibratory motion into electrical values comprising:
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a casing formed with an internal chamber, a transducer assembly mounted in the chamber of said casing, said assembly comprising a hollow non-ferrous cone having an apex, a first metallic diaphragm attached on one of its sides to an opening through the apex of said cone, a dynamic microphone, said microphone being mounted within a housing attached to said cone and comprising a voice coil, an associated second diaphragm, and a permanent magnet attached to said housing, said housing being arranged to extend within said cone, an elongated insulator, a metallic probe connected to one end of said insulator, the other end of said insulator being connected to said first diaphragm, and weight means attached to said second diaphragm for holding it and said voice coil relatively stationary, whereby vibrations transmitted through said probe produce sympathetic vibrations in said housing while said weight means attached to said second diaphragm holds it and said voice coil relatively stationary thus inducing a voltage in said voice coil representative of the vibration sensed by said probe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for sensing the mechanical vibration motions of various parts of a mechanical assembly and translating each motion sensed into an electrical signal comprising:
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at least two vibration detectors, each of said detectors comprising; a casing formed with an internal chamber, a transducer assembly mounted in the chamber of said casing, said assembly comprising a hollow non-ferrous cone having an apex, a first metallic diaphragm attached on one of its sides to an opening through the apex of said cone, a dynamic microphone, said microphone being mounted within a housing attached to said cone and comprising a voice coil, an associated second diaphragm, and a permanent magnet attached to said housing, said housing being arranged to extend within said cone, an elongated insulator, a metallic probe connected to one end of said insulator, the other end of said insulator being connected to said first diaphragm, and weight means attached to said second diaphragm for holding it and said voice coil relatively stationary, whereby vibrations transmitted through said probe produce sympathetic vibrations in said housing while said weight means attached to said second diaphragm holds it and said voice coil relatively stationary thus inducing a voltage in said voice coil representative of the vibration sensed by said probe, and means for translating said voltage of each detector to an observable signalling device. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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