Vibration type transducer

• US 4,297,872 A
• Filed: 12/31/1979
• Issued: 11/03/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Works Limited
• Inventors: Ikeda, Kyoichi, Ando, Motoyoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Gill, James J.
• Application Number:
  US06/108,477
• Time in Patent Office: 673 Days
• Field of Search: 73/32 A, 73/579, 73/581, 73/339 A, 73/702, 73/704, 73/708, 73/517 AV, 73/DIG. 1, 73/290 V
• US Class Current: 73/32.00A
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 11/26 of resonant frequencies
• CPC Class Codes: G01L 1/162 using piezoelectric resonators
• CPC Class Codes: G01L 9/0008 using vibrations
• CPC Class Codes: G01L 9/0022 of a piezoelectric element
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 9/002 using variation of the resonant frequency of an element vibrating in contact with the material submitted to analysis G01N9/34 takes precedence

Abstract

A vibration type transducer is provided in which various physical quantities, for example, the pressure, density, force and temperature are measured from the natural frequencies of the mechanically vibrated vibrator.

The vibrating element is vibrated in a plurality of vibration modes and a plurality of resultant frequency signals are processed to obtain signals associated with the various physical quantities. The system is not influenced by physical quantity other than the physical quantity to be measured.

Claims

1. A vibration type transducer comprising:

a vibrator,

vibration drive means for vibrating said vibrator in at least two vibration modes,

at least two vibration detection means for detecting frequency signals corresponding to said vibration modes of said vibrator,

an adder circuit coupled to said vibration detection means for adding said frequency signals of said vibration detecting means,

a subtracter circuit coupled to said vibration detection means for subtracting said frequency signals of said vibration detection means, and

an arithmetic circuit coupled to said adder circuit and said subtracter circuit for providing an output signal corresponding to a physical quantity to be measured.

2. A vibration type transducer according to claim 1, wherein said vibrator is in the shape of a cylinder having one end closed, means for introducing different pressures inside and outside said vibrator, said arithmetic circuit deriving a signal corresponding to a difference in said pressures.

3. A vibration type transducer according to claim 1, wherein said vibrator is in the shape of a cylinder having one end open, and a fluid to be measured is introduced around said vibrator, and said arithmetic circuit deriving the signal corresponding to the density of said fluid to be measured.

4. A vibration type transducer according to claim 1, wherein said vibrator is in the shape of a flat plate having both ends supported.

5. A vibration type transducer according to claim 1, wherein said vibrator is in the shape of two parallel flat plates having both ends supported.

6. A vibration type transducer according to claim 1, wherein a force to be measured is applied to said vibrator, said arithmetic circuit deriving a signal corresponding to said force.

7. A vibration type transducer according to claim 1, wherein said vibrator is exposed to a fluid or gas to be measured, and said arithmetic circuit deriving a signal corresponding to said fluid or gas surrounding said vibrator.

8. A vibration type transducer according to claim 1, wherein said vibration drive means and said vibration detection means are piezoelectric elements which are mounted on said vibrator.