Tapered geophone spring
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1. A geophone spring for suspending an inertial mass structure from a rigid support structure, said geophone spring comprising:
- an outer member;
an inner member; and
a plurality of leg members connecting said outer and inner members, each of said leg members includinga substantially straight tapered segment;
an outer segment connecting the tapered segment to the outer member; and
an inner segment connecting the tapered segment to the inner member.
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Abstract
A geophone spring is disclosed in which an inner ring member and an outer ring member are connected by a plurality of leg members. Each leg member includes a tapered segment that is wider at its middle than it is at either end. The tapered segment is connected to the inner ring by an inner segment, and to the outer ring by an outer segment. The inner and outer segments may also be tapered.
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1. A geophone spring for suspending an inertial mass structure from a rigid support structure, said geophone spring comprising:
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an outer member; an inner member; and a plurality of leg members connecting said outer and inner members, each of said leg members including a substantially straight tapered segment; an outer segment connecting the tapered segment to the outer member; and an inner segment connecting the tapered segment to the inner member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A geophone spring for suspending an inertia mass structure from a rigid support structure, said geophone spring comprising:
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an outer member; an inner member; an odd number of leg members connecting said outer and inner members, each of said leg members including; a substantially straight tapered segment having two ends and a central portion disposed between said ends, said tapered segment being wider at said central portion than at either of said ends; a tapered outer segment connecting one of the ends of the tapered portion to said outer member; and a tapered inner segment connecting the other of the ends of the tapered portion to said inner member.
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