Pressure transducer
First Claim
1. An electric to pneumatic transducer comprising a housing, nozzle means for releasing air or a gas or gases located in said housing, inlet means for transmitting air or a gas or gases to said nozzle means, magnetic means acting upon said nozzle means for varying the amount of air or a gas or gases released from said nozzle means and electrical activating means operatively associated with said means for acting upon said nozzle means for controlling said magnetic means for acting upon said nozzle means in accordance with an electrical signal, said magnetic means for acting upon said nozzle means including means for limiting lateral movement thereof and for permitting reciprocal movement thereof comprising spring means, said spring means comprising a plurality of substantially M-shaped leaf springs.
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Abstract
An electric to pneumatic transducer that utilizes an electrical coil and a magnet assemble that is suspended by a plurality of springs. The magnet assembly acts upon a nozzle assembly in such a manner that movement of the magnet assembly causes a change in the release of pneumatic fluid from the nozzle assembly. The movement of the magnet assembly is accomplished by increasing or decreasing the electrical current that passes through the electrical coil with a corresponding increase in pressure or decrease in pressure exerted by the magnet assembly upon the nozzle assembly. The unique configuration of the springs also allows free up and downward vertical movement of the magnetic assembly and restricts or prevents sideward movement of the magnet assembly.
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- 1. An electric to pneumatic transducer comprising a housing, nozzle means for releasing air or a gas or gases located in said housing, inlet means for transmitting air or a gas or gases to said nozzle means, magnetic means acting upon said nozzle means for varying the amount of air or a gas or gases released from said nozzle means and electrical activating means operatively associated with said means for acting upon said nozzle means for controlling said magnetic means for acting upon said nozzle means in accordance with an electrical signal, said magnetic means for acting upon said nozzle means including means for limiting lateral movement thereof and for permitting reciprocal movement thereof comprising spring means, said spring means comprising a plurality of substantially M-shaped leaf springs.
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