Motor driven hand-held device containing a displacement mass
First Claim
1. Motor driven hand-held device for imparting rotary movement to a tool inserted into said device, comprising a housing having a rotational axis, a mass located within said housing, a sealed container located within said housing and formed of a non-electrically conductive material, said container comprises a hollow cylinder with the cylindrical axis diposed in parallel relation with the rotational axis of said housing, said cylinder is rigidly secured to said housing, said mass located within said container and comprising an electrically conductive liquid, said container arranged in said housing so that said mass is movable relative to said container in a direction extending perpendicularly of the rotational axis, means within said housing for forming a magnetic field with said electrically conductive liquid at least partially traversing said magnetic field, and means for tapping voltage induced in said electrically conductive liquid by the relative movement of said electrically conductive liquid with respect to the magnetic field.
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Abstract
A motor driven hand-held device for rotating a tool, includes a housing with an axis of rotation containing an electrically conductive liquid mass located within a sealed non-electrically conductive container. A magnetic field is established in the housing by a permanent magnet and a part of the liquid mass is located within the magnetic field. If the housing is turned or twisted around the axis of rotation, relative movement takes place between the liquid mass and the container in the magnetic field. Due to the movement of the mass in the magnetic field, a voltage is induced in the mass and the voltage can be tapped by electrodes extending into the container. The tapped voltage can be used as an electrical signal.
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- 1. Motor driven hand-held device for imparting rotary movement to a tool inserted into said device, comprising a housing having a rotational axis, a mass located within said housing, a sealed container located within said housing and formed of a non-electrically conductive material, said container comprises a hollow cylinder with the cylindrical axis diposed in parallel relation with the rotational axis of said housing, said cylinder is rigidly secured to said housing, said mass located within said container and comprising an electrically conductive liquid, said container arranged in said housing so that said mass is movable relative to said container in a direction extending perpendicularly of the rotational axis, means within said housing for forming a magnetic field with said electrically conductive liquid at least partially traversing said magnetic field, and means for tapping voltage induced in said electrically conductive liquid by the relative movement of said electrically conductive liquid with respect to the magnetic field.
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