Taut armature reciprocating impulse transducer
First Claim
1. A taut armature reciprocating impulse transducer, comprising:
- an electromagnetic driver, for effecting an alternating electromagnetic field in response to an input signal;
an armature, including an upper planar suspension member formed by a first pair of non-linear spring members arranged along a first radial axis and a lower planar suspension member formed by a second pair of non-linear spring members arranged along a second radial axis, wherein said upper and lower planar suspension members are coupled to said electromagnetic driver, and said first radial axis of said upper planar suspension member is oriented substantially perpendicular to said second radial axis of said lower planar suspension member; and
a magnetic motional mass suspended between said upper and lower planar suspension members, and coupled to said alternating electromagnetic field for alternately moving said magnetic motional mass in response thereto, a displacement of said magnetic motional mass being transformed through said upper and lower planar suspension members and said electromagnetic driver into motional energy.
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Abstract
A taut armature reciprocating impulse transducer (100) includes an electromagnetic driver (24, 26) which effects an alternating electromagnetic field in response to an input signal. An armature (12) includes an upper planar suspension member (14) formed by a first pair of non-linear spring members arranged along a first radial axis (50), and a lower planar suspension member (16) formed by a second pair of non-linear spring members arranged along a second radial axis (52) which is substantially perpendicular to the first radial axis (50). The upper and lower planar suspensions members are coupled to the electromagnetic driver (24, 26) and suspend a magnetic motional mass (18) therebetween. The alternating electromagnetic field alternately moves the magnetic motional mass (18), the movement being transformed through the upper and lower planar suspension members (14, 16) and the electromagnetic driver (24, 26) into motional energy.
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14 Claims
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1. A taut armature reciprocating impulse transducer, comprising:
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an electromagnetic driver, for effecting an alternating electromagnetic field in response to an input signal; an armature, including an upper planar suspension member formed by a first pair of non-linear spring members arranged along a first radial axis and a lower planar suspension member formed by a second pair of non-linear spring members arranged along a second radial axis, wherein said upper and lower planar suspension members are coupled to said electromagnetic driver, and said first radial axis of said upper planar suspension member is oriented substantially perpendicular to said second radial axis of said lower planar suspension member; and a magnetic motional mass suspended between said upper and lower planar suspension members, and coupled to said alternating electromagnetic field for alternately moving said magnetic motional mass in response thereto, a displacement of said magnetic motional mass being transformed through said upper and lower planar suspension members and said electromagnetic driver into motional energy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication device, comprising:
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a housing enclosing a supporting substrate; a receiver, coupled to said supporting substrate, for receiving and demodulating coded message signals including at least an address signal, and for deriving therefrom a demodulated address signal; a decoder, coupled to said supporting substrate and to said receiver, for decoding the demodulated address signal, and for generating an alert control signal in response to the demodulated address signal matching a predetermined address; and a taut armature reciprocating inertial transducer, responsive to the alert control signal being generated for generating a tactile alert, said taut armature reciprocating inertial transducer comprising an electromagnetic driver, coupled to said supporting substrate and responsive to the alert control signal for effecting an alternating electromagnetic field, an armature, including an upper planar suspension member formed by a first pair of non-linear spring members arranged along a first radial axis and a lower planar suspension member formed by a second pair of non-linear spring members arranged along a second radial axis, wherein said upper and lower planar suspension members are coupled to said electromagnetic driver, and said first radial axis of said upper planar suspension member is oriented substantially perpendicular to said second radial axis of said lower planar suspension member; and a magnetic motional mass suspended between said upper and lower planar suspension members, and coupled to said alternating electromagnetic field for alternately moving said magnetic motional mass in response thereto, a displacement of said magnetic motional mass being transformed through said upper and lower planar suspension members and said electromagnetic driver into motional energy, whereby the motional energy generated is coupled to said housing through said supporting substrate to provide a tactile alert alerting a reception of the coded message signals.
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