Vibration generation apparatus
First Claim
1. A vibration generation apparatus comprising:
- a vibratory assembly comprising a coil and a yoke, the yoke providing a magnetic circuit, wherein the vibratory assembly is configured to vibrate in at least one mode of vibration and the at least one mode of vibration includes generating at least one shock;
a driving mechanism supplying the coil with rectangular-pulse drive current of a constant peak value to vibrate the vibratory assembly such that the amplitude of the vibration corresponds to the duration of the rectangular pulse;
a control mechanism varying the frequency of the rectangular pulse-drive current supplied by the driving means and the duration of the rectangular pulse independently of each other;
a columnar plunger which cooperates with the yoke in providing the magnetic circuit and which is slidably received in the vibratory assembly; and
urging means comprising a protrusion formed on the yoke so as to oppose an end of the plunger and magnetized in a polarity opposite to that of the end of the plunger, whereby the plunger and the protrusion are urged away from each other.
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Abstract
A vibration generation apparatus allows vibration frequency and amplitude to be independently controlled and to produce various modes of vibration involving shocks in addition to simple modes of vibration. The apparatus comprises a coil and a vibratory assembly comprising a-yoke providing a magnetic circuit, the coil being supplied with a drive current for a rectangular pulse of a constant peak value to cause the vibratory assembly to vibrate such that the amplitude of the vibration assembly corresponds to the duration of the rectangular-pulse drive current. The vibration generation apparatus allows the frequency and the duration of the rectangular-pulse drive current to be varied independently of each other.
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18 Claims
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1. A vibration generation apparatus comprising:
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a vibratory assembly comprising a coil and a yoke, the yoke providing a magnetic circuit, wherein the vibratory assembly is configured to vibrate in at least one mode of vibration and the at least one mode of vibration includes generating at least one shock;
a driving mechanism supplying the coil with rectangular-pulse drive current of a constant peak value to vibrate the vibratory assembly such that the amplitude of the vibration corresponds to the duration of the rectangular pulse;
a control mechanism varying the frequency of the rectangular pulse-drive current supplied by the driving means and the duration of the rectangular pulse independently of each other;
a columnar plunger which cooperates with the yoke in providing the magnetic circuit and which is slidably received in the vibratory assembly; and
urging means comprising a protrusion formed on the yoke so as to oppose an end of the plunger and magnetized in a polarity opposite to that of the end of the plunger, whereby the plunger and the protrusion are urged away from each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vibration generation apparatus comprising:
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a vibratory assembly comprising a coil and a yoke, the yoke providing a magnetic circuit, wherein the vibratory assembly is configured to vibrate in at least one mode of vibration and the at least one mode of vibration includes generating at least one shock;
a driving mechanism supplying the coil with rectangular-pulse drive current of a constant peak value to vibrate the vibratory assembly such that the amplitude of the vibration corresponds to the duration of the rectangular pulse; and
a control mechanism varying the frequency of the rectangular pulse-drive current supplied by the driving means and the duration of the rectangular pulse independently of each other;
a stopper means arranged to collide with the vibratory assembly when a predetermined amplitude of vibration of the vibratory assembly is exceeded, thereby controlling the vibration of the vibratory assembly so as not to exceed a predetermined amplitude, the vibratory assembly generating the at least one shock upon collision with the stopper means. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A vibration generation apparatus comprising:
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a vibratory assembly comprising a coil and a yoke, the yoke providing a magnetic circuit;
a driving mechanism supplying the coil with rectangular-pulse drive current of a constant peak value to vibrate the vibratory assembly such that the amplitude of the vibration corresponds to the duration of the rectangular pulse;
a control mechanism varying the frequency of the rectangular pulse-drive current supplied by the driving means and the duration of the rectangular pulse independently of each other;
a columnar plunger which cooperates with the yoke in providing the magnetic circuit and which is slidably received in the vibratory assembly; and
urging means comprising a protrusion formed on the yoke in opposition to an end of the plunger and magnetized in a polarity opposite to that of the end of the plunger, whereby the plunger and the protrusion are urged away from each other. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vibration generation apparatus comprising:
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a vibratory assembly comprising a coil and a yoke, the yoke providing a magnetic circuit;
a driving mechanism supplying the coil with rectangular-pulse drive current of a constant peak value to vibrate the vibratory assembly such that the amplitude of the vibration corresponds to the duration of the rectangular pulse;
a control mechanism varying the frequency of the rectangular pulse-drive current supplied by the driving means and the duration of the rectangular pulse independently of each other; and
stopper means arranged to collide with the vibratory assembly when a predetermined amplitude of vibration of the vibratory assembly is exceeded, thereby controlling the vibration of the vibratory assembly so as not to exceed a predetermined amplitude, the vibratory assembly generating shocks upon collision with the stopper means. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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