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Device for producing mechanical waves

US4011924A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 1974
Grant dateMar 15, 1977
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Expiry dateOct 1, 1994

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V1/04
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for generating sound waves for use in shallow terristrial seismology incorporates a percussion mass, a motor for driving the percussion mass to strike the ground for intermittent contact and adjustable to vary the frequency of impact, and a sensing element to provide a signal indicative of at least the instant of impact and preferably also the deceleration amplitude of impact.

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