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System for controlling an electronic warning device

US4232305A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 1978
Grant dateNov 4, 1980
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Expiry dateDec 18, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B3/10
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to electronic warning devices. The control system includes means for supplying an accurate clock signal and a divider (CD1, CD2) for dividing the clock signal to obtain an audio frequency, adjusting the mark/space ratio of the audio frequency for application to a power transistor (T6), said transistor driving a loudspeaker (HP), providing a cyclic modulation for modulating the clock frequency; and timing the duration of the sound emission of the loud speaker. The timing functions can all be provided without the use of electrolytic capacitors as would otherwise have been necessary, thereby avoiding problems due to the lack of precision and drift in the values of such capacitors.

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