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Piezoelectric transducer with coded output signal

US4580074A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 26, 1984
Grant dateApr 1, 1986
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Expiry dateNov 26, 2004

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S310/80
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A transducer responsive to a mechanical input produces a binary coded electrical signal on a single data bus. A plurality of piezoelectric elements each produce a voltage pulse when stressed and an actuator applies stress to the elements to generate a sequence of voltage pulses. The elements are coupled to the data bus according to polarity to establish a coded sequence of polarized pulses.

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