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Piezoelectric pick-up device for internal combustion engine

US4660409A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 1984
Grant dateApr 28, 1987
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01L23/222
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A piezoelectric pick-up device for an internal combustion engine is disclosed, which comprises a metal case mounted on an internal combustion engine cylinder wall or the like, a mounting metal rod projecting from the inner bottom surface of the metal case into the interior thereof, a piezoelectric element and a weight disposed in the case interior and fitted on the mounting rod, the piezoelectric element being electrically coupled to the metal case, a cap-like cover fittedly covering the weight or the entirety of the piezoelectric element and the weight, and a molding material filling the case interior. The cap-like cover is made of an elastic material or a hard material.

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