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Lateral compliance device for geophone springs

US4685094A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 1984
Grant dateAug 4, 1987
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2004

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V1/182
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A spring system for use with a geophone for suspending a reference mass axially and laterally. One spring of the spring system flexes more axially than laterally, and the other spring of the spring system flexes more laterally, although heavily damped, than axially.

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