Preloaded linear beam vibration sensor and its manufacturing method
US5629243A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 13, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P2015/0831
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method is described for manufacturing a miniaturized accelerometer having a narrow bandwidth and behaving as a switch sensitive only to low frequencies such as are contained in earthquakes. The method includes provision of an unbalanced see-saw beam assembly composed of beams 2 and masses 3 at opposite ends of the beams 2. The beams 2 have their suspension at a location with slightly different distances from the masses 3 along a line parallel to and vertically offset from the line connecting centers of gravity of the masses 3.
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