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Vibrator

US6044709A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 1998
Grant dateApr 4, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01M7/04
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vibrator has (a) a housing including a wall forming a cavity, (b) a sleeve in the cavity, and (c) a piston received in the sleeve for reciprocating movement therein. In the improvement, the cavity has a boundary surface inside the housing and the vibrator includes an impact block interposed between the boundary surface and the sleeve. Such impact block is positionally retained in the cavity by the boundary surface and the sleeve.

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