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Control circuit for a vibrating membrane

US6380847B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 21, 1998
Grant dateApr 30, 2002
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10K9/15
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention relates to a control circuit of a vibrating membrane excited by a solenoid in series with a d.c. supply and a controlled switch. A capacitor is disposed across a series circuit including the solenoid and the switch associated with opening means in the vicinity of a zero crossing of the current in the inductance.

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