Electrical generator or motor structure – Non-dynamoelectric – Piezoelectric elements and devices
Patent
1982-08-27
1984-05-08
Budd, Mark O.
Electrical generator or motor structure
Non-dynamoelectric
Piezoelectric elements and devices
73517R, H01L 4108
Patent
active
044477554
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application is a national phase application corresponding to PCT RO-82-00001 filed Jan. 18, 1982 under the Patent Cooperation Treaty and claiming the benefit of the Romanian application No. 103,157 filed Jan. 20, 1981.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a piezoelectric transducer for an accelerometer of a type used for mechanical characteristics measurement and vibratory movement study of parts assemblies or subassemblies in operation.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
There are different constructive forms of piezoelectric axial transducers mainly having a cylindrical housing having a seismic mass inside which by its vibratory movement inertial tendency of a seismic mass to maintain the state and moving direction, exercises a pulsating pressure on a disk or on a package of piezoelectric disks, in order to transform in a linear way the pulsating impulses of the seismic mass into impulses of an electric voltage generated by a piezoelement.
These transducers show the following disadvantages:
The inactive mass, predominantly its housing, is heavier than the seismic mass (representing the active element) thus altering the vibrating movements that should be detected in the case of small-dimension parts, the vibration frequency and amplitude depending on the mass of the element in motion;
to reduce the ratio between the transducer inactive weight and its active weight (i.e. of the seismic mass). The latter is made of rare metal alloys whose price is high, like wolfram, osmium, iridium.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The piezoelectric transducer, according to this invention, eliminates the above-mentioned disadvantages, because it eliminates the adverse effect upon the vibrations to be detected by increasing the weight of the parts that are in vibration with inactive parasitic masses.
The cylindrical housing is provided at one end with a threaded section. The seismic mass which is the active element comprises a suspension disk having a sensing element made of two piezoelectric rings assembled with parts of the same polarity mounted towards an intermediary disk of a contact bolt, fixed by an isolating sleeve in the housing of the transducer.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
The sole FIGURE is a longitudinal section of a transducer according to the invention.
SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION
The piezoelectric transducer comprises a contact pin 1, formed with a disk a, braced by a connecting cylinder b, continued by a key hexagon c, provided with a threaded section d, being the purpose of fixing the transducer on the part (not shown) whose vibrations should be detected.
The suspension disk a of the pin 1 has one or more sensing elements A, made of a pair of piezoelectric rings 2 arranged with the faces of the same polarity on an intermediary disk e of a contact pin 3, provided with a terminal section f, which constitutes one of the two poles of the transducer.
The pin 3 is surrounded by an insulating sleeve 4 enclosed in the seismic mass B, having a threaded section g, which can be taken as the other pole and allows transducer connection for transmitting impulses generated by the piezoelectric rings 2.
At the opposite end, the cylindrical part 5 of the seismic mass B, is provided with an inner thread h, into which a gasket cover 6 is screwed engaging the contact pin 1.
Inside the casing, having the role of a seismic mass B, there is a prestressed spring disk 7 bracing disk A of the contact pin 1 against the seismic mass B.
The piezoelectric transducer, according to this invention has the following advantages:
simple construction, at low cost, with increased performances;
its weight is the weight of the seismic mass, which is the active element, avoiding degradation of the vibrations to be detected;
allows fabrication of piezoelectric transducers of the accelerometer type, with increased efficiency, without the use of costly alloys of rare metals with high density like tungsten, iridium, osmium.
1. A piezoelectric transducer for accelerometer and vibration measu
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Budd Mark O.
Dubno Herbert
Institutul de Cercetarea Stiintifica si Inginerie Tehnologica Pe
Ross Karl F.
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