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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1992
Ronald L Tobia, Tinton Falls, NJ (US);
Russell J Fischer, North Plainfield, NJ (US);
BOC Health Care, Inc., Liberty Corner, NJ (US);
Abstract
A magneto-pneumatic timing device is disclosed that provides a pressure signal alternating between a high and a low pressure output signal. The duty cycle may be varied as well as the overall cycle time. A magnetically biased flexible diaphragm divides a chamber into a pair of subchambers and the differential pressure between the subchambers is controlled to cause the flexible diaphragm to pull away from the magnetic bias to one position and to return to its biased position. Control of the output pressure signal is carried out by varying the resistance in certain of the pneumatic passages that are part of the control function for the differential pressure. The device is relatively simple and inexpensive to construct and features very few moving parts, thus it is reliable and capable of high production, low cost manufacture.