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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1997
Mitsuteru Kimura, Miyagi, JP;
Mitsuteru Kimura, Miyagi, JP;
Ricoh Seiki Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A piezo-electricity generation device without an external power supply unit includes a rectifying means which rectifies an AC voltage generated by the vibration of at least one piezo-electric plate. An accumulating means accumulates an electric charge outputted through the rectifying means. A voltage setting means provides a prespecified voltage. A transmission means transmits substantially all of the electric charge accumulated in the accumulating means to a signal output means when the output voltage of the accumulating means exceeds the prespecified voltage set by the voltage setting means. A timing setting means may also or alternatively be provided for setting a prespecified timing such that the transmission means transmits substantially all of the electric charge stored in the accumulating means at the prespecified timing set by said timing setting means.