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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yoshiaki Heinouchi, Joyo, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73662 ; 7351436 ; 7350414 ;
Abstract
A vibrator includes a vibrating member, and piezoelectric devices formed on both surfaces thereof. Supporting portions are formed at one end of the vibrating member with connecting portions provided therebetween. A weight is mounted to the other end of the vibrating member with other connecting portions provided therebetween. The supporting portions are fixed to a holding member having a concave portion. The hardness of the holding member is set lower than the hardness of the vibrating member. As the material for the holding member, it is preferable to use a vibration-absorbing material for efficiently absorbing vibrations leaking from the vibrating member.