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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2001
Hirohisa Suzuki, Osaka, JP;
Masaaki Nishimura, Osaka, JP;
Kazuo Hasegawa, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Daisuke Takai, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sinusoidal signal generating circuit for ensuring a small phase difference with respect to a reference signal is provided. The sinusoidal signal generating circuit comprises a capacitor for charging/discharging, a charging unit for charging a predetermined current to the capacitor, and a discharging unit for discharging a current therefrom, whereby an output signal is produced by the change in the potential of the capacitor, wherein the charging unit comprises a charging current adjusting unit for adjusting the magnitude of the charging current, and the discharging unit comprises a discharging current adjusting unit for adjusting the magnitude of the discharging current, and a control signal generating means is provided for supplying a plurality of control signals to the charging current adjusting unit and the discharging current adjusting unit in such a manner that the potential of the capacitor is changed into a sinusoidal waveform. The sinusoidal signal generating circuit can be employed as a dividing means and a driving means in an apparatus for driving a vibrating element.