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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Elisabeth Orsier, Grenoble, FR;
Bernard Diem, Echirolles, FR;
Hélène Wehbe-Alause, Saint-Marcellin, FR;
Olivier Lefort, Valence, FR;
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 1/500 ;
Abstract
A mechanical structure ( ) comprises a moving mass ( ) suspended by beams ( ) from a fixed frame ( ). The structure ( ) comprises elongation means ( ) mechanically connected to each of the beams ( ). The elongation means is designed such that the stiffness of the beams ( ) varies only little during movement of the moving mass. The structure is characterized in that the response of an elongation means is asymmetric when acting in tension and in compression. The structure is thus made insensitive to accelerations along a direction parallel to the suspension direction.