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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Elisabeth Orsier, Grenoble, FR;
Assignee:
Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 9/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 9/04 ;
Abstract
A vibrating structure including at least two oscillators vibrating in a direction of oscillation included in a plane, a rigid support of the oscillators, and an oscillator coupling device to couple their vibratory movements. The coupling device is connected to the rigid support and to the oscillators. Each oscillator includes at least one mass and at least one flexible arm connecting the mass to the coupling device. The coupling device includes flexible attachment mechanisms associated with at least one flexible arm of each oscillator by at least one point of attachment, making a pivot at the point of attachment.