Abstract:
Method and apparatus for initiating and sustaining oscillations in a system having a free oscillatory period, comprising an oscillating means (preferably including a relaxation oscillator of the resistor-capacitor type) connected to apply a periodic driving force to the system, the oscillating means having an intrinsic period approximately equal to the period of the system, a detector connected to sense operation of the oscillating means and the oscillations, if any, of the system and to detect a phase difference therebetween, and circuitry with an input connected to the detector, the circuitry connected to the oscillating means to be effective to modify the oscillations of the oscillating means so as to maintain the phase difference within predetermined limits.
Abstract:
An electrical/mechanical/sound converter capable of stable operation when used in a mobile terminal such as a cellular phone to generate vibration for indicating an incoming call. The electrical/mechanical/sound converter comprises a housing (1a), and a detector coil (11) provided near a moving part (2) forming a magnetic circuit fitted with a suspension (3) into an opening in the housing (1a) to generate an excitation voltage from the vibration of the moving part (2). The electrical/mechanical/sound converter allows the detector coil (11) to detect strong vibrations of the moving part (2) in resonance as excitation voltage and feed it back, and provides extremely steady vibration even if the resonance frequency changes with variations in ambient temperature, etc.
Abstract:
A drive for driving a vibration source comprises a sound source (10) for generating tone signals, a DC motor (24) as a vibration source, a low-pass filter (LPF) (16) for extracting low-frequency components from tone signals output from the sound source (10), a detector circuit (18) for detecting the output signal from the low-pass filter (16), a rectifier circuit (20) for rectifying the output from the detector circuit (18), and an amplifier (22) for driving the vibration source based on the low-frequency components extracted by the low-pass filter (16).
Abstract:
A circuit of the present invention is a driving circuit for driving a vibrator having a mechanical vibration system which resonates at a resonance frequency. The driving circuit outputs to the vibrator at least two signals of different frequencies which are included in a frequency range including the resonance frequency. The vibrator has a function of converting an electric signal into at least one of a sound and a vibration.
Abstract:
An electric horn (50) having a diaphragm (14) connected to a ferromagnetic plunger (16) is driven by an electromagnetic coil (36) to cause vibrations of the diaphragm (14) at the resonant frequency of the diaphragm and plunger combination. A solid state driver (58) has a timer (70) tuned essentially to the frequency of the diaphragm assembly and controls the driver power output to effect coil energization to drive the diaphragm movement synchronously with the timer frequency. The driver output stage comprises a power MOSFET (80) or a Darlington pair.
Abstract:
A horn comprising a diaphragm (M) and electromagnet (E), of the type comprising a transducer (S) to sense the vibrations of the diaphragm (M) and feed a vibration-dependent electrical signal to a feedback circuit which controls the power supply to the electromagnet (E), said feedback circuit comprising an electronic power circuit (E, IEP) controlled by means (µ, F, CCS) arranged to adapt, condition and process the electrical signal from the transducer (S) in such a manner as to automatically determine the frequency and duty cycle for controlling the electronic power circuit (IEP) under the various environmental, electrical feed and constructional tolerance conditions of the horn (X).