US4318062A
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Ultrasonic wave nebulizer driving circuit
Assignee: TDK Corp
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Filing: 1979-07-30
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Granted: 1982-03-02
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Expires: 1999-07-30
Abstract
Abstract Voltage or current or power supplied to the piezo-electric vibrator of an ultrasonic nebulizer is sensed and used as negative feedback to stabilize oscillation in the oscillator driving circuit.
Inventors
- 👤 Sadao Mitsui
- 👤 Minoru Takahashi
- 👤 Keiichi Watanabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 19:29
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05B; B05B17/00; B05B17/04; B05B17/06; B05B17/0607; B06; B06B; B06B1/00; B06B1/02; B06B1/0207; B06B1/0223; B06B1/0238; B06B1/0246; B06B1/0253; B06B2201/00; B06B2201/50; B06B2201/55; B06B2201/70; B06B2201/77
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
In an ultrasonic wave nebulizer driving circuit that includes an oscillator for driving a piezo-electric vibrator generating ultrasonic waves, the improvement wherein said driving circuit includes a transistor oscillator therein coupled to said vibrator to power said vibrator and whose base current is controlled in order to control oscillation, and further comprising an output stabilizing circuit which detects the output of said oscillator as applied to said vibrator and controls said output by negatively feeding back a part of said output to the base circuit of the transistor to vary said base current when said oscillator output varies to counteract that variation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
In an ultrasonic wave nebulizer driving circuit that includes an oscillator for driving a piezo-electric vibrator generating ultrasonic waves, the improvement wherein said driving circuit includes a transistor oscillator therein coupled to said vibrator to power said vibrator and whose base current is controlled in order to control oscillation, and further comprising an output stabilizing circuit which detects the output of said oscillator as applied to said vibrator and controls said output by negatively feeding back a part of said output to the base circuit of the transistor to vary said base current when said oscillator output varies to counteract that variation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
88 words
A circuit according to claim 1, wherein said vibrator is energized by one of the windings of a transformer, and wherein said output stabilizing circuit includes another winding of said transformer constituting a pickup winding used to detect the energization of said vibrator, said pickup winding is coupled to a diode to develop a DC negative feedback signal which is applied to an FET current control device, said FET current control device controls the current flow in a second transistor that in turn directly supplies said base current.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
65 words
A circuit according to claim 1, wherein said output stabilizing circuit includes a current transformer to detect said oscillator output, a diode energized by said current transformer to develop a DC negative feedback signal, an operational amplifier receiving said DC negative feedback signal and producing a control signal that controls the current flow in a second transistor that in turn directly supplies said base current.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-03-01 | 1985-08-31 | 1986-03-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-03-01 | 1989-08-31 | 1990-03-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-03-01 | 1993-08-31 | 1994-03-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |