WO2000013392A3 - Piezoelectric vibrational and acoustic alert device - Google Patents

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WO2000013392A3
WO2000013392A3 PCT/US1999/019911 US9919911W WO0013392A3 WO 2000013392 A3 WO2000013392 A3 WO 2000013392A3 US 9919911 W US9919911 W US 9919911W WO 0013392 A3 WO0013392 A3 WO 0013392A3
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frequency
alternating voltage
wafer
communication device
input line
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Stanley E Woodard
Richard F Hellbaum
Robert H Daugherty
Raymond C Scholz
Bruce D Little
Robert L Fox
Gerald A Denhardt
Segon Jang
Rizza Balein
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Nasa
Projects Unlimited Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B6/00—Tactile signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems

Abstract

An alert apparatus for a personal communication device includes a mechanically prestressed piezoelectric wafer (44) positioned within the personal communication device and an alternating voltage input line (42) coupled at two points of the wafer (44) where polarity is recognized. The alert apparatus also includes a variable frequency device (40) coupled to the alternating voltage input line, operative to switch the alternating voltage on the alternating voltage input line at least between an alternating voltage having a first frequency and an alternating voltage having a second frequency. The first frequency is preferably sufficiently high so as to cause the wafer (44) to vibrate at a resulting frequency that produces a sound perceptible by a human ear, and the second frequency is preferably sufficiently low so as to cause the wafer (44) to vibrate at a resulting frequency that produces a vibration readily felt by a holder of the personal communication device.
PCT/US1999/019911 1998-08-31 1999-08-31 Piezoelectric vibrational and acoustic alert device WO2000013392A2 (en)

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AU55903/99A AU5590399A (en) 1998-08-31 1999-08-31 Piezoelectric vibrational and acoustic alert for a personal communication device

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