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US4128803:
Metal detector system with ground effect rejection
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Payne, George C.; Tempe, AZ
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| Assignee: |
PNI, Inc., Tempe, AZ
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| Published / Filed: |
1978-12-05
/ 1977-04-29
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| Application Number: |
US1977000790385
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G01V 3/10;
Core:
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IPC-7:
G01R 33/02;
G01V 3/10;
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| ECLA Code: |
G01V3/10C2B;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
324/329;
324/233;
324/239;
Original:
324/003;
324/233;
324/239;
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| Field of Search: |
324/003,4,6,40,41
340/285C,280
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| Priority Number: |
| 1977-04-29 |
US1977000790385 |
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| Abstract: |
A metal detector uses a transmitting search coil inductively coupled to a receiving coil for detecting the presence of metal objects near the surface of the ground within the field of the coils. An oscillator generates a signal transmitted by the transmit coil, and the signals detected by the receive coil are coupled to the signal inputs of two synchronous demodulators. The output of the oscillator also is applied at different phases to the reference signal inputs of the two synchronous demodulators. The outputs of these demodulators then are passed through low pass and bandpass filters having a low cutoff frequency which is higher than the highest frequency components generated in the synchronous demodulators due to ground effects. The signals passing through the bandpass filters then are applied respectively to the signal input and reference signal input of a third synchronous demodulator, the output signal of which has an amplitude representative of the presence of metal objects and the polarity of which is an indication of the type of metal being detected. Undesired signals produced by ground effects are reduced by a considerable amount, and the output of the third synchronous demodulator is applied to a suitable indicator circuit.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Ptak, LaValle D. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Strecker, Gerard R.;
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A system for detecting metallic objects and for distinguishing between objects of different types including in combination:
- an oscillator;
- a transmit coil coupled to said oscillator for transmitting signals generated by said oscillators;
- a receive coil mounted in proximity to said transmit coil for receiving signals transmitted by said transmit coil, such received signals being modified in amplitude and phase when metallic objects are located in the path of the signals transmitted by said transmit coil;
- first and second synchronous demodulator means for detecting "R" (eddy current) and "X" (reactive) signal components, respectively, each having a signal input and a reference input and each coupled to said receive coil for receiving the signals therefrom on the signal input terminals thereof;
- means for coupling signals from said oscillator to the reference signal inputs of said first and second demodulator means at different relative phases; third synchronous demodulator means having a signal input and a reference input;
- means coupling the outputs of said first and second demodulator means to the signal input and reference input respectively of said third synchronous demodulator means, the amplitude of the output signal from said third synchronous demodulator means being representative of the presence of a metallic object and the polarity of said output signal indicating the type of metallic object being detected; indicating circuit means coupled to the output of said third synchronous demodulator means.
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