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Ultrasonic transducers
Assignee: MASSA DONALD P COHASSET
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Filing: 1981-10-28
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Granted: 1984-02-21
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Expires: 2001-10-28
Abstract
Abstract An improved ultrasonic transducer that can be used for cleaning the inner wall surface of water-filled tank, such as a toilet bowl, employs a ceramic disc operating in the planar resonant frequency mode in combination with an acoustic transmission line comprising a solid washer-like annulus bonded to the periphery of the ceramic. The radial dimension of the annulus is made equal to approximately one-half wavelength of sound in the material at the frequency of operation. The annulus serves as an acoustic transmission line to extend the peripheral vibrating surface of the ceramic so that the acoustic power is transferred from the periphery of the ceramic disc to a region closer to the inner wall surface of the tank. The transmission line also increases the radiating area of the transducer element which achieves increased sonic power density in the vicinity of the wall surface.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank Massa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 22:29
CPC Classifications
B; B06; B06B; B06B1/00; B06B1/02; B06B1/06; B06B1/0644; B06B1/0651; B06B3/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
In combination in an electroacoustic transducer adapted for generating sound in a liquid, a vibratile transducer element having a circular peripheral vibratile surface, an acoustic transmission line comprising a metallic washer-shaped structure with a center circular opening and characterized in that the radial dimension of said washer-shaped transmission line is greater than the thickness dimension of said transmission line, means for bonding said circular peripheral vibratile surface of said transducer element to the periphery of the circular opening in said acoustic transmission line, electrical terminal means connected to said transducer element for receiving alternating current electrical signals to operate said transducer element and a sound conducting rubber-like waterproof housing molded or potted to completely enclose said vibratile transducer element and said transmission line.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
In combination in an electroacoustic transducer adapted for generating sound in a liquid, a vibratile transducer element having a circular peripheral vibratile surface, an acoustic transmission line comprising a metallic washer-shaped structure with a center circular opening and characterized in that the radial dimension of said washer-shaped transmission line is greater than the thickness dimension of said transmission line, means for bonding said circular peripheral vibratile surface of said transducer element to the periphery of the circular opening in said acoustic transmission line, electrical terminal means connected to said transducer element for receiving alternating current electrical signals to operate said transducer element and a sound conducting rubber-like waterproof housing molded or potted to completely enclose said vibratile transducer element and said transmission line.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The invention in claim 1 characterized in that said vibratile transducer element is a polarized ceramic disc.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The invention in claim 2 further characterized in that the frequency of the alternating current supplied to said polarized ceramic disc is in the vicinity of the planar resonance frequency mode of said ceramic disc.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The invention in claim 3 characterized in that the radial dimension of said washer-shaped acoustic transmission line is made equal to approximately one-half wavelength of the sound transmitted in the material at the planar resonance frequency of the ceramic disc.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The invention in claim 1 characterized in that the radial dimension of said washer-shaped acoustic transmission line is made equal to approximately one-half wavelength in the material at the frequency of operation of the transducer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The invention in claim 1 characterized in that said means for bonding includes an interference fit between the circular peripheral surface of said transducer element and the periphery of the circular opening in the washer-shaped transmission line.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The invention in claim 6 further characterized in that a cement is applied between the circular mating surfaces to fill any slight imperfections that may exist between the two mated surfaces.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The invention in claim 6 further characterized in that the interference dimensions are made such that, upon assembly, a compressional bias stress will be maintained in the ceramic material within the approximate range 2000-4000 psi.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
The invention in claim 1 characterized in that the thickness dimension at the outer periphery of said acoustic transmission line is greater than the thickness dimension at the periphery of the circular opening in said transmission line.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
The invention in claim 9 further characterized in that the thickness dimension at the outer periphery of said transmission line is greater than 1/4 wavelength of the sound generated by the transducer in the liquid within which the transducer is operated.
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