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Piezoelectric ultrasonic converter with polyurethane foam damper
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1984-01-09
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Granted: 1985-08-20
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Expires: 2004-01-09
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to an ultrasonic converter with a plate type ceramic oscillator in which metal electrodes are fastened to the oscillator. At one end face of the ceramic oscillator an adaptation layer of plastic is present. The entire ultrasonic oscillator, except for the side of the adaptation layer facing the medium to be insonated, is provided with a foam covering, to reduce decay damping without a substantial loss in the transmission factor.
Inventors
- 👤 Alfred Forster
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-23 19:36
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10K; G10K11/00; G10K11/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
In an ultrasonic converter with a disk-shaped ceramic oscillator, to which metal electrodes are fastened, having one face of said disk-shaped ceramic oscillator provided with a plastic adaption layer which is one quarter wavelength, λ/4, thick relative to the converter frequency and the characteristic sound propagation velocity of the adaption layer plastic material, and said disk-shaped ceramic oscillator being surrounded by a weight ring, the improvement comprising, providing the entire ultrasonic converter, except for said adaption layer facing the medium to be insonated, with a foam covering of polyurethane foam.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
In an ultrasonic converter with a disk-shaped ceramic oscillator, to which metal electrodes are fastened, having one face of said disk-shaped ceramic oscillator provided with a plastic adaption layer which is one quarter wavelength, λ/4, thick relative to the converter frequency and the characteristic sound propagation velocity of the adaption layer plastic material, and said disk-shaped ceramic oscillator being surrounded by a weight ring, the improvement comprising, providing the entire ultrasonic converter, except for said adaption layer facing the medium to be insonated, with a foam covering of polyurethane foam.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
An ultrasonic converter according to claim 1, wherein said weighting ring is made of aluminum.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
An ultrasonic converter according to claim 2, wherein the medium in which the ultrasonic converter propagates acoustic waves is air.
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