US4572184A
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Wave guide attachment means and methods
Assignee: Valeo Engine Cooling Inc
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Filing: 1983-10-28
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Granted: 1986-02-25
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Expires: 2003-10-28
Abstract
Abstract A transducer, wave guide and attachment means are provided as a screw member adapted to fit in a threaded opening in a transducer and having a tool engaging head at one end, an axial passage therethrough, a recess around the axial passage at the end opposite the tool engaging head, a wave guide slip fitted in the passage with a solidified bonding mass such as braze alloy or solder around the end of the wave guide in the recess.
Inventors
- 👤 Clark E. Stohl
- 👤 Eugene DeCastro
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:35
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10K; G10K11/00; G10K11/18; G10K11/24; A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/22; A61B17/22004; A61B17/22012
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
In combination a transducer, wave guide and attachments comprising a transducer having a concentrator horn attached thereto at one end, a threaded opening in said horn at the opposite end thereof, a screw member having a tool engageable head for threading said screw member into the threaded opening in the horn, a single wave guide, an axial passage through the screw providing a slip fit with the single wave guide, a recess around the passage at the end opposite the tool engaging head and a solidified fastening mass around one end of the wave guide in said recess fixing the said end of the wave guide therein.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
In combination a transducer, wave guide and attachments comprising a transducer having a concentrator horn attached thereto at one end, a threaded opening in said horn at the opposite end thereof, a screw member having a tool engageable head for threading said screw member into the threaded opening in the horn, a single wave guide, an axial passage through the screw providing a slip fit with the single wave guide, a recess around the passage at the end opposite the tool engaging head and a solidified fastening mass around one end of the wave guide in said recess fixing the said end of the wave guide therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A transducer, wave guide and attachment means as claimed in claim 1 wherein the tool engageable head is a hexagonal shaped head.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A transducer, wave guide and attachment means as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein the fastening mass is a metallurgical bonding material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A transducer, wave guide and attachment means as claimed in claim 3 wherein the metallurgical bonding material is a braze alloy.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A transducer, wave guide and attachment means as claimed in claim 3 wherein the metallurgical bonding material is solder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
78 words
A wave guide assembly for threaded attachment to a transducer horn spaced from the transducer comprising a screw member having a tool engageable head, a wave guide, an axial passage through the screw providing a slip fit with the wave guide, a recess around the passage at the end opposite the tool engaging head and a solidified fastening mass around one end of the wave guide in said recess fixing the said end of the wave guide therein.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
78 words
A wave guide assembly for threaded attachment to a transducer horn spaced from the transducer comprising a screw member having a tool engageable head, a wave guide, an axial passage through the screw providing a slip fit with the wave guide, a recess around the passage at the end opposite the tool engaging head and a solidified fastening mass around one end of the wave guide in said recess fixing the said end of the wave guide therein.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A wave guide assembly as claimed in claim 6 wherein the tool engageable head is a hexagonal shaped head.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A wave guide assembly as claimed in claim 6 or 7 wherein the fastening mass is a metallurgical bonding material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A wave guide assembly as claimed in claim 8 wherein the metallurgical bonding material is a braze alloy.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A wave guide assembly as claimed in claim 8 wherein the metallurgical bonding material is solder.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
148 words
A method of forming a wave guide assembly for threaded attachment to a transducer horn spaced from the transducer comprising the steps of: (a) forming a screw member with a tool engageable head at one end and an axial passage therethrough adapted to receive a wave guide with a slip fit; (b) forming a recess in the screw member around the axial passage at the end opposite the tool engageable head; (c) inserting one end of a wave guide through the axial passage into the recess; (d) fluxing, heating and filling the recess with a metallurgical bonding material around the said one end of the wave guide while heat sinking the wave guide at the opposite end of the passage in the screw; and (e) cooling said metallurgical bonding material in said recess to bond the same to the recess and said one end of the wave guide.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
148 words
A method of forming a wave guide assembly for threaded attachment to a transducer horn spaced from the transducer comprising the steps of: (a) forming a screw member with a tool engageable head at one end and an axial passage therethrough adapted to receive a wave guide with a slip fit; (b) forming a recess in the screw member around the axial passage at the end opposite the tool engageable head; (c) inserting one end of a wave guide through the axial passage into the recess; (d) fluxing, heating and filling the recess with a metallurgical bonding material around the said one end of the wave guide while heat sinking the wave guide at the opposite end of the passage in the screw; and (e) cooling said metallurgical bonding material in said recess to bond the same to the recess and said one end of the wave guide.
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