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US4713799A
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Ultrasonic horn with sidelobe suppressing centerpiece
Assignee: Deere and Co
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Filing: 1986-09-10
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Granted: 1987-12-15
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Expires: 2006-09-10
Abstract
Abstract An ultrasonic horn assembly includes a horn with a bore tapering from a throat out to a mouth. An ultrasonic transducer is mounted in the throat of the horn. A beam narrowing insert includes a headpiece which tapers smoothly from a larger diameter base to a smaller diameter top. A stem projects from the base so that the base and stem define an annular shoulder which faces the transducer. A blind bore in the stem terminates at a flat bottom surface which faces the transducer. A ring receives the transducer and webs project inwardly therefrom to support the headpiece in spaced relationship to the transducer.
Inventors
- 👤 James J. Phelan
- 👤 Larry W. Ferguson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 10:25
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10K; G10K11/00; G10K11/02; G10K11/025; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S367/00; Y10S367/905
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
An ultrasonic horn assembly comprising: a horn with a tapered horn bore extending from a smaller diameter throat to a larger diameter mouth; an ultrasonic transducer mounted in the throat; a centerpiece comprising a headpiece having a base and a top and a stem projecting from the base, the stem and base cooperating to define an annular shoulder surface surrounding the stem and facing towards the transducer, the shoulder surface being axially spaced apart from the transducer, the stem having a blind bore extending therein which opens towards the transducer; and means for holding the centerpiece coaxially in the horn adjacent to and spaced apart from the transducer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
An ultrasonic horn assembly comprising: a horn with a tapered horn bore extending from a smaller diameter throat to a larger diameter mouth; an ultrasonic transducer mounted in the throat; a centerpiece comprising a headpiece having a base and a top and a stem projecting from the base, the stem and base cooperating to define an annular shoulder surface surrounding the stem and facing towards the transducer, the shoulder surface being axially spaced apart from the transducer, the stem having a blind bore extending therein which opens towards the transducer; and means for holding the centerpiece coaxially in the horn adjacent to and spaced apart from the transducer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The horn assembly of claim 1, wherein the blind bore has a flat bottom surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The horn assembly of claim 2, wherein: the transducer is closer to the bottom surface than to the annular shoulder surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The horn assembly of claim 2, wherein: the transducer is spaced axially apart from the shoulder surface by approximately 1.25 L, and from the bottom surface of the blind bore by approximately 0.75 L, where L is the wavelength of the ultrasonic waves in the horn assembly.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The horn assembly of claim 1, wherein the means for holding comprises: a hollow ring member which is mounted in the throat of the horn; and a plurality of web members extending between the ring and the stem to support the headpiece coaxially in the horn.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The horn assembly of claim 5, wherein: the hollow ring member coaxially receives at least a part of the transducer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
The horn assembly of claim 5, wherein: the hollow ring member includes a first uniform diameter bore portion and a second tapered bore portion joined together by an annular axially facing abutment surface, the first bore portion receiving the transducer and the abutment surface engaging the transducer to maintain the transducer axially spaced apart from the stem and the webs.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The horn assembly of claim 7, wherein: the tapered ring bore portion forms an extension of a wall of the tapered horn bore.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The horn assembly of claim 7, wherein: the webs project radially inwardly from the second tapered bore portion of the ring.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
156 words
An ultrasonic horn assembly comprising: a horn with a tapered horn bore extending from a smaller diameter throat to a larger diameter mouth; an ultrasonic transducer mounted in the throat; a centerpiece comprising a headpiece having a base and a top and a stem projecting from the base, the stem and base cooperating to define an annular shoulder surface surrounding the stem and facing towards the transducer, the shoulder surface being axially spaced apart from the transducer, the stem having a blind bore extending therein which opens towards the transducer, the blind bore having a flat bottom surface, the transducer being spaced axially apart from the shoulder surface by approximately 1.25 L, and from the bottom surface of the blind bore by approximately 0.75 L, where L is the wavelength of the ultrasonic waves in the horn assembly; and means for holding the centerpiece coaxially in the horn adjacent to and spaced apart from the transducer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
156 words
An ultrasonic horn assembly comprising: a horn with a tapered horn bore extending from a smaller diameter throat to a larger diameter mouth; an ultrasonic transducer mounted in the throat; a centerpiece comprising a headpiece having a base and a top and a stem projecting from the base, the stem and base cooperating to define an annular shoulder surface surrounding the stem and facing towards the transducer, the shoulder surface being axially spaced apart from the transducer, the stem having a blind bore extending therein which opens towards the transducer, the blind bore having a flat bottom surface, the transducer being spaced axially apart from the shoulder surface by approximately 1.25 L, and from the bottom surface of the blind bore by approximately 0.75 L, where L is the wavelength of the ultrasonic waves in the horn assembly; and means for holding the centerpiece coaxially in the horn adjacent to and spaced apart from the transducer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
200 words
An ultrasonic horn assembly comprising: a horn with a tapered horn bore extending from a smaller diameter throat to a larger diameter mouth; an ultrasonic transducer mounted in the throat; a centerpiece comprising a headpiece having a base and a top and a stem projecting from the base, the stem and base cooperating to define an annular shoulder surface surrounding the stem and facing towards the transducer, the shoulder surface being axially spaced apart from the transducer, the stem having a blind bore extending therein which opens towards the transducer; and means for holding the centerpiece coaxially in the horn adjacent to and spaced apart from the transducer, the means for holding comprising a hollow ring member which is mounted in the throat of the horn, and a plurality of web members extending between the ring and the stem to support the headpiece coaxially in the horn, the hollow ring member including a first uniform diameter bore portion and a second tapered bore portion joined together by an annular axially facing abutment surface, the first bore portion receiving the transducer and the abutment surface engaging the transducer to maintain the transducer axially spaced apart from the stem and the webs.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
200 words
An ultrasonic horn assembly comprising: a horn with a tapered horn bore extending from a smaller diameter throat to a larger diameter mouth; an ultrasonic transducer mounted in the throat; a centerpiece comprising a headpiece having a base and a top and a stem projecting from the base, the stem and base cooperating to define an annular shoulder surface surrounding the stem and facing towards the transducer, the shoulder surface being axially spaced apart from the transducer, the stem having a blind bore extending therein which opens towards the transducer; and means for holding the centerpiece coaxially in the horn adjacent to and spaced apart from the transducer, the means for holding comprising a hollow ring member which is mounted in the throat of the horn, and a plurality of web members extending between the ring and the stem to support the headpiece coaxially in the horn, the hollow ring member including a first uniform diameter bore portion and a second tapered bore portion joined together by an annular axially facing abutment surface, the first bore portion receiving the transducer and the abutment surface engaging the transducer to maintain the transducer axially spaced apart from the stem and the webs.
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