DE202004002107U1 - Ultrasonic transducer with a piezoelectric ceramic transducer element and a matching (sic) layer in thermoplastic elastomer simple and cost effective to produce useful in the transmission of ultrasonic sound waves - Google Patents

Ultrasonic transducer with a piezoelectric ceramic transducer element and a matching (sic) layer in thermoplastic elastomer simple and cost effective to produce useful in the transmission of ultrasonic sound waves Download PDF

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DE202004002107U1
DE202004002107U1 DE200420002107 DE202004002107U DE202004002107U1 DE 202004002107 U1 DE202004002107 U1 DE 202004002107U1 DE 200420002107 DE200420002107 DE 200420002107 DE 202004002107 U DE202004002107 U DE 202004002107U DE 202004002107 U1 DE202004002107 U1 DE 202004002107U1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R17/00—Piezoelectric transducers; Electrostrictive transducers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
    • B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
    • B06B1/00—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
    • B06B1/02—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy
    • B06B1/06—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction
    • B06B1/0644—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using a single piezoelectric element
    • B06B1/0662—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using a single piezoelectric element with an electrode on the sensitive surface
    • B06B1/067—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using a single piezoelectric element with an electrode on the sensitive surface which is used as, or combined with, an impedance matching layer
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
    • G10K11/02—Mechanical acoustic impedances; Impedance matching, e.g. by horns; Acoustic resonators

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Ultrasonic transducer (1) with (a) a piezoelectric transducer element (2),especially a piezoelectric ceramic, (b) connected to a transducer element (2) and a matching (sic) layer (3) in thermoplastic elastomer.
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EP1911530A1 (en) * 2006-10-09 2008-04-16 Baumer Electric AG Ultrasound converter with acoustic impedance adjustment
DE202008012795U1 (en) 2008-09-25 2009-11-19 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Ultrasonic transducer with elastomer matching layer
US20110125024A1 (en) * 2009-10-29 2011-05-26 Roland Mueller Ultrasonic transducer for use in a fluid medium
WO2012175492A2 (en) 2011-06-24 2012-12-27 Avl List Gmbh Capacitive ultrasonic transducer
CN110609589A (en) * 2019-08-30 2019-12-24 Oppo广东移动通信有限公司 Electronic device and control method thereof
DE102019104093B3 (en) 2019-02-19 2020-06-10 Elmos Semiconductor Ag Ultrasonic transducer with improved sensitivity and sound radiation

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US6368281B1 (en) * 1999-07-30 2002-04-09 Rodney J Solomon Two-dimensional phased array ultrasound transducer with a convex environmental barrier

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US3674945A (en) * 1970-03-11 1972-07-04 Raytheon Co Acoustic impedance matching system
US3928777A (en) * 1974-08-26 1975-12-23 Dellorfano Jr Fred M Directional ultrasonic transducer with reduced secondary lobes
DE2541492B2 (en) * 1975-09-17 1980-02-21 Siemens Ag, 1000 Berlin Und 8000 Muenchen Ultrasonic transducer
DE3920872A1 (en) * 1989-06-26 1991-01-03 Siemens Ag Hot bonding thermoplastic material to piezoelectric material - in transducer mfr., by surface fusing thermoplastic material
EP0498015B1 (en) * 1991-02-07 1993-10-06 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Process for manufacturing ultrasonic transducers
DE19630350C2 (en) * 1996-07-26 1998-08-20 Siemens Ag Ultrasonic transducer
JPH11252695A (en) * 1997-12-02 1999-09-17 Gsk:Kk Ultrasonic measuring member
WO1999048621A2 (en) * 1998-03-26 1999-09-30 Exogen, Inc. Arrays made from flexible transducer elements
US6368281B1 (en) * 1999-07-30 2002-04-09 Rodney J Solomon Two-dimensional phased array ultrasound transducer with a convex environmental barrier

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1911530A1 (en) * 2006-10-09 2008-04-16 Baumer Electric AG Ultrasound converter with acoustic impedance adjustment
DE202008012795U1 (en) 2008-09-25 2009-11-19 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Ultrasonic transducer with elastomer matching layer
US20110125024A1 (en) * 2009-10-29 2011-05-26 Roland Mueller Ultrasonic transducer for use in a fluid medium
US8288920B2 (en) * 2009-10-29 2012-10-16 Robert Bosch Gmbh Ultrasonic transducer for use in a fluid medium
WO2012175492A2 (en) 2011-06-24 2012-12-27 Avl List Gmbh Capacitive ultrasonic transducer
DE102019104093B3 (en) 2019-02-19 2020-06-10 Elmos Semiconductor Ag Ultrasonic transducer with improved sensitivity and sound radiation
CN110609589A (en) * 2019-08-30 2019-12-24 Oppo广东移动通信有限公司 Electronic device and control method thereof

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