Hydrophone housing
US10677945B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V2210/1427
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a hydrophone housing. The housing comprises an outer casing with an exterior shape being in close contact with sediment when buried therein and having a deflectable wall part. Solid material partly fills the casing to define an outer chamber behind the deflectable wall part, a cavity shaped so that an inner chamber is defined immediately surrounding a hydrophone sensing element held therein, and a first duct for liquid flow communication between the outer chamber and the cavity or an internal volume of the hydrophone sensing element. Thereby, a hydraulic coupling is provided so that an acoustic pressure causing small radial displacements of outer surface of the housing will, via liquid in the first duct, cause large radial displacements of the hydrophone sensitive element. The area of the deflectable wall part is much larger than the area of the sensitive element so that only small displacements of the housing are required to cause large displacements at the hydrophone sensing element.
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