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Matching region for damped piezoelectric ultrasonic apparatus

US4507582A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 1982
Grant dateMar 26, 1985
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10K11/02
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An acoustic impedance match between an ultrasonic transducer and an adjacent transmission medium is obtained, with performance over a relatively wide bandwidth, by providing a special matching region between the transducer and the transmission medium. The matching region includes a layer having a multiplicity of tapered elements. Each of the elements tapers down in size in the direction away from the transducer.

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