Aquatic transducer system
US5142508A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R9/06
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An underwater transducer system reproduces high-fidelity audio signals underwater, and detects and monitors low levels of sound activity, both adjacent to a body of water such as a swimming pool, and in the water. The system includes an underwater housing for a diaphragm that directly contacts the water, a coil assembly movable within the housing and rigidly connected to the center of the diaphragm by a tubular member of the coil assembly engaging a cylindrical boss portion of the diaphragm. The housing can be suspended by an elongated cord member from a wall coping, or mounted within a wall fixture structure. The system can have a source of illumination, a conduit from the source terminating in the housing on the coil axis proximate the diaphragm, and an optical element sealingly protrudes the diaphragm for transmitting light-amplified illumination into the water. A head portion of the optical element that substantially fills the boss portion of the diaphragm incorporates a pair of mirrored surfaces for spreading the illumination and transmitting it into the water. A control unit located to one side of the water provides a speaker mode and a microphone mode of operating the transd…
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