Window, notably automobile vehicle windscreen, including an integrated ultrasonic device for detecting the presence of foreign bodies on one of its faces
US5436060A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 8, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24802
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention concerns a window including at least a first sheet (16), a second sheet (18), said sheets being joined together by a connecting layer (20), characterised in that it also includes an ultrasonic device (12) placed between said sheets (16,18) and co-operating directly with a first face (24) of said first sheet (16) to detect the presence of foreign bodies on a second face (26) of said first sheet (16) opposite said first face (24), said device (12) comprising a transducer (28) able to emit, via a transmitting/receiving face, an incidental ultrasonic signal of wavelength .lambda. in said first sheet (16), the thickness of said first sheet being equal to K..lambda./2, where K is an integral number, and said transducer being able to receive, via said transmitting/receiving face a reflected ultrasonic signal representative of the presence or absence of said foreign bodies to generate a detection signal.
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