Electroacoustic converter
US6434244B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB06B1/0618
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An electroacoustic converter is disclosed for converting electrical energy into mechanical vibrations at a predetermined frequency. The converter is supplied with alternating electrical power from a power supply. The converter has a metal front driver mass, a metal back driver mass, a front ceramic stack, a back ceramic stack, a spacer between said front and back ceramic stacks, and a fastener extending axially of the converter coupling the front and back drivers masses to clamp the ceramic stacks and the spacer between the front and back drivers. The front and back ceramic stacks are of a suitable piezoelectric ceramic material such that when energized with alternating electrical power from the power supply the piezoelectric material renders the converter resonant at the predetermined frequency. The spacer, back driver, and front driver masses are provided with fins to radiate heat from the converter. The converter exhibits substantially even temperatures and a vibrational node within the spacer.
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