Electrical connection system for ultrasonic receiver array
US6436051B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/42
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A connector assembly for a thin film acoustic receiver array provides a spring support block having a plurality of holes each aligning one helical compression spring which serves as a conduit between a rear surface of the piezoelectrict film and a circuit card. The front surface of the film is supported against the force of the springs using an acoustically transparent material that may also provide matching between water and the piezoelectric film
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