Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Signal transducers – Underwater type
Patent
1984-06-14
1989-09-12
Kyle, Deborah L.
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Signal transducers
Underwater type
367173, 367155, 367168, 310337, H04R 1700
Patent
active
048666823
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to an ultrasonic device comprising a plurality of transducer elements arranged in rows and columns and acoustic insulation material maintained between each two adjacent rows of transducer elements. The ultrasonic device comprises (i) a plurality of rows of the transducer elements, each row being disposed on an imaginary circle, (ii) a plurality of circular plates each supporting one of said rows and (iii) spacers for spacing adjacent plates of the plurality of plates at a predetermined space interval, thereby forming a cylindrical array.
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Takeno Kenji
Uchihashi Syozo
Yamamoto Isao
Eldred J. Woodrow
Furuno Electric Company
Kyle Deborah L.
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