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US 10,518,293 B2Granted
Thickness-planar mode transducers and related devices
AssigneeSensus USA Inc.
InventorJustin Rorke Buckland
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Abstract
Transducers are provided including a piezoelectric block having first and second opposing surfaces; a first conductive flexible support layer on the first surface of the piezoelectric block, the first flexible support layer having a first thickness; and a second flexible support layer on the second surface of the piezoelectric block, the second flexible support layer having a second thickness. Related devices are also provided.
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A transducer comprising:
- a single piezoelectric block having first and second opposing surfaces;
- a first electrically conductive flexible support layer on the first surface of the piezoelectric block, the first electrically conductive flexible support layer having a first thickness;
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- a second electrically conductive flexible support layer on the second surface of the piezoelectric block, the second electrically conductive flexible support layer having a second thickness,
- wherein the first and second electrically conductive flexible support layers have a similar size and shape and overhang the first and second opposing surfaces of the single piezoelectric block, respectively, a substantially same distance on both sides of the single piezoelectric block.
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A meter, comprising:
- at least one transducer, the at least one transducer comprising:
- a single piezoelectric block having first and second opposing surfaces;
- a first conductive flexible support layer on the first surface of the piezoelectric block, the first conductive flexible support layer having a first thickness;
- and
- a second electrically conductive flexible support layer on the second surface of the piezoelectric block, the second electrically conductive flexible support layer having a second thickness,
- wherein the first and second electrically conductive flexible support layers have a similar size and shape and overhang the first and second surfaces of the single piezoelectric block, respectively, a substantially same distance on both sides of the single piezoelectric block.
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