Fixture to securely bond transducers to an optical element
AssigneeIntraAction Corp.
InventorGreg Kubelsky
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for bonding a plurality of transducers to an optical element by placing each transducer on a moveable pedestal mounted on a piston; temporarily securing each transducer to the moveable pedestal; applying an epoxy to a plurality of steps on a deflector surface; placing the piston with the transducers over the plurality of steps; actuating the piston and moving each moveable pedestal to contact the transducer with the epoxy; releasing the transducer from the moveable pedestal; and curing the epoxy to secure the transducer to the steps.
Claims9
A method for bonding a plurality of transducers to an optical element, comprising:
- placing each transducer on a moveable pedestal coupled to a piston;
- temporarily securing said each transducer to the moveable pedestal;
- applying an epoxy to a plurality of steps on the optical element a deflector surface;
- placing the piston with the transducers over the plurality of steps;
- actuating the piston and moving the moveable pedestal with the transducer to contact the transducer with the epoxy;
- releasing the transducer from the moveable pedestal;
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- curing the epoxy to secure the transducer to the steps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.