Acoustic transducer mounts

Abstract

A flexible transducer designed with high volume manufacturing in mind is described, the where flexible transducer mount can be panelized into a grid form and the transducers assembled into the grid using commercially available pick-and-place tools. Once assembled, the mounted transducers may be attached to circuit boards using surface mount processes such as solder reflow or adhesive bonding via the electrical contacts on the underside of the flexible transducer mount. Further, maximization of the oscillating internal surface area that contributes to the acoustic pressure for a given transducer footprint area is described, which leads to greater packing density of transducers when used in an ultrasonic array. The greater packing density and pressure generated by the transducer aids with the miniaturization and cost reduction of mid-air haptic technology. The increase in acoustic power generation per unit area of transducer-occupied surface or footprint provides the possibility of producing transducers that are critically spaced.

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