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US 2006/0076854 A1Published application
Sound of ultrasound sensor
AssigneeEndress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
InventorsRolf Deserno, Helmut Pfeiffer
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Abstract
A sound or ultrasound sensor having a radiation characteristic with a preferably small beam angle and producing very little interference signals, including a pot-shaped housing closed at its bottom end by a floor, a piezoelectric element for producing and/or receiving sound or ultrasound through the floor, a matching layer between the piezoelectric element and the floor, and a metal ring gripping around the matching layer with an interlocking fit.
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A sound or ultrasound sensor for the transmission and/or reception of sound or ultrasound, comprising:
- a pot-shaped housing closed at one end by a floor,
- a piezoelectric element for producing and/or receiving sound or ultrasound through said floor,
- a matching layer between said piezoelectric element and said floor;
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- a metal ring gripping around said matching layer and having an interlocking fit therewith.
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