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US 5,291,461 AGranted
Elastomer structure for transducers
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsRichard W. Boeglin, Richard J. Weeden, James R. Sturges
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Abstract
An elastomer support for a sonar transducer includes a ceramic stack electromechanical driver, a pair of rigid support members, and a pair of elastomer layers disposed between the ceramic stack electromechanical driver and the support members. The elastomer support provides effective mechanical stress reduction in the ceramic stack driver, as well as, a simple, reliable heat dissipation means for the transducer.
Claims7
An electroacoustic transducer comprising:
- a resilient housing including a shell portion with an inner surface;
- a transduction driver, disposed within said housing, having a pair of opposing end surfaces disposed adjacent the inner surface of the shell portion and further having a pair of opposing side surfaces;
- a support member, disposed within said housing, having a surface adjacent to and spaced from one of the pair of opposing side surfaces of the transduction driver;
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- a layer of thermally conductive and electrically insulating material, disposed between said surface of said support member and said one of the pair of opposing side surfaces of the transduction driver.
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