Multi-part mounting device for an ultrasonic transducer
AssigneeGE Sensing & Inspection Technologies GmbH
InventorsYork Oberdoerfer, Judith Duerscheid, Jochen Zilz, Willi Warkowski, Marek Parusel
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Abstract
A multi-part mounting device for an ultrasonic transducer, the mounting device comprising a first part configured to mount the mounting device on a housing of an ultrasonic test probe, and a second part configured to retain the ultrasonic transducer, wherein the second part is at least in touching contact with the ultrasonic transducer, wherein the second part comprises a first plastic and is connected by positive fit to the first part, and wherein the first part has a greater hardness than the second part.
Claims17
A multi-part mounting device for an ultrasonic transducer, the mounting device comprising:
- a first part configured to mount the mounting device on a housing of an ultrasonic test probe, the housing comprising a planar surface upon which to mount the first part;
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- a second part configured to retain the ultrasonic transducer, wherein the second part comprises a first side that is at least in touching contact with the ultrasonic transducer,
- wherein the second part comprises a first plastic and is connected by positive fit to abut the first part,
- wherein the second part comprises a second side opposite the first side, the second side comprising the positive fit to abut the first part,
- wherein the first part has a greater hardness than the second part,
- wherein the positive fit comprises a projection extending from the first part and embedded into the second part, and
- wherein the projection comprises an opening, and wherein the first plastic of the second part is disposed through the opening, and surrounds and abuts the projection.
An ultrasonic test probe comprising at least one ultrasonic transducer, a housing and a multi-part mounting device, wherein the multi-part mounting device comprises:
- a first part comprising a first side and a second side perpendicular to the first side, the first side of the first part adjoining the housing and the second side extending perpendicularly away from the housing, the first side of the first part configured to mount the mounting device on the housing of the ultrasonic test probe;
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- a second part configured to retain the ultrasonic transducer, the second part comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the first side of the second part is at least in touching contact with the ultrasonic transducer,
- wherein the second part comprises a first plastic, and the second side of the second part is connected by positive fit to the second side of the first part,
- wherein the positive fit comprises a projection extending from the first part and embedded into the second part,
- wherein the projection comprises an opening, and wherein the first plastic of the second part is disposed through the opening, and surrounds and abuts the projection, and
- wherein the first part has a greater hardness than the second part.
An ultrasonic testing device for ultrasound inspection of a test object, the ultrasonic testing device comprising:
- at least one ultrasonic test probe comprising at least one ultrasonic transducer, a housing and a multi-part mounting device, wherein the multi-part mounting device comprises:
- a first part comprising a first side and a second side perpendicular to the first side, the first side of the first part adjoining the housing and the second side extending perpendicularly away from the housing, the first side of the first part configured to mount the mounting device on the housing of the ultrasonic test probe;
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- a second part configured to retain the ultrasonic transducer, the second part comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the first side of the second part is at least in touching contact with the ultrasonic transducer,
- wherein the second part comprises a first plastic and the second side of the second part is connected by positive fit to the second side of the first part,
- wherein the positive fit comprises a projection extending from the first part and embedded into the second part,
- wherein the projection comprises an opening, and wherein the first plastic of the second part is disposed through the opening, and surrounds and abuts the projection, and
- wherein the first part has a greater hardness than the second part;
- an evaluation unit;
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- a mechanism for generating a relative movement between the at least one ultrasonic test probe and the test object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.