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US RE28,752 EGranted
Ultrasonic kits and motor systems
AssigneeUltrasonic Systems, Inc.
InventorsLewis Balamuth, Arthur Kuris, Manual Karatjas
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Abstract
The invention discloses various embodiments of an ultrasonic kit adapted to be used in the home or for industrial purposes, as well as a variety of ultrasonic motor constructions and ultrasonic converter designs to be used either individually or in combination with each other. The ultrasonic motor is generally of a piezoelectric material having a removable tip or of a design in which the complete motor is contained in a housing, which housing has electrical contact means adapted to be plugged into an adapter which, in turn, is connected to a converter. The motor may be designed such that frequency sensing is provided therein and the feedback signal is utilized by the generator to adjust itself thereto.
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An ultrasonic system including
- A. a cabinet;
- B. driving circuit means for providing an electrical driving signal of a desired ultrasonic frequency including tuned circuit means tuned to said desired frequency for controlling the frequency of said driving signal;
- C. adapter means including a first connector coupled to said driving circuit means for transmission of said driving signal;
- D. a plurality of means each adapted to be interchangeable with each other and releasably connected to said adapter means and forming part thereof to permit a variety of applications to be performed, said adapter means and interchangeable means when assembled being adapted to be hand held by a user and including:
- 1. a housing means capable of being hand held,
- 2. an ultrasonic motor capable of vibration at more than one frequency including said desired frequency mounted within at least a portion of said housing means and having a portion extending outside of said housing means portion for transmission of high frequency mechanical vibrations, said ultrasonic motor including:
- a. a transmission member having a rear section and a front section with an output end for transmitting the generated mechanical vibrations,
- b. transducer means connected to said rear section, said interchangeable means being in the form of an accessory [forming part of said instrument means when assembled therewith and] including said motor, said housing means portion, and a second connector mounted on said housing means portion adapted to be releasably connected to said adapter means first connector for electrically coupling said driving circuit means and said transducer means when in its assembled position through said connectors,
- E. means for applying to said tuned circuit means a detected signal representative of the frequencies of vibration of said motor, said tuned circuit means responding to the desired frequency portion of said detected signal to cause said driving signal means to produce a driving signal of said desired frequency;
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- F. a support means associated with said cabinet for holding said assembled adapter means and interchangeable means in fixed position relative to said cabinet when not in use.
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An ultrasonic kit, including:
- A. ultrasonic instrument means adapted to be hand held by the user thereof and having an ultrasonic motor capable of vibrating at more than one frequency;
- B. driving circuit means for providing an ultrasonic driving signal of a desired frequency for energizing said ultrasonic instruments means, and adapted to be connected to said motor, said driving circuit means including tuned circuit means tuned to said desired frequency for controlling the frequency of said driving signal;
- C. means for applying to said tuned circuit means a detected signal representative of the frequencies of vibration of said motor, said tuned circuit means responding to the desired frequency portion of said detected signal to cause said driving circuit means to produce a driving signal of said desired frequency;
- D. interchangeable means each adapted to be removably secured to the front end of said ultrasonic instrument means to permit a variety of applications of ultrasonic mechanical vibrations to selected objects for various results, and
- E. a container for retaining said ultrasonic instrument means, driving circuit means, and interchangeable means.
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A system for use in the home for hygienic purposes, comprising:
- A. a housing adapted to be mounted on a wall in the home having an access opening;
- B. a door connected to said housing and adapted to close the access opening and being movable to open the access opening;
- C. driving circuit means in said housing for converting conventional home electrical current to an electrical driving signal oscillating at a desired ultrasonic frequency, including tuned circuit means tuned to said desired frequency for controlling the frequency of said driving signal;
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- D. ultrasonic instrument means in said housing adapted to be hand held by the user, and having an electrical cable connected to said converter, said ultrasonic instrument means being removable through the access opening when said door is opened to permit use of said ultrasonic means with the inner end of the cord being retained within said housing, said instrument means being adapted to be used for hygienic purposes, and having a motor capable of vibrating at more than one frequency including said desired frequency.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.