EP1188160A1 - Dämpfungsmaterial für ultraschallwellen - Google Patents
Dämpfungsmaterial für ultraschallwellenInfo
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- EP1188160A1 EP1188160A1 EP00952850A EP00952850A EP1188160A1 EP 1188160 A1 EP1188160 A1 EP 1188160A1 EP 00952850 A EP00952850 A EP 00952850A EP 00952850 A EP00952850 A EP 00952850A EP 1188160 A1 EP1188160 A1 EP 1188160A1
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- Prior art keywords
- damping material
- damping
- transducer
- housing
- ultrasonic transducer
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- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G10K9/00—Devices in which sound is produced by vibrating a diaphragm or analogous element, e.g. fog horns, vehicle hooters or buzzers
- G10K9/18—Details, e.g. bulbs, pumps, pistons, switches or casings
- G10K9/22—Mountings; Casings
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- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
- G10K11/002—Devices for damping, suppressing, obstructing or conducting sound in acoustic devices
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a novel damping material for ultrasonic waves, an ultrasonic transducer which is damped with this damping material, and a method for producing a damping layer for an ultrasonic transducer.
- ultrasonic transducers are used to emit an ultrasonic pulse and subsequently to receive backscattered echo signals. If there is no acoustic damping of the piezoelectric oscillator generating the ultrasonic wave in these ultrasonic transducers, the transducer shows a very narrow-band behavior. Because of this narrow-band behavior, it lasts
- a damping material made of polyurethane foam is known from DE 33 01 848. However, this material also has the same disadvantages as have already been described in connection with the damping material of DE 41 40 040.
- DE 42 30 773 proposes adding fillers with a high solids content to the damping material.
- a damping layer becomes one Silicone elastomer is used, to which a powder fraction of more than 55% A1 2 0 3 as a diffuser and more than 2% Fe 2 0 3 is added to increase the mass and thus the acoustic impedance.
- the damping properties of this mixture are significantly improved due to the better adapted acoustic impedance compared to the pure damping material.
- the production of this damping layer is problematic, however, since the resulting mass of damping material and filler powder becomes difficult to mix with increasing solids content and can no longer be poured.
- the damping material consists of a polyurethane system that contains tungsten powder as a filler.
- US 4528652 discloses a casting resin to which heavy metal oxide powders are added.
- hollow glass spheres or glass dust are added to the damping material as scattering bodies.
- US 4382201 also uses a damping material,
- Polyvinyl chloride one with which tungsten powder is added to increase the acoustic impedance.
- the object of the present invention is now to provide a damping material which has good damping properties and can be processed inexpensively and completely automatically.
- damping material according to the invention has the further advantage that it is easy to process and in particular can be poured into the housing of an ultrasonic transducer.
- a hot melt adhesive as a damping material offers the additional advantage of very good fixation of the damping layer within the converter housing. Furthermore, it has been shown that the
- the novel damping material according to the invention thus combines the advantages of inexpensive production of piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers in large quantities with the very good damping properties that only damping masses with a very high filler content can achieve.
- the good damping properties of the present damping material have been determined on all common, commercially available hot melt adhesives.
- the thermoplastic materials used in hot melt adhesives include, in particular, polyamides, polyesters, polyolefins, reactive urethanes, polyvinyl butyrals, polyisobutylene, ethylene / ethyl acrylate copolymers and ethylene / vinyl acetate copolymers.
- the group of polyamides has shown particularly good damping properties.
- Polyamides are semi-crystalline thermoplastics, the crystallinity of which is largely determined by the processing conditions. The strong polar character of the amide group causes a hydrogen bond between neighboring molecular chains, so that laminar structures with an extension of 500 to 1000 nm are formed.
- polyamides have the advantage of being harmless to health for commercial use.
- the proportion of scatter in the total damping can be increased in a targeted manner.
- the fillers are selected according to their acoustic properties, such as wave impedance, and their particle size is matched to the desired scattering phenomenon (geometric scattering, resonance scattering, Rayleigh scattering) and the hot melt adhesive or thermoplastic used.
- the damping material is melted using an automatic hot-melt adhesive casting system and poured under a pressure of 2 ⁇ 10 5 - 60 ⁇ 10 5 Pa into the housing of the ultrasound transducer, in which the transducer body is located.
- Such a method is shown in more detail in the exemplary embodiment.
- damping material it is also possible to first pour the damping material into appropriate molds that correspond to the inner volume of the housing of the ultrasonic transducer. After cooling, the damping bodies are then removed from the mold and glued into the housing or pressed against the transducer body from behind. To seal the damping material, a layer of cast resin can then be applied to the surface of the damping layer that is exposed on the back.
- FIG. 1 shows an example of an ultrasonic transducer in a mold for pouring the liquid damping material
- FIG. 2 shows an example of an ultrasound transducer with a damping layer on the back, in which contact pins for the electrical connection to the transducer body are additionally embedded in the damping layer.
- the typical structure of an ultrasonic transducer can be seen in FIG.
- the transducer is composed of the transducer housing 3, the transducer body 1, an adhesive layer 2, which connects the transducer body to the bottom of the transducer housing 3, and the electrical contact wires 4 for the transducer body.
- the converter body is usually a piezoelectric disk, for example a piezoceramic, on the front and back of which the electrical contacts are connected
- the bottom surface of the converter housing 3 is preferably designed as a ⁇ / 4 adaptation layer.
- the sound-emitting surface of the ultrasonic transducer is formed by the floor area.
- the damping layer 5 is provided on the side of the piezoceramic 1 facing away from the base surface.
- the easiest way to make the cushioning layer i.e. Introducing the damping material into the converter housing 3 consists in filling the thermoplastic material directly with a temperature-controlled or unregulated hot-melt gun.
- a thermoplastic plastic or a hot-melt adhesive is used here, which has a melting temperature of below 300 ° C., in order not to damage the piezoceramic during filling by excessive temperatures.
- the damping material according to the invention is therefore preferably filled into the housing 3 with an automatic hot-melt adhesive casting system in a suitable casting tool under a pressure of 2 ⁇ 10 5 - 60 ⁇ 10 5 Pa.
- the tool 7 is indicated in FIG. 1.
- This tool consists of a pot-shaped first part, into which the converter housing 3 is inserted, and a cover-shaped second part, which is placed on top.
- the runner 6 lies in the parting plane between the two mold halves.
- the copper wires 4 for contacting the ultrasonic transducer are also placed in the parting plane.
- thermoplastic damping material is always filled in under the same pressure and at the same temperature, so that a reproducible process and thus ultrasonic transducers with the same damping properties are guaranteed.
- the high pressure when pouring in combination with an exact dosing of the material and an optimized sprue allows a bubble-free potting of the transducer.
- the storage container for the damping material which is not shown here, is preferably supplied with protective gas in order to prevent water from being absorbed in the damping material.
- the ultrasonic transducer or its housing is tempered to 50 to 60 ° C. before casting.
- Hot melt adhesives based on polyamide are preferably suitable as hot melt adhesives for this process, which are filled into the housing at temperatures of preferably 180 ° to 210 ° C.
- FIG. 2 shows an alternative of an ultrasonic transducer, in which contact pins are crimped onto the electrical connecting wires 4 to the transducer body 1. These can be cast into the damping layer in a defined position by appropriate design of the casting tool, so that the arrangement according to FIG. 2 is created.
- a possible additional potting of the back of the converter with a cast resin system prevents the ingress of foreign matter and moisture into the damping material or the damping layer 5.
- the proposed manufacturing process enables the automated production of very large numbers of particularly broadband ultrasound transducers, which until now could only be produced with manual production and thus with poor reproducibility. Another advantage is the very low manufacturing costs for the damping material.
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE19927796 | 1999-06-18 | ||
| DE19927796A DE19927796C1 (de) | 1999-06-18 | 1999-06-18 | Dämpfungsmaterial für Ultraschallwellen |
| PCT/DE2000/001841 WO2000079514A1 (de) | 1999-06-18 | 2000-06-02 | Dämpfungsmaterial für ultraschallwellen |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| EP1188160A1 true EP1188160A1 (de) | 2002-03-20 |
| EP1188160B1 EP1188160B1 (de) | 2004-01-02 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EP00952850A Expired - Lifetime EP1188160B1 (de) | 1999-06-18 | 2000-06-02 | Dämpfungsmaterial für ultraschallwellen |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
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| EP (1) | EP1188160B1 (de) |
| AT (1) | ATE257268T1 (de) |
| DE (2) | DE19927796C1 (de) |
| WO (1) | WO2000079514A1 (de) |
Families Citing this family (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE10106477C2 (de) * | 2001-02-13 | 2002-12-19 | Fraunhofer Ges Forschung | Ultraschallwandler mit Gehäuse |
| DE102009046145A1 (de) * | 2009-10-29 | 2011-05-12 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | Ultraschallwandler zum Einsatz in einem fluiden Medium |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US4482834A (en) * | 1979-06-28 | 1984-11-13 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Acoustic imaging transducer |
| US4528652A (en) * | 1981-12-30 | 1985-07-09 | General Electric Company | Ultrasonic transducer and attenuating material for use therein |
| SU1682367A1 (ru) * | 1989-01-30 | 1991-10-07 | Предприятие П/Я А-3759 | Материал дл демпфера ультразвукового преобразовател |
| US5546624A (en) * | 1991-03-25 | 1996-08-20 | Sonex International Corporation | Apparatus to selectively couple ultransonic energy in a therapeutic ultransonic toothbrush |
| DE4424194C1 (de) * | 1994-07-08 | 1996-02-08 | Sonotec Dr Zur Horst Meyer Und | Ultraschallwandler |
| DE19809207C1 (de) * | 1998-03-04 | 1999-08-26 | Siemens Ag | Aufbau und Herstellungsverfahren einer Ultraschallwandlereinrichtung mit einem elastisch eingebetteten Ultraschallwandler |
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1999
- 1999-06-18 DE DE19927796A patent/DE19927796C1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
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2000
- 2000-06-02 WO PCT/DE2000/001841 patent/WO2000079514A1/de not_active Ceased
- 2000-06-02 AT AT00952850T patent/ATE257268T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2000-06-02 DE DE50004930T patent/DE50004930D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2000-06-02 EP EP00952850A patent/EP1188160B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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| Publication number | Publication date |
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| WO2000079514A1 (de) | 2000-12-28 |
| ATE257268T1 (de) | 2004-01-15 |
| EP1188160B1 (de) | 2004-01-02 |
| DE50004930D1 (de) | 2004-02-05 |
| DE19927796C1 (de) | 2001-04-19 |
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