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- 超音波生成装置(3, 73)によって生成される少なくとも1つの超音波(9, 17, 74, 84, 109, 712, 713)を基盤(1, 71)に対して斜方向から投入し、該基盤(1, 71)における少なくとも2つの運動領域(15, 75, 85)において、該基盤(1, 71)に接触する、数μmから5mm、特に数100μmの厚みを超音波の拡大方向にもつ液体フィルム(7, 72)を超音波エネルギーによって動かす、薄い液体フィルム内に動きを生成する方法。
- 超音波生成装置として2方向に放射する超音波生成装置、特にインターデジタルトランスデューサー(3, 73)が使われる、薄い液体フィルム内に動きを生成する、請求項1記載の方法。
- 超音波 (74, 84)が少なくとも1度基盤(71)内部で反射されるように基盤に投入され、そのとき、上記液体フィルムと反対側の界面で略完全に反射され、該液体フィルム側の界面で、部分反射する基盤が使われる、請求項1又は2に記載の方法。
- 少なくとも2つの異なる運動領域(15, 15‘)が、少なくとも1つの超音波生成装置(3)の周波数ヴァリエーションによる放射方向(a, a‘, q, q‘)によって生成される、請求項1乃至3のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 少なくとも1つの超音波がインターデジタルトランスデューサー(103)を使って圧電エレメントで生成され、そこではインターデジタルトランスデューサーの互いに食い込むフィンガー電極は互いに空間的にコンスタントでない距離をもち、インターデジタルトランスデューサーに通じている周波数の変更により、放射場所、及び超音波の液体フィルムへの投入場所がセットされる、請求項1乃至4のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 互いに食い込むフィンガー電極が、平面視で真っ直ぐでなく、特に弓形をなすインターデジタルトランスデューサー(103)が使われ、通じている超音波界の周波数の選択によって、放射場所、及び超音波の液体フィルムへの投入場所が選択される、薄い液体フィルム内に動きを生成する、請求項5記載の方法。
- 少なくとも1つの超音波(9, 74, 109, 712, 713)が表面波生成装置、特にインターデジタルトランスデューサー(3, 73, 103)を使って、基盤(1、71)における液体フィルム(7, 72)の反対側に配置された圧電エレメント(5)上に生成される、薄い液体フィルム内に動きを生成する、請求項1乃至6のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 少なくとも1つの超音波(9)が表面波生成装置(3)、特にインターデジタルトランスデューサー(3)を使って、基盤(1)の表面に配置された圧電エレメント(5)上に生成される、薄い液体フィルム内に動きを生成する、請求項1乃至6のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 少なくとも1つの超音波(74, 712) が基盤で拡大するため、少なくとも1つの拡散する面(78, 710)をもつ基盤(71)が使われる、薄い液体フィルム内に動きを生成する、請求項1乃至8のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 少なくとも1つの超音波(74)の拡散方向が基盤(71) で、基盤(71)の側面である放射面(77)によって偏向される、薄い液体フィルム内に動きを生成する、請求項1乃至9のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 超音波が数 MHz から数100 MHzの周波数をもつ、薄い液体フィルム内に動きを生成する、請求項1乃至10のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 一対の対向するメイン面と、該メイン面間を覆う複数の側面(77)とを有する基盤(1,71)をもち、一方のメイン面は液体フィルム(7, 72)とのコンタクトに使われ、他方のメイン面は、少なくとも1つの超音波生成装置(3,73)とのコンタクトに使われ、その超音波生成装置は少なくとも1つの超音波 (9, 17, 74, 84, 109, 712, 713)が基盤に斜方向に投入されるような仕様である、請求項1の方法の実施のための、薄い液体フィルム内に動きを生成する、装置。
- 少なくとも1つの超音波生成装置(3, 30, 73, 103)が上記基盤(1, 71)のメイン面の一方に配置され、該メイン面は液体フィルム(7, 72)とのコンタクトに使われる他方のメイン面と対向する位置にある、薄い液体フィルム(7, 72)内に動きを生成する、請求項12記載の装置。
- 少なくとも1つの超音波生成装置(3, 30)が基盤(1)の、上記側面に配置されている、薄い液体フィルム(7)内に動きを生成する、請求項12記載の装置。
- 少なくとも1つの超音波生成装置が数MHzから数100 MHzの周波数の生成に適している、薄い液体フィルム内に動きを生成する、請求項12乃至14のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
- 少なくとも1つの超音波生成装置(3,37)が2方向に放射する、請求項12乃至15のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
- 基盤(71)の材料は、上記液体フィルムと反対側の界面で略完全に反射され、該液体フィルム側の界面で、部分反射するように選ばれている、請求項12乃至16のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
- 少なくとも1つの超音波生成装置(3, 73, 103)が圧電エレメント(5)上にインターデジタルトランスデューサー(3, 73, 103)をもつ、薄い液体フィルム内に動きを生成する、請求項12乃至17のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
- 少なくとも1つのインターデジタルトランスデューサー(3)の電気接続は、オーバーラップするように配置されている、圧電エレメント(5)上の第1のリード線と基盤(1)上の第2のリード線とによって行われている、薄い液体フィルム内に動きを生成する、請求項18項記載の装置。
- 圧電エレメント(5)が基盤(1)上に突出し、基盤上には少なくとも1つのインターデジタルトランスデューサー(3)へのリード線(16)用のコンタクト個所がある、薄い液体フィルム内に動きを生成する、請求項18項記載の装置。
- 少なくとも1つのインターデジタルトランスデューサー(3)が穴を通して、特に導電性の接着剤(23)で満たされている基盤(1)を通って接続されている、薄い液体フィルムに動きを生成する、請求項18項記載の装置。
- インターデジタルトランスデューサー(3)が超音波トランスの2次回線として使われる圧電音響変換器上のリング形の電極をもつ、薄い液体フィルム内に動きを生成する、請求項18項記載の装置。
- インターデジタルトランスデューサー(103)のフィンガー電極が空間的にコンスタントな間隔をもたない、薄い液体フィルム内に動きを生成する、請求項18乃至22のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
- インターデジタルトランスデューサー(103)のフィンガー電極が、平面視で真っ直ぐでなく、特に弓形をなす、薄い液体フィルム内に動きを生成する、請求項23項記載の装置。
- 基盤(71)が少なくとも1つの拡散する面(78, 710)をもつ、薄い液体フィルム内に動きを生成する、請求項12乃至24のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
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