Global Patent Index - EP 1565905 A2

EP 1565905 A2 20050824 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COOLING ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COOLING ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR KÜHLUNG VON ULTRASCHALLWANDLERN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE REFROIDISSEMENT DE TRANSDUCTEURS D'ULTRASONS

Publication

EP 1565905 A2 20050824 (DE)

Application

EP 03767582 A 20031119

Priority

  • DE 10254894 A 20021120
  • EP 0313003 W 20031119

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004047073A2] The invention relates to a method and a device for cooling ultrasonic transducers. The inventive device is characterised in that it consists of at least one piezo stack (4) and at least two cylindrical transducer bodies (5), which together with the piezo stack (4) form an lambda /2 oscillator. In multiple transducer assemblies, two respective transducer bodies (5) can be combined to form a common transducer body (6) and the transducer bodies (5, 6) comprise flow channels (7), through which pressurised coolant can flow. The inventive method for cooling ultrasonic transducers is characterised in that the body of the ultrasonic transducer is traversed and/or surrounded by a pressurised coolant. This enables the heat that is generated in the transducers to be directly dissipated by convection. In addition the inventive elements enable the creation of a large common contact surface between the transducers and the coolant. The heat dissipation achieved is substantially more effective than in known methods and the inventive elements thus guarantee a high-performance continuous operation.

IPC 1-7

G10K 11/00

IPC 8 full level

H10N 30/00 (2023.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01); G10K 11/00 (2006.01); H10N 30/50 (2023.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B06B 1/0611 (2013.01 - EP US); G10K 11/00 (2013.01 - KR); G10K 11/004 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004047073 A2 20040603; WO 2004047073 A3 20040910; AT E527651 T1 20111015; AU 2003292052 A1 20040615; CN 1739137 A 20060222; DE 10254894 B3 20040527; EP 1565905 A2 20050824; EP 1565905 B1 20111005; JP 2006506633 A 20060223; JP 4739759 B2 20110803; KR 101248716 B1 20130328; KR 20050075035 A 20050719; US 2006126884 A1 20060615; US 8004158 B2 20110823

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0313003 W 20031119; AT 03767582 T 20031119; AU 2003292052 A 20031119; CN 200380108610 A 20031119; DE 10254894 A 20021120; EP 03767582 A 20031119; JP 2004552670 A 20031119; KR 20057009107 A 20031119; US 53586805 A 20051201