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Electro-acoustic transducer with active dome

Details

Inventors: Facoetti, Hugues; Menoret, Philippe; Micheron, Francois; Petit, Patrick; Ravinet, Pierre;
Assignee: Thomson-CSF (Paris, FR)
Primary Examiner: Fuller; Benjamin R.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Cushman, Darby & Cushman

The invention relates to an electro-acoustic transducer using a self-supporting active radiating membrane made from a polymer material. The invention provides a transducer in which a resilient shape restoring member fixed to the case capped by the radiating membrane takes on the shape of the concave parts of the membrane, so as to oppose the definitive staving-in of the membrane by an accidental thrust force acting on the dome shaped protuberance on its outer face and restore the member to its initial shape when the force is removed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
In an electro-acoustic transducer comprising a rigid case capped by a self-supporting active radiating membrane made from a polymer material having at least one dome shaped protuberance, said case being partially filled with an acoustically permeable resilient member having a bearing face conforming to the exact shape of the protuberance; the shape taken by the bearing face of said member being determined by the shape of said protuberance so that said resilient member is deformed by deformation of said protuberance in response to an applied force and restores said protuberance to its initial shape upon removal of said force.
2.
The transducer as claimed in claim 1, wherein said resilient shape restoring member comprises a grid connected mechanically to said case and a compressible cushion clamped between the internal face of said membrane and said grid.
3.
The transducer as claimed in claim 2, wherein said cushion is formed from a material composed of synthetic or mineral intertwined fibers.
4.
The transducer as claimed in claim 2, wherein said cushion is formed from a cellular-type organic material.
5.
The transducer as claimed in claim 5, wherein the cells forming said organic material are communicating.
6.
The transducer as claimed in claim 1, wherein said case encloses at least one active radiating element coupled acoustically to the membrane capping said case.
7.
The transducer as claimed in claim 1, wherein said radiating membrane takes on the shape of a dome having its convexity turned outwardly of said case.
8.
The transducer as claimed in claim 1, comprising at least one radiating membrane made from piezoelectric polymer.
9.
The transducer as claimed in claim 1, comprising at least one radiating membrane of the dimorphous type.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to emitters and receivers of acoustic waves in which a transducer element of nondevelopable form serves for converting an electric AC voltage into vibrations or vice versa

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