Ultrasonic transducer mounting and coupling assembly
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1. A transducer coupling for providing electro-mechanical energy coupling with a pipe, comprising;
- adjustable mounting means for attaching said coupling to said pipe, having casing means secured thereto in spaced relation from the pipe when installed, a resilient elastomeric coupling member, securing means holding said coupling member is attached relation to the casing means, having an outer end of said coupling member projecting therefrom to contact the surface of said pipe in compressed relation therewith, a transducer having one surface thereof secured in compressed relation against the other end of said coupling member, by way of electrically insulated mounting means, first and second electrical connections to said transducer, said first connection contacting said one surface of the transducer, being held in contacting relation therewith by compressive force acting between said coupling member and said insulated mounting means, said insulated mounting means securing said second connection in resilient contacting relation to a second face of said transducer.
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Abstract
An ultrasonic transducer apparatus for sensing flow velocity through a pipe wall has a pair of strap-on transducer assemblies for securing to an unprepared pipe surface, the energy coupling between each transducer unit and the pipe or other working device being provided by an elastomeric contact pad, which also facilitates rapid replacement of the transducer crystal, by simplified assembly.
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1. A transducer coupling for providing electro-mechanical energy coupling with a pipe, comprising;
- adjustable mounting means for attaching said coupling to said pipe, having casing means secured thereto in spaced relation from the pipe when installed, a resilient elastomeric coupling member, securing means holding said coupling member is attached relation to the casing means, having an outer end of said coupling member projecting therefrom to contact the surface of said pipe in compressed relation therewith, a transducer having one surface thereof secured in compressed relation against the other end of said coupling member, by way of electrically insulated mounting means, first and second electrical connections to said transducer, said first connection contacting said one surface of the transducer, being held in contacting relation therewith by compressive force acting between said coupling member and said insulated mounting means, said insulated mounting means securing said second connection in resilient contacting relation to a second face of said transducer.
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