Sonar transducer assembly for fishing boats
First Claim
1. A sonar transducer assembly for a boat having a transom, said transducer assembly comprising:
- a transducer housing; and
mounting means for pivotably mounting the transducer housing to the transom of the boat so as to enable upward and rearward rotational movement thereof in response to the housing striking an object in the water;
said housing having an elongate body portion and a rounded nose portion which, when the transducer assembly is mounted on the boat, faces in an upstream direction of travel of the boat and said housing including a plurality of sonar transducers mounted serially in said elongate body portion along the longitudinal axis of the body portion and disposed so as to provide scanning of areas beneath the boat and on both sides of the boat.
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Abstract
A sonar transducer assembly for a fishing boat provides electrical signals corresponding to an image of the area surrounding the boat on both sides thereof based on sound echoes received by the transducer assembly. The transducer assembly comprises a transducer housing mounted on the transom of the boat so that the bottom surface thereof is at substantially the level as the hull of the boat in the normal position of the transducer housing, and such that the transducer housing can move rearwardly and upwardly in response to hitting an object in the water. The housing is generally bullet-shaped and houses a plurality of individual transducers directed in different directions away from the hull of the boat so as to provide scanning of areas of the water beneath and on both sides of the boat.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A sonar transducer assembly for a boat having a transom, said transducer assembly comprising:
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a transducer housing; and mounting means for pivotably mounting the transducer housing to the transom of the boat so as to enable upward and rearward rotational movement thereof in response to the housing striking an object in the water; said housing having an elongate body portion and a rounded nose portion which, when the transducer assembly is mounted on the boat, faces in an upstream direction of travel of the boat and said housing including a plurality of sonar transducers mounted serially in said elongate body portion along the longitudinal axis of the body portion and disposed so as to provide scanning of areas beneath the boat and on both sides of the boat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20)
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13. In combination, a boat including a transom and hull, and a sonar transducer assembly for providing electrical signals corresponding to an image of the area surrounding the boat on both sides thereof based on sound echoes received by said transducer assembly, said transducer assembly comprising a transducer housing;
- and means for mounting said transducer housing on the transom so that the bottom surface thereof is at substantially the level as the hull of the boat in the normal position of said transducer housing, and such that the transducer housing can move rearwardly and upwardly in response to hitting an object in the water, said housing including a tapered nose portion and an elongate body portion and including a plurality of transducers arranged serially therein along the longitudinal axis of the housing and directed in different directions away from the hull of the boat to provide scanning of areas of water beneath and on both sides of the boat.
- View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A sonar transducer assembly for a boat having a transom, said transducer assembly comprising:
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a transducer housing fabricated of plastic; and mounting means for pivotably mounting the transducer housing to the transom of the boat so as to enable upward and rearward rotational movement thereof in response to the housing striking an object in the water; said housing having cylindrical body and a rounded nose portion which, when the transducer assembly is mounted on the boat, faces in an upstream direction of travel of the boat, said housing including at least three sonar transducers serially mounted therein in longitudinally spaced relationship along the longitudinal axis of the housing, said sonar transducers being disposed so as to provide scanning of areas beneath the boat and on the left and right sides of the boat, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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Specification