Short range ultrasonic device with broadbeam ultrasonic transducers
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a first transducer support configured to receive a first transducer in a first opening, wherein a face of the first face of the first transducer is located in a first plane;
a second transducer support configured to receive a second transducer in a second opening, wherein a face of the second transducer is located in a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane, wherein the face of the first transducer is substantially coplanar with the first opening, and the face of the second transducer is substantially coplanar with the second opening.
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises a first transducer support configured to receive a first transducer in a first opening. A face of the first face of the transducer is located in a first plane. The apparatus also comprises a second transducer support configured to receive a second transducer in a second opening. A face of the second transducer is located in a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first transducer support configured to receive a first transducer in a first opening, wherein a face of the first face of the first transducer is located in a first plane; a second transducer support configured to receive a second transducer in a second opening, wherein a face of the second transducer is located in a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane, wherein the face of the first transducer is substantially coplanar with the first opening, and the face of the second transducer is substantially coplanar with the second opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An ultrasonic device, comprising:
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a first transducer support comprising a first opening; a first ultrasonic transducer disposed in said first opening, the first ultrasonic transducer having a first width substantially equal in magnitude to a first wavelength of transmission or reception of the first ultrasonic transducer, wherein a face of the first face of the first transducer is located in a first plane; a second transducer support comprising a second opening; and a second ultrasonic transducer disposed in the second opening, the second ultrasonic transducer having a second width substantially equal in magnitude to a second wavelength of transmission or reception of the second ultrasonic transducer, wherein a face of the second transducer is located in a second plane. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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