Waveguide for a bulk-type medium, vibrator using same to transmit shear waves to a bulk-type medium, and method using the vibrator to transmit shear waves to a bulk-type medium
First Claim
1. A waveguide comprising:
- a vibrating portion which has a plate shape, a width w2 and a thickness t2, and is vibrated by a vibrating unit;
a transmitting portion which transmits shear waves generated by the vibrating unit to a bulk-type medium, and has a plate shape, a width w2 and a thickness t3 that is thicker than the thickness t2 of the vibrating portion;
a connecting portion which contacts both the vibrating portion and the transmitting portion and has a thickness varying from a portion contacting the vibrating portion to a portion contacting the transmitting portion; and
a vibrating unit which generates a shear wave in the vibration portion in a direction parallel to the plane of the vibration portion,wherein the width w2 is larger than the thickness t2 of the vibrating portion and the thickness t3 of the transmitting portion.
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Abstract
The aim of the present invention is to provide a waveguide capable of transmitting shear waves in a desired pattern to a bulk-type medium, a vibrator, and a method of transmitting shear waves by using the vibrator. To this end, the present invention provides a waveguide including a vibrating portion that is vibrated by a vibrating unit, a transmitting portion that transmits shear waves generated by the vibrating unit to a bulk-type medium and is thicker than the vibrating portion, and a connecting portion that contacts both the vibrating portion and the transmitting portion and has a thickness varying from a portion contacting the vibrating portion to a portion contacting the transmitting portion. Also, the present invention provides a vibrator using the waveguide and a method of transmitting shear waves by using the vibrator.
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13 Claims
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1. A waveguide comprising:
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a vibrating portion which has a plate shape, a width w2 and a thickness t2, and is vibrated by a vibrating unit; a transmitting portion which transmits shear waves generated by the vibrating unit to a bulk-type medium, and has a plate shape, a width w2 and a thickness t3 that is thicker than the thickness t2 of the vibrating portion; a connecting portion which contacts both the vibrating portion and the transmitting portion and has a thickness varying from a portion contacting the vibrating portion to a portion contacting the transmitting portion; and a vibrating unit which generates a shear wave in the vibration portion in a direction parallel to the plane of the vibration portion, wherein the width w2 is larger than the thickness t2 of the vibrating portion and the thickness t3 of the transmitting portion. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A vibrator for transmitting shear waves to a bulk-type medium, the vibrator comprising:
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a vibrating unit which vibrates a waveguide to transmit shear waves along the waveguide; and the waveguide comprising a vibrating portion which has a plate shape, a width w2 and a thickness t2, and is vibrated by a vibrating unit;
a transmitting portion which transmits shear waves generated by the vibrating unit to a bulk-type medium, and has a plate shape, a width w2 and a thickness t3 that is thicker than the thickness t2 of the vibrating portion;
a connecting portion which contacts both the vibrating portion and the transmitting portion and has a thickness varying from a portion contacting the vibrating portion to a portion contacting the transmitting portion; and
a vibrating unit which generates a shear wave in the vibration portion in a direction parallel to the plane of the vibration portion, wherein the width w2 is larger than the thickness t2 of the vibrating portion and the thickness t3 of the transmitting portion. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of transmitting shear waves to a bulk-type medium by using a waveguide comprising a vibrating portion vibrated by a vibrating unit, a transmitting portion transmitting shear waves generated by the vibrating unit to a bulk-type medium and being thicker than the vibrating portion, and a connecting portion contacting both the vibrating portion and the transmitting portion and having a thickness varying from a portion contacting the vibrating portion to a portion contacting the transmitting portion, the method comprising:
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deciding a pattern and a frequency of the shear waves to be transmitted to the bulk-type medium; deciding a thickness of the transmitting portion of the waveguide corresponding to the decided pattern; deciding a thickness of a plate generating only a first mode of the shear waves at the decided frequency, and setting the decided thickness of the plate as a thickness of the vibrating portion; and connecting the transmitting portion of the waveguide to the bulk-type medium, and transmitting the shear waves to the vibrating portion by using the vibrating unit. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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