JPH09508202A - 一時的クロストーク分離手段を持つ超音波変換装置 - Google Patents
一時的クロストーク分離手段を持つ超音波変換装置Info
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- 【特許請求の範囲】 1.音響変換器を作働して信号エネルギーを伝播させるように送信信号を発生す るための送信手段と、前記信号エネルギーを受信する変換器からの電気信号を処 理するための単一チャンネル信号受信手段とを有する単一チャンネル測定装置、 前記信号エネルギーの伝播により測定すべき流体を収容する流体領域を形成す る手段、及び 前記信号エネルギーによる前記流体の音響的質問のために複数個の音響変換器 を取りつける取付手段よりなる流体測定装置において、 前記取付手段は変換器のうち少なくとも2つを前記測定装置が単一の伝達信号 を送信する時に別個の非干渉的な時間間隔で前記信号エネルギーを受信するよう に受信経路に受信変換器として配置しており、それにより前記信号チャンネルに 信号受信手段が前記受信変換器より前記信号エネルギーを処理して流体測定を完 了するようにした、流体測定装置。 2.前記取付手段は、前記受信変換器を前記信号エネルギーにより同時に駆動さ れる1個以上の他の受信変換器とは異なった経路長を有するように配置する締着 式取付手段である請求項1の流体測定装置。 3.前記受信経路の前記受信変換器は複数の異なった導管上に取りつけられる変 換器を含んでいる請求項1の流 体測定装置。 4.前記受信経路の前記受信変換器は軸線流、交差流、圧力、温度、液体レベル 、及び循環の測定より選択した異なった少なくとも2つの測定を行う請求項1の 流体測定装置。 5.前記受信経路の前記受信変換器は主として固定ターゲットから反射された音 響エネルギーを受信する変換器と主として流体と共に移動する散乱物からの散乱 された音響エネルギーを受信する変換器との少なくとも2つの変換器を含む請求 項1の流体測定装置。 6.前記受信経路に沿っての信号エネルギー伝達時間は素数順序にほぼ比例して いる請求項1の流体測定装置。 7.測定装置はガス測定装置であり、質問は周期Pの音響波によりより行われ、 前記受信経路は少なくとも周期50Pの時間により互いに分離された隣接時間間 隔を定めるものである請求項1の流体測定装置。 8.受信変換器は同一の送信信号エネルギーから軸線流、交差流及びうずから選 択された少なくとも2つの測定を行うものである請求項1の流体測定装置。 9.散乱セルを有し、受信変換器が前記散乱セルの先方、後方に配置され、それ によりこれらの受信変換器が単一送信変換器からの音響エネルギーを、軸線流及 び交差流の両者を決定するために、前記散乱セルにより分散される音響エネルギ ーとして異なった経路に沿って受信するものである請求項1の流体測定装置。 10.ハウジングと、該ハウジングに取りつけられて前記流体に信号エネルギー を送信する前記変換器の中の1つの変換器と、前記ハウジングに支持された前記 変換器の中の1つの基準受信変換器と、前記送信及び基準変換器を互いに結合す る、流体圧力による伝達特性を変える材料とよりなり、前記基準変換器が前記流 体を通じて伝達される信号を受け取る前の初期時間間隔に流体圧力を表す信号を 受け取るようにした請求項1の流体測定装置。 11.前記取付手段は少なくとも2つの軸線方向に分離したストラップにより固 定される変換器を含む請求項1の流体測定装置。 12.前記取付手段は変換器を少なくとも2つの平面内の音響経路に沿って指向 させて保持するフレームを有し、それにより拘束されていない流体の測定を行う ようにした請求項1の流体測定装置。 13.前記取付手段は第1の前記変換器を1つの平面内に音響エネルギーを差し 向けるように配向させ、第2の前記変換器を前記1つの平面に直行する方向に音 響エネルギーを差し向けるように配向させている請求項1の流体測定装置。 14.前記単一チャンネル測定装置は前記音響質問の伝達時間にほぼ等しい時間 間隔内で前記信号の処理を完了する請求項1の流体測定装置。 15.超音波変換器素子を超音波測定装置の周囲の素子 から分離して測定軸に沿った固体ノイズの伝播を阻止する分離取付装置において 、前記分離取付装置はフランジと、前記測定軸の方向に押しつけられた少なくと も1つのOリングとよりなり、それにより音響的な接触を阻止する、分離取付装 置。 16.前記Oリングは前記フランジをサンドイッチする2個のOリングである請 求項15の分離取付装置。 17.前記フランジは導管に設けたフランジである請求項15の分離取付装置。 18.前記Oリングは導管の軸線方向に対向した面に押圧されている請求項17 の分離取付装置。 19.前記Oリングは前記フランジの弦方向に向いた孔に座着している請求項1 7の分離取付装置。 20.前記フランジは前記超音波変換器素子を収納している円筒形ケーシングの フランジである請求項15の分離取付装置。 21.前記Oリングは流体を容器に封入する第1シールであり、元の厚さの40 %以下まで圧縮されている請求項15の分離取付装置。 22.前記Oリングは流体を容器に封入する第2シールである請求項15の分離 取付装置。 23.ガスを通過する信号を送信する超音波素子と受信する超音波素子との間の 固体音響経路に挿入されて該固体経路を経て伝達される雑音を抑制するための分 離構造体において、該固体経路に沿って直列に設けた複数個の 高インピーダンス部分及び低インピーダンス部分とを含み、前記部分は弾性体に より構成され、前記低インピーダンス部分は厚さ《λ/10(λは固体経路中の 前記信号の波長)を満たす分離構造体。 24.流路を形成するハウジングと、該ハウジングに取りつけられ、測定経路に 向けて指向された複数個の接近して配置された変換器素子と、前記少なくとも一 つの変換器素子を前記ハウジングから分離する取付手段とを含む測定装置。 25.3本の弦部分に沿って信号を送信し受信する少なくとも2個の変換器素子 を有し、流れ軸線のまわりの循環を測定する、請求項24の測定装置。 26.一組の少なくとも3つの部分に沿って信号を送信し受信する少なくとも2 個の変換器素子を有し、前記一組の少なくとも3つの部分は一緒になって1つの 平面内に実質的に存在する閉じた経路を形成する請求項24の測定装置。 27.流路はほぼ円形の断面を有する拡大領域を有し、前記閉じた経路は循環を 測定するための前記断面の半径中点弦部分を有する請求項26の測定装置。 28.測定経路に沿って流体を収容している導管であって、前記経路に沿って伝 播する音響信号の低位相速度を与える薄壁を有する前記導管と、前記導管の測定 端を固定するフレームとよりなり、前記フレームは前記フレームを前記端部間で 音響的に脱結合するための分離手段を 有している、測定セル装置。 29.ガス中の超音波エネルギーを測定するため、薄壁導管と、前記導管の長さ Lの経路に沿って超音波エネルギーを送信及び受信する一対の変換器素子と、前 記薄壁導管の中で導管から反射されたガス中の超音波エネルギーを散乱させる手 段と、前記経路に沿って前記導管の薄壁に接している複数の互いに離間した質量 と、よりなるガス中の超音波エネルギー測定装置。 30.流動室を形成する壁と、前記壁から音響的に分離され、第1の平面内にほ ぼ存在するほぼ平面状の第1の閉じた信号経路に存在している第1の複数の超音 波変換器素子と、前記壁から音響的に分離され、第2の平面内にほぼ存在するほ ぼ平面状の第2の閉じた信号経路に存在している第2の複数の超音波変換器素子 とを含む測定装置。 31.前記第2の平面は前記第1の平面に対して直交しているか、又は近接して 平行しているかで或る請求項30の測定装置。 32.更に前記第1及び第2の信号経路に存在する反射器を有する請求項31の 測定装置。
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| US08/176,930 | 1994-01-03 | ||
| US08/176,930 US5515733A (en) | 1991-03-18 | 1994-01-03 | Ultrasonic transducer system with crosstalk isolation |
| US08/206,861 US5437194A (en) | 1991-03-18 | 1994-03-04 | Ultrasonic transducer system with temporal crosstalk isolation |
| US08/206,861 | 1994-03-04 | ||
| PCT/US1995/000043 WO1995019559A2 (en) | 1994-01-03 | 1995-01-03 | Ultrasonic transducer system with temporal crosstalk isolation |
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