PROCESS AND ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS FOR TRANSMITTING LOW- FREQUENCY ACOUSTIC WAVES IN A LIQUID

Assignee

ETAT FRANCAIS, AS REPRESENTED BY THE DELOGUE GENERAL POUR L'ARMEMENT

Filed

May 3, 1989

Granted

Nov 8, 1994

Location

SIX-FOURS-LES-P FR

Abstract

The invention relates to processes and electro-acoustic transducers for transmitting low-frequency acoustic waves in a liquid. An electro-acoustic transducer according to the invention is a transducer of the double-tonpilz type, comprising two electro-acoustic drivers (1a, 1b) in line on both sides with a central counter-mass (2) and between two horns (3a, 3b). This mechanical assembly is located in a rigid box (4) which is fitted with side holes (5) and which delimits a cavity (7) housing elastic tubes (6) closed at their both ends and filled with gas so that the Helmholtz resonant frequency of the cavity (7) is close and preferably lower than the fundamental frequency of the axial vibrations of the vibrating assembly. An application of the invention is the construction of low-frequency transmitting transducers of the double-tonpilz type with a wide pass-band.

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