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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2022
Endress+hauser Sick Gmbh+co. KG, Ottendorf-Okrilla, DE;
Markus Klemm, Waldkirch, DE;
Eric Starke, Waldkirch, DE;
ENDRESS+HAUSER SICK GMBH+CO. KG, Ottendorf-Okrilla, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an ultrasonic transducer () for transmitting and/or for receiving ultrasonic waves, comprising a backing layer (), a matching layer (A) for impedance matching to the fluid (F), a piezoelectric element () arranged between the backing layer () and the matching layer (A), a first electrode () between the support layer () and the piezo element () providing a first electrical contact (K) of the piezo element (), wherein the matching layer (A) is formed by a flexible printed circuit board (Lp) and the flexible printed circuit board (Lp) provides a second electrical contact (K) of the piezo element ().