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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Bernhard Optiz, Leonberg, DE;
Michael Horstbrink, Stuttgart-Feuerbach, DE;
Tobias Lang, Stuttgart, DE;
Johannes Artzner, Reutlingen, DE;
Inventors:
Bernhard Optiz, Leonberg, DE;
Michael Horstbrink, Stuttgart-Feuerbach, DE;
Tobias Lang, Stuttgart, DE;
Johannes Artzner, Reutlingen, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ultrasonic sensor has at least two ultrasonic converters for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic signals, connected with a transmitting circuit and a receiving circuit. A switching device is provided, by which the ultrasonic converters are connected in series when in the transmission mode, and they are separated from each other when in the receiving mode.