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(88) Date of publication A3: (51) Int Cl.7: B06B 1/06, B08B 3/12,
24.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/30 B06B 3/00
(43) Date of publication A2:
08.11.2000 Bulletin 2000/45
(57) The present invention deals with an ultrasonic a nut (17), and the front mass (12) with various geometry
transducer mounted on the bottom or side surface of the vertical slits (12a) on its upper surface. The front mass
cleaning tank of an ultrasonic cleaner. The ultrasonic (12) has the recesses (12a) (vertical slits) on its top sur-
transducer (10) of the present invention includes: pie- face in order to improve the longitudinal mechanical
zoelectric ceramics (16,18), electrodes (11,13) for ap- quality factor ("Qmeff") of piezoelectric ceramics (16,18)
plying power to the piezoelectric ceramics (16,18), determining the cleaning efficiency of the ultrasonic
masses (12,14) to be vibrated by the piezoelectric ce- cleaner. Preferably, the width of the recesses (12a) is 1
ramics (16,18), a fastening means with a stud (15) and , 2mm and the depth is 1/3 , 1/2 of the longitudinal
length of the front mass (12).
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