Pressure wave generator with movable control rod for generating a pressure wave in a medium
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F15B-015/14
F15B-021/12
G10K-015/04
F03G-007/00
출원번호
US-0532793
(2014-11-04)
등록번호
US-9746008
(2017-08-29)
발명자
/ 주소
McIlwraith, Lon
Senger, John
Montgomery, Darcy
Richardson, Douglas H.
Kostka, Peter
Bell, Kristin
Zindler, Ryan
Laberge, Michel Georges
출원인 / 주소
General Fusion Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
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초록▼
Examples of a pressure wave generator configured to generate high energy pressure waves in a medium are disclosed. The pressure wave generator can include a movable piston with a guide through which a piston control rod can move or slide. The pressure wave generator can include a transducer coupled
Examples of a pressure wave generator configured to generate high energy pressure waves in a medium are disclosed. The pressure wave generator can include a movable piston with a guide through which a piston control rod can move or slide. The pressure wave generator can include a transducer coupled to a medium. During an impact of the piston on the transducer, the control rod can slide in the guide, which can reduce stress on the rod. The pressure wave generator can include a damper to decelerate the control rod, independently of the piston. Impact of the piston on the transducer transfers a portion of the piston's kinetic energy into the medium thereby generating pressure waves in the medium. A piston driving system may be used to provide precise and controlled launching or movement of the piston. Examples of methods of operating the pressure wave generator are disclosed.
대표청구항▼
1. A pressure wave generator for generating a pressure wave in a medium, the pressure wave generator comprising: a movable piston having a first surface and a second surface and a longitudinal axis between the first surface and the second surface, the piston comprising a guide extending along the lo
1. A pressure wave generator for generating a pressure wave in a medium, the pressure wave generator comprising: a movable piston having a first surface and a second surface and a longitudinal axis between the first surface and the second surface, the piston comprising a guide extending along the longitudinal axis of the piston from the first surface at least partially toward the second surface;a housing having an inner bore, a first end, and a second end, the piston being at least partially disposed within the inner bore of the housing, the piston movable within the inner bore of the housing from the first end toward the second end along a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the piston;a control rod extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end, the second end of the control rod configured to be inserted in the guide and able to move within the guide without being displaced from the guide during movement of the piston within the inner bore;a transducer slidably accommodated in the second end of the housing, the transducer configured to be coupled to the medium and adapted to convert a portion of the kinetic energy of the piston into a pressure wave in the medium upon impact of the piston with the transducer;a retainer removably attached to the second end of the control rod and configured to inhibit displacement of the control rod from the guide, the retainer having a first orientation permitting the retainer to be inserted into the guide, the retainer movable to a second orientation when disposed in the guide, wherein when the retainer is in the second orientation and attached to the control rod, the retainer moves together with the control rod in a linear fashion along the guide and the retainer is inhibited from moving into the first orientation by the control rod; anda motive force generator configured to accelerate the movable piston toward the transducer,wherein on impact of the piston and the transducer, the second end of the control rod moves within the guide toward the second surface of the piston. 2. The pressure wave generator of claim 1, wherein the guide extends longitudinally from the first surface of the piston to an inner end spaced from the second surface of the piston. 3. The pressure wave generator of claim 1, wherein the guide comprises a first cavity extending from an entrance at the first surface of the piston to a second cavity extending from the first cavity of the guide, wherein a cross-sectional area of the first cavity is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the second cavity. 4. The pressure wave generator of claim 3, wherein the guide further comprises a waist between the first cavity and the second cavity, wherein a cross-sectional area of the waist is larger than the cross-sectional area of the first cavity and smaller than the cross-sectional area of the second cavity. 5. The pressure wave generator of claim 1, wherein the guide has an entrance at the first surface of the piston, the entrance having a cross-sectional entrance area, the retainer has a first cross-sectional area when in the first orientation and a second cross-sectional area when in the second orientation, wherein the first cross-sectional area of the retainer is less than the entrance area and the second cross-sectional area of the retainer is greater than the entrance area. 6. The pressure wave generator of claim 1, further comprising a lock configured to fix a position of the second end of the control rod and the retainer. 7. The pressure wave generator of claim 1, further comprising a damper system configured to decelerate the control rod independently of the piston. 8. The pressure wave generator of claim 7, wherein the damper system comprises: a chamber having an opening, the chamber comprising a fluid;the first end of the control rod comprises a damper element configured to enter the chamber through the opening during movement of the piston toward the transducer, wherein the fluid in the chamber provides a resistive force on the damper element as the piston moves toward the transducer; andone or more openings to allow the fluid to flow out of the chamber as the damper element moves within the chamber. 9. The pressure wave generator of claim 1, wherein the motive force generator comprises a first motive generator configured to apply an initial motive force to move the piston from rest toward the transducer. 10. The pressure wave generator of claim 9, wherein the motive force generator comprises a second motive generator comprising: a pressure vessel connected to the housing and configured to store fluid for applying a fluid pressure force to the movable piston,wherein the housing comprises one or more fluid ports disposed near the first end of the housing, andwherein the piston is configured to block the fluid ports when the piston is disposed at the first end of the housing, and to open the fluid ports to provide fluid communication with the second motive generator as the piston moves away from the first end of the housing and toward the transducer due to the motive force of the first motive generator. 11. The pressure wave generator of claim 1, wherein the transducer comprises a tapered portion configured to contact a portion of the housing to form a seal that inhibits flow of the medium into the inner bore of the housing. 12. The pressure wave generator of claim 1, further comprising an impact detection system positioned at the second end of the housing and configured to detect impact of the piston with the transducer and a position of the transducer, the impact detection system comprising a pin having a distal end biased against a surface of the transducer and a sensor to detect motion in the pin and the position of the transducer. 13. A piston system comprising: a piston having a first surface and a second surface and a piston axis extending from the first surface to the second surface, the piston comprising a guide extending longitudinally along the piston axis from the first surface at least partially toward the second surface;a rod having a first end and a second end, the second end of the rod disposed in the guide and adapted to move within the guide, the first end of the rod remaining outside of the guide; anda retainer removably attached to the second end of the rod and adapted to inhibit displacement of the second end of the rod out of the guide, the retainer having a first orientation permitting the retainer to be inserted into the guide, the retainer movable to a second orientation when disposed in the guide,wherein when the retainer is in the second orientation and attached to the rod, the retainer moves together with the rod in a linear fashion along the guide and the retainer is inhibited from moving into the first orientation by the rod. 14. The piston system of claim 13, wherein the guide comprises a first cavity extending from an entrance at the first surface of the piston to a second cavity extending from the first cavity to an inner end of the guide, the inner end spaced from the second surface of the piston, wherein a cross-sectional area of the first cavity is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the second cavity. 15. The piston system of claim 13, wherein the guide has an entrance at the first surface of the piston, the entrance having a cross-sectional entrance area, the retainer has a first cross-sectional area when in the first orientation and a second cross-sectional area when in the second orientation, wherein the first cross-sectional area of the retainer is less than the entrance area and the second cross-sectional area of the retainer is greater than the entrance area. 16. The piston system of claim 13, further comprising a lock configured to lock the rod and the retainer in the second orientation.
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