US 12,228,687 B2
Sonar transducer module with integrated protection
Matthew Zimmerman, North Kingstown, RI (US)
Assigned to FarSounder, Inc., Warwick, RI (US)
Appl. No. 17/633,023
Filed by FarSounder, Inc., Warwick, RI (US)
PCT Filed Aug. 20, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/047146
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 4, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/035022, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/890,337, filed on Aug. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0276362 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. G01S 7/521 (2006.01)
CPC G01S 7/521 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sonar transducer module comprising:
an internal housing comprising a cavity defined by a set of walls extending from a rear portion thereof;
one or more transducer elements provided within the cavity of the housing, each transducer element recessed a recess distance behind a protective structure of the set of walls, wherein the sonar transducer module is installed on a vessel and the recess distance is at least a length of a dimension of an anchor chain on the vessel; and
a cover overmolded and coupled to the internal housing and sealing the one or more transducer elements within the cavity of the internal housing.