The invention relates to a converter unit comprising an
ultrasonic transmission element having: a transmission surface for transmitting an
ultrasonic vibration to a tool that can be attached to the transmission surface, or to a material that is in contact with same, in a longitudinal direction along a longitudinal axis of the
ultrasonic transmission element; and at least one ultrasonic
transducer for generating an
ultrasonic vibration with a propagation direction that is not oriented along the longitudinal direction, wherein the converter unit has an ultrasonic
natural frequency. In order to provide a converter unit comprising an
ultrasonic transmission element having: a transmission surface for transmitting an
ultrasonic vibration to a tool that can be attached to the transmission surface, or to a material that is in contact with same, in a longitudinal direction along a longitudinal axis of the ultrasonic transmission element; and at least one ultrasonic
transducer for generating an ultrasonic vibration with a propagation direction that is not oriented along the longitudinal direction, wherein the converter unit has an ultrasonic
natural frequency by means of which a high vibration energy can be generated, according to the invention, the ultrasonic
transducer is arranged in the propagation direction in a region of + / -
lambda / 4 about the longitudinal axis of the ultrasonic transmission element, where
lambda is the
wavelength of the vibration belonging to the ultrasonic
natural frequency.