摘要:
An ink-jet recording apparatus records an image onto a recording medium by flying an ink-droplet from an ink surface by a pressure of an ultrasonic beam. The apparatus including an ultrasonic generating element array having a plurality of ultrasonic elements arranged in an array for emitting ultrasonic beams, a driving device for applying a plurality of pulses having different phases from each other, and a converging device for converging the ultrasonic beams by interfering the ultrasonic beams with each other. The generating elements are simultaneously driven and sequentially shifted in an array direction, and the converging device converging the ultrasonic beams in a direction perpendicular to the array direction.
摘要:
An ultrasound medical treatment apparatus includes an ultrasound applicator for applying ultrasound irradiation to a treatment target. The treatment apparatus also includes an ultrasound imaging device that transmits ultrasound pulses to image the treatment target. The treatment apparatus is capable of reducing noises occurring at an ultrasound imaging device due to the ultrasound irradiation generated by the ultrasound application during ultrasound medical treatment. The noises may be reduced by increasing a transmission power of the ultrasound pulses. Alternatively, the noises may be reduced by subtracting pre-recorded noise components from the ultrasound pulses received by the ultrasound imaging device, where the pre-recorded noise components are characteristic of noise occurring at the ultrasound imaging device due to the ultrasound irradiation generated by the ultrasound applicator.
摘要:
An ultrasonic diagnosing system includes a probe having an vibrator made of a plurality of spaced piezoelectric; material elements arranged in a matrix, first electrodes arranged on one surface of the vibrator in an array of rows parallel to each other, and second electrodes arranged on another surface of the vibrator in an array of rows parallel to each other and orthogonally to the first electrodes.Particularly, the piezoelectric material elements are spaced by spacer segments arranged between the electrode rows and formed from a high molecular weight material with less acoustic impedance than the piezoelectric material, a Shore hardness D50 or more (JIS) and a thickness of about 1/10 to 1/2 of the piezoelectric elements. The ultrasonic diagnosing system uses a phased array technique to provide tomograms at mutually orthogonal and spatially close positions with sufficient sensitivity.
摘要:
An ultrasonic probe includes a probe head having a piezoelectric element which includes a plurality of piezoelectric layers which are laminated in the thickness direction thereof with the polarity directions of the adjacent piezoelectric layers set opposite to each other and each of which has opposite end surfaces, electrodes formed on the opposite end surfaces of the piezoelectric layers in the laminated direction, a plurality of external electrodes formed on the opposite end surfaces of the piezoelectric layers on the laminated direction, internal electrodes formed in the lamination interface of the piezoelectric layers, an acoustic matching layer having a plurality of layers and formed on one surface of the plurality of laminated piezoelectric layers, an acoustic lens disposed on the matching layer with the convex surface thereof set towards the outside, and a backing material disposed on the other surface of the piezoelectric element.
摘要:
An ink jet recording apparatus includes an ink holding chamber, an ultrasonic wave generator having a piezoelectric transducer structure consisting of a piezoelectric member, and first and second electrodes formed on opposing surfaces of the piezoelectric member, and a driver for driving the piezoelectric transducer structure. The piezoelectric transducer structure is coupled acoustically with the ink liquid. The apparatus further includes ultrasonic wave focusing member formed on the ultrasonic wave generator and including an acoustic lens for focusing an ultrasonic wave generated from the ultrasonic wave generator in a vicinity close to a surface of the ink liquid, and a supporting member for supporting the ultrasonic wave generator on an opposite side to the ultrasonic wave focusing member. The supporting member supports the ultrasonic wave generator via an ultrasonic wave canceling medium, in a region corresponding to an overlapping region between the piezoelectric transducer structure and the acoustic lens.
摘要:
An apparatus for heat shrinking a heat-shrinkable plastic film wrapping a package includes a conveyor for conveying the package, a steam chamber arranged to cover the package on the conveyor at least from above, and a steam jetting pipe provided inside the steam chamber at an upper portion thereof for filling the steam chamber with steam. The package is conveyed to the location of the steam chamber by the conveyor and is introduced into the steam chamber where the plastic film wrapping the package is shrunk by heat given off by the steam.
摘要:
An ink jet recording apparatus uses supersonic waves focused on an ink holding container to inject ink from the ink surface onto a recording medium. A piezoelectric element driven by a first driving signal serves as the supersonic wave generator. The piezoelectric element can also be driven by a second driving signal to effectively circulate the ink in the holding container. The second driving signal results in an acoustic pressure at the ink surface lower than the acoustic pressure necessary for injecting the ink onto a recording medium.
摘要:
A thrombus resolving treatment apparatus of this invention has an ultrasonic radiator for radiating a therapeutic ultrasonic wave to a thrombus portion, an ultrasonic probe for obtaining B mode image data of an interior of a patient's body, a first ultrasonic imaging unit for visually displaying the B mode image data supplied from the ultrasonic probe, a catheter inserted in the blood vessel, an ultrasonic transducer, provided to the catheter, for obtaining cross-sectional image data of an interior of a blood vessel, and a second ultrasonic imaging unit for visually displaying the cross-sectional image data supplied from the ultrasonic transducer.
摘要:
A device for performing identification by sensing the fingerprint of a finger includes an input unit. The input unit is constituted by a plurality of linear contact electrodes formed on a substrate, and a pressure-sensitive sheet formed on the linear contact electrodes and a resistance thereof changes in accordance with a pressure applied thereto. When the finger touches the surface of the pressure-sensitive sheet, a change in resistance is caused between the electrodes, and this change is converted to data of a one-dimensional electrical signal distribution. The obtained data is compared with registered data, thereby performing identification. The time required for signal processing necessary in the identification device can be decreased.
摘要:
An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus for raising tissue temperature for hypothermic treatments, including an ultrasonic source for generating an ultrasonic treatment wave and a driving means for driving the ultrasonic source such that a frequency of the ultrasonic treatment wave generated by the ultrasonic source changes with time. The frequency of the ultrasonic treatment wave is changed along the time axis. By this change in frequency, some bubbles formed by cavitation as a result of the ultrasonic treatment wave are divided, and some bubbles are collapsed and therefore eliminated. Side effect cavitation and spread of a thermal degeneration area is suppressed, and thermal degeneration can be accurately induced in a desired area, thereby realizing a reliable, safe ultrasonic thermotherapy. Since cavitation is positively suppressed, the total treatment period can be shortened because cavitation would otherwise interfere with and slow down the thermal degeneration process. Therefore, treatment throughput can be improved as compared with a case in which cavitation is left to naturally break and disappear.