公开(公告)号：US5744898A

公开(公告)日：1998-04-28

申请号：US752433

申请日：1996-11-19

申请人： Stephen W. Smith ,  Gregg E. Trahey ,  Richard L. Goldberg ,  Richard E. Davidsen

发明人： Stephen W. Smith ,  Gregg E. Trahey ,  Richard L. Goldberg ,  Richard E. Davidsen

IPC分类号： B06B1/06 ,  G01S7/52 ,  G01S7/521 ,  H04R17/00 ,  H01L41/08

CPC分类号： G01S7/5208 ,  B06B1/064 ,  G01S7/52017 ,  G01S7/52079 ,  H04R17/00

摘要： An ultrasonic transducer assembly is disclosed having both transmit and receive circuitry integral to the transducer assembly for generating and receiving ultrasonic pulses. The ultrasonic transducer array which is integral with the transducer assembly preferably includes multi-layer transducer elements as transmit elements of the array and may include single layer transducer elements as receive elements. Also disclosed is an ultrasonic scanner utilizing the transducer assembly with integral transmit and receive circuitry to reduce the amount and complexity of interconnections between the transducer assembly and a scanner rack.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种超声波换能器组件，其具有与换能器组件成一体的发射和接收电路，用于产生和接收超声波脉冲。 与换能器组件成一体的超声换能器阵列优选地包括作为阵列的发射元件的多层换能器元件，并且可以包括作为接收元件的单层换能器元件。 还公开了一种利用具有集成的发射和接收电路的换能器组件的超声波扫描器，以减少换能器组件和扫描器架之间的互连的量和复杂性。