公开(公告)号：US20100201222A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-12

申请号：US12763611

申请日：2010-04-20

申请人： Hideo Adachi ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Takanao Fujimura ,  Ki Doh

发明人： Hideo Adachi ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Takanao Fujimura ,  Ki Doh

IPC分类号： B06B1/06 ,  H01L41/09

CPC分类号： B06B1/0292 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/445 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  B06B1/0622

摘要： An ultrasound transducer manufactured by using a micromachining process comprises: a first electrode into which a control signal for transmitting ultrasound is input; a substrate on which the first electrode is formed; a second electrode that is a ground electrode facing the first electrode with a prescribed space between the first and second electrodes; a membrane on which the second electrode is formed and which vibrates and generates the ultrasound when a voltage is applied between the first and second electrodes; a piezoelectric film contacting the membrane; and a third electrode electrically continuous to the piezoelectric film.

摘要翻译： 通过使用微加工方法制造的超声波换能器包括：输入用于发送超声的控制信号的第一电极; 形成有第一电极的基板; 第二电极，其是在所述第一和第二电极之间具有规定空间的面对所述第一电极的接地电极; 其上形成有第二电极并在第一和第二电极之间施加电压时振动并产生超声波的膜; 与膜接触的压电膜; 以及与压电膜电连接的第三电极。

公开(公告)号：US07982362B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-19

申请号：US12763611

申请日：2010-04-20

申请人： Hideo Adachi ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Takanao Fujimura ,  Ki Doh

发明人： Hideo Adachi ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Takanao Fujimura ,  Ki Doh

IPC分类号： H01L41/047

CPC分类号： B06B1/0292 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/445 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  B06B1/0622

摘要： An ultrasound transducer manufactured by using a micromachining process comprises: a first electrode into which a control signal for transmitting ultrasound is input; a substrate on which the first electrode is formed; a second electrode that is a ground electrode facing the first electrode with a prescribed space between the first and second electrodes; a membrane on which the second electrode is formed and which vibrates and generates the ultrasound when a voltage is applied between the first and second electrodes; a piezoelectric film contacting the membrane; and a third electrode electrically continuous to the piezoelectric film.

摘要翻译： 通过使用微加工方法制造的超声波换能器包括：输入用于发送超声的控制信号的第一电极; 形成有第一电极的基板; 第二电极，其是在所述第一和第二电极之间具有规定空间的面对所述第一电极的接地电极; 其上形成有第二电极并在第一和第二电极之间施加电压时振动并产生超声波的膜; 与膜接触的压电膜; 以及与压电膜电连接的第三电极。

公开(公告)号：US07728487B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-01

申请号：US12203854

申请日：2008-09-03

申请人： Hideo Adachi ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Takanao Fujimura ,  Ki Doh

发明人： Hideo Adachi ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Takanao Fujimura ,  Ki Doh

IPC分类号： H01L41/04 ,  H02N1/00

CPC分类号： B06B1/0292 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/445 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  B06B1/0622

摘要： An ultrasound transducer manufactured by using a micromachining process comprises: a first electrode into which a control signal for transmitting ultrasound is input; a substrate on which the first electrode is formed; a second electrode that is a ground electrode facing the first electrode with a prescribed space between the first and second electrodes; a membrane on which the second electrode is formed and which vibrates and generates the ultrasound when a voltage is applied between the first and second electrodes; a piezoelectric film contacting the membrane; and a third electrode electrically continuous to the piezoelectric film.

摘要翻译： 通过使用微加工方法制造的超声波换能器包括：输入用于发送超声的控制信号的第一电极; 形成有第一电极的基板; 第二电极，其是在所述第一和第二电极之间具有规定空间的面对所述第一电极的接地电极; 其上形成有第二电极并在第一和第二电极之间施加电压时振动并产生超声波的膜; 与膜接触的压电膜; 以及与压电膜电连接的第三电极。

公开(公告)号：US08303508B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-06

申请号：US12203795

申请日：2008-09-03

申请人： Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Hideo Adachi ,  Takanao Fujimura ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Sunao Sato

发明人： Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Hideo Adachi ,  Takanao Fujimura ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Sunao Sato

IPC分类号： A61B8/12

CPC分类号： A61B1/00091 ,  A61B1/00096 ,  A61B1/018 ,  A61B1/127 ,  A61B8/0833 ,  A61B8/0841 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/445 ,  A61B8/4488

摘要： An ultrasound endoscope has an ultrasound probe which is disposed at a distal end side of a distal end rigid portion configuring a distal end portion out of a flexible tube portion, a bending portion and the distal end rigid portion configuring an insertion portion, and forms an ultrasound scanning surface having a normal line in a direction orthogonal to an endoscope insertion axis L1, and a treatment instrument outlet of a treatment hole in the distal end rigid portion. The ultrasound probe is configured by a plurality of ultrasound transducers arranged in a convex circular arc shape, and a center of curvature of the plurality of ultrasound transducers is disposed at a proximal end side from the treatment instrument outlet.

摘要翻译： 超声波内窥镜具有超声波探头，该超声波探头设置在远端柔性管部分的前端部刚性部分的远端侧，弯曲部分和顶端刚性部分构成插入部分，并形成 在与内窥镜插入轴线L1正交的方向上具有法线的超声波扫描面以及前端刚性部的处理孔的处理器具出口。 超声波探头由布置成圆弧形的多个超声波换能器构成，并且多个超声波换能器的曲率中心配置在距处理器具出口的近端侧。

公开(公告)号：US20090204006A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-13

申请号：US11663572

申请日：2005-09-20

申请人： Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Sunao Sato ,  Takanao Fujimura

发明人： Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Sunao Sato ,  Takanao Fujimura

IPC分类号： A61B8/14 ,  H04R31/00

CPC分类号： B06B1/0633 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/445 ,  Y10T29/49005

摘要： An electronic radial type ultrasonic transducer arraying, in a cylindrical form, a plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements for transmitting and receiving ultrasound, and for storing cables corresponding to the respective ultrasonic transducer elements for transmitting a drive signal for driving each of the ultrasonic transducer elements in the inside of a group of the ultrasonic transducer elements arrayed in the cylindrical form, featuring a conductive film on a surface of an insulator through which the cable group is led, and also comprising an acoustic lens constituted of a lens part which is connected to a ground wire and featured as a convex form and a cover part covering an easily breakable part or conductor material which is electrically connected to a plurality of ultrasonic transducers.

摘要翻译： 一种电子径向型超声波换能器，其以圆柱形式排列多个用于发送和接收超声波的超声波换能器元件，并且用于存储对应于各个超声换能器元件的电缆，用于传输用于驱动每个超声波换能器元件的驱动信号 一组以圆筒形排列的超声波换能器元件的内部，其特征在于，在电缆组被引导的绝缘体的表面上具有导电膜，并且还包括由透镜部分构成的声透镜，透镜部分连接到 接地线并且具有凸形形状和覆盖易于断裂的部分或导体材料的覆盖部分，该部分或导体材料电连接到多个超声换能器。

公开(公告)号：US07327072B2

公开(公告)日：2008-02-05

申请号：US11624907

申请日：2007-01-19

申请人： Takanao Fujimura ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Hideo Adachi ,  Takeharu Nakazato ,  Sunao Sato

发明人： Takanao Fujimura ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Hideo Adachi ,  Takeharu Nakazato ,  Sunao Sato

IPC分类号： H01L41/08

CPC分类号： B06B1/0681 ,  B06B1/0651 ,  G10K11/30 ,  H04R17/00 ,  H04R31/00

摘要： An ultrasonic wave oscillator is configured in a manner that an acoustic matching member is formed on the ultrasonic wave emission side of an electromechanical transducer element, a backing material is fixed with adhesive on the other side thereof, and the electromechanical transducer element is fixed by connection members pressing it respectively from opposite directions.

摘要翻译： 超声波振荡器以在机电换能器元件的超声波发射侧形成声匹配元件的方式配置，背衬材料在其另一侧上用粘合剂固定，机电换能器元件通过连接固定 会员分别按相反方向按压。

公开(公告)号：US20070216257A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-20

申请号：US11624907

申请日：2007-01-19

申请人： Takanao Fujimura ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Hideo Adachi ,  Takeharu Nakazato ,  Sunao Sato

发明人： Takanao Fujimura ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Hideo Adachi ,  Takeharu Nakazato ,  Sunao Sato

IPC分类号： H01L41/00

CPC分类号： B06B1/0681 ,  B06B1/0651 ,  G10K11/30 ,  H04R17/00 ,  H04R31/00

摘要： An ultrasonic wave oscillator is configured in a manner that an acoustic matching member is formed on the ultrasonic wave emission side of an electromechanical transducer element, a backing material is fixed with adhesive on the other side thereof, and the electromechanical transducer element is fixed by connection members pressing it respectively from opposite directions.

摘要翻译： 超声波振荡器以在机电换能器元件的超声波发射侧形成声匹配元件的方式配置，背衬材料在其另一侧上用粘合剂固定，机电换能器元件通过连接固定 会员分别按相反方向按压。

公开(公告)号：US08398551B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-19

申请号：US12027168

申请日：2008-02-06

申请人： Hideo Adachi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Etsuko Omura ,  Yoshiyuki Okuno ,  Shuji Otani ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Naomi Shimoda

发明人： Hideo Adachi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Etsuko Omura ,  Yoshiyuki Okuno ,  Shuji Otani ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Naomi Shimoda

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： G01N29/2437 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/445 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  B06B1/0292 ,  G01N2291/0427

摘要： It becomes possible to obtain high sound pressure in a high frequency domain by a capacitive ultrasonic transducer which comprises a membrane on which one electrode is formed, a cavity constructed in its backface, and a substrate on which these are mounted and supported and on whose surface an electrode is provided, on a surface in an ultrasonic transmission and reception side, characterized in that the membrane comprises tow or more layers, and at least one layer of them comprises a high dielectric constant film.

摘要翻译： 可以通过电容式超声换能器在高频域获得高声压，该电容式超声波换能器包括其上形成有一个电极的膜，在其背面构成的空腔以及在其上安装和支撑这些电极的基板 在超声波发送和接收侧的表面上设置有电极，其特征在于，所述膜包括丝束或更多层，并且其至少一层包括高介电常数膜。

公开(公告)号：US20080139946A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-12

申请号：US12027168

申请日：2008-02-06

申请人： Hideo Adachi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Etsuko Omura ,  Yoshiyuki Okuno ,  Shuji Otani ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Naomi Shimoda

发明人： Hideo Adachi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Etsuko Omura ,  Yoshiyuki Okuno ,  Shuji Otani ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Naomi Shimoda

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： G01N29/2437 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/445 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  B06B1/0292 ,  G01N2291/0427

摘要： It becomes possible to obtain high sound pressure in a high frequency domain by a capacitive ultrasonic transducer which comprises a membrane on which one electrode is formed, a cavity constructed in its backface, and a substrate on which these are mounted and supported and on whose surface an electrode is provided, on a surface in an ultrasonic transmission and reception side, characterized in that the membrane comprises tow or more layers, and at least one layer of them comprises a high dielectric constant film.

摘要翻译： 可以通过电容式超声换能器在高频域获得高声压，该电容式超声波换能器包括其上形成有一个电极的膜，在其背面构成的空腔以及在其上安装和支撑这些电极的基板 在超声波发送和接收侧的表面上设置有电极，其特征在于，所述膜包括丝束或更多层，并且其至少一层包括高介电常数膜。

公开(公告)号：US07728490B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-01

申请号：US11606881

申请日：2006-11-30

申请人： Hideo Adachi ,  Etsuko Omura ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Shuji Otani ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Naomi Shimoda

发明人： Hideo Adachi ,  Etsuko Omura ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Shuji Otani ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Naomi Shimoda

IPC分类号： H04R17/00

CPC分类号： B06B1/0292 ,  A61B8/4488 ,  G01N29/245 ,  G01N2291/0423

摘要： A capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer having an ultrasonic wave transmission/reception surface formed by arranging a plurality of transducer cells each of which includes a membrane having a first electrode and a supporting film for supporting the first electrode, and also includes a second electrode arranged being opposite to the first electrode and being spaced apart from the first electrode at a prescribed interval, wherein: the transducer cells are arranged on the basis of resonant frequencies of the transducer cells.

摘要翻译： 一种具有超声波发射/接收表面的电容微加工超声波换能器，其通过布置多个换能器单元而形成，所述多个换能器单元包括具有第一电极和用于支撑第一电极的支撑膜的膜，并且还包括布置成相对的第二电极 到所述第一电极并且以规定的间隔与所述第一电极间隔开，其中：所述换能器单元基于所述换能器单元的谐振频率来布置。