Ultrasonic sector-scan probe
    2.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic sector-scan probe 失效
    超声波扫描探头

    公开(公告)号:US4580451A

    公开(公告)日:1986-04-08

    申请号:US735300

    申请日:1985-05-17

    摘要: An ultrasonic sector-scan probe comprises at least an array having a plurality of ultrasonic transducer segments, a window for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves and an ultrasonic wave propagation medium filled in a front space between the array and the window. A group of the ultrasonic transducer segments are selectively driven as an aperture and ultrasonic waves emitted therefrom are converged into a beam for transmission and reception. By partly or entirely changing the segments in the group with the ones outside the group the scan line is shifted to a new angle, and a member under test contacted with the window on the outside thereof is sector-scanned by the ultrasonic beam. The array is arranged so that scanning lines of the groups intersect at one point in the window or in its vicinity for sector scan. An acoustic lens is provided in the window or in its vicinity so that the ultrasonic beam may be converged over the measuring depth range of the member under test with or without phase control of the segments in the group. Furthermore, the array is arranged multidimensionally or in plural linear arrays so that the scanning lines of the groups intersect substantially at one point in the window or in its vicinity for sector scan, thereby performing sector scan of at least two sections and/or three-dimensional sector scan.

    Ultrasonic sector-scan probe
    3.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic sector-scan probe 失效
    超声波扫描探头

    公开(公告)号:US4570488A

    公开(公告)日:1986-02-18

    申请号:US618232

    申请日:1984-06-07

    摘要: An ultrasonic sector-scan probe comprises at least an array having a plurality of ultrasonic transducer segments, a window for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves and an ultrasonic wave propagation medium filled in a front space between the array and the window. A group of the ultrasonic transducer segments are selectively driven as an aperture and ultrasonic waves emitted therefrom are converged into a beam for transmission and reception. By partly or entirely changing the segments in the group with the ones outside the group the scan line is shifted to a new angle, and a member under test contacted with the window on the outside thereof is sector-scanned by the ultrasonic beam. The array is arranged so that scanning lines of the groups intersect at one point in the window or in its vicinity for sector scan. And an acoustic lens is provided in the window or in its vicinity so that the ultrasonic beam may be converged almost over the measuring depth range of the member under test with/without phase control of the segments in the group. Furthermore, the array is arranged multidimensionally or in plural linear arrays so that the scanning lines of the groups intersect substantially at one point in the window or in its vicinity for sector scan, thereby performing sector scan of at least two sections and/or three-dimensional sector scan.

    摘要翻译: 超声扇形扫描探头至少包括具有多个超声换能器段的阵列,用于发射和接收超声波的窗口以及填充在阵列和窗口之间的前部空间中的超声波传播介质。 一组超声波换能器段被选择性地作为孔径驱动,并且从其发射的超声波被会聚成用于发射和接收的波束。 通过部分地或完全地将组中的段改变为组外部的段,扫描线被移动到新的角度,并且与外部的窗口接触的成员被超声波束扇区扫描。 阵列被布置成使得组的扫描线在窗口中的一个点或其附近相交用于扇区扫描。 并且在窗口或其附近设置声透镜,使得超声波束可以在组内的片段的相位控制的情况下几乎在待测试部件的测量深度范围内会聚。 此外,阵列被多维地或多个线性阵列布置,使得组的扫描线基本上在窗口中的一个点或其附近用于扇区扫描,从而执行至少两个部分和/或三维部分的扇区扫描, 三维扇区扫描。

    Ultrasonic transducer array
    6.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic transducer array 失效
    超声波传感器阵列

    公开(公告)号:US5115810A

    公开(公告)日:1992-05-26

    申请号:US605349

    申请日:1990-10-30

    IPC分类号: G01N29/24 A61B8/14 B06B1/06

    CPC分类号: B06B1/0622

    摘要: A plurality of rectangular piezo-electric ultrasonic sector transducers are aligned to form an array, and each transducer has first and second electrodes on its radiating surface. The first electrode is located on a center line of the sector transducer's length, and has a first length in the longitudinal direction and a first width along the center line. Two of the second electrodes are arranged outside the first electrode, symmetrical to the center line. The two second electrodes have a second length in the longitudinal direction longer than the first length, and have a second width which is almost the same as the first width, along a line near the center line. Thus, diamond-shaped electrodes excellent for providing a beam narrow in the longitudinal direction can be employed as the first electrode, and the combination of the first and second electrodes can be connected to each other. The first electrode is designed to provide an ultrasonic beam narrow at a distance shorter than a focal length of an acoustic lens provided on the transducers, and the combination of the first and second electrodes is used to provide an ultrasonic beam narrow in another distance substantially longer than the focal length, so that a sharp beam can be delivered for both the short distance and the long distance.

    Ultrasonic printer
    7.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic printer 失效
    超声波打印机

    公开(公告)号:US5612723A

    公开(公告)日:1997-03-18

    申请号:US208470

    申请日:1994-03-08

    摘要: There is provided an ultrasonic printer in which convergent ultrasounds are radiated to emit an ink near a convergent point of the convergent ultrasounds in the form of an ink droplet and deposit the ink droplet on a recording medium such as a paper sheet, thereby performing a recording on the recording medium with multiple ink dots, with higher resolution. The ultrasonic printer has a plurality of ultrasonic transducers which transmit phase-controlled ultrasonic waves to form an convergent ultrasonic acoustic beam.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种超声波打印机,其中会聚的超声波被辐射以在墨滴的形式的会聚超声的会聚点附近发射墨,并将墨滴沉积在诸如纸张的记录介质上,从而进行记录 在具有多个墨点的记录介质上,具有更高的分辨率。 超声波打印机具有多个超声波换能器,其传送相位控制的超声波以形成会聚超声波声束。

    Ultrasonic transducer and method for fabricating thereof
    8.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic transducer and method for fabricating thereof 失效
    超声波换能器及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US4825115A

    公开(公告)日:1989-04-25

    申请号:US204909

    申请日:1988-06-10

    CPC分类号: B06B1/0629 Y10T29/42

    摘要: Ultrasonic transducer having a plurality of piezoelectric elements arranged in a matrix, and a method for fabricating them. L shaped printed wiring boards are respectively bonded to each arrays of piezoelectric elements arranged in azimuthal direction. The bonding points of the L shaped printed wiring board to respective piezoelectric element are located at edge portion of respective back electrode. The other branch of L shaped printed wiring boards are stretched vertically to the surface of the piezoelectric elements matrix. A backing plate is formed by molding on the back side of the piezoelectric elements matrix leaving the top of the L shaped printed wiring board protruded from the molded surface of the molded backing plate. Such configuration prevents the reflection from the wiring plate of the piezoelectric element. A flexible printed wiring board is provided with wiring pattern having bonding areas positioned corresponding to the matrix of piezoelectric elements. So, the bonding of the printed wiring board to each of the piezoelectric element is easy. After the bonding, the printed wiring board is cut and bent vertically to the matrix surface to form the L shape. The matrix of piezoelectric elements may be cut out from a large size piezoelectric element before the molding of the backing plate or after its molding.

    Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
    9.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 失效
    超声波诊断仪

    公开(公告)号:US5353797A

    公开(公告)日:1994-10-11

    申请号:US88057

    申请日:1993-07-08

    IPC分类号: G01S15/89 G10K11/34 A61B8/00

    CPC分类号: G01S15/8918 G10K11/346

    摘要: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus including ultrasonic transducers. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus performs calculations for respective ultrasonic transducers to determine at which focal position a signal having just been received by the transducers is reflected in accordance with a lapse of time from a time when ultrasonic waves are transmitted. A delay time of respective received signals obtained from the transducers are determined in accordance with the results of the calculations. According to the present invention, control data which determines the delay time is stored in a first stored apparatus, compensation data which compensates the control data is stored in a second storage apparatus. The control data and compensation data read out respectively from these first and second storage apparatuses are added to one another, and the delay time for transmission and reception is determined according to the sum of the control data and compensation data.

    摘要翻译: 一种超声波诊断装置,包括超声波换能器。 超声波诊断装置对各个超声波换能器进行计算,以根据从超声波发送的时刻起经过的时间来确定刚刚被换能器接收到的信号的哪个焦点位置。 根据计算结果确定从换能器获得的各个接收信号的延迟时间。 根据本发明,将确定延迟时间的控制数据存储在第一存储装置中,补偿控制数据的补偿数据被存储在第二存储装置中。 分别从这些第一和第二存储装置读出的控制数据和补偿数据彼此相加,并且根据控制数据和补偿数据的和来确定发送和接收的延迟时间。

    Ultrasonic beam forming system
    10.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic beam forming system 失效
    超声波束形成系统

    公开(公告)号:US5228007A

    公开(公告)日:1993-07-13

    申请号:US854887

    申请日:1992-03-20

    CPC分类号: G10K11/346

    摘要: An ultrasonic wave beam former including: a ultrasonic wave probe (1) equipped with a plurality of transducers (2) for converting a ultrasonic wave signal to an electric signal for effecting a dynamic focus by multiplying each channel signal as an output signal from each of the transducers (2) by a reference wave signal having the phase which is dynamically adjusted for each channel, and adding together each after-multiplication signal after the multiplication through a delay line (3), characterized in that at least two kinds of reference signals having mutually different frequencies are provided for each of the channels and at least two multipliers (10) are also provided;each of the reference signals is constituted so as to receive an ultrasonic wave signal from a direction differenct from others and have a phase angle (.theta. (i)) adjusted so as to effect a dynamic focus;the after-multiplication signal from each of the multipliers (10) for each channel is supplied to the delay line (3); andthe superposed after-multiplication channel signal for each channel is added to one another through the delay line (3) and is subjected to a frequency separation by a filter (19) adapted to correspond to the frequency of the reference signal.