公开(公告)号：US20140114195A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-24

申请号：US14145138

申请日：2013-12-31

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Satoshi INUI ,  Kazuya MATSUMOTO ,  Fukashi YOSHIZAWA ,  Hiroshi IWAISAKO

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/12

Abstract: An ultrasound unit includes an ultrasound array that has a plurality of ultrasound elements, each of which has a first principal surface that is rectangular where a transmitting and receiving portion, a signal electrode terminal, and a ground electrode terminal are arranged in a longer side direction, longer sides of the ultrasound elements being coupled, one or more short-lines that are connected to a plurality of ground electrode terminals, a ground line that is connected to the short-line, and a plurality of signal lines, each of which is connected to one of the signal electrode terminals, and adjoining ultrasound elements of the ultrasound elements are coupled such that the signal electrode terminals are arranged alternately on opposite sides in the longer side direction of the transmitting and receiving portions that are rectangular.

Abstract translation: 超声单元包括具有多个超声波元件的超声波阵列，每个超声波元件具有矩形的第一主表面，其中发送和接收部分，信号电极端子和接地电极端子沿长边方向 耦合超声波元件的长边，连接到多个接地电极端子的一个或多个短线，连接到短线的接地线，以及多条信号线 连接到一个信号电极端子，并且超声波元件的邻接的超声波元件被耦合，使得信号电极端子交替地布置在矩形的发送和接收部分的长边方向的相对侧上。