EP0480045A4 - Ultrasonic probe - Google Patents

Ultrasonic probe

Info

Publication number: EP0480045A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: ultrasonic probe; probe; ultrasonic
Prior art date: 1990-03-20
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP19910906265

Other languages

English (en)

Other versions

EP0480045A1 (de

Inventor

Kohetsu Saitoh

Yasushi Koishihara

Fumika Shinoda

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Panasonic Holdings Corp

Original Assignee

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1990-03-20

Filing date

1991-03-19

Publication date

1993-04-14

1990-03-20 Priority claimed from JP2071082A external-priority patent/JPH03270598A/ja

1990-03-20 Priority claimed from JP2071083A external-priority patent/JPH03270282A/ja

1990-03-20 Priority claimed from JP2071085A external-priority patent/JPH03270597A/ja

1990-03-20 Priority claimed from JP2071084A external-priority patent/JPH03270599A/ja

1991-03-19 Application filed by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd filed Critical Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd

1992-04-15 Publication of EP0480045A1 publication Critical patent/EP0480045A1/de

1993-04-14 Publication of EP0480045A4 publication Critical patent/EP0480045A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

239000000523 sample Substances 0.000 title 1

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
- B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
- B06B1/00—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
- B06B1/02—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy
- B06B1/06—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction
- B06B1/0607—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using multiple elements
- B06B1/0622—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using multiple elements on one surface
- B06B1/0629—Square array
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
- B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
- B06B1/00—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
- B06B1/02—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy
- B06B1/06—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction

Landscapes

Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
Transducers For Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)

EP19910906265 1990-03-20 1991-03-19 Ultrasonic probe Withdrawn EP0480045A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (8)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP2071082A JPH03270598A (ja)	1990-03-20	1990-03-20	複合圧電体
JP71085/90		1990-03-20
JP71083/90		1990-03-20
JP71084/90		1990-03-20
JP71082/90		1990-03-20
JP2071083A JPH03270282A (ja)	1990-03-20	1990-03-20	複合圧電体
JP2071085A JPH03270597A (ja)	1990-03-20	1990-03-20	超音波探触子
JP2071084A JPH03270599A (ja)	1990-03-20	1990-03-20	超音波探触子

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0480045A1 EP0480045A1 (de)	1992-04-15
EP0480045A4 true EP0480045A4 (en)	1993-04-14

Family

ID=27465317

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19910906265 Withdrawn EP0480045A4 (en)	1990-03-20	1991-03-19	Ultrasonic probe

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0480045A4 (de)
CA (1)	CA2054698A1 (de)
WO (1)	WO1991015090A1 (de)

Families Citing this family (7)

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US5381067A (en) *	1993-03-10	1995-01-10	Hewlett-Packard Company	Electrical impedance normalization for an ultrasonic transducer array
US7287537B2 (en) *	2002-01-29	2007-10-30	Akrion Technologies, Inc.	Megasonic probe energy director
JP2005027752A (ja) *	2003-07-08	2005-02-03	Toshiba Corp	圧電振動子、圧電振動子の製造方法、超音波探触子および超音波診断装置
JP5637211B2 (ja) *	2010-06-30	2014-12-10	日本電気株式会社	発振装置
JP5761192B2 (ja) *	2010-07-23	2015-08-12	日本電気株式会社	発振装置および電子機器
WO2021210055A1 (ja)	2020-04-14	2021-10-21	本多電子株式会社	計測機器用の超音波振動子
CN116116691B (zh) *	2023-02-09	2025-03-21	中国科学院声学研究所东海研究站	活塞式压电复合板，水声换能器及制备方法

Citations (2)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP0142215A2 (de) *	1983-05-26	1985-05-22	Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc.	Ultraschallwandler mit verbesserten Schwingungsweisen
EP0162515A1 (de) *	1984-05-22	1985-11-27	Laboratoires D'electronique Philips	Ultraschallwandlervorrichtung mit einer Anordnung von piezoelektrischen Wandlerelementen

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US4518889A (en) *	1982-09-22	1985-05-21	North American Philips Corporation	Piezoelectric apodized ultrasound transducers
JPS59183098U (ja) *	1983-05-24	1984-12-06	オムロン株式会社	圧電装置
JPH069553B2 (ja) *	1984-09-25	1994-02-09	株式会社日立製作所	超音波探触子
JPH01120998A (ja) *	1987-11-04	1989-05-12	Shimadzu Corp	超音波探触子

1991
- 1991-03-19 WO PCT/JP1991/000367 patent/WO1991015090A1/ja not_active Ceased
- 1991-03-19 CA CA002054698A patent/CA2054698A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1991-03-19 EP EP19910906265 patent/EP0480045A4/en not_active Withdrawn

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP0142215A2 (de) *	1983-05-26	1985-05-22	Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc.	Ultraschallwandler mit verbesserten Schwingungsweisen
EP0162515A1 (de) *	1984-05-22	1985-11-27	Laboratoires D'electronique Philips	Ultraschallwandlervorrichtung mit einer Anordnung von piezoelektrischen Wandlerelementen

Non-Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
PROCEEDINGS IEEE 1988 ULTRASONICS SYMPOSIUM vol. 1, October 1988, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA pages 627 - 630 TUAN BUI ET AL. 'A multifrequency composite ultrasonic transducer system' *
See also references of WO9115090A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO1991015090A1 (en)	1991-10-03
EP0480045A1 (de)	1992-04-15
CA2054698A1 (en)	1991-09-21

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1992-02-28	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1992-04-15	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 19911119
1992-04-15	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): DE FR GB
1993-04-14	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 19930224
1993-04-14	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A4 Designated state(s): DE FR GB
1994-03-02	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 19940118
1994-04-20	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN
1994-06-08	18W	Application withdrawn	Withdrawal date: 19940414

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