KR102249727B1 - 초음파 트랜스듀서 - Google Patents
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Abstract
본 발명의 일 실시예에 의하면, 하우징, 상기 하우징의 전면에 배치되는 베이스 및, 치료용 초음파를 조사하며 상기 베이스 상에서 상기 베이스의 중앙영역으로부터 연장하는 상기 베이스의 반경방향을 따라 배치되는 복수의 선형 어레이(Linear array)로서, 서로 나란하게 연장하는 직선형 소자이며 상기 반경방향을 따라 서로 이웃하도록 배열되는 복수의 압전소자를 포함하는, 복수의 선형 어레이를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 초음파 트랜스듀서를 제공한다.
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도 2는 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 초음파 트랜스듀서의 구성을 도시한 측면도이다.
도 3는 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 초음파 트랜스듀서의 제1형태의 구성을 도시한 정면도이다.
도 4은 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 초음파 트랜스듀서의 제2형태의 구성을 도시한 정면도이다.
도 5은 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 초음파 트랜스듀서의 일 구성요소인 압전소자의 구성을 도시한 것이다.
도 6은 본 발명의 다른 실시예에 따른 초음파 트랜스듀서의 구성을 도시한 것이다.
도 7은 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 초음파 트랜스듀서의 성능 검사 결과를 도시한 것이다.
도 8은 일반적인 환상 고리형 어레이로 구성된 초음파 트랜스듀서의 성능 검사 결과를 도시한 것이다.
110: 하우징
120: 베이스
130: 선형 어레이
140: 이미징프로브
150: 음향렌즈
160: 젤패드
Claims (9)
- 하우징;
상기 하우징의 전면에 배치되고, 전면이 파라볼라 형상을 가지는 베이스; 및
치료용 초음파를 조사하는 복수의 압전소자로서, 상기 압전소자 각각은, 서로 나란하게 연장하는 평평한 직사각형 박판 형태이고, 상기 베이스의 중앙 영역으로부터 상기 베이스의 반경방향을 따라 서로 이웃하도록 배열되되, 배열 방향을 따른 상기 파라볼라 형상의 곡선 형상에 상응하도록 일 방향으로 만곡 배치된, 상기 복수의 압전소자를 포함하되, 서로에 대해 일정 각도로 이격되어 방사상으로 배치된 복수의 선형 어레이(Linear array)
를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 초음파 트랜스듀서. - 삭제
- 제1항에 있어서,
상기 복수의 선형 어레이는 서로에 대해 90도 방향으로 배열되는 것을 특징으로 하는 초음파 트랜스듀서. - 제1항에 있어서,
상기 복수의 선형 어레이는 서로에 대해 45도 방향으로 배열되는 것을 특징으로 하는 초음파 트랜스듀서. - 제3항 또는 제4항에 있어서,
상기 복수의 선형 어레이는 상기 베이스의 중앙 영역을 중심으로 서로 대칭되도록 배치된 것을 특징으로 하는 초음파 트랜스듀서. - 삭제
- 제1항에 있어서,
상기 복수의 선형 어레이는 상기 반경 방향에 평행하게 연장하는 장변 및 상기 장변에 수직한 단변을 갖는 사각 형상이며, 상기 장변 및 단변의 비율은 2:1 내지 3:1인 것을 특징으로 하는 초음파 트랜스듀서. - 제1항에 있어서,
상기 베이스의 중앙 영역에 대상체를 향해 영상용 초음파를 송수신하도록 구비된 이미징프로브를 더 포함하는 초음파 트랜스듀서. - 제1항에 있어서,
상기 압전소자는 세라믹 소재를 가공한 것인 것을 특징으로 하는 초음파 트랜스듀서.
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