CN217510513U

CN217510513U - Ultrasonic probe

Info

Publication number: CN217510513U
Application number: CN202123269683.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张翔; 陈建军; 孙冬冬
Original assignee: Chison Medical Technologies Co ltd
Current assignee: Chison Medical Technologies Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-23
Filing date: 2021-12-23
Publication date: 2022-09-30
Anticipated expiration: 2031-12-23

Abstract

The application discloses ultrasonic probe, including transducer, the rope that links to each other with the transducer, motor, by motor drive rotation and connect rope sheave, be used for fixed motor's motor support, first casing and fix the swing mechanism support to first casing to the rope sheave of rope. The ultrasonic probe comprises a first shell, a motor support, a swinging mechanism support, an ultrasonic probe and an elastic component, wherein the motor support is connected with the swinging mechanism support through a shaft, the motor support can swing within a certain angle range relative to the swinging mechanism support by taking the shaft as a center, the ultrasonic probe further comprises the elastic component which is arranged between the first shell and the motor support and is in a compression state, and the motor support swings relative to the swinging mechanism support under the action of the force of the elastic component, so that the tension of a rope is adjusted.

Description

Ultrasonic probe

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of medical equipment, in particular to an ultrasonic probe.

Background

When the ultrasonic probe is used, in order to obtain an image at a wide angle, the transducer of the ultrasonic probe is generally arranged to be swingable.

Chinese patent publication No. CN1042242228A discloses an ultrasonic probe which provides a required tension of a rope by providing an elastic member on the rope. This arrangement makes the ultrasonic probe extremely inconvenient to process.

Disclosure of Invention

The ultrasonic probe aims to overcome the defects in the prior art and is simple in structure and convenient to manufacture.

For realizing above technical purpose, this application provides an ultrasonic probe, including transducer, the rope that links to each other with the transducer, motor, by motor drive rotation and connect rope sheave, be used for fixed motor's motor support, first casing and fixed swing mechanism support to first casing, motor support and swing mechanism support are the hub connection, and motor support can the axle swing at certain angle within range for the relative swing mechanism support in center, ultrasonic probe is still including arranging in between first casing and the motor support and being in compression's elastomeric element, under elastomeric element's the effect of power, the relative swing mechanism support of motor support swings to adjust the tensile force of rope.

Further, ultrasonic probe is still including being located motor support one side and with the first connecting axle that motor support and swing mechanism support link to each other and being located the motor support opposite side and with the second connecting axle that motor support and swing mechanism support link to each other, first connecting axle and the coaxial setting of second connecting axle, ultrasonic probe is still including the first mount of fixing to motor support one side and the second mount of fixing to motor support opposite side, elastomeric element includes that one end is fixed to the first spring of first mount and the other end fixed to first casing and one end is fixed to the second spring of second mount and the other end fixed to first casing.

Further, the motor support comprises a first groove and a second groove, the first groove is located on one side, the opening of the first groove is outward, the second groove is located on the other side, the opening of the second groove is outward, the first fixing frame is arranged in the first groove, and the second fixing frame is arranged in the second groove.

Further, the first spring and the second spring are arranged above the swing mechanism support.

Further, the motor support comprises a first extension arm and a second extension arm which extend forwards and are arranged in parallel, and the ultrasonic probe further comprises a first winding wheel assembly fixed to the inner side of the first extension arm and a second winding wheel assembly fixed to the inner side of the second extension arm.

Further, the first and second spool assemblies are each located above the swing mechanism bracket, the first spool assembly including a first reel, a first fixing member that fixes the first reel to the first extension arm, and a first attachment bearing that connects the first reel to the first fixing member, and the second spool assembly including a second reel, a second fixing member that fixes the second reel to the second extension arm, and a second attachment bearing that connects the second reel to the second fixing member.

Furthermore, the ultrasonic probe also comprises a shaft coupling which connects the shaft of the motor with the rope wheel, the shaft coupling is arranged in the motor bracket, and the rope wheel is arranged in the swing mechanism bracket.

Further, the ultrasonic probe further comprises a first bearing and a rotating shaft friction device which connect the coupling to the motor bracket.

Furthermore, the ultrasonic probe also comprises a grating arranged at the front end of the coupler.

Further, the ultrasonic probe also comprises a second shell which is fixed with the first shell, and the motor, the motor bracket and the swing mechanism bracket are arranged in the second shell.

The application provides an ultrasonic probe is satisfying under the transducer wobbling condition, and the structure is simple tightly beats.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an ultrasound probe provided herein;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an ultrasound probe provided herein;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a portion of an ultrasound probe provided herein;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of an ultrasound probe provided herein;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of a portion of an ultrasound probe provided herein;

FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of an ultrasound probe provided herein;

FIG. 7A is a schematic view of an ultrasonic probe provided herein with a transducer oscillating in one direction;

fig. 7B is a schematic diagram of an ultrasonic probe provided in the present application when the transducer is oscillated in another direction.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present application more comprehensible, embodiments accompanying the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. This application is capable of embodiments in many different forms than those described herein and that modifications may be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the application and it is therefore not intended to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

For the sake of simplicity, only the parts relevant to the present invention are schematically shown in the drawings, and they do not represent the actual structure as a product. In addition, in order to make the drawings concise and understandable, components having the same structure or function in some of the drawings are only schematically illustrated or only labeled. In this document, "a" means not only "only one of this but also a case of" more than one ".

It should be further understood that the term "and/or" as used in this specification and the appended claims refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

In this context, it is to be understood that, unless otherwise explicitly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly and may include, for example, a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In addition, in the description of the present application, the terms "first", "second", and the like are used only for distinguishing the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply relative importance.

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following description will be made with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some examples of the invention, and that for a person skilled in the art, without inventive effort, other drawings and embodiments can be derived from them.

Referring to fig. 1 to 2, the present application provides an ultrasonic probe 100 including a housing 5, a transducer 6 disposed in the housing 5, a transducer support 8 for connecting the transducer 6, a rope 7 connected to the transducer 6, a motor 1, a sheave 22 (see fig. 3) driven to rotate by the motor 1 and connected to the rope 7, a motor support 32 for fixing the motor 1, and a swing mechanism support 4 fixed to the housing 5. The housing 5 includes a first housing 51 for fixing the swing mechanism support 4, a second housing 52 for housing the motor 1, the motor support 32, and the swing mechanism support 4, and a third housing 53 for housing the transducer 6 and the transducer support 8. In order to transmit the signals obtained by the transducer 6 to other equipment, the ultrasound probe 100 preferably comprises a cable 9 fixed to the rear end of the second housing 52. The first housing 51 connects the second housing 52 and the third housing 53.

Referring to fig. 3 to 5, the motor 1 includes a body 11 and a motor shaft 12, and the motor shaft 12 connects a sheave 22 to the motor shaft 12 through a coupling 21. When the motor shaft 12 rotates, the coupling 21 drives the rope pulley 22 to rotate. The ultrasound probe 100 further includes a first bearing 24 and a shaft friction 25 connecting the coupling 21 to the motor bracket 32. In other embodiments, the shaft friction 25 may also be provided as a bearing.

The motor bracket assembly 3 includes a motor bracket 32, a first spring assembly 31 fixed to the motor bracket 32, a second spring assembly 33 fixed to the motor bracket 32, a first bobbin assembly 34 fixed to the motor bracket 32, and a second bobbin assembly 35 fixed to the motor bracket 32. The first elastic member 31 includes a first holder 312 fixed to one side of the motor bracket 32 and a first spring 311 provided between the first holder 312 and the first housing 51. The first fixing frame 312 includes a first base portion 3121 and a first extending portion 3122 extending forward from the first base portion 3121, and one end of the first spring 311 is sleeved on the first extending portion 3122. The second elastic member 33 includes a second holder 332 fixed to one side of the motor bracket 32 and a second spring 331 provided between the second holder 332 and the first housing 51. The second holder 332 includes a second base portion 3321 and a second extending portion 3322 extending forward from the second base portion 3321, and one end of the second spring 331 is sleeved on the second extending portion 3322. The first spring 311 and the second spring 331 are both disposed above the swing mechanism bracket 4.

The motor bracket 32 includes a first groove 322 located on one side and having an outward opening, and a second groove 323 located on the other side and having an outward opening, the first fixing frame 312 is disposed in the first groove 322, and the second fixing frame 332 is disposed in the second groove 323. With this arrangement, the motor bracket 32 can be easily detached from the swing mechanism bracket 4.

The motor bracket 32 includes a first extension arm 325 and a second extension arm 324 extending forward and arranged in parallel, the first reel assembly 34 is fixed to an inner side of the first extension arm 325, and the second reel assembly 35 is fixed to an inner side of the second extension arm 324. Both the first and second winding wheel assemblies 34 and 35 are used to change the direction of movement of the rope 7. The first and second reel assemblies 34 and 35 are each located above the swing mechanism frame 4. The first reel assembly 34 includes a first reel 343, a first fixing member 341 fixing the first reel 343 to the first extension arm 325, and a first attachment bearing 342 connecting the first reel 343 to the first fixing member 341, and the second reel assembly 35 includes a second reel 353, a second fixing member 351 fixing the second reel 353 to the second extension arm 324, and a second attachment bearing 352 connecting the second reel 353 to the second fixing member 351. Preferably, the first fixing frame 341 and the second fixing frame 351 are both bolts. To adjust the distance between the first reel 343 and the first extension arm 325, the second reel 353 and the second extension arm 324, the first reel assembly 34 further includes a first washer 344, and the second reel assembly 35 further includes a second washer 354.

Preferably, the motor bracket 32 is fixed to the motor 1 by four bolts. The coupling 21 is arranged in the motor bracket 32, and the rope wheel 22 is arranged in the swing mechanism bracket 4.

Preferably, the swing mechanism bracket 4 is fixed to the first housing 51 by three bolts. In other embodiments, the swing mechanism bracket 4 and the first housing 51 may be fixed together by providing other numbers of bolts, and the specific number of bolts is not limited.

The motor support 32 is connected with the swing mechanism support 4 through a shaft, and the motor support 32 can swing within a certain angle range relative to the swing mechanism support 4 by taking the shaft as a center. The ultrasonic probe 100 further includes a first connecting shaft 91 located on one side of the motor bracket 32 and connecting the motor bracket 32 and the swing mechanism bracket 4, and a second connecting shaft 92 located on the other side of the motor bracket 32 and connecting the motor bracket 32 and the swing mechanism bracket 4. The first connecting shaft 91 and the second connecting shaft 92 are coaxially arranged.

In order to know the position of the transducer 6 and the angle of oscillation of the transducer 6, the ultrasonic probe 100 further includes a grating 23 provided at the front end of the coupling 21.

Referring to fig. 6 to 7B, when it is necessary to rotate the transducer 6 in one direction, the motor 1 is rotated to rotate the sheave 22, so that the rope 7 swings the transducer 6. When it is necessary to rotate the transducer 6 in the other direction, the motor 1 is rotated in the other direction to rotate the sheave 22, so that the transducer 6 swings in the opposite direction. The second reel 353 and the first reel 343 are used to change the horizontal movement of the rope 7 into vertical movement.

The above examples only express several embodiments of the present application, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the claims. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, which falls within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent application shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. The utility model provides an ultrasonic probe, its characterized in that, includes transducer, the rope that links to each other with the transducer, motor, by motor drive rotation and connect rope sheave of rope, be used for fixed motor's motor support, first casing and fixed swing mechanism support to first casing, motor support and swing mechanism support be the hub connection, and motor support can the axle swing at certain angle within range for the relative swing mechanism support in center, ultrasonic probe is still including arranging in between first casing and the motor support and being in compression state's elastomeric element, under elastomeric element's the effect of power, the relative swing mechanism support of motor support swings to adjust the tensile force of rope.

2. The ultrasonic probe according to claim 1, further comprising a first connecting shaft located at one side of the motor holder and connecting the motor holder and the swing mechanism holder, and a second connecting shaft located at the other side of the motor holder and connecting the motor holder and the swing mechanism holder, the first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft being coaxially disposed, the ultrasonic probe further comprising a first fixing frame fixed to one side of the motor holder and a second fixing frame fixed to the other side of the motor holder, the elastic member comprising a first spring having one end fixed to the first fixing frame and the other end fixed to the first housing and a second spring having one end fixed to the second fixing frame and the other end fixed to the first housing.

3. The ultrasonic probe of claim 2, wherein the motor bracket comprises a first groove on one side and opening outward and a second groove on the other side and opening outward, the first fixing frame is disposed in the first groove, and the second fixing frame is disposed in the second groove.

4. The ultrasound probe of claim 2, wherein the first spring and the second spring are both disposed above the swing mechanism bracket.

5. The ultrasound probe of claim 1, wherein the motor mount includes a first extension arm and a second extension arm extending forward and arranged in parallel, the ultrasound probe further comprising a first wire spool assembly secured to an inner side of the first extension arm and a second wire spool assembly secured to an inner side of the second extension arm.

6. The ultrasonic probe of claim 5, wherein the first and second spool assemblies are each located above the swing mechanism bracket, the first spool assembly including a first reel, a first fixing member that fixes the first reel to the first extension arm, and a first attachment bearing that connects the first reel to the first fixing member, and the second spool assembly including a second reel, a second fixing member that fixes the second reel to the second extension arm, and a second attachment bearing that connects the second reel to the second fixing member.

7. The ultrasound probe of claim 1, further comprising a coupling the shaft of the motor to the sheave, the coupling disposed within the motor bracket and the sheave disposed within the swing mechanism bracket.

8. The ultrasound probe of claim 7, further comprising a first bearing and a shaft friction coupling to the motor mount.

9. The ultrasound probe of claim 7, further comprising a grating disposed at the front end of the coupling.

10. The ultrasound probe of claim 1, further comprising a second housing secured with the first housing, the motor, motor mount, and swing mechanism mount being disposed within the second housing.