EP0190948A3 - Ultrasonic probe - Google Patents

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EP0190948A3
EP0190948A3 EP86300880A EP86300880A EP0190948A3 EP 0190948 A3 EP0190948 A3 EP 0190948A3 EP 86300880 A EP86300880 A EP 86300880A EP 86300880 A EP86300880 A EP 86300880A EP 0190948 A3 EP0190948 A3 EP 0190948A3
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ultrasonic probe
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ultrasonic
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EP0190948B1 (en
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Koetsu Saito
Masami Kawabuchi
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Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP60023876A external-priority patent/JPH0716280B2/en
Priority claimed from JP2387585A external-priority patent/JPS61184099A/en
Priority claimed from JP2387785A external-priority patent/JPS61181447A/en
Application filed by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd filed Critical Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
Publication of EP0190948A2 publication Critical patent/EP0190948A2/en
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    • 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

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
  • Transducers For Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
EP19860300880 1985-02-08 1986-02-10 Ultrasonic probe Expired EP0190948B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP60023876A JPH0716280B2 (en) 1985-02-08 1985-02-08 Ultrasonic probe
JP2387585A JPS61184099A (en) 1985-02-08 1985-02-08 Ultrasonic wave probe
JP23876/85 1985-02-08
JP23875/85 1985-02-08
JP23877/85 1985-02-08
JP2387785A JPS61181447A (en) 1985-02-08 1985-02-08 Ultrasonic probe

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EP0190948A2 EP0190948A2 (en) 1986-08-13
EP0190948A3 true EP0190948A3 (en) 1987-08-12
EP0190948B1 EP0190948B1 (en) 1992-01-22

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EP19860300880 Expired EP0190948B1 (en) 1985-02-08 1986-02-10 Ultrasonic probe

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US5065068A (en) * 1989-06-07 1991-11-12 Oakley Clyde G Ferroelectric ceramic transducer
GB2232487B (en) * 1989-06-09 1993-08-04 Shimizu Construction Co Ltd Ultrasonic measuring apparatus including a high-damping probe
JP3015481B2 (en) * 1990-03-28 2000-03-06 株式会社東芝 Ultrasonic probe system
US5175709A (en) * 1990-05-22 1992-12-29 Acoustic Imaging Technologies Corporation Ultrasonic transducer with reduced acoustic cross coupling
US5297553A (en) * 1992-09-23 1994-03-29 Acuson Corporation Ultrasound transducer with improved rigid backing
US5410205A (en) * 1993-02-11 1995-04-25 Hewlett-Packard Company Ultrasonic transducer having two or more resonance frequencies
FR2736790B1 (en) * 1995-07-10 1997-09-26 Intercontrole Sa ULTRASONIC TRANSLATOR COMPRISING A FOCUSING ASSEMBLY OF PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTS AND A THIN FOCUSING LENS
US6049159A (en) * 1997-10-06 2000-04-11 Albatros Technologies, Inc. Wideband acoustic transducer
JP2005340903A (en) * 2004-05-24 2005-12-08 Olympus Corp Ultrasonic wave transducer and its manufacturing method
US7808156B2 (en) 2006-03-02 2010-10-05 Visualsonics Inc. Ultrasonic matching layer and transducer
CN104045979B (en) * 2014-06-30 2016-05-18 哈尔滨工业大学 A kind of method of improving back lining materials sound absorbing capabilities based on graphene oxide

Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3119272A1 (en) * 1980-05-15 1982-04-01 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kadoma, Osaka "BOW SCANNING ULTRASONIC CONVERTER ARRANGEMENT"
EP0128049A2 (en) * 1983-06-07 1984-12-12 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Ultrasonic probe having a backing member
EP0142318A2 (en) * 1983-11-09 1985-05-22 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Ultrasonic probe

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3119272A1 (en) * 1980-05-15 1982-04-01 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kadoma, Osaka "BOW SCANNING ULTRASONIC CONVERTER ARRANGEMENT"
EP0128049A2 (en) * 1983-06-07 1984-12-12 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Ultrasonic probe having a backing member
EP0142318A2 (en) * 1983-11-09 1985-05-22 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Ultrasonic probe

Non-Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
1978 ULTRASONICS SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS, 25th - 27th September 1978, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, US, pages 111-116, IEEE, New York, US; C.S. DESILETS et al.: "Highly efficient transducer arrays useful in nondestructive testing applications" *
JOURNAL OF ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, vol. 69, no. 5, May 1981, pages 1505-1506, Acoust. Soc. Am., New York, US; S. ROKHLIN et al.: "Acoustic properties of tungsten-tin composites" *

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EP0190948B1 (en) 1992-01-22
DE3683509D1 (en) 1992-03-05

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