EP0436809A3 - Ultrasonic transducer using piezoelectric elements - Google Patents
Ultrasonic transducer using piezoelectric elements Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- EP0436809A3 EP0436809A3 EP19900122050 EP90122050A EP0436809A3 EP 0436809 A3 EP0436809 A3 EP 0436809A3 EP 19900122050 EP19900122050 EP 19900122050 EP 90122050 A EP90122050 A EP 90122050A EP 0436809 A3 EP0436809 A3 EP 0436809A3
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- EP
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- Prior art keywords
- ultrasonic transducer
- piezoelectric elements
- piezoelectric
- elements
- transducer
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- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
- G10K11/002—Devices for damping, suppressing, obstructing or conducting sound in acoustic devices
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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
- B06B1/0637—Spherical array
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
- Multimedia (AREA)
- Transducers For Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
- Surgical Instruments (AREA)
- Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE4000362A DE4000362C2 (en) | 1990-01-09 | 1990-01-09 | Ultrasonic transducer with piezoelectric transducer elements |
DE4000362 | 1990-01-09 |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0436809A2 EP0436809A2 (en) | 1991-07-17 |
EP0436809A3 true EP0436809A3 (en) | 1992-07-22 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP19900122050 Withdrawn EP0436809A3 (en) | 1990-01-09 | 1990-11-17 | Ultrasonic transducer using piezoelectric elements |
Country Status (3)
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US (1) | US5101133A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0436809A3 (en) |
DE (1) | DE4000362C2 (en) |
Families Citing this family (15)
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US5329202A (en) * | 1991-11-22 | 1994-07-12 | Advanced Imaging Systems | Large area ultrasonic transducer |
DE4307669C2 (en) * | 1993-03-11 | 1995-06-29 | Wolf Gmbh Richard | Device for generating sound pulses for medical applications |
US5743855A (en) * | 1995-03-03 | 1998-04-28 | Acuson Corporation | Broadband phased array transducer design with frequency controlled two dimension capability and methods for manufacture thereof |
US5415175A (en) * | 1993-09-07 | 1995-05-16 | Acuson Corporation | Broadband phased array transducer design with frequency controlled two dimension capability and methods for manufacture thereof |
US5438998A (en) * | 1993-09-07 | 1995-08-08 | Acuson Corporation | Broadband phased array transducer design with frequency controlled two dimension capability and methods for manufacture thereof |
US5595178A (en) * | 1994-10-02 | 1997-01-21 | Hmt High Medical Technologies Gmbh | System, method and apparatus for treatment of degenerative bone |
WO1997016260A1 (en) * | 1995-11-02 | 1997-05-09 | Sonident Anstalt | Piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer |
DE19733233C1 (en) | 1997-08-01 | 1998-09-17 | Wolf Gmbh Richard | Electroacoustic transducer |
US7867178B2 (en) | 2003-02-26 | 2011-01-11 | Sanuwave, Inc. | Apparatus for generating shock waves with piezoelectric fibers integrated in a composite |
EP1779784B1 (en) * | 2004-06-07 | 2015-10-14 | Olympus Corporation | Electrostatic capacity type ultrasonic transducer |
WO2006069467A1 (en) * | 2004-12-27 | 2006-07-06 | Ninglei Lai | Quasi-self focusing high intensity and large power ultrasonic transducer |
JP4703382B2 (en) | 2005-02-14 | 2011-06-15 | 富士フイルム株式会社 | Structure of transducer array, manufacturing method thereof, and ultrasonic probe |
WO2016054448A1 (en) | 2014-10-02 | 2016-04-07 | Chirp Microsystems | Piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers having differential transmit and receive circuitry |
CN105234063A (en) * | 2015-11-06 | 2016-01-13 | 中国科学院深圳先进技术研究院 | Single-element ultrasonic low-frequency transducer based on radial mode |
DE102021128282B4 (en) | 2021-10-29 | 2023-08-24 | Pi Ceramic Gmbh | mounting device |
Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0326701A2 (en) * | 1988-02-04 | 1989-08-09 | Dornier Medizintechnik Gmbh | Piezoelectric shockwaves source |
EP0421286A2 (en) * | 1989-10-03 | 1991-04-10 | Richard Wolf GmbH | Piezoelectric transducer |
Family Cites Families (12)
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US4183007A (en) * | 1978-02-22 | 1980-01-08 | Fischer & Porter Company | Ultrasonic transceiver |
US4217684A (en) * | 1979-04-16 | 1980-08-19 | General Electric Company | Fabrication of front surface matched ultrasonic transducer array |
DE3119295A1 (en) * | 1981-05-14 | 1982-12-16 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | DEVICE FOR DESTROYING CONCRETE IN BODIES |
US4460841A (en) * | 1982-02-16 | 1984-07-17 | General Electric Company | Ultrasonic transducer shading |
US4551647A (en) * | 1983-03-08 | 1985-11-05 | General Electric Company | Temperature compensated piezoelectric transducer and lens assembly and method of making the assembly |
US4608507A (en) * | 1984-06-29 | 1986-08-26 | Micro Pure Systems, Inc. | Damping device for focused piezoelectric transducer |
DE3425992C2 (en) * | 1984-07-14 | 1986-10-09 | Richard Wolf Gmbh, 7134 Knittlingen | Piezoelectric converter for the destruction of calculus inside the body |
JPH0660896B2 (en) * | 1984-11-02 | 1994-08-10 | 株式会社日立製作所 | Ultrasonic probe |
US4604543A (en) * | 1984-11-29 | 1986-08-05 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Multi-element ultrasonic transducer |
DE3545353A1 (en) * | 1985-12-20 | 1987-06-25 | Siemens Ag | Method and device for measuring the acoustic power of a focused ultrasonic field |
JPS6382100A (en) * | 1986-09-26 | 1988-04-12 | Hitachi Ltd | Piezoelectric element and its manufacture |
DE3761731D1 (en) * | 1986-11-04 | 1990-03-29 | Siemens Ag | ULTRASONIC SENSOR. |
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1990
- 1990-01-09 DE DE4000362A patent/DE4000362C2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-11-17 EP EP19900122050 patent/EP0436809A3/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1990-11-27 US US07/619,353 patent/US5101133A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Patent Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0326701A2 (en) * | 1988-02-04 | 1989-08-09 | Dornier Medizintechnik Gmbh | Piezoelectric shockwaves source |
EP0421286A2 (en) * | 1989-10-03 | 1991-04-10 | Richard Wolf GmbH | Piezoelectric transducer |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0436809A2 (en) | 1991-07-17 |
US5101133A (en) | 1992-03-31 |
DE4000362C2 (en) | 1993-11-11 |
DE4000362A1 (en) | 1991-07-11 |
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