EP1274518A1 - Sonde acoustique unidirectionnelle et procede de fabrication - Google Patents
Sonde acoustique unidirectionnelle et procede de fabricationInfo
- Publication number
- EP1274518A1 EP1274518A1 EP01915456A EP01915456A EP1274518A1 EP 1274518 A1 EP1274518 A1 EP 1274518A1 EP 01915456 A EP01915456 A EP 01915456A EP 01915456 A EP01915456 A EP 01915456A EP 1274518 A1 EP1274518 A1 EP 1274518A1
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- Prior art keywords
- connection pads
- acoustic
- dielectric film
- piezoelectric transducers
- piezoelectric
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
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- 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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Definitions
- the field of the invention is that of acoustic probes comprising a set of emitting and / or receiving elements obtained by cutting from a transducer block. Such probes are currently used in particular in applications such as ultrasound. More precisely, the invention relates to id unidirectional acoustic probes, made up of linear elements which can be excited independently of each other thanks to an interconnection network connected to a control circuit.
- One method of producing these probes consists in first of all assembling: a printed circuit comprising an interconnection network / layer of piezoelectric material / Acoustic adapters then cutting out individual piezoelectric elements.
- the international application WO 97/17145 filed by the applicant describes such a method and more particularly a manufacturing method in the case of a probe using a printed circuit on which conductive tracks are produced making it possible to address the various acoustic elements.
- FIG. 1 indeed illustrates more precisely a piezoelectric material 23 assembled with acoustic adaptation blades Lii and Li 2 , said material being cut in two perpendicular directions by the type of saw lines Ti and Tj.
- a flexible printed circuit 22 comprises conductive tracks PI and via, at least part of the same via being positioned on a conductive track and on a metallization Mj of associated piezoelectric material.
- linear acoustic channels are defined parallel to the lines Tj, each acoustic channel being subdivided into sub-channels defined parallel to the lines Ti.
- the printed circuit comprising its unitary acoustic elements can be glued to the surface of a solid absorbent material having a surface curve.
- the flexible printed circuit is then folded over the edges of the ceramic and the absorber as illustrated in Figure 2.
- the acoustic channels defined parallel to the X axis, are also parallel to the PI tracks, the entire printed circuit and conductive tracks is on the one hand deposited on the surface of the ABS absorber and on the other hand folded vertically on the dimensions A and A 'of said absorber for reasons of compactness. According to this configuration, the tracks are then folded at 90 ° with a sharp angle which tends to weaken them or even break them.
- the present invention proposes an acoustic probe comprising a new interconnection network produced on the surface of a flexible dielectric film allowing during the shaping operation to optimize the size of the probe and the solidity. electrical connections.
- the subject of the invention is a unidirectional acoustic probe comprising linear piezoelectric transducers on the surface of a dielectric film, said dielectric film comprising means of electrical connection of said piezoelectric transducers, to a control device characterized in that the connection means include: - primary connection pads, facing the piezoelectric transducers;
- each piezoelectric transducer comprising a control electrode and a ground electrode, the dielectric film can comprise:
- first primary connection pads in contact with the control electrodes, second primary connection pads in contact with the ground electrodes and first secondary connection pads;
- the second secondary connection pads form part of a conductive region situated on the periphery of the lower surface of the dielectric film constituting the mass.
- the invention also relates to a method for manufacturing acoustic probes.
- the invention also relates to a method for manufacturing unidirectional acoustic probes comprising linear piezoelectric transducers characterized in that it comprises the following steps:
- the subject of the invention is also a process for the collective manufacture of acoustic probes, characterized in that it comprises:
- FIG. 1 illustrates a multi-element acoustic probe according to the prior art comprising a printed circuit and conductive tracks parallel to the acoustic channels defined by the acoustic elements;
- FIG. 2 shows schematically the printed circuit of an acoustic probe shaped on an absorber and using the acoustic elements as illustrated in Figure 1, of the known art;
- FIG 3a illustrates a top view of an example of a probe according to the invention;
- FIG. 3b illustrates a sectional view of the example probe illustrated in Figure 3a
- - Figure 4a illustrates a top view of a flexible printed circuit used in a probe according to the invention
- FIG. 4b illustrates a bottom view of the same flexible printed circuit used in a probe according to the invention
- FIG. 5 illustrates a step in the process of Ha collective manufacturing of probes according to the invention
- FIG. 6 illustrates a probe according to the invention, shaped on an absorber.
- the probe according to the invention comprises a flexible dielectric film also called hereinafter flexible printed circuit (because of the electrical connections that are made therein), on which various connection pads are made allowing the addressing of the transducers piezoelectric.
- the connection pads facing the transducers are called: primary connection pads, the remote connection pads relative to the transducers are called: secondary connection pads.
- each piezoelectric transducer comprises a ground electrode E m i and a control electrode E 0 j also called "hot spot" in the field of ultrasonic sensors.
- FIG 3a illustrates a probe according to the invention seen from above.
- Figure 3b illustrates the same probe seen in section along the CC axis.
- the piezoelectric transducer elements TPj consist of a piezoelectric material which can be of the ceramic type and separated by cutouts T j . Their surface is partially metallized so as to define a control electrode Eq and a ground electrode Emj for each of said transducers. These electrodes are connected by via conductors Vj to the lower surface of the CIS printed circuit, as will be developed below.
- the upper surface of the ceramic is covered with acoustic adaptation elements Lii and Li 2 whose electrical properties are chosen to ensure good acoustic adaptation.
- the transducers are bonded to the surface of a flexible CIS printed circuit with predefined electrical connections. The linear transducers are thus defined parallel to the direction Dy shown in Figure 3a.
- Figures 4a and 4b respectively illustrate a top view of the printed circuit and a bottom view of said circuit, the surface seen from above being in contact with the piezoelectric material.
- FIG. 4a shows in the central part of the flexible CIS printed circuit of the first primary pads of connection pppcj for electrically connecting the control electrodes Eq of the transducers, of the second primary pads of connection sppcj in contact with the ground electrodes Errii of the transducers TP
- This mass range is cut during the cutting operation of the piezoelectric material into linear transducers since this cutting is carried out at the level of the adapter blades / piezoelectric material assembly, the cutting extending into the circuit flexible print and thereby leading to the separation, in second primary areas of connection sppci, of the mass area produced at the periphery of the upper surface of the flexible printed circuit.
- the lower surface of the flexible printed circuit illustrated in FIG. 4b comprises third primary connection areas tppq opposite the first primary connection areas pppq, and connected to the latter via via conductors. It also includes second secondary areas of connection spscj connected to the areas tppci via conductive tracks PI in a direction Dx and connected via via conductors to the first secondary areas of connection ppsq, from which it becomes possible to address the control electrodes of the TP
- the dielectric film has a width l ex at the periphery greater than its central width l c .
- Such a configuration makes it possible to increase the pitch between the secondary connection pads with respect to the pitch between the primary connection pads.
- the connection pads in contact with the ground electrodes and the connection pads in contact with the control electrodes are distributed over the flexible dielectric film so as to also advantageously distribute the via conductors in a direction Dg making an angle approximately 45 ° with the direction D x , so that the via conductors do not have any. overlap area between them.
- the ceramic type piezoelectric material is assembled on the flexible printed circuit can be produced by bonding with an anisotropic conductive adhesive film (ACF).
- ACF is a polymer film loaded with metallized or metallic polymer beads.
- the electrical conductivity is achieved by crushing the balls in the conduction axis during bonding under pressure of the ceramic on the printed circuit.
- It can also be a polymer resin loaded with metallized or metallic polymer beads.
- the electrical conductivity is also obtained by crushing the balls in the conduction axis during bonding under pressure.
- electrical contact can also be ensured by the use of an isotropic conductive resin or an isotropic conductive film comprising a polymeric material, for example 80% charged with metallic particles of Silver, Nickel, ...
- the electrical conductivity which is in this case isotropic is ensured by the physical contacts between the metallic particles.
- the linear piezoelectric transducers can be cut from the piezoelectric material covered with its adapter blades, with a diamond saw, in the direction Dy illustrated in Figure 3a.
- the width of a linear transducer can vary between 50 and 500 microns.
- the cutting lines stop in the thickness of the dielectric film. Rather than using a diamond saw, it is also possible to laser cut the different elements.
- the acoustic adaptation blades can be cut by laser while the piezoelectric ceramic is cut using the mechanical saw. This last cutting method makes it possible to release the thermal stresses due to the bonding of materials having very different thermal expansion coefficients. By cutting the acoustic adaptation blades first, the ceramic is freed from thermal stresses and consequently, the ceramic is not broken during the second cutting.
- a dielectric film also called a flexible CIS printed circuit
- different ground areas are produced on the upper face of said flexible circuit, as well as the necessary primary and secondary connection areas, in this case only the PM area areas are shown.
- various massive piezoelectric materials are bonded locally.
- an example of 6 ceramic blades can be glued to the flexible printed circuit, as well as 6 pairs of acoustic adaptation blades on said 6 ceramic blades.
- conformation is the operation which makes it possible to produce curved probes.
- a sufficient degree of curvature of said dielectric film is obtained to assemble it on the surface of a curved surface absorber.
- Figure 6 shows in this regard the assembly of the flexible CIS film on the surface of the ABS absorber and illustrates well that in this configuration, the electrical PI connection tracks are no longer bent with a sharp angle of 90 ° but are not subjected to a lighter curvature, so as to no longer weaken them as was in the prior art.
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
- Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
- Transducers For Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
- Apparatuses For Generation Of Mechanical Vibrations (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR0003253A FR2806332B1 (fr) | 2000-03-14 | 2000-03-14 | Sonde acoustique unidirectionnelle et procede de fabrication |
FR0003253 | 2000-03-14 | ||
PCT/FR2001/000711 WO2001068273A1 (fr) | 2000-03-14 | 2001-03-09 | Sonde acoustique unidirectionnelle et procede de fabrication |
Publications (2)
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EP1274518A1 true EP1274518A1 (fr) | 2003-01-15 |
EP1274518B1 EP1274518B1 (fr) | 2010-04-21 |
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EP01915456A Expired - Lifetime EP1274518B1 (fr) | 2000-03-14 | 2001-03-09 | Sonde acoustique unidirectionnelle et procede de fabrication |
Country Status (7)
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US (1) | US6954024B2 (fr) |
EP (1) | EP1274518B1 (fr) |
JP (1) | JP2003527013A (fr) |
KR (1) | KR100721738B1 (fr) |
CN (1) | CN1234468C (fr) |
FR (1) | FR2806332B1 (fr) |
WO (1) | WO2001068273A1 (fr) |
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KR101031010B1 (ko) * | 2008-10-29 | 2011-04-25 | 삼성메디슨 주식회사 | 피씨비 및 이를 구비하는 프로브 |
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US5730113A (en) * | 1995-12-11 | 1998-03-24 | General Electric Company | Dicing saw alignment for array ultrasonic transducer fabrication |
FR2756447B1 (fr) * | 1996-11-26 | 1999-02-05 | Thomson Csf | Sonde acoustique multielements comprenant une electrode de masse commune |
FR2770932B1 (fr) * | 1997-11-07 | 2001-11-16 | Thomson Csf | Procede de fabrication d'une sonde acoustique |
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- 2000-03-14 FR FR0003253A patent/FR2806332B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
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- 2001-03-09 US US10/204,432 patent/US6954024B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2001-03-09 WO PCT/FR2001/000711 patent/WO2001068273A1/fr active IP Right Grant
- 2001-03-09 JP JP2001566819A patent/JP2003527013A/ja not_active Withdrawn
- 2001-03-09 EP EP01915456A patent/EP1274518B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2001-03-09 KR KR1020027011903A patent/KR100721738B1/ko active IP Right Grant
- 2001-03-09 CN CNB018065384A patent/CN1234468C/zh not_active Expired - Lifetime
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US6954024B2 (en) | 2005-10-11 |
US20030011277A1 (en) | 2003-01-16 |
CN1234468C (zh) | 2006-01-04 |
CN1418135A (zh) | 2003-05-14 |
KR100721738B1 (ko) | 2007-05-25 |
FR2806332A1 (fr) | 2001-09-21 |
FR2806332B1 (fr) | 2002-06-14 |
WO2001068273A1 (fr) | 2001-09-20 |
JP2003527013A (ja) | 2003-09-09 |
EP1274518B1 (fr) | 2010-04-21 |
KR20020092980A (ko) | 2002-12-12 |
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