JP2005312583A - 音響レンズ及びこれを用いた超音波探触子 - Google Patents
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【構成】
平板状の脚部と、前記脚部上に設けられて曲率を有するレンズ部とからなる超音波探触子用の音響レンズにおいて、前記脚部は前記レンズ部よりも超音波伝搬損失の小さい減衰防止材からなる構成とする。前記音響レンズの脚部は両端側がL字状に折曲する。また、複数の圧電素子の並べられた圧電素子群上に、前記圧電素子の長さ方向に前記レンズ部(例えば圧電素子と長さを同一とする)の曲率が設けられた請求項1又は請求項2の音響レンズを被着して超音波探触子を構成する。
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- 平板状の脚部と、前記脚部上に設けられて曲率を有するレンズ部とからなる超音波探触子用の音響レンズにおいて、前記脚部は前記レンズ部よりも超音波伝搬損失の小さい減衰防止材からなることを特徴とする音響レンズ。
- 前記音響レンズの脚部は両端側がL字状に折曲した請求項1の音響レンズ。
- 複数の圧電素子の並べられた圧電素子群上に、前記圧電素子の長さ方向に前記レンズ部の曲率が設けられた請求項1又は請求項2の音響レンズを被着してなる超音波探触子。
- 前記圧電素子と前記レンズ部との長さを同一とした請求項3の超音波探触子。
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