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Abstract
【解決手段】ベースとベース上に位置する多数の超音波振動子を含む超音波診断装置のプローブにおいて超音波振動子を回動させるための装置は、超音波振動子回動可能なように設けられる回動軸と;回動軸の一端部に結合されるワイヤホルダーと;駆動モータと;駆動モータと共に回転する中空のハウジング、ハウジングの内部の弾性部材、弾性部材から所定大きさの張力を印加されるワイヤーロープ組立体とからなる。弾性部材はトーションコイルスプリングからなり、トーションコイルスプリングの両端にはフック部が折曲形成される。一対のワイヤーロープはワイヤホルダーとトーションコイルスプリングのフック部の間で相互交差して配置される。
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130:超音波振動子集合体 132:トランスデューサ
136:回動軸 138:ワイヤホルダー
140:駆動モータ 142:駆動軸
144:駆動プーリ 146:縦動プーリ
148:タイミングベルト 149:縦動軸
150:モータ支持板 154:ボルト貫通孔
156:延長部 158:折曲部
158a:ボルト締結孔 159:ボルト
160:ワイヤーロープ組立体 162:トーションコイルスプリング
162a,162b:フック部 164:ハウジング
166:ハブ 172,174:ワイヤーロープ
173a,173b,175a,175b:圧着部材 172a,174a:決着部
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- ベースと前記ベース上に位置する多数の超音波振動子を含む超音波診断装置のプローブにおいて前記超音波振動子を回動させるための装置であって、
前記超音波振動子を支持して前記ベース上に回動可能なように設けられる回動軸と;
前記回動軸の一端部に結合されるワイヤホルダーと;
前記ベースに固定され、駆動軸を有する駆動モータと;
前記駆動モータの駆動軸と連結されて共に回転する中空のハウジング、前記ハウジングの内部に備えられる弾性部材、一端が前記弾性部材に連結されて他端が前記ワイヤホルダーに連結されて前記弾性部材から所定大きさの張力を印加された一対のワイヤーロープを含むワイヤーロープ組立体とからなることを特徴とする超音波診断装置のプローブの超音波振動子回動装置。 - 前記弾性部材はトーションコイルスプリングであり、
前記トーションコイルスプリングの両端には前記ハウジングの外部に露出されて前記一対のワイヤーロープの各一端が掛かるようにフック部が折曲形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の超音波診断装置のプローブの超音波振動子回動装置。 - 前記一対のワイヤーロープは前記ワイヤホルダーと前記トーションコイルスプリングのフック部の間で相互交差して配置されることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の超音波診断装置のプローブの超音波振動子回動装置。
- 前記駆動モータがステップモータであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の超音波診断装置のプローブの超音波振動子回動装置。
- 前記駆動モータと前記ワイヤーロープ組立体との間に備えられて前記駆動モータの回転速度を所定大きさに減速して前記ワイヤーロープ組立体に伝達するための減速手段をさらに含み、
前記減速手段は前記駆動モータの駆動軸に結合される駆動プーリと、前記駆動プーリと一直線上に位置する縦動プーリと、前記駆動プーリと縦動プーリに共に巻かれるベルトと、一端が前記縦動プーリの中心部に結合されて他端が前記ワイヤーロープ組立体のハウジングの中心部に結合される縦動軸からなることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の超音波診断装置のプローブの超音波振動子回動装置。 - 前記駆動プーリと縦動プーリの外周面には歯が形成され、前記ベルトは前記駆動プーリと縦動プーリの歯と歯合される歯が形成されたタイミングベルトであることを特徴とする請求項5に記載の超音波診断装置のプローブの超音波振動子回動装置。
- 前記駆動モータの駆動軸側の一面には前記駆動モータを前記ベースの外側底面に固定させるためのモータ支持板が結合され、
前記モータ支持板は前記駆動プーリと前記縦動プーリの隔離距離を調節して前記ベルトの張力を調節する張力調節手段を有することを特徴とする請求項5に記載の超音波診断装置のプローブの超音波振動子回動装置。 - 前記張力調節手段は前記ベースに設けられるようにボルトが貫通する少なくとも一つのボルト貫通孔と、前記モータ支持板の上端角部に上向きに延びる延長部と、前記延長部の先端に直角に折り曲げられて延びる折曲部と、前記折曲部に垂直方向に備えられるボルト締結孔と、前記ボルト締結孔に挿入されて締結され前記ベースの外側底面に先端部が接触するボルトを含むことを特徴とする請求項7に記載の超音波診断装置のプローブの超音波振動子回動装置。
- 前記ボルト貫通孔は垂直方向に長さが長いスロット形状に形成されることを特徴とする請求項8に記載の超音波診断装置のプローブの超音波振動子回動装置。
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