JP2009505468A - ポリエチレン第三整合層を備える広帯域マトリックストランスデューサ - Google Patents
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- 圧電素子と、
第一及び第二の整合層と、
低密度ポリエチレンを有する第三の整合層と
を有する超音波トランスデューサ。 - 前記第三の整合層を含み、前記素子を囲むように下向きに延在する前記低密度ポリエチレンフィルムを更に含む請求項1に記載のトランスデューサ。
- 前記フィルムは、前記素子の周りにシール部の部分を形成する請求項2に記載のトランスデューサ。
- 2次元構成で構成されるトランスデューサ素子のアレイと、
少なくとも三つの整合層と
を有する超音波トランスデューサ。 - 前記層の最上部は、低密度ポリエチレンを有する請求項4に記載のトランスデューサ。
- 前記層の最上部を含み、前記アレイを囲むように下向きに延在するフィルムを有する請求項4に記載のトランスデューサ。
- 前記フィルムは、前記アレイの周りにシール部の部分を形成する請求項6に記載のトランスデューサ。
- 圧電素子を設けるステップと、
前記素子に三つの整合層を供給し、前記第三の整合層は低密度ポリエチレンを有するステップと
を有する、超音波トランスデューサを製造する方法。 - 前記供給するステップは、前記第三の整合層を含み、前記素子を囲むように下向きに延在するフィルムを供給する請求項8に記載の方法。
- 前記フィルムは、前記素子の周りにシール部の部分を形成する請求項9に記載の方法。
- 2次元構成で構成されるトランスデューサ素子のアレイを設けるステップと、
前記アレイに少なくとも三つの整合層を供給するステップと
を有する、超音波トランスデューサを製造する方法。 - 前記層の最上部は、低密度ポリエチレンを有する請求項11に記載の方法。
- 前記供給するステップは、前記層の最上部を含み、前記アレイを囲むように下向きに延在するフィルムを供給する請求項11に記載の方法。
- 前記フィルムは、前記アレイの周りにシール部の部分を形成する請求項13に記載の方法。
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