JP4611909B2 - 短軸遥動型超音波探触子 - Google Patents
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Description
短軸遥動探触子は圧電素子群を長軸方向に電子走査し、短軸方向に機械的に走査(遥動)して立体画像を得るものとして知られる(特許文献1〜3)。このことから、例えば圧電素子を縦横に配列して二次元方向に電子走査するマトリクス型等に比較し、例えば配線(結線)及び走査回路を容易にするので、現実化されている。
しかしながら、上記構成の短軸遥動探触子では、超音波吸収材10としてのシリコン樹脂をカバー3bの内周側面に塗布するので、作業工程を有して手間がかかる問題があった。また、シリコン樹脂の塗布量(面積)が多い場合は例えばカバー3bの開口端面に流出して付着して、容器本体3aとの嵌合を疎結合として間隙を生じ、密閉度を不完全にする。そして、塗布面積が少ない場合は、不要超音波を完全に吸収できない問題もあった。さらには、密閉容器3内に超音波媒質9としてのオイルを充填するので、短軸遥動探触子の重量も嵩み、医師等による操作性を低下させる問題もあった。
本発明は作業工程を少なくして密閉度及び不要超音波の吸収を確実にし、さらには重量を小さくして操作性を良好にした短軸遥動探触子を提供することを目的とする。
本発明の請求項2では、請求項1において、前記回転保持台は水平部の両端側に脚部を有するコ字状とし、前記密閉容器はいずれも凹状とした容器本体とカバーとからなり、前記容器本体の側壁には前記回転保持台の脚部に設けた回転軸受けと結合した長軸方向の回転中心軸を有し、前記回転保持台の一方の脚部には短軸方向に回転遥動する第1かさ歯車を有し、前密閉容器の底壁には回転シャフトが密閉貫通して前記第1かさ歯車と歯合する第2かさ歯車を有する。
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- 長軸方向に並べられて超音波送受波面に音響レンズを有する圧電素子群を回転保持台上に設けて、前記圧電素子群の短軸方向に前記回転保持台を回転遥動する密閉容器内に収容し、前記圧電素子群の超音波送受波面から送受波される超音波を前記短軸方向に機械的に走査するとともに、前記密閉容器内に音響媒質としての液体を充填して、前記超音波送受波面と前記密閉容器の内周表面との間を長軸方向に伝播する不要超音波の吸収手段を有する短軸遥動型超音波探触子において、前記不要超音波の吸収手段として、前記長軸方向となる前記音響レンズの両端側に突出部を設けたことを特徴とする短軸遥動型超音波探触子。
- 請求項1において、前記回転保持台は水平部の両端側に脚部を有するコ字状とし、前記密閉容器はいずれも凹状とした容器本体とカバーとからなり、前記容器本体の側壁には前記回転保持台の脚部に設けた回転軸受けと結合した長軸方向の回転中心軸を有し、前記回転保持台の一方の脚部には短軸方向に回転遥動する第1かさ歯車を有し、前密閉容器の底壁には回転シャフトが密閉貫通して前記第1かさ歯車と歯合する第2かさ歯車を有する短軸遥動型超音波探触子。
- 請求項1において、前記回転保持台の下方となる前記密閉容器内に前記液体よりも比重の小さい軽量体を設け、前記液体中に埋没した短軸遥動型超音波探触子。
- 請求項3において、前記軽量体は内部を中空状とした短軸遥動型超音波探触子。
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JP2006044558A JP4611909B2 (ja) | 2006-02-21 | 2006-02-21 | 短軸遥動型超音波探触子 |
US12/085,849 US9063068B2 (en) | 2006-02-21 | 2007-02-16 | Short axis oscillating ultrasonic probe |
EP07737328A EP1987773A4 (en) | 2006-02-21 | 2007-02-16 | A SMALLER AXIS SWINGING ULTRASONIC SOUND |
CN2007800017405A CN101360458B (zh) | 2006-02-21 | 2007-02-16 | 短轴摇动型超声波探头 |
PCT/JP2007/053336 WO2007105453A1 (ja) | 2006-02-21 | 2007-02-16 | 短軸揺動型超音波深触子 |
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