JP6377777B2 - 超音波消去ブロック及びこれを有する超音波プローブ - Google Patents
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- 内部に収納空間が形成されたベース胴体と、
前記ベース胴体の前記収納空間に配置され、前記ベース胴体の外部から流入された超音波を前記ベース胴体の側壁の内側面に向ける方向に反射させる超音波反射体とを含み、前記ベース胴体の前記側壁には、前記超音波を回折させる回折スリットが形成された超音波消去ブロック。 - 前記ベース胴体は、上部が開口された筒形状に形成され、前記超音波反射体は、前記超音波を反射させる金属板を含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の超音波消去ブロック。
- 前記回折スリットは、相互平行な方向または互いに異なる方向に形成され、前記回折スリットは、前記側壁に一字形状または十字形状に形成されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の超音波消去ブロック。
- 前記ベース胴体の前記側壁は、少なくとも一つで形成され、超音波反射体は、前記側壁の形状に対応して円錐形状及び多角錐形状のうちいずれか一つで形成されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の超音波消去ブロック。
- 前記超音波反射体の側面には、前記超音波の少なくとも一部を前記超音波反射体の内部に回折させるための複数個の回折スリットが形成されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の超音波消去ブロック。
- 前記超音波反射体の外側面及び前記外側面と対向する内側面のうち少なくとも一つには、前記超音波を吸収する超音波吸収部材が形成されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の超音波消去ブロック。
- 前記ベース胴体の外側面に形成された熱伝達パターンをさらに含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の超音波消去ブロック。
- 前記ベース胴体の内側面及び前記超音波反射体の側面は、鋭角で形成されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の超音波消去ブロック。
- 超音波を発生させる超音波発生部と、前記超音波発生部の上面に配置された音響整合層と、前記音響整合層の上面に配置された音響レンズとを含む超音波プローブユニットと;
前記超音波プローブユニットの前記超音波発生部を支持し、内部に収納空間が形成されたベース胴体と、前記ベース胴体の側壁の内側面に結合され、前記超音波を前記ベース胴体の前記内側面に向ける方向に反射させる超音波反射体とを含む超音波消去ブロックとを含み、
前記ベース胴体の前記側壁には、前記超音波反射体から反射した前記超音波を回折させる回折スリットが形成された超音波プローブ。 - 前記回折スリットは、相互平行な方向または互いに異なる方向に形成され、前記回折スリットは、一字形状または十字形状に形成されることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の超音波プローブ。
- 前記超音波反射体の側面には、前記超音波の少なくとも一部を前記超音波反射体の内部に回折させるための複数個の回折スリットが形成されることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の超音波プローブ。
- 前記超音波反射体の外側面及び前記外側面と対向する内側面のうち少なくとも一つには、前記超音波を吸収する超音波吸収部材が形成されることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の超音波プローブ。
- 前記超音波消去ブロック及び前記超音波発生部の間に配置され、前記超音波発生部に電源を提供するフレキシブル回路基板をさらに含み、前記超音波発生部の負極端子は、前記フレキシブル回路基板の接続端子と接続されることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の超音波プローブ。
- 前記ベース胴体の外側面には、前記超音波発生部から発生した熱を前記ベース胴体に伝達するための熱伝達パターンが形成されることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の超音波プローブ。
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