WO2019119178A1 - Mode conversion ultrasonic transducer and method for manufacturing same - Google Patents
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- the invention belongs to the field of ultrasonic transduction technology, and in particular relates to a mode conversion ultrasonic transducer and a manufacturing method thereof.
- the core of the area array ultrasound system is the two-dimensional array ultrasonic transducer.
- the difficulty of the large-scale two-dimensional array ultrasonic transducer is how to ensure that the array element vibration mode is simple, each array element is consistent, and the array element lead method is simple. Reliable, transducer field focus deflection does not produce severe side lobes and grating lobes.
- a two-dimensional array probe usually consists of one to thousands of individual piezoelectric elements, and each array element has a very small length and width. How to ensure the consistency of each element and make each piezoelectric element Electrode extraction is a problem.
- the traditional scheme is to connect the positive and negative poles of the piezoelectric array element directly to the external cable.
- each array element is independently wired by using the full wiring method, each array element is made. Both generate independent pulse signals, which are unreliable due to unreliable electrodes of the piezoelectric sheets, and direct soldering does not guarantee the uniformity of each array element lead. Moreover, the conventional preparation scheme is difficult to ensure that the array spacing is smaller than the minimum interval required to generate side lobes, and there is no guarantee that the ultrasonic transducer can obtain a good focus deflection sound field.
- a mode-switching ultrasonic transducer comprising a housing, a mode-switching piezoelectric sheet, and a circuit board, wherein the mode-switching piezoelectric sheet is disposed in the housing, and the circuit board is connected to the a mode conversion piezoelectric sheet;
- the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet includes a plurality of piezoelectric blocks, and one side of the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet is provided with a slot for inserting the circuit board, both sides of the slot
- the circuit board is inserted into the socket and is in contact with the electrode.
- one side of the circuit board is provided with a positive lead, and the other side of the circuit board is provided with a negative lead, and the circuit board is connected with a cable or a bus bar.
- the slot is provided with at least two slots, each of the slots is disposed in parallel and each of the piezoelectric blocks is divided into at least three rows, and two sides of the slot are respectively a positive conductive layer and a negative conductive a layer, the positive conductive layer is in contact with one side of a row of the piezoelectric block, and the negative conductive layer is connected to a side of the adjacent one of the piezoelectric blocks, and the piezoelectric block is in the same row.
- the opposite sides are respectively a positive conductive layer and a negative conductive layer.
- a bottom surface of the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet is provided with a matching layer.
- the piezoelectric block is provided with a plurality of rows and columns, and the piezoelectric blocks between adjacent columns are connected by an insulator.
- the circuit board is a flexible circuit board, and/or the housing is made of a magnetic compatible material.
- the housing includes a housing and a top cover connected to the housing, the mode switching piezoelectric piece is disposed in a flat bottom surface of the housing, and the circuit board is perpendicular to the mode conversion piezoelectric chip insertion In the slot, the cable is passed through the top cover and connected to the positive lead and the negative lead on both sides of the circuit board.
- the embodiment of the invention further provides a method for manufacturing a mode-switched ultrasonic transducer, comprising the following steps:
- a circuit board is inserted into the slot of the mode conversion piezoelectric piece to connect the circuit board to the electrodes of the piezoelectric block.
- preparing the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet comprises the following steps:
- a piezoelectric sheet Forming a piezoelectric sheet, opening a first partition in a first direction on a front surface of the piezoelectric sheet, filling a conductive material in the first partition; and opening a front surface in a second direction on a front surface of the piezoelectric sheet a second compartment intersecting the first compartments, wherein the second compartments are filled with an insulator;
- a slot is disposed on the conductive material along the first spacer such that the conductive material is separated by the slot into a positive conductive layer and a negative conductive layer attached to sides of the piezoelectric block of adjacent rows.
- the two sides of the circuit board are respectively provided with a plurality of positive lead wires and a plurality of negative electrode leads.
- each of the positive lead wires respectively passes through a conductive material and each of the same row
- the positive electrode conductive layers on one side of the piezoelectric block are in contact with each other, and each of the negative electrode leads is respectively connected to the negative electrode conductive layer on one side of each of the piezoelectric blocks in another row through a conductive material;
- the circuit board is a flexible circuit board.
- the mode-switching piezoelectric sheet is placed in a flat housing at the bottom, and the circuit board is inserted into the slot before the mode-switching piezoelectric sheet is loaded into the housing or after being loaded into the housing.
- the invention provides a mode-switching ultrasonic transducer and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein an electrode of a piezoelectric block is taken out in a width direction by a circuit board (double-sided flexible circuit board) to ensure uniformity of impedance of each piezoelectric block, With the mode switching method, the grating lobes do not appear, so that good sound field focusing performance is obtained.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a mode-switched ultrasonic transducer according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a perspective exploded view of a mode-switched ultrasonic transducer according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a perspective exploded partial cross-sectional view of a mode-switched ultrasonic transducer according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a piezoelectric sheet in a method for manufacturing a mode-switched ultrasonic transducer according to an embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 5 is a perspective view of the piezoelectric sheet of Figure 4 after the first compartment is opened;
- Figure 6 is a perspective view of the piezoelectric sheet of Figure 5 after filling the conductive material in the first compartment;
- Figure 7 is a perspective view of the piezoelectric sheet of Figure 6 after the second compartment is opened;
- Figure 8 is a perspective view of the piezoelectric sheet of Figure 7 after the second spacer is filled with an insulator;
- Figure 9 is a perspective view of the piezoelectric sheet of Figure 8 after removing the back thickness setting material
- Figure 10 is a perspective view showing the matching layer on the back side of the piezoelectric sheet of Figure 9;
- Figure 11 is a perspective view showing the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet formed after the slot is disposed on the front surface of the piezoelectric sheet of Figure 10;
- Figure 12 is a perspective view of the circuit board in the embodiment.
- Figure 13 is a perspective view of the circuit board in the embodiment.
- Fig. 14 is a perspective view showing the circuit board inserted into the slot of the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet in the embodiment.
- left, right, upper, lower, and the like orientations in the embodiments of the present invention are merely relative concepts or referenced to the normal use state of the product, and should not be considered as limiting. .
- a mode conversion ultrasonic transducer provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes a casing 1, a mode conversion piezoelectric sheet 2, a circuit board 3 and a cable 4, and a mode conversion piezoelectric sheet 2 Provided in the casing 1, the circuit board 3 is connected to the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet 2, and the cable 4 can be indirectly connected to the circuit board 3 directly or through a busbar circuit board (concentrator).
- the mode-switching piezoelectric sheet 2 may include a plurality of matrix-arranged piezoelectric blocks 20, one side of which is provided with a slot 201 for inserting the circuit board 3, and the two sides of the slot 201 are piezoelectric
- the electrodes of the block 20 are provided with electrode leads on both sides of the circuit board 3.
- the circuit board 3 is inserted into the slot 201 and is in contact with the electrodes of the piezoelectric block 20.
- the mode-switching piezoelectric sheet 2 can be made of piezoelectric ceramics, and the piezoelectric ceramic has many characteristics of vibration modes, and the two-dimensional array ultrasonic transducer is designed by mode conversion of the piezoelectric ceramics, and each array element (pressure)
- the electrode of the electric block 20) is taken out in the width direction by the circuit board 3 (double-sided flexible circuit board) to ensure the uniformity of the impedance of each array element (piezoelectric block 20), and the piezoelectric composite material is set by means of mode conversion.
- the electrode is in the width direction (the width of this direction can be set less than the width required to produce the acoustic parameters of the grating lobe, which can be set according to the actual situation), but the direction of the acoustic radiation we are concerned with is the thickness direction of the piezoelectric material. This ensures that no grating lobes are present and a good sound field focusing performance is obtained.
- one side of the same slot 201 is the positive conductive layer 211 of the same row of piezoelectric blocks 20, and the other side of the same slot 201 is the negative conductive layer 212 of the adjacent row of piezoelectric blocks 20.
- One side of the circuit board 3 is provided with a plurality of sets of positive electrode leads 31 which are evenly spaced, and the other side of the circuit board 3 is provided with a plurality of sets of negative electrode leads 32 which are evenly spaced.
- Each set of positive electrode leads 31 is connected to the positive electrode conductive layer 211 on one side of one of the piezoelectric blocks 20 directly or through a conductive connection (for example, a conductive paste).
- Each set of negative electrode leads 32 is connected to the negative electrode conductive layer 212 on one side of a piezoelectric block 20 directly or through a conductive connection such as a conductive paste.
- the circuit board 3 can convert the piezoelectric sheet 2 perpendicular to the mode and insert it into the slot 201.
- the adjacent piezoelectric block 20, the positive electrode conductive layer 211, and the negative electrode conductive layer 212 in the same row are each separated by an insulator 220, and the insulator 220 may be provided in a plurality of columns.
- the insulator 220 may be an insulating polymer or air. It should be noted that the rows and columns in this embodiment are only relative concepts and should not be cleaved to have a limiting effect.
- the slot 201 is provided with at least two slots, and the slots 201 are disposed in parallel and divide each piezoelectric block 20 into at least three rows.
- the two sides of the slot 201 are respectively separated from the positive conductive layer 211 and the negative pole.
- the conductive layer 212, the positive conductive layer 211 on one side of the slot 201 is in contact with one side of the row of piezoelectric blocks 20, and the negative conductive layer 212 on the other side of the slot 201 is adjacent to the other adjacent row of piezoelectric blocks 20. Contact each other.
- the same row of piezoelectric blocks 20 have opposite positive side conductive layers 211 and negative electrode conductive layers 212, and the piezoelectric blocks 20 can be arranged in a matrix, in the row direction by the slots. 201 is spaced apart from the electrode conductive layer and is separated and connected by the insulator 220 in the direction of the column.
- the bottom surface of the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet 2 is provided with a matching layer 5.
- the thickness of the matching layer 5 satisfies the thickness required for acoustic performance.
- the function of the matching layer 5 is to ensure that the acoustic energy can be output more efficiently on the one hand, and on the other hand, as a substrate of the composite material (mode-switching piezoelectric sheet 2), supporting the composite material after the spacers divide the electrodes.
- an acoustic lens may also be disposed on the surface of the matching layer 5, and the acoustic lens may increase the focusing effect of the probe.
- the mode-switching piezoelectric sheet 2 may have a rectangular shape, the piezoelectric block 20 is provided with a plurality of rows and columns, and the piezoelectric blocks 20 between adjacent columns are connected and separated by the insulator 220.
- the circuit board 3 in this embodiment may be a flexible circuit board or a general PCB.
- the housing 1 may be made of a magnetic compatible material such as plastic, bakelite or the like.
- the housing 1 includes a housing 11 and a top cover 12 connected to the housing 11, the housing 11 has a flat bottom surface, the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet 2 is disposed in the flat bottom surface of the housing 11, and the circuit board 3 is vertically switched.
- the chip 2 is inserted into the slot 201, and the cable 4 is disposed on the top cover 12 and connected to the positive lead 31 and the negative lead 32 on both sides of the circuit board 3, and the arrangement is regular.
- the casing 1 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a cylinder or the like.
- an embodiment of the present invention further provides a method for manufacturing a mode-switched ultrasonic transducer, which can be used to manufacture the above-described mode-switched ultrasonic transducer, comprising the following steps:
- a housing 1, a circuit board 3, a cable 4 and a mode switching piezoelectric sheet 2 having a socket 201 and having electrodes on both sides of the socket 201 as piezoelectric blocks 20;
- the cable 4 is connected to the circuit board 3.
- preparing the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet 2 comprises the following steps:
- the piezoelectric sheet 210 is prepared, and a plurality of first spacers 231 are opened in the first direction on the front surface of the piezoelectric sheet 210.
- the interval and depth of the first spacers 231 may be acoustically tuned by the transducer.
- the characteristic determines that the cut M-row piezoelectric ceramic column is determined by the set matrix matrix, and the conductive material 230 (conductive polymer) is filled in the first partition 231; the conductive polymer can be connected to the M-row ceramic column on the one hand.
- it can be used to prepare electrodes (positive electrode conductive layer 211 and negative electrode conductive layer 212) of a piezoelectric material.
- an excitation can be applied to the piezoelectric material to stimulate the piezoelectric sheet 210 to generate an ultrasonic radiation force.
- a plurality of second spacers 241 intersecting the first spacers 231 are formed in the second direction on the front surface of the piezoelectric sheet 210.
- the interval and depth of the second spacers 241 may be determined by the acoustic characteristics of the transducer, and the cut N
- the column piezoelectric ceramic column is determined by the matrix of the array elements, and the second spacer 241 is filled with an insulator 220 (insulating polymer); the insulating polymer can be connected to the N columns of ceramic columns on the one hand, and the suppression array on the other hand.
- the crosstalk between the elements (piezoelectric block 20) is used to separate the N columns of electrodes (conductor 230) to ensure each element of the matrix of the piezoelectric ceramic column of the M*N (piezoelectric block) 20)
- There are independent positive and negative electrode faces positive electrode conductive layer 211 and negative electrode conductive layer 212).
- the piezoelectric material (piezoelectric block 20) can be excited by this electrode (positive and negative electrode faces) to stimulate the piezoelectric sheet 210 to generate ultrasonic radiation.
- the material of the set thickness of the back surface of the piezoelectric sheet 210 is removed, and the piezoelectric sheet 210 is at least grounded to the bottom surface of the first partition 231 and the second partition 241, as shown in FIG.
- a matching layer 5 is disposed on the back surface of the piezoelectric sheet 210.
- the matching layer 5 functions on the one hand to ensure that the acoustic energy can be output more efficiently; on the other hand, as a base of the composite material (mode-switching piezoelectric sheet 2), divided in the compartment Supporting the composite material after the electrode;
- a slot 201 is disposed on the conductive member 230 along the first spacer 231, so that the conductive member 230 is separated by the slot 201 as the positive conductive layer 211 attached to the side of the piezoelectric block 20 of the adjacent row and Negative electrode conductive layer 212.
- the setting of the slot 201 may include the steps of dividing the conductive polymer filled in the first spacer 231 along the middle line to form the slot 201, the cut slot 201 being narrower than the first spacer 231 and in the depth direction
- the conductive polymer filled in the first compartment 231 is cut through.
- the conductive polymer filled in the first spacer 231 can be divided into two portions as the electrodes of the adjacent contact piezoelectric blocks 20 (the positive electrode conductive layer 211 and the negative electrode conductive layer 212).
- the two sides of the circuit board 3 are respectively provided with a plurality of positive lead wires 31 and a plurality of negative electrode leads 32.
- the circuit board 3 is a double-sided circuit board, and the circuit board 3 is inserted into the slot 201.
- Each of the positive electrode leads 31 is electrically connected to the positive electrode conductive layer 211 on the side of each piezoelectric block 20 in the same row, and each of the negative electrode leads 32 passes through the conductive material or directly to each of the piezoelectric blocks 20 in the other row.
- the negative electrode conductive layer 212 on one side is in contact.
- the conductive material may be a conductive paste or the like.
- the circuit board 3 may be a double-sided flexible circuit board 3 or a normal double-sided PCB board.
- the positive and negative electrode leads of the piezoelectric sheet 210 are provided by the double-sided circuit board 3, and the corresponding electrode lead is provided on both sides of the circuit board 3. If the electrode on one side is defined as the positive electrode, the electrode corresponding to the surface is defined as the negative electrode.
- the double-sided circuit board 3 is installed once in the M-cut card slot, and the circuit board 3 and the card slot have a small gap fit or an interference fit, have a certain mechanical contact, and then use the conductive material to the circuit board 3
- the electrode lead and the electrode conductive layer of the array element (the positive electrode conductive layer 211 and the negative electrode conductive layer 212) are bonded.
- the positioning function can be achieved, and on the one hand, the conductivity of the electrode lead and the electrode conductive layer can be ensured.
- the electrode conductive layer of each array element can be leaded in this way, and a positive and negative electric signal is applied on both sides of the circuit board 3 to energize each array element.
- the mode-switching piezoelectric sheet 2 may be placed in a flat housing 1 at the bottom, and the circuit board 3 is inserted into the housing 1 before the mode-switching piezoelectric sheet 2 is inserted into the housing 1 or inserted into the housing 1
- the electrode leads on both sides of the circuit board 3 are connected to the electrode conductive layers on both sides of the slot 201, and the positive and negative signal lines are connected on both sides of the circuit board 3.
- an additional circuit board can be used to connect to each circuit board 3, and the cable 4 can be connected to the flexible circuit board 3.
- the mode-switching piezoelectric sheet 2 (piezoelectric ceramic) of the M*N array in which the circuit board 3 is mounted is mounted in the casing 11, and the bottom surface of the matching layer 5 is mounted on the same plane pressure as the bottom surface of the casing 11.
- the flatness of the transducer can be ensured, thereby ensuring the consistency of the prepared batch of probes; on the other hand, the probe array element can be protected from deformation and internal damage.
- the outer casing 11 package and circuit leads are fabricated as the final mode-converted two-dimensional array ultrasonic transducer.
- a mode-switching ultrasonic transducer and a manufacturing method thereof are provided by the embodiments of the present invention, and the piezoelectric ceramic has many characteristics of vibration modes, and the vibration mode of the desired acoustic radiation direction is selected, and the desired acoustic radiation direction is designed.
- Selecting the pure vibration mode the sound radiation direction A is the thickness direction of the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet 2
- the electrode application direction B is perpendicular to the sound radiation direction A
- the electrodes of each array element are taken out by the flexible circuit board 3, thereby solving the unreliable welding.
- the problem is to ensure the consistency of the impedance of each element.
- the piezoelectric composite material can be prepared such that the spacing between the ceramic columns is less than a certain value, and that the grating lobes are not present, a good focusing performance can be obtained.
- the mode switching electrode faces positive electrode conductive layer 211 and negative electrode conductive layer 212
- the card slot and the double-sided circuit board 3 leads, the two-dimensional array can be fully wired, which solves the problem that the conventional ultrasonic welding is unreliable and consumes.
- the problem of long duration and high cost is more suitable for mass production of multi-array two-dimensional array ultrasonic transducers.
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The present invention is applicable to the technical field of ultrasonic transduction, and discloses a mode conversion ultrasonic transducer and a method for manufacturing same. The mode conversion ultrasonic transducer comprises a housing, a mode conversion piezoelectric sheet, and a circuit board; the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet is provided in the housing; the circuit board is connected to the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet; the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet comprises a plurality of piezoelectric blocks; one side of the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet is provided with a slot that allows insertion of the circuit board; two sides of the slot are provided with electrodes of the piezoelectric blocks; the circuit board is inserted into the slot and connected to the electrodes. The manufacturing method is used for manufacturing the mode conversion ultrasonic transducer. According to the mode conversion ultrasonic transducer and the method for manufacturing same provided in the present invention, the electrodes of the piezoelectric blocks are led out by using the circuit board to ensure consistency of impedance of each piezoelectric block, and the occurrence of grating lobes is avoided by means of mode conversion, thereby obtaining good sound field focusing performance.
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本发明属于超声换能技术领域,尤其涉及一种模式转换超声换能器及其制造方法。The invention belongs to the field of ultrasonic transduction technology, and in particular relates to a mode conversion ultrasonic transducer and a manufacturing method thereof.
面阵超声系统的核心是二维面阵超声换能器,目前大规模二维面阵超声换能器的难题在于如何保证阵元振动模式单纯、每个阵元一致性、阵元引线方法简单可靠、换能器声场聚焦偏转不产生严重的旁瓣和栅瓣。一个二维面阵探头通常由一个至上千个单独的压电阵元组成,并且每个阵元的长宽尺寸都非常小,如何保证各阵元的一致性并使每个压电阵元的电极引出是一个难题。传统方案则是将压电阵元的正负极直接连接到外部电缆,当超声换能器的阵元数目较为庞大时,若采用全接线方式为每个阵元独立接线,使每个阵元都产生独立脉冲信号,由于压电片的电极不可靠导致焊接的不可靠,并且直接焊接也不能保证每个阵元引线的一致性。并且传统的制备方案很难保证阵元间隔小于不产生旁瓣所需的最小间隔,也就不能保证超声换能器可以获得好的聚焦偏转声场。The core of the area array ultrasound system is the two-dimensional array ultrasonic transducer. The difficulty of the large-scale two-dimensional array ultrasonic transducer is how to ensure that the array element vibration mode is simple, each array element is consistent, and the array element lead method is simple. Reliable, transducer field focus deflection does not produce severe side lobes and grating lobes. A two-dimensional array probe usually consists of one to thousands of individual piezoelectric elements, and each array element has a very small length and width. How to ensure the consistency of each element and make each piezoelectric element Electrode extraction is a problem. The traditional scheme is to connect the positive and negative poles of the piezoelectric array element directly to the external cable. When the number of array elements of the ultrasonic transducer is relatively large, if each array element is independently wired by using the full wiring method, each array element is made. Both generate independent pulse signals, which are unreliable due to unreliable electrodes of the piezoelectric sheets, and direct soldering does not guarantee the uniformity of each array element lead. Moreover, the conventional preparation scheme is difficult to ensure that the array spacing is smaller than the minimum interval required to generate side lobes, and there is no guarantee that the ultrasonic transducer can obtain a good focus deflection sound field.
本发明的目的在于克服上述现有技术的不足,提供了一种模式转换超声换能器及其制造方法,超声换能器可以获得好的聚焦偏转声场。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art described above and to provide a mode-switched ultrasonic transducer and a method of fabricating the same that can obtain a good focus deflection sound field.
本发明的技术方案是:一种模式转换超声换能器,包括壳体、模式转换压电片、电路板,所述模式转换压电片设置于所述壳体内,所述电路板连接于所述模式转换压电片;所述模式转换压电片包括多个压电块,所述模式转换压电片的一面设置有用于供所述电路板插入的插槽,所述插槽的两侧为所述压电块的电极,所述电路板插于所述插槽且与所述电极相接。 The technical solution of the present invention is: a mode-switching ultrasonic transducer comprising a housing, a mode-switching piezoelectric sheet, and a circuit board, wherein the mode-switching piezoelectric sheet is disposed in the housing, and the circuit board is connected to the a mode conversion piezoelectric sheet; the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet includes a plurality of piezoelectric blocks, and one side of the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet is provided with a slot for inserting the circuit board, both sides of the slot As an electrode of the piezoelectric block, the circuit board is inserted into the socket and is in contact with the electrode.
可选地,所述电路板的一面设置有正极引线,所述电路板的另一面设置有负极引线,所述电路板连接有线缆或汇流板。Optionally, one side of the circuit board is provided with a positive lead, and the other side of the circuit board is provided with a negative lead, and the circuit board is connected with a cable or a bus bar.
可选地,所述插槽设置有至少两条,各所述插槽平行设置且将各所述压电块分隔为至少三行,所述插槽的两侧分别为正极导电层和负极导电层,所述正极导电层与一行所述压电块的一侧面相接,所述负极导电层与相邻的另一行所述压电块一侧面相接,且同一行所述压电块,其两相对的侧面分别为正极导电层和负极导电层。Optionally, the slot is provided with at least two slots, each of the slots is disposed in parallel and each of the piezoelectric blocks is divided into at least three rows, and two sides of the slot are respectively a positive conductive layer and a negative conductive a layer, the positive conductive layer is in contact with one side of a row of the piezoelectric block, and the negative conductive layer is connected to a side of the adjacent one of the piezoelectric blocks, and the piezoelectric block is in the same row. The opposite sides are respectively a positive conductive layer and a negative conductive layer.
可选地,所述模式转换压电片的底面设置有匹配层。Optionally, a bottom surface of the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet is provided with a matching layer.
可选地,所述压电块设置有多行多列,相邻列之间的所述压电块由绝缘物连接。Optionally, the piezoelectric block is provided with a plurality of rows and columns, and the piezoelectric blocks between adjacent columns are connected by an insulator.
可选地,所述电路板为柔性电路板,且/或,所述壳体采用磁兼容材料制成。Optionally, the circuit board is a flexible circuit board, and/or the housing is made of a magnetic compatible material.
可选地,所述壳体包括外壳和连接于所述外壳的顶盖,所述模式转换压电片设置于所述外壳的平整底面内,所述电路板垂直所述模式转换压电片插于所述插槽内,所述线缆穿设于所述顶盖且连接于所述电路板两侧的正极引线和负极引线。Optionally, the housing includes a housing and a top cover connected to the housing, the mode switching piezoelectric piece is disposed in a flat bottom surface of the housing, and the circuit board is perpendicular to the mode conversion piezoelectric chip insertion In the slot, the cable is passed through the top cover and connected to the positive lead and the negative lead on both sides of the circuit board.
本发明实施例还提供了一种模式转换超声换能器的制造方法,包括以下步骤:The embodiment of the invention further provides a method for manufacturing a mode-switched ultrasonic transducer, comprising the following steps:
制备壳体、电路板和具有插槽且所述插槽两侧为压电块电极的模式转换压电片;Preparing a housing, a circuit board, and a mode conversion piezoelectric sheet having a socket and having piezoelectric block electrodes on both sides of the socket;
将所述模式转换压电片置于所述壳体内;Locating the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet in the housing;
将电路板插于所述模式转换压电片的插槽内,使电路板与所述压电块的电极连接。A circuit board is inserted into the slot of the mode conversion piezoelectric piece to connect the circuit board to the electrodes of the piezoelectric block.
可选地,制备所述模式转换压电片包括以下步骤:Optionally, preparing the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet comprises the following steps:
制备压电片,在所述压电片的正面沿第一方向开设第一隔槽,于所述第一隔槽内填充导电物;于所述压电片的正面沿第二方向开设与所述第一隔槽相交的第二隔槽,于所述第二隔槽内填充绝缘物;Forming a piezoelectric sheet, opening a first partition in a first direction on a front surface of the piezoelectric sheet, filling a conductive material in the first partition; and opening a front surface in a second direction on a front surface of the piezoelectric sheet a second compartment intersecting the first compartments, wherein the second compartments are filled with an insulator;
将所述压电片背面的设定厚度的材料去除,在所述压电片背面设置匹配层;Removing a material of a set thickness of the back surface of the piezoelectric sheet, and providing a matching layer on the back surface of the piezoelectric sheet;
沿所述第一隔槽在所述导电物上设置插槽,使所述导电物被所述插槽隔为贴附于相邻行的压电块侧面的正极导电层和负极导电层。A slot is disposed on the conductive material along the first spacer such that the conductive material is separated by the slot into a positive conductive layer and a negative conductive layer attached to sides of the piezoelectric block of adjacent rows.
可选地,所述电路板的两面分别设置有多根正极引线和多根负极引线,将所述电路板插于所述插槽时,各所述正极引线分别通过导电材料与同一行中各所述压电块一侧的所述正极导电层相接,各所述负极引线分别通过导电材料与另一行中各所述压电块一侧的所述负极导电层相接;将线缆连接于所述电路板。Optionally, the two sides of the circuit board are respectively provided with a plurality of positive lead wires and a plurality of negative electrode leads. When the circuit board is inserted into the slot, each of the positive lead wires respectively passes through a conductive material and each of the same row The positive electrode conductive layers on one side of the piezoelectric block are in contact with each other, and each of the negative electrode leads is respectively connected to the negative electrode conductive layer on one side of each of the piezoelectric blocks in another row through a conductive material; On the circuit board.
可选地,所述电路板为柔性电路板。Optionally, the circuit board is a flexible circuit board.
可选地,将模式转换压电片放置于底部具有平面的壳体内压平,电路板于所述模式转换压电片装入壳体前或装入壳体后插于插槽。Optionally, the mode-switching piezoelectric sheet is placed in a flat housing at the bottom, and the circuit board is inserted into the slot before the mode-switching piezoelectric sheet is loaded into the housing or after being loaded into the housing.
本发明所提供的一种模式转换超声换能器及其制造方法,压电块的电极采用电路板(双面柔性电路板)在宽度方向上引出,保证每个压电块阻抗的一致性,利用模式转换的方式,不出现栅瓣,从而获得好的声场聚焦性能。The invention provides a mode-switching ultrasonic transducer and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein an electrode of a piezoelectric block is taken out in a width direction by a circuit board (double-sided flexible circuit board) to ensure uniformity of impedance of each piezoelectric block, With the mode switching method, the grating lobes do not appear, so that good sound field focusing performance is obtained.
为了更清楚地说明本发明实施例中的技术方案,下面将对实施例中所需要使用的附图作简单地介绍,显而易见地,下面描述中的附图仅仅是本发明的一些实施例,对于本领域普通技术人员来讲,在不付出创造性劳动的前提下,还可以根据这些附图获得其他的附图。In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without paying any creative work.
图1是本发明实施例提供的一种模式转换超声换能器的立体装配示意图;1 is a schematic perspective view of a mode-switched ultrasonic transducer according to an embodiment of the present invention;
图2是本发明实施例提供的一种模式转换超声换能器的立体分解示意图;2 is a perspective exploded view of a mode-switched ultrasonic transducer according to an embodiment of the present invention;
图3是本发明实施例提供的一种模式转换超声换能器的立体分解局部剖视图;3 is a perspective exploded partial cross-sectional view of a mode-switched ultrasonic transducer according to an embodiment of the present invention;
图4是本发明实施例提供的一种模式转换超声换能器的制造方法中压电片的立体示意图;4 is a perspective view of a piezoelectric sheet in a method for manufacturing a mode-switched ultrasonic transducer according to an embodiment of the present invention;
图5是图4中压电片开设第一隔槽后的立体示意图;Figure 5 is a perspective view of the piezoelectric sheet of Figure 4 after the first compartment is opened;
图6是图5中压电片在第一隔槽中填充导电物后的立体示意图;Figure 6 is a perspective view of the piezoelectric sheet of Figure 5 after filling the conductive material in the first compartment;
图7是图6中压电片开设第二隔槽后的立体示意图;Figure 7 is a perspective view of the piezoelectric sheet of Figure 6 after the second compartment is opened;
图8是图7中压电片在第二隔槽中填充绝缘物后的立体示意图;Figure 8 is a perspective view of the piezoelectric sheet of Figure 7 after the second spacer is filled with an insulator;
图9是图8中压电片去除背面设定厚度材料后的立体示意图;Figure 9 is a perspective view of the piezoelectric sheet of Figure 8 after removing the back thickness setting material;
图10是图9中压电片背面设置匹配层后的立体示意图;Figure 10 is a perspective view showing the matching layer on the back side of the piezoelectric sheet of Figure 9;
图11是图10中压电片正面设置插槽后形成模式转换压电片的立体示意图;Figure 11 is a perspective view showing the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet formed after the slot is disposed on the front surface of the piezoelectric sheet of Figure 10;
图12是本实施例中电路板的立体示意图;Figure 12 is a perspective view of the circuit board in the embodiment;
图13是本实施例中电路板的立体示意图;Figure 13 is a perspective view of the circuit board in the embodiment;
图14是本实施例中电路板插于模式转换压电片的插槽时的立体示意图。Fig. 14 is a perspective view showing the circuit board inserted into the slot of the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet in the embodiment.
为了使本发明的目的、技术方案及优点更加清楚明白,以下结合附图及实施例,对本发明进行进一步详细说明。应当理解,此处所描述的具体实施例仅仅用以解释本发明,并不用于限定本发明。The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.
需要说明的是,当元件被称为“固定于”或“设置于”另一个元件,它可以直接在另一个元件上或者可能同时存在居中元件。当一个元件被称为是“连接于”另一个元件,它可以是直接连接到另一个元件或者可能同时存在居中元件。It is to be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed" or "in" another element, it can be directly on the other element or the central element. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or the central element.
还需要说明的是,本发明实施例中的左、右、上、下等方位用语,仅是互为相对概念或是以产品的正常使用状态为参考的,而不应该认为是具有限制性的。It should also be noted that the left, right, upper, lower, and the like orientations in the embodiments of the present invention are merely relative concepts or referenced to the normal use state of the product, and should not be considered as limiting. .
如图1至图3所示,本发明实施例提供的一种模式转换超声换能器,包括壳体1、模式转换压电片2、电路板3和线缆4 ,模式转换压电片2设置于壳体1内,电路板3连接于模式转换压电片2,线缆4可以直接或通过汇流电路板(汇流器)等间接连接于电路板3。模式转换压电片2可包括多个矩阵间隔排布的压电块20,模式转换压电片2的一面设置有用于供电路板3插入的插槽201,插槽201的两侧为压电块20的电极,电路板3的两面设置有电极引线,电路板3插于插槽201且与压电块20的电极相接。模式转换压电片2可以采用压电陶瓷制成,利用压电陶瓷具有很多振动模态的特性,通过压电陶瓷的模式转换来设计二维面阵超声换能器,每个阵元(压电块20)的电极采用电路板3(双面柔性电路板)在宽度方向上引出,保证每个阵元(压电块20)阻抗的一致性,利用模式转换的方式,设置压电复合材料的电极在宽度方向上(这个方向的宽度可以设置小于不产生栅瓣的声学参数要求的宽度以内,具体可以根据实际情况设定),但我们关注的声辐射方向为压电材料的厚度方向,这样就保证不出现栅瓣,继而获得好的声场聚焦性能。 As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, a mode conversion ultrasonic transducer provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes a casing 1, a mode conversion piezoelectric sheet 2, a circuit board 3 and a cable 4, and a mode conversion piezoelectric sheet 2 Provided in the casing 1, the circuit board 3 is connected to the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet 2, and the cable 4 can be indirectly connected to the circuit board 3 directly or through a busbar circuit board (concentrator). The mode-switching piezoelectric sheet 2 may include a plurality of matrix-arranged piezoelectric blocks 20, one side of which is provided with a slot 201 for inserting the circuit board 3, and the two sides of the slot 201 are piezoelectric The electrodes of the block 20 are provided with electrode leads on both sides of the circuit board 3. The circuit board 3 is inserted into the slot 201 and is in contact with the electrodes of the piezoelectric block 20. The mode-switching piezoelectric sheet 2 can be made of piezoelectric ceramics, and the piezoelectric ceramic has many characteristics of vibration modes, and the two-dimensional array ultrasonic transducer is designed by mode conversion of the piezoelectric ceramics, and each array element (pressure) The electrode of the electric block 20) is taken out in the width direction by the circuit board 3 (double-sided flexible circuit board) to ensure the uniformity of the impedance of each array element (piezoelectric block 20), and the piezoelectric composite material is set by means of mode conversion. The electrode is in the width direction (the width of this direction can be set less than the width required to produce the acoustic parameters of the grating lobe, which can be set according to the actual situation), but the direction of the acoustic radiation we are concerned with is the thickness direction of the piezoelectric material. This ensures that no grating lobes are present and a good sound field focusing performance is obtained.
可选地,同一插槽201的一侧为同一行压电块20的正极导电层211,同一插槽201的另一侧为相邻一行压电块20的负极导电层212。电路板3的一面设置有多组间隔均布的正极引线31,电路板3的另一面设置有多组间隔均布的负极引线32。每一组正极引线31直接或通过导电连接物(例如导电胶)与其中一压电块20一侧面的正极导电层211连接。每一组负极引线32与一压电块20一侧面的负极导电层212直接或通过导电连接物(例如导电胶)连接。电路板3可以垂直于模式转换压电片2并插于插槽201。同一行中相邻压电块20、正极导电层211和负极导电层212均由绝缘物220隔开,绝缘物220可以设置有多列。绝缘物220可以是绝缘聚合物或空气。需要说明的是,本实施例中行、列仅为相对概念,不应解理为具有限制作用。Optionally, one side of the same slot 201 is the positive conductive layer 211 of the same row of piezoelectric blocks 20, and the other side of the same slot 201 is the negative conductive layer 212 of the adjacent row of piezoelectric blocks 20. One side of the circuit board 3 is provided with a plurality of sets of positive electrode leads 31 which are evenly spaced, and the other side of the circuit board 3 is provided with a plurality of sets of negative electrode leads 32 which are evenly spaced. Each set of positive electrode leads 31 is connected to the positive electrode conductive layer 211 on one side of one of the piezoelectric blocks 20 directly or through a conductive connection (for example, a conductive paste). Each set of negative electrode leads 32 is connected to the negative electrode conductive layer 212 on one side of a piezoelectric block 20 directly or through a conductive connection such as a conductive paste. The circuit board 3 can convert the piezoelectric sheet 2 perpendicular to the mode and insert it into the slot 201. The adjacent piezoelectric block 20, the positive electrode conductive layer 211, and the negative electrode conductive layer 212 in the same row are each separated by an insulator 220, and the insulator 220 may be provided in a plurality of columns. The insulator 220 may be an insulating polymer or air. It should be noted that the rows and columns in this embodiment are only relative concepts and should not be cleaved to have a limiting effect.
可选地,插槽201设置有至少两条,各插槽201平行设置且将各压电块20分隔为至少三行,插槽201的两侧分别为相互隔开的正极导电层211和负极导电层212,插槽201一侧的正极导电层211与一行压电块20的一侧面相贴接触,插槽201另一侧的负极导电层212与相邻的另一行压电块20一侧面相贴接触。除边缘的压电块200外,同一行压电块20,其两相对的侧面分别有正极导电层211和负极导电层212,各压电块20可矩阵排布,在行的方向由插槽201和电极导电层隔开,在列的方向由绝缘物220隔开并连接。Optionally, the slot 201 is provided with at least two slots, and the slots 201 are disposed in parallel and divide each piezoelectric block 20 into at least three rows. The two sides of the slot 201 are respectively separated from the positive conductive layer 211 and the negative pole. The conductive layer 212, the positive conductive layer 211 on one side of the slot 201 is in contact with one side of the row of piezoelectric blocks 20, and the negative conductive layer 212 on the other side of the slot 201 is adjacent to the other adjacent row of piezoelectric blocks 20. Contact each other. Except for the edge piezoelectric block 200, the same row of piezoelectric blocks 20 have opposite positive side conductive layers 211 and negative electrode conductive layers 212, and the piezoelectric blocks 20 can be arranged in a matrix, in the row direction by the slots. 201 is spaced apart from the electrode conductive layer and is separated and connected by the insulator 220 in the direction of the column.
可选地,模式转换压电片2的底面设置有匹配层5。匹配层5的厚度满足声学性能要求的厚度。匹配层5的作用一方面是保证声能量可以更加有效的输出;另一方面是作为复合材料(模式转换压电片2)的基底,在隔槽划分电极之后支撑复合材料。可选地,在匹配层5的表面也可以设置有声透镜,声透镜可以增加探头的聚焦效果。Alternatively, the bottom surface of the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet 2 is provided with a matching layer 5. The thickness of the matching layer 5 satisfies the thickness required for acoustic performance. The function of the matching layer 5 is to ensure that the acoustic energy can be output more efficiently on the one hand, and on the other hand, as a substrate of the composite material (mode-switching piezoelectric sheet 2), supporting the composite material after the spacers divide the electrodes. Optionally, an acoustic lens may also be disposed on the surface of the matching layer 5, and the acoustic lens may increase the focusing effect of the probe.
本实施例中,模式转换压电片2可呈矩形,压电块20设置有多行多列,相邻列之间的压电块20由绝缘物220连接并隔开。In this embodiment, the mode-switching piezoelectric sheet 2 may have a rectangular shape, the piezoelectric block 20 is provided with a plurality of rows and columns, and the piezoelectric blocks 20 between adjacent columns are connected and separated by the insulator 220.
可选地,本实施例中电路板3可为柔性电路板或普通PCB。Optionally, the circuit board 3 in this embodiment may be a flexible circuit board or a general PCB.
可选地,壳体1可采用磁兼容材料制成,例如塑料、电木等。Alternatively, the housing 1 may be made of a magnetic compatible material such as plastic, bakelite or the like.
可选地,壳体1包括外壳11和连接于外壳11的顶盖12,外壳11内具有平整底面,模式转换压电片2设置于外壳11的平整底面内,电路板3垂直模式转换压电片2插于插槽201内,线缆4穿设于顶盖12且连接于电路板3两侧的正极引线31和负极引线32,其排布规整。壳体1可呈长方体状、圆柱等。Optionally, the housing 1 includes a housing 11 and a top cover 12 connected to the housing 11, the housing 11 has a flat bottom surface, the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet 2 is disposed in the flat bottom surface of the housing 11, and the circuit board 3 is vertically switched. The chip 2 is inserted into the slot 201, and the cable 4 is disposed on the top cover 12 and connected to the positive lead 31 and the negative lead 32 on both sides of the circuit board 3, and the arrangement is regular. The casing 1 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a cylinder or the like.
如图1至图3所示,本发明实施例还提供了一种模式转换超声换能器的制造方法,可用于制造上述的模式转换超声换能器,包括以下步骤:As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a method for manufacturing a mode-switched ultrasonic transducer, which can be used to manufacture the above-described mode-switched ultrasonic transducer, comprising the following steps:
制备壳体1、电路板3、线缆4和具有插槽201且插槽201两侧为压电块20电极的模式转换压电片2;Preparing a housing 1, a circuit board 3, a cable 4 and a mode switching piezoelectric sheet 2 having a socket 201 and having electrodes on both sides of the socket 201 as piezoelectric blocks 20;
将模式转换压电片2置于壳体1内;Placing the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet 2 in the housing 1;
将电路板3插于模式转换压电片2的插槽201内,使电路板3与压电块20的电极连接;Inserting the circuit board 3 into the slot 201 of the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet 2, and connecting the circuit board 3 to the electrodes of the piezoelectric block 20;
将线缆4连接于电路板3。The cable 4 is connected to the circuit board 3.
可选地,制备模式转换压电片2包括以下步骤:Optionally, preparing the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet 2 comprises the following steps:
参考图3至图8所示,制备压电片210,在压电片210的正面沿第一方向开设多个第一隔槽231,第一隔槽231的间隔和深度可由换能器的声学特性决定,切割出的M行压电陶瓷柱由设定的阵元矩阵决定,于第一隔槽231内填充导电物230(导电聚合物);导电聚合物一方面可以连接M行陶瓷柱,另一方面可以用于制备压电材料的电极(正极导电层211和负极导电层212)。通过这个电极(正极导电层211和负极导电层212)可以给压电材料施加激励,刺激压电片210产生超声辐射力。于压电片210的正面沿第二方向开设与第一隔槽231相交的多个第二隔槽241,第二隔槽241的间隔和深度可由换能器的声学特性决定,切割出的N列压电陶瓷柱由设定的阵元矩阵决定,于第二隔槽241内填充绝缘物220(绝缘聚合物);绝缘聚合物一方面可以连接N列陶瓷柱,另一方面用于抑制阵元(压电块20)之间的串声干扰,再一方面用于将N列电极(导电物230)划分开,保证M*N的压电陶瓷柱矩阵的每个阵元(压电块20)拥有独立的正负极电极面(正极导电层211和负极导电层212)。通过这个电极(正负极电极面)可以给压电材料(压电块20)施加激励,刺激压电片210产生超声辐射力。第一隔槽231、第二隔槽241的深度可以相等。Referring to FIGS. 3 to 8, the piezoelectric sheet 210 is prepared, and a plurality of first spacers 231 are opened in the first direction on the front surface of the piezoelectric sheet 210. The interval and depth of the first spacers 231 may be acoustically tuned by the transducer. The characteristic determines that the cut M-row piezoelectric ceramic column is determined by the set matrix matrix, and the conductive material 230 (conductive polymer) is filled in the first partition 231; the conductive polymer can be connected to the M-row ceramic column on the one hand. On the other hand, it can be used to prepare electrodes (positive electrode conductive layer 211 and negative electrode conductive layer 212) of a piezoelectric material. Through this electrode (positive electrode conductive layer 211 and negative electrode conductive layer 212), an excitation can be applied to the piezoelectric material to stimulate the piezoelectric sheet 210 to generate an ultrasonic radiation force. A plurality of second spacers 241 intersecting the first spacers 231 are formed in the second direction on the front surface of the piezoelectric sheet 210. The interval and depth of the second spacers 241 may be determined by the acoustic characteristics of the transducer, and the cut N The column piezoelectric ceramic column is determined by the matrix of the array elements, and the second spacer 241 is filled with an insulator 220 (insulating polymer); the insulating polymer can be connected to the N columns of ceramic columns on the one hand, and the suppression array on the other hand. The crosstalk between the elements (piezoelectric block 20) is used to separate the N columns of electrodes (conductor 230) to ensure each element of the matrix of the piezoelectric ceramic column of the M*N (piezoelectric block) 20) There are independent positive and negative electrode faces (positive electrode conductive layer 211 and negative electrode conductive layer 212). The piezoelectric material (piezoelectric block 20) can be excited by this electrode (positive and negative electrode faces) to stimulate the piezoelectric sheet 210 to generate ultrasonic radiation. The depths of the first compartment 231 and the second compartment 241 may be equal.
参考图9所示,将压电片210背面的设定厚度的材料去除,将压电片210至少磨削至第一隔槽231、第二隔槽241的底面,如图10所示,再在压电片210背面设置匹配层5,匹配层5的作用一方面是保证声能量可以更加有效的输出;另一方面是作为复合材料(模式转换压电片2)的基底,在隔槽划分电极之后支撑复合材料;Referring to FIG. 9, the material of the set thickness of the back surface of the piezoelectric sheet 210 is removed, and the piezoelectric sheet 210 is at least grounded to the bottom surface of the first partition 231 and the second partition 241, as shown in FIG. A matching layer 5 is disposed on the back surface of the piezoelectric sheet 210. The matching layer 5 functions on the one hand to ensure that the acoustic energy can be output more efficiently; on the other hand, as a base of the composite material (mode-switching piezoelectric sheet 2), divided in the compartment Supporting the composite material after the electrode;
如图11所示,沿第一隔槽231在导电物230上设置插槽201,使导电物230被插槽201隔为贴附于相邻行的压电块20侧面的正极导电层211和负极导电层212。As shown in FIG. 11, a slot 201 is disposed on the conductive member 230 along the first spacer 231, so that the conductive member 230 is separated by the slot 201 as the positive conductive layer 211 attached to the side of the piezoelectric block 20 of the adjacent row and Negative electrode conductive layer 212.
可选地,设置插槽201可包括以下步骤:将第一隔槽231中填充的导电聚合物沿其中线进行分割形成插槽201,切割的插槽201比第一隔槽231窄并且深度方向切穿第一隔槽231填充的导电聚合物。这样就可以将第一隔槽231填充的导电聚合物分为两部分,分别作为相邻接触的压电块20的电极(正极导电层211和负极导电层212)。Alternatively, the setting of the slot 201 may include the steps of dividing the conductive polymer filled in the first spacer 231 along the middle line to form the slot 201, the cut slot 201 being narrower than the first spacer 231 and in the depth direction The conductive polymer filled in the first compartment 231 is cut through. Thus, the conductive polymer filled in the first spacer 231 can be divided into two portions as the electrodes of the adjacent contact piezoelectric blocks 20 (the positive electrode conductive layer 211 and the negative electrode conductive layer 212).
可选地,如图12至14所示,电路板3的两面分别设置有多根正极引线31和多根负极引线32,电路板3为双面电路板,将电路板3插于插槽201时,各正极引线31分别通过导电材料或直接与同一行中各压电块20一侧的正极导电层211相接,各负极引线32分别通过导电材料或直接与另一行中各压电块20一侧的负极导电层212相接。导电材料可为导电胶等。Optionally, as shown in FIG. 12 to FIG. 14 , the two sides of the circuit board 3 are respectively provided with a plurality of positive lead wires 31 and a plurality of negative electrode leads 32. The circuit board 3 is a double-sided circuit board, and the circuit board 3 is inserted into the slot 201. Each of the positive electrode leads 31 is electrically connected to the positive electrode conductive layer 211 on the side of each piezoelectric block 20 in the same row, and each of the negative electrode leads 32 passes through the conductive material or directly to each of the piezoelectric blocks 20 in the other row. The negative electrode conductive layer 212 on one side is in contact. The conductive material may be a conductive paste or the like.
可选地,电路板3可为双面柔性电路板3或普通双面PCB板。采用双面电路板3将压电片210的正负电极引线,电路板3两面有相对应的电极引线,若一面的电极规定为正极,则相对应面的电极规定为负极。将各双面电路板3一次安装在M行切割的卡槽中,电路板3与卡槽之间为小间隙配合或过盈配合,有一定的机械接触,然后使用导电材料将电路板3的电极引线和阵元的电极导电层(正极导电层211和负极导电层212)粘接。这样一方面可以起到定位作用,一方面可以保证电极引线和电极导电层的导通性。最终可以将每个阵元的电极导电层通过这种方式引线,在电路板3两面施加正负电信号就可以给激励每个阵元工作。Alternatively, the circuit board 3 may be a double-sided flexible circuit board 3 or a normal double-sided PCB board. The positive and negative electrode leads of the piezoelectric sheet 210 are provided by the double-sided circuit board 3, and the corresponding electrode lead is provided on both sides of the circuit board 3. If the electrode on one side is defined as the positive electrode, the electrode corresponding to the surface is defined as the negative electrode. The double-sided circuit board 3 is installed once in the M-cut card slot, and the circuit board 3 and the card slot have a small gap fit or an interference fit, have a certain mechanical contact, and then use the conductive material to the circuit board 3 The electrode lead and the electrode conductive layer of the array element (the positive electrode conductive layer 211 and the negative electrode conductive layer 212) are bonded. In this way, on the one hand, the positioning function can be achieved, and on the one hand, the conductivity of the electrode lead and the electrode conductive layer can be ensured. Finally, the electrode conductive layer of each array element can be leaded in this way, and a positive and negative electric signal is applied on both sides of the circuit board 3 to energize each array element.
可选地,可将模式转换压电片2放置于底部具有平面的壳体1内压平,电路板3于模式转换压电片2装入壳体1前或装入壳体1后插于插槽201,电路板3两侧的电极引线与插槽201两侧的电极导电层连接,并在电路板3两面连接正负极信号线。当然,可以使用额外的线路板(汇流板)连接于各电路板3,线缆4可以连接于柔性电路板3。本实施例中,将安装完电路板3的M*N阵列的模式转换压电片2(压电陶瓷)安装在外壳11中,将匹配层5的底面与外壳11的底面安装在同一平面压平,一方面可以保证换能器的平面度,从而保证制备的一批探头的一致性;另一方面可以保护探头阵元不易变形和内部不易损坏。将以上进行外壳11封装及电路引线,制备为最终的模式转换二维面阵超声换能器。Alternatively, the mode-switching piezoelectric sheet 2 may be placed in a flat housing 1 at the bottom, and the circuit board 3 is inserted into the housing 1 before the mode-switching piezoelectric sheet 2 is inserted into the housing 1 or inserted into the housing 1 In the slot 201, the electrode leads on both sides of the circuit board 3 are connected to the electrode conductive layers on both sides of the slot 201, and the positive and negative signal lines are connected on both sides of the circuit board 3. Of course, an additional circuit board (bus bar) can be used to connect to each circuit board 3, and the cable 4 can be connected to the flexible circuit board 3. In this embodiment, the mode-switching piezoelectric sheet 2 (piezoelectric ceramic) of the M*N array in which the circuit board 3 is mounted is mounted in the casing 11, and the bottom surface of the matching layer 5 is mounted on the same plane pressure as the bottom surface of the casing 11. On the one hand, the flatness of the transducer can be ensured, thereby ensuring the consistency of the prepared batch of probes; on the other hand, the probe array element can be protected from deformation and internal damage. The outer casing 11 package and circuit leads are fabricated as the final mode-converted two-dimensional array ultrasonic transducer.
本发明实施例所提供的一种模式转换超声换能器及其制造方法,利用压电陶瓷具有很多振动模态的特性,选择需要的声辐射方向的振动模态,在需要的声辐射方向设计选择纯净的振动模态,声辐射方向A为模式转换压电片2的厚度方向,电极施加方向B与声辐射方向A 垂直,每个阵元的电极引出采用柔性电路板3,解决焊接不可靠问题并保证每个阵元阻抗的一致性。利用模式转换的方式,压电复合材料可以制备为陶瓷柱间隔小于一定值,保证不出现栅瓣,就可以获得好的聚焦性能。而且,通过制备模式转换电极面(正极导电层211和负极导电层212)、卡槽和双面电路板3引线,可对二维面阵进行全接线,解决了传统的超声焊接不可靠、耗时长、成本高的问题,更适合多阵元二维面阵超声换能器的批量生产。A mode-switching ultrasonic transducer and a manufacturing method thereof are provided by the embodiments of the present invention, and the piezoelectric ceramic has many characteristics of vibration modes, and the vibration mode of the desired acoustic radiation direction is selected, and the desired acoustic radiation direction is designed. Selecting the pure vibration mode, the sound radiation direction A is the thickness direction of the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet 2, the electrode application direction B is perpendicular to the sound radiation direction A, and the electrodes of each array element are taken out by the flexible circuit board 3, thereby solving the unreliable welding. The problem is to ensure the consistency of the impedance of each element. By means of mode conversion, the piezoelectric composite material can be prepared such that the spacing between the ceramic columns is less than a certain value, and that the grating lobes are not present, a good focusing performance can be obtained. Moreover, by preparing the mode switching electrode faces (positive electrode conductive layer 211 and negative electrode conductive layer 212), the card slot and the double-sided circuit board 3 leads, the two-dimensional array can be fully wired, which solves the problem that the conventional ultrasonic welding is unreliable and consumes. The problem of long duration and high cost is more suitable for mass production of multi-array two-dimensional array ultrasonic transducers.
以上仅为本发明的较佳实施例而已,并不用以限制本发明,凡在本发明的精神和原则之内所作的任何修改、等同替换或改进等,均应包含在本发明的保护范围之内。The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions or improvements made within the spirit and scope of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention. Inside.
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- 一种模式转换超声换能器,其特征在于,包括壳体、模式转换压电片、电路板,所述模式转换压电片设置于所述壳体内,所述电路板连接于所述模式转换压电片;所述模式转换压电片包括多个压电块,所述模式转换压电片的一面设置有用于供所述电路板插入的插槽,所述插槽的两侧为所述压电块的电极,所述电路板插于所述插槽且与所述电极相接。A mode switching ultrasonic transducer, comprising: a housing, a mode conversion piezoelectric sheet, a circuit board, the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet is disposed in the housing, and the circuit board is connected to the mode conversion a piezoelectric sheet; the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet includes a plurality of piezoelectric blocks, one side of the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet is provided with a slot for inserting the circuit board, and both sides of the slot are An electrode of the piezoelectric block, the circuit board being inserted into the socket and being in contact with the electrode.
- 如权利要求1所述的一种模式转换超声换能器,其特征在于,所述电路板的一面设置有正极引线,所述电路板的另一面设置有负极引线,所述电路板连接有线缆或汇流板。A mode switching ultrasonic transducer according to claim 1, wherein one side of said circuit board is provided with a positive lead, and the other side of said circuit board is provided with a negative lead, said circuit board being wired Cable or manifold.
- 如权利要求1所述的一种模式转换超声换能器,其特征在于,所述插槽设置有至少两条,各所述插槽平行设置且将各所述压电块分隔为至少三行,所述插槽的两侧分别为正极导电层和负极导电层,所述正极导电层与一行所述压电块的一侧面相接,所述负极导电层与相邻的另一行所述压电块一侧面相接,且同一行所述压电块,其两相对的侧面分别为正极导电层和负极导电层。A mode-switching ultrasonic transducer according to claim 1, wherein said slot is provided with at least two, each of said slots being disposed in parallel and separating each of said piezoelectric blocks into at least three rows The two sides of the slot are respectively a positive conductive layer and a negative conductive layer, the positive conductive layer is connected to one side of one row of the piezoelectric block, and the negative conductive layer is pressed with another adjacent row One side of the electric block is connected, and the piezoelectric blocks of the same row have opposite positive side conductive layers and negative electrode conductive layers.
- 如权利要求1所述的一种模式转换超声换能器,其特征在于,所述模式转换压电片的底面设置有匹配层。A mode-switched ultrasonic transducer according to claim 1, wherein a bottom surface of said mode-switching piezoelectric sheet is provided with a matching layer.
- 如权利要求1所述的一种模式转换超声换能器,其特征在于,所述压电块设置有多行多列,相邻列之间的所述压电块由绝缘物连接。A mode-switched ultrasonic transducer according to claim 1, wherein said piezoelectric block is provided with a plurality of rows and columns, and said piezoelectric blocks between adjacent columns are connected by an insulator.
- 如权利要求1所述的一种模式转换超声换能器,其特征在于,所述电路板为柔性电路板,且/或,所述壳体采用磁兼容材料制成。A mode-switched ultrasonic transducer according to claim 1, wherein said circuit board is a flexible circuit board, and/or said housing is made of a magnetic compatible material.
- 如权利要求2所述的一种模式转换超声换能器,其特征在于,所述壳体包括外壳和连接于所述外壳的顶盖,所述模式转换压电片设置于所述外壳的平整底面内,所述电路板垂直所述模式转换压电片插于所述插槽内,所述线缆穿设于所述顶盖且连接于所述电路板两侧的正极引线和负极引线。A mode-switching ultrasonic transducer according to claim 2, wherein said housing comprises a housing and a top cover connected to said housing, said mode switching piezoelectric sheet being disposed on said housing In the bottom surface, the circuit board is vertically inserted into the slot, and the cable is inserted through the top cover and connected to the positive lead and the negative lead on both sides of the circuit board.
- 一种模式转换超声换能器的制造方法,其特征在于,包括以下步骤:A method for manufacturing a mode-switching ultrasonic transducer, comprising the steps of:制备壳体、电路板和具有插槽且所述插槽两侧为压电块电极的模式转换压电片;Preparing a housing, a circuit board, and a mode conversion piezoelectric sheet having a socket and having piezoelectric block electrodes on both sides of the socket;将所述模式转换压电片置于所述壳体内;Locating the mode conversion piezoelectric sheet in the housing;将电路板插于所述模式转换压电片的插槽内,使电路板与所述压电块的电极连接。A circuit board is inserted into the slot of the mode conversion piezoelectric piece to connect the circuit board to the electrodes of the piezoelectric block.
- 如权利要求8所述的一种模式转换超声换能器的制造方法,其特征在于,制备所述模式转换压电片包括以下步骤:A method of manufacturing a mode-switched ultrasonic transducer according to claim 8, wherein the preparing the mode-switching piezoelectric sheet comprises the steps of:制备压电片,在所述压电片的正面沿第一方向开设第一隔槽,于所述第一隔槽内填充导电物;于所述压电片的正面沿第二方向开设与所述第一隔槽相交的第二隔槽,于所述第二隔槽内填充绝缘物;Forming a piezoelectric sheet, opening a first partition in a first direction on a front surface of the piezoelectric sheet, filling a conductive material in the first partition; and opening a front surface in a second direction on a front surface of the piezoelectric sheet a second compartment intersecting the first compartments, wherein the second compartments are filled with an insulator;将所述压电片背面的设定厚度的材料去除,在所述压电片背面设置匹配层;Removing a material of a set thickness of the back surface of the piezoelectric sheet, and providing a matching layer on the back surface of the piezoelectric sheet;沿所述第一隔槽在所述导电物上设置插槽,使所述导电物被所述插槽隔为贴附于相邻行的压电块侧面的正极导电层和负极导电层。A slot is disposed on the conductive material along the first spacer such that the conductive material is separated by the slot into a positive conductive layer and a negative conductive layer attached to sides of the piezoelectric block of adjacent rows.
- 如权利要求9所述的一种模式转换超声换能器的制造方法,其特征在于,所述电路板的两面分别设置有多根正极引线和多根负极引线,将所述电路板插于所述插槽时,各所述正极引线分别通过导电材料与同一行中各所述压电块一侧的所述正极导电层相接,各所述负极引线分别通过导电材料与另一行中各所述压电块一侧的所述负极导电层相接;将线缆连接于所述电路板。The method of manufacturing a mode-switched ultrasonic transducer according to claim 9, wherein the two sides of the circuit board are respectively provided with a plurality of positive electrode leads and a plurality of negative electrode leads, and the circuit board is inserted in the same In the case of the slot, each of the positive lead wires is respectively connected to the positive conductive layer on one side of each of the piezoelectric blocks in the same row through a conductive material, and each of the negative lead wires respectively passes through the conductive material and each of the other rows. The negative conductive layer on one side of the piezoelectric block is connected; a cable is connected to the circuit board.
- 如权利要求10所述的一种模式转换超声换能器的制造方法,其特征在于,所述电路板为柔性电路板。A method of manufacturing a mode-switched ultrasonic transducer according to claim 10, wherein said circuit board is a flexible circuit board.
- 如权利要求10所述的一种模式转换超声换能器的制造方法,其特征在于,将模式转换压电片放置于底部具有平面的壳体内压平,电路板于所述模式转换压电片装入壳体前或装入壳体后插于插槽。A method of manufacturing a mode-switched ultrasonic transducer according to claim 10, wherein the mode-switching piezoelectric sheet is placed in a flat housing at the bottom, and the circuit board converts the piezoelectric sheet in the mode. Insert into the slot before loading the housing or after loading the housing.
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