JP5002402B2 - 超音波探触子及び超音波診断装置 - Google Patents
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- 少なくとも第1の方向に結合される複数のモジュールを有する超音波探触子において、
前記複数のモジュールの各々は、
前記第1の方向に関して第1の幅を有する複数の第1圧電振動子と、
前記第1の方向に関して第1の幅よりも狭い第2の幅を有する少なくとも1つの第2圧電振動子と、を有し、
前記複数のモジュールは、前記第2圧電振動子において隣の前記モジュールと結合されることを特徴とする超音波探触子。 - 前記第1の方向に関して結合される2つの前記第2圧電振動子の中心間の距離は、前記第1の方向に関して隣り合う2つの前記第1圧電振動子の中心間の距離と略等しいことを特徴とする請求項1記載の超音波探触子。
- 前記複数の第1圧電振動子は、前記第1の方向だけでなく前記第1の方向と異なる第2の方向に沿って配列されることを特徴とする請求項1記載の超音波探触子。
- 前記複数のモジュールは、前記第1の方向だけでなく前記第2の方向に沿って結合されることを特徴とする請求項1記載の超音波探触子。
- 前記第1圧電振動子は、溝が形成されることを特徴とする請求項1記載の超音波探触子。
- 第1の方向に関して第1の幅を有し前記第1の方向及び前記第1の方向と異なる第2の方向に複数配列される複数の第1圧電振動子を有し、それぞれが第1の方向に沿って配列される少なくとも2つの第1振動子群と、
前記少なくとも2つの第1振動子群がなす少なくとも1つの間に配置され、前記第1の方向に関して前記第1の幅より狭い第2の幅を有し、前記第1の方向に2列及び前記第2の方向に複数配列される複数の第2圧電振動子を有する少なくとも1つの第2振動子群と、
を具備することを特徴とする超音波探触子。 - 少なくとも第1の方向に結合される複数のモジュールを有する超音波探触子を具備し、
前記複数のモジュールの各々は、
前記第1の方向に関して第1の幅を有する複数の第1圧電振動子と、
前記第1の方向に関して第1の幅よりも狭い第2の幅を有する少なくとも1つの第2圧電振動子と、を有し、
前記複数のモジュールは、前記第2圧電振動子において隣のモジュールと結合されることを特徴とする超音波診断装置。
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