JP6074583B1 - Ultrasonic bending vibration device for wire, ultrasonic cutting device, ultrasonic cleaning device, ultrasonic separation device, ultrasonic deposit removing device, balloon catheter device with ultrasonic bending vibration means. - Google Patents

Ultrasonic bending vibration device for wire, ultrasonic cutting device, ultrasonic cleaning device, ultrasonic separation device, ultrasonic deposit removing device, balloon catheter device with ultrasonic bending vibration means. Download PDF

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JP6074583B1
JP6074583B1 JP2016517000A JP2016517000A JP6074583B1 JP 6074583 B1 JP6074583 B1 JP 6074583B1 JP 2016517000 A JP2016517000 A JP 2016517000A JP 2016517000 A JP2016517000 A JP 2016517000A JP 6074583 B1 JP6074583 B1 JP 6074583B1
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超音波振動子と、超音波振動子の超音波縦振動を受けて縦振動する円柱部分と、円柱部分の直径より短い短辺と円柱部分の直径より長い長辺と所定の厚さを持つ角柱部分とを、円柱部分の先端で軸芯と直交する方向にＴ字状に設けた超音波たわみホーン本体と、超音波たわみホーン本体の一端面に一体に取り付けられた線材と、線材を線材の自由端にあるたわみ振動の節で支持する支持手段と、超音波振動用の電源と、超音波振動制御手段とを有し、超音波振動子と超音波たわみホーン本体を一体に接続するとともに、超音波たわみホーン本体に一体に取り付けられている線材の自由端を支持手段で支持し、超音波振動用の電源と超音波振動制御手段で超音波振動子を縦振動させ、超音波たわみホーン本体で縦振動をたわみ振動にして、線材を超音波たわみ振動させている。An ultrasonic transducer, a cylindrical portion that longitudinally vibrates by receiving the ultrasonic longitudinal vibration of the ultrasonic transducer, a rectangular column having a short side shorter than the diameter of the cylindrical portion, a long side longer than the diameter of the cylindrical portion, and a predetermined thickness An ultrasonic flexible horn main body provided in a T-shape in a direction perpendicular to the axis at the tip of the cylindrical portion, a wire integrally attached to one end surface of the ultrasonic flexible horn main body, and the wire It has a supporting means that supports at the flexural vibration node at the free end, a power source for ultrasonic vibration, and an ultrasonic vibration control means, and integrally connects the ultrasonic vibrator and the ultrasonic flexible horn main body, The ultrasonic flexure horn body is supported by supporting the free end of the wire integrally attached to the ultrasonic flexure horn body with support means, and longitudinally vibrating the ultrasonic vibrator with the power source for ultrasonic vibration and the ultrasonic vibration control means. To make the longitudinal vibration flexural vibration, It is made to the ultrasonic deflection vibration.

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本発明は、線材を超音波たわみ振動させる線材の超音波たわみ振動装置に関し、特に、線材を超音波たわみ振動させてパン、ケーキ、チーズ、カステラ、羊かん等の食品を切断する超音波切断装置や、金属部品等を薬液中で洗浄する超音波洗浄装置、空気などの気体や少量の細かい粒子が混入した飲料水や食品やその他の液体から、気体や少量の細かい粒子を取り出す超音波分離装置、配管等の被洗浄体に超音波振動を与えて、被洗浄体に付着した付着物を除去する超音波付着物除去装置、線材を超音波たわみ振動させて付着物を除去する超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置に関する。 The present invention relates to an ultrasonic bending vibration device for a wire that vibrates ultrasonically, and in particular, an ultrasonic cutting device that cuts food such as bread, cake, cheese, castella, and sheep cann by ultrasonically vibrating the wire. , An ultrasonic cleaning device that cleans metal parts in chemicals, an ultrasonic separation device that extracts gas and small amounts of fine particles from drinking water, food, and other liquids mixed with gas such as air and small amounts of fine particles, Ultrasonic adhesion removing device that removes deposits attached to the object to be cleaned by applying ultrasonic vibration to the object to be cleaned such as piping, ultrasonic deflection vibration means to remove the deposits by ultrasonically vibrating the wire rod The present invention relates to an attached balloon catheter device.

従来から、線材を線材の軸方向に超音波振動させてパン、ケーキ、チーズ、カステラ、羊かん等の食品を切断するフードカッターや、人体や動物の臓器の一部を切り取る手術装置などの超音波振動装置が知られている（例えば、特許文献１参照）。   Conventionally, ultrasonic waves such as a food cutter that cuts food such as bread, cake, cheese, castella and sheep cann by ultrasonically vibrating the wire in the axial direction of the wire, and a surgical device that cuts off part of human or animal organs A vibration device is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

図３１に、線材の超音波振動によって、組織の切除，乳化や結石の破砕等を行う超音波医療装置を示した。超音波医療装置は、図３１のように、超音波振動子９ｂにワイヤホルダ（線材支持部）１０ａが取り付けられていて、ワイヤホルダ１０ａで支持されたワイヤ（線材）７ａがワイヤ７ａの軸方向に振動するようなっている。超音波振動子９ｂは図面左右方向に振動し、ワイヤ７ａも図面左右方向に振動する。ワイヤ７ａの振動によって組織の切除，乳化や結石の破砕等の治療が行われる。   FIG. 31 shows an ultrasonic medical apparatus that performs tissue excision, emulsification, calculus crushing, and the like by ultrasonic vibration of a wire. In the ultrasonic medical device, as shown in FIG. 31, a wire holder (wire support part) 10a is attached to an ultrasonic transducer 9b, and the wire (wire) 7a supported by the wire holder 10a vibrates in the axial direction of the wire 7a. It is supposed to do. The ultrasonic vibrator 9b vibrates in the horizontal direction of the drawing, and the wire 7a also vibrates in the horizontal direction of the drawing. Treatments such as tissue excision, emulsification, and calculus crushing are performed by vibration of the wire 7a.

図３２に、超音波医療装置の先端の拡大図を示した。超音波治療装置のワイヤホルダの先端１０ｂは、弓のような円弧状をしていて、ワイヤ７ａが弦のように張られている。ワイヤ７ａに対向したワイヤホルダ先端１０ｂの面には、断面が尖った刃１０ｃが形成されている。この超音波治療装置では、ワイヤ７ａとワイヤホルダ１０ｂとで囲まれた半月の空間に、切断対象の半月板や腫瘍等の組織を挟み、ワイヤ７ａを超音波振動させて切断している。また、必要により、ワイヤホルダ先端１０ｂの刃１０ｃを利用して切断している。   FIG. 32 shows an enlarged view of the tip of the ultrasonic medical device. The tip 10b of the wire holder of the ultrasonic therapy apparatus has an arc shape like a bow, and the wire 7a is stretched like a string. A blade 10c with a sharp cross section is formed on the surface of the wire holder tip 10b facing the wire 7a. In this ultrasonic treatment apparatus, a half-moon space surrounded by a wire 7a and a wire holder 10b is sandwiched with a tissue such as a meniscus or a tumor to be cut, and the wire 7a is ultrasonically vibrated and cut. Moreover, it cut | disconnects using the blade 10c of the wire holder front-end | tip 10b as needed.

この線材を線材の軸方向に超音波振動させて食品等の表面をこする摺動タイプのものは、以下に示すような利点がある。すなわち、食品の表面に垂直に縦振動するカッターホーンの刃先を押し付ける押し付けタイプと違って、チタンなどの高価なカッターホーンを必要とせず、高価なカッターホーンを交換しなくて済む。そのため装置が安価である。また、カッターホーンの刃こぼれが無く安全である。   The sliding type that vibrates the surface of food or the like by ultrasonically vibrating the wire in the axial direction of the wire has the following advantages. That is, unlike the pressing type in which the blade edge of the cutter horn that vibrates vertically on the surface of the food is pressed, an expensive cutter horn such as titanium is not required, and the expensive cutter horn need not be replaced. Therefore, the device is inexpensive. In addition, the cutter horn is safe without spilling.

しかし、線材の超音波振動方向が線材の軸方向であるため、食品を切断するには、表面を超音波振動する線材の外周面でこすると同時に、食品の表面に向かって線材を押し付けて押し切っている。食品の表面を超音波振動する線材でこすると、線材と食品の表面の摩擦により熱が発生し、斯かる食品が溶けたりする。そのため、手で線材を食品に押し付ければ食品は切れるので、線材を往復動しない分だけ切れやすい。だが、線材の外周面を食品の表面に押し付けて切るため、食品の表面に尖った刃を垂直に縦振動させて押し付けるカッターホーンの切れ味には及ばない。   However, since the ultrasonic vibration direction of the wire is the axial direction of the wire, in order to cut the food, the surface is rubbed with the outer peripheral surface of the wire that is ultrasonically vibrated, and at the same time, the wire is pressed toward the surface of the food. ing. If the surface of the food is rubbed with a wire that vibrates ultrasonically, heat is generated by friction between the wire and the surface of the food, and the food is melted. For this reason, if the wire is pressed against the food by hand, the food is cut. However, since the outer peripheral surface of the wire is pressed against the surface of the food and cut, it does not reach the sharpness of the cutter horn that presses the blade with a vertical blade that vibrates vertically.

そこで、線材の超音波振動方向を線材の軸方向に直交する方向で、食品の表面に垂直な方向にすれば、線材を食品の表面に垂直な方向に超音波振動させて切り込んでいくことになる。線材が食品の表面をこするのでなく叩きつける振動は、食品の表面を叩きつけ、叩き切ることになるため大幅な切れ味の向上が期待できる。また、超音波たわみ振動させる線材の長さを長くすれば、寸法の大きな食品等の表面を叩きつけ、叩き切ることも可能になる。   Therefore, if the ultrasonic vibration direction of the wire is perpendicular to the axis of the wire and perpendicular to the surface of the food, the wire is ultrasonically vibrated in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the food. Become. The vibration in which the wire does not rub the surface of the food but smashes the surface of the food so that the sharpness can be greatly improved. In addition, if the length of the wire that is subjected to ultrasonic bending vibration is increased, the surface of a food or the like having a large size can be struck and struck.

特にパン切りナイフの刃はパンの表面で刃が滑らない山谷のある波型刃形状であることが従来から求められている（例えば、特許文献２参照）。線材を超音波たわみ振動させると、定常波（定在波）の波形で振動するため、パンの表面にくい込む刃形は山谷のある波型刃形状になる。そして、パンの表面で滑らない波型刃形状パン切りナイフの実現が期待される。しかし、そのような試みはされていない。   In particular, it has been conventionally demanded that the blade of a bread cutting knife has a corrugated blade shape with a valley where the blade does not slide on the surface of the bread (see, for example, Patent Document 2). When the wire is vibrated with ultrasonic waves, it vibrates in the form of a standing wave (standing wave), so that the blade shape that is difficult to squeeze the surface of the bread becomes a wave-shaped blade shape with a valley. And the realization of the corrugated blade shape bread cutting knife which does not slip on the surface of a bread is anticipated. However, no such attempt has been made.

また、金属部品等を薬液中で洗浄する装置の一例として、線材コイルを酸洗するときに、酸液に入れた線材コイルを線材の軸方向に超音波振動させて、酸洗効率を上げることが知られている（例えば、特許文献３参照）。しかし、線材コイルが振動しても、線材コイルの表面と酸液が滑る方向である。もし、超音波振動の振動方向を線材の軸方向に直交する方向にできれば、線材コイルが酸液にくい込む、あるいは叩きつけることになるので酸洗効率を大幅にあげることが期待される。しかし、そのような試みはされていない。   In addition, as an example of an apparatus for cleaning metal parts in a chemical solution, when pickling a wire coil, ultrasonically vibrate the wire coil in the acid solution in the axial direction of the wire to increase pickling efficiency. Is known (see, for example, Patent Document 3). However, even if the wire coil vibrates, the surface of the wire coil and the acid solution slide. If the vibration direction of the ultrasonic vibration can be made perpendicular to the axial direction of the wire rod, it is expected that the pickling efficiency will be greatly increased because the wire coil is hard to pick up or hit the acid solution. However, no such attempt has been made.

また、空気などの気体や少量の細かい粒子が混入した飲料水や食品やその他の液体から、気体や少量の細かい粒子を取り出す方法として、液体を円筒容器に入れ、円筒容器内の一端面に振動部材と対面に反射部材を設け、振動部材と反射部材の間に超音波を発生し、液体中に生じた超音波振動の定在波（定常波）により、気体や細かい粒子を分離する超音波分離装置が知られている（例えば、特許文献４参照）。しかし、液体を全体的に超音波振動させるには、大きなパワーを要している。   In addition, as a method of extracting gas or small amount of fine particles from drinking water, food or other liquid mixed with gas such as air or small amount of fine particles, the liquid is put into a cylindrical container and vibrated at one end of the cylindrical container. Ultrasonic separation that separates gas and fine particles using a standing wave (stationary wave) of ultrasonic vibration generated in the liquid by providing a reflective member facing the member, generating ultrasonic waves between the vibrating member and the reflective member An apparatus is known (see, for example, Patent Document 4). However, large power is required to ultrasonically vibrate the liquid as a whole.

また、配管等の被洗浄体に超音波振動を与えて、被洗浄体に付着した付着物を除去する装置が提案されているが、配管等の被洗浄体に超音波の縦振動子を固定して超音波振動させ、被洗浄体を励振させるものであった（例えば、特許文献５参照）。   In addition, there has been proposed a device that applies ultrasonic vibrations to the object to be cleaned such as piping to remove the deposits attached to the object to be cleaned, but the ultrasonic longitudinal vibrator is fixed to the object to be cleaned such as the pipe. Thus, the object to be cleaned is excited by ultrasonic vibration (see, for example, Patent Document 5).

また、血管中の狭窄病変部を開くために、断面が三角状に尖った切断用ワイヤ７ｂとバルーン７８ｂを用いる方法が知られている。この方法は、切断用ワイヤ７ｂを血管中に入れ、切断用ワイヤ７ｂの背後でバルーン７８ｂを膨らませて、切断用ワイヤ７ｂを狭窄病変部に押し付けて治療する（例えば、特許文献６参照）。   Also, a method is known that uses a cutting wire 7b and a balloon 78b having a triangular cross section to open a stenotic lesion in a blood vessel. In this method, a cutting wire 7b is placed in a blood vessel, a balloon 78b is inflated behind the cutting wire 7b, and the cutting wire 7b is pressed against a stenotic lesion (see, for example, Patent Document 6).

この方法では、断面の尖った切断用ワイヤ７ｂを露出したまま、血管や臓器に開けた挿入口から狭窄病変部まで入れることができないため、図３３（ａ）のバルーン７８ａとカテーテルチューブ７７ａを一体にしたバルーン７８ａ付きカテーテルチューブ７７ａをマンドレル７９ａで体内に押し込み、バルーン７８ａが目的の位置に達した時点で、マンドレル７９ａを引き抜いて、図３３（ｂ）の切断用ワイヤ７ｂ付きマンドレル７９ｂと入れ替え、更にバルーン７８ａを引き抜いて、代わりのバルーン７８ｂを切断用ワイヤ７ｂとマンドレル７９ｂの間に入れて、図３３（ｃ）の形にする交換作業を行うと説明している。手術前の事前準備作業としてこのような交換作業をすることは、手術者にも患者にも負担が大きい。そして、切断用ワイヤ７ｂを押し付けると血管の内壁を損傷する恐れがある。切断用ワイヤ７ｂを押し付けるのでなく、線材の円筒面を超音波たわみ振動させて叩き付けるようにすれば、切断用ワイヤ７ｂで治療するより安全が期待されるのであるが、そのような取り組みはされていない。   In this method, since the cutting wire 7b with a sharp cross-section is exposed, it is not possible to enter the stenotic lesion from an insertion opening opened in a blood vessel or organ. Therefore, the balloon 78a and the catheter tube 77a in FIG. The catheter tube 77a with the balloon 78a is pushed into the body with the mandrel 79a, and when the balloon 78a reaches the target position, the mandrel 79a is pulled out and replaced with the mandrel 79b with the cutting wire 7b in FIG. Further, it is described that the balloon 78a is pulled out, and the replacement balloon 78b is inserted between the cutting wire 7b and the mandrel 79b to perform the exchange operation as shown in FIG. Performing such an exchange work as a preparatory work prior to surgery places a heavy burden on both the operator and the patient. If the cutting wire 7b is pressed, the inner wall of the blood vessel may be damaged. If the cutting wire 7b is not pressed, but the cylindrical surface of the wire is struck by ultrasonic vibration, it is expected to be safer than the treatment with the cutting wire 7b. However, such efforts have not been made. Absent.

特開平１−２３２９４６号公報JP-A-1-232946 実用新案登録第３１８６３１０号公報Utility Model Registration No. 3186310 特開平１１−３３５８８１号公報Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-335881 国際公開ＷＯ００／０７４８１４号公報International Publication WO 00/074814 特開２００６−２７２０７３号公報JP 2006-272073 A 特開２０１２−８１２６７号公報JP 2012-81267 A

本発明は、所望の長さの線材が超音波振動子の超音波縦振動方向と平行な面上で超音波たわみ振動をする線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を提供することを第一の課題としている。   It is a first object of the present invention to provide an ultrasonic flexural vibration device for a wire in which a wire having a desired length vibrates ultrasonically on a plane parallel to the ultrasonic longitudinal vibration direction of the ultrasonic transducer. Yes.

本発明は、上記線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を用いて、線材を超音波振動子の超音波縦振動方向と平行な面上で超音波たわみ振動させ、パン、ケーキ、チーズ、カステラ、羊かん等の食品の表面に垂直に、食品の表面に食い込む方向に超音波たわみ振動させ、線材が食品の表面を叩きつけ、叩き切って食品を切断する。そして、線材を食品に押し付ける力を大幅に軽減して切れ味を向上させた超音波切断装置を提供すること、そして線材の長さを長くして、従来切断できなかった長さの食品を切断する超音波切断装置を提供することを第二の課題としている。   The present invention uses the above-described ultrasonic deflection vibration device for a wire to cause the wire to bend and vibrate on a plane parallel to the ultrasonic longitudinal vibration direction of the ultrasonic vibrator, to produce bread, cake, cheese, castella, sheep cane, etc. The ultrasonic wave bends and vibrates in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the food and into the surface of the food, and the wire strikes the surface of the food and cuts the food. And providing the ultrasonic cutting device which improved the sharpness by greatly reducing the force of pressing the wire against the food, and increasing the length of the wire to cut the length of food that could not be cut conventionally Providing an ultrasonic cutting device is a second problem.

また、本発明は、上記線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を用いて、金属部品等を薬液中で洗浄する洗浄装置に、超音波振動子の超音波縦振動方向と平行な面上で超音波たわみ振動をする線材を薬液に入れて、線材のたわみ振動で薬液を撹拌して、洗浄効率を高めた超音波洗浄装置を提供することを第三の課題としている。   Further, the present invention provides an ultrasonic deflection on a surface parallel to the ultrasonic longitudinal vibration direction of an ultrasonic transducer in a cleaning device for cleaning a metal part or the like in a chemical solution using the ultrasonic deflection vibration device for a wire. The third object is to provide an ultrasonic cleaning device in which a vibrating wire is put in a chemical and the chemical is stirred by the bending vibration of the wire to improve the cleaning efficiency.

また、本発明は、上記線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を用いて、超音波振動子の超音波縦振動方向と平行な面上で超音波たわみ振動させ、液体食品や化学薬品などに直接、超音波振動を与えて気体や少量の細かい異物を分離させて除去する超音波分離装置を提供することを第四の課題としている。   In addition, the present invention uses the above-described ultrasonic bending vibration device for a wire to cause ultrasonic bending vibration on a plane parallel to the ultrasonic longitudinal vibration direction of the ultrasonic vibrator, and directly apply it to liquid foods or chemicals. A fourth problem is to provide an ultrasonic separation device that applies sonic vibration to separate and remove gas and a small amount of fine foreign matter.

また、本発明は、上記線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を用いて、超音波振動子の超音波縦振動方向と平行な面上で超音波たわみ振動させ、配管等の被洗浄体に付着した付着物に直接、超音波振動を与えて、付着物を配管等の被洗浄体から分離、除去する超音波付着物除去装置を提供することを第五の課題としている。   In addition, the present invention uses the above-described ultrasonic bending vibration device for a wire to cause ultrasonic bending vibration on a surface parallel to the ultrasonic longitudinal vibration direction of the ultrasonic vibrator and adhere to an object to be cleaned such as a pipe. It is a fifth object to provide an ultrasonic deposit removing apparatus that directly applies ultrasonic vibrations to a kimono to separate and remove the deposit from an object to be cleaned such as a pipe.

また、本発明は、上記線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を用いて、超音波振動子の超音波縦振動方向と平行な面上で線材を超音波たわみ振動させ、血管中の狭窄病変部に直接、線材の超音波振動エネルギーを与えて、狭窄病変部の付着物を効果的に除去する超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置を提供することを第六の課題としている。 In addition, the present invention uses the above-described ultrasonic bending vibration device for a wire to cause the wire to bend and vibrate ultrasonically on a surface parallel to the ultrasonic longitudinal vibration direction of the ultrasonic vibrator, and directly to a stenotic lesion in a blood vessel. Another object of the present invention is to provide a balloon catheter device with ultrasonic flexural vibration means that effectively removes deposits on a stenotic lesion by applying ultrasonic vibration energy of a wire.

本発明は、超音波振動子からの超音波縦振動を線材の超音波たわみ振動に変換する線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を提供するために、線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を、超音波振動子と、超音波振動子と一体に取り付けられ、超音波振動子が発生させる縦振動を、超音波振動子の縦振動の軸芯から半径方向に離れた位置にある線材取付端面を揺動させるたわみ振動にする超音波たわみホーン本体と、超音波たわみホーン本体の線材取付端面に、一端を一体に取り付けられた線材と、線材の他端を支持する支持手段と、超音波振動子を駆動する超音波振動用の電源と、超音波振動子の振動を制御する超音波振動制御手段とで構成し、超音波振動用の電源及び超音波振動制御手段で超音波振動子を縦振動させ、超音波たわみホーン本体で縦振動を、前記線材取付端面を揺動するたわみ振動にして、線材に、線材が当該線材の軸方向と直交する方向に定常波で波打つ超音波たわみ振動をさせている。このことにより、線材が超音波振動子の超音波縦振動方向と平行な面上で超音波たわみ振動をする。そして、所望の長さの線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を実現している。 In order to provide an ultrasonic flexural vibration device for a wire that converts ultrasonic longitudinal vibration from an ultrasonic transducer into ultrasonic flexural vibration of the wire, the present invention relates to an ultrasonic flexural vibration device for a wire, And bending that causes the longitudinal vibration generated by the ultrasonic vibrator to be moved integrally with the ultrasonic vibrator, and to swing the wire attachment end surface located radially away from the longitudinal vibration axis of the ultrasonic vibrator. Ultrasonic flexible horn body to be vibrated, wire rod with one end integrally attached to the wire rod mounting end surface of the ultrasonic flexure horn body, support means for supporting the other end of the wire rod , and ultrasonic transducer for driving the ultrasonic transducer It is composed of a power source for ultrasonic vibration and ultrasonic vibration control means for controlling the vibration of the ultrasonic vibrator. The ultrasonic vibrator is longitudinally vibrated by the power source for ultrasonic vibration and the ultrasonic vibration control means. the vertical vibration in the deflection horn body, before In the deflection pivots the wire mounting end surface vibration, to the wire, the wire is allowed to rippling ultrasonic bending vibrations in standing wave in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the wire. As a result, the wire undergoes ultrasonic flexural vibration on a plane parallel to the ultrasonic longitudinal vibration direction of the ultrasonic vibrator. And the ultrasonic bending vibration apparatus of the wire of desired length is implement | achieved.

特に本発明では、超音波たわみホーン本体を、超音波振動子の超音波縦振動を受けて縦振動する円柱部分と、この円柱部分の先端で軸芯と直交する方向にＴ字状に設けられ、円柱部分の直径より短い短辺と円柱部分の直径より長い長辺と所要の厚さを持つ角柱部分と、角柱部分の短辺側端面の、円柱部分側軸芯方向から視て表側と裏側とになる端辺部分のそれぞれに設けられ、角柱部分の厚さを薄くするように切り欠かれた切欠き部とで構成し、前記線材の一端を角柱部分の一方の短辺側端面に一体に取り付けて、線材に、線材が当該線材の軸方向と直交する方向に定常波で波打つ超音波たわみ振動をさせている。このことにより、線材が超音波振動子の超音波縦振動方向と平行な面上で超音波たわみ振動をする。また、超音波たわみ振動させる線材の長さを長くすることにより、所望の長さの線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を供給可能にしている。 Particularly in the present invention, the ultrasonic deflection horn Body, a columnar portion that longitudinal vibration by receiving ultrasonic longitudinal vibration of the ultrasonic vibrator, the direction orthogonal to the axis at the tip of the cylindrical section in a T-shape is a prismatic portion having a thickness of a long long side and Kaname Tokoro than the diameter of the short short sides and the cylindrical portion than the diameter of the cylindrical section, the short side end surface of the prism portion, as viewed from the cylindrical section side axis direction front side And a notch portion provided in each of the end side portions to be the back side and notched so as to reduce the thickness of the prismatic portion, and one end of the wire rod is an end surface on one short side of the prismatic portion Are attached integrally to the wire , and the wire is subjected to ultrasonic flexural vibration in which the wire undulates with a standing wave in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the wire . As a result, the wire undergoes ultrasonic flexural vibration on a plane parallel to the ultrasonic longitudinal vibration direction of the ultrasonic vibrator. In addition, by increasing the length of the wire that is subjected to ultrasonic flexural vibration, it is possible to supply an ultrasonic flexural vibration device for a wire having a desired length.

本発明の超音波切断装置では、上記線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を装置フレームに対して上下動ならびに水平方向に移動可能に支持する移動手段を設け、切断対象物を載置するアンビルを装置フレームに設けている。   In the ultrasonic cutting apparatus according to the present invention, a moving means for supporting the ultrasonic bending vibration apparatus for the wire rod so as to move up and down and horizontally in the apparatus frame is provided, and the anvil on which the object to be cut is placed is mounted on the apparatus frame. Provided.

本発明の超音波切断装置では、線材が超音波振動子の超音波縦振動方向と平行な面上で超音波たわみ振動をする。超音波振動子の超音波縦振動方向と平行な面とは、パン、ケーキ、チーズ、カステラ、羊かん等の食品の表面に垂直な面である。そのため、線材のたわみ振動により、線材は食品の表面を叩きつけ、叩き切って食品を切断する。   In the ultrasonic cutting apparatus according to the present invention, the wire performs ultrasonic bending vibration on a plane parallel to the ultrasonic longitudinal vibration direction of the ultrasonic vibrator. The plane parallel to the ultrasonic longitudinal vibration direction of the ultrasonic vibrator is a plane perpendicular to the surface of food such as bread, cake, cheese, castella, and sheep cane. For this reason, the wire rod strikes the surface of the food by the flexural vibration of the wire rod, and cuts the food by knocking it off.

特に、パン切りナイフの刃はパンの表面で刃が滑らない山谷のある波型刃形状であることが従来から求められているが、本発明の超音波切断装置では、線材が超音波振動子の超音波縦振動方向と平行な面上で定常波（定在波）の超音波たわみ振動して、瞬間的に見れば、瞬間毎にパンの表面で滑らない山谷のある波型刃形状を形成している。   In particular, it has been conventionally demanded that the blade of the bread cutting knife has a corrugated blade shape with peaks and valleys where the blade does not slide on the surface of the bread. In the ultrasonic cutting device of the present invention, the wire is an ultrasonic transducer. The ultrasonic wave bending vibration of standing wave (standing wave) on the surface parallel to the ultrasonic longitudinal vibration direction of the wave forms a wave-shaped blade shape with a mountain valley that does not slip on the surface of the bread every moment when viewed instantaneously. doing.

また、本発明の超音波洗浄装置では、前記線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を装置フレームに取り付け、洗浄対象物と薬液を入れる容器を装置フレームに設け、前記超音波たわみ振動装置の線材を前記容器内に配置している。   Moreover, in the ultrasonic cleaning apparatus of the present invention, the ultrasonic bending vibration device for the wire rod is attached to the device frame, a container for storing a cleaning object and a chemical solution is provided in the device frame, and the wire of the ultrasonic bending vibration device is the container. It is placed inside.

本発明の超音波洗浄装置では線材が超音波振動子の超音波縦振動方向と平行な面上で超音波たわみ振動をするので、線材コイルの表面が薬液の表面を叩きつけるように攪拌している状態で金属部品等の洗浄が効果的に行われる。   In the ultrasonic cleaning apparatus of the present invention, since the wire vibrates ultrasonically on a plane parallel to the ultrasonic longitudinal vibration direction of the ultrasonic vibrator, the wire coil surface is stirred so that the surface of the chemical solution strikes the surface of the chemical solution. The metal parts and the like are effectively cleaned in the state.

また、本発明の超音波分離装置では、前記線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を装置フレームに取り付け、分離対象物を入れる容器を装置フレームに設け、前記超音波たわみ振動装置の線材を前記容器内に配置している。   In the ultrasonic separation device of the present invention, the ultrasonic bending vibration device for the wire rod is attached to the device frame, a container for putting an object to be separated is provided in the device frame, and the wire rod for the ultrasonic bending vibration device is placed in the container. It is arranged.

本発明の超音波分離装置では、線材が超音波振動子の超音波縦振動方向と平行な面上で超音波たわみ振動をするので、分離容器内の液体食品や化学薬品などに直接、超音波振動が与えられ、気体や少量の細かい異物が効果的に分離されて除去される。   In the ultrasonic separating apparatus of the present invention, since the wire vibrates ultrasonically on a surface parallel to the ultrasonic longitudinal vibration direction of the ultrasonic vibrator, the ultrasonic wave is directly applied to the liquid food or chemical in the separation container. Vibration is applied, and gas and a small amount of fine foreign matter are effectively separated and removed.

また、本発明の超音波付着物除去装置では、前記線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を装置フレームに取り付け、前記超音波たわみ振動装置で超音波たわみ振動している線材を付着物に押し当てて除去するようにしている。   Further, in the ultrasonic deposit removing device of the present invention, the ultrasonic bending vibration device for the wire is attached to an apparatus frame, and the wire bending the ultrasonic bending vibration by the ultrasonic bending vibration device is pressed against the deposit and removed. Like to do.

本発明の超音波付着物除去装置では、線材が超音波振動子の超音波縦振動方向と平行な面上で超音波たわみ振動をするので、配管等の被洗浄体に付着した付着物に直接、超音波振動が与えられ、付着物が効果的に除去される。   In the ultrasonic deposit removing apparatus of the present invention, the wire vibrates ultrasonically on a surface parallel to the ultrasonic longitudinal vibration direction of the ultrasonic vibrator, so that it directly adheres to the deposit adhered to the object to be cleaned such as a pipe. The ultrasonic vibration is applied, and the deposits are effectively removed.

また、本発明の超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置では、カテーテルの先端部で線材が超音波振動子の超音波縦振動方向と平行な面上で超音波たわみ振動をするので血管中の狭窄病変部の付着物に直接、超音波振動エネルギーを与えるので、狭窄病変部の付着物が効果的に除去される。 Further, in the balloon catheter device with ultrasonic flexural vibration means of the present invention, the wire material vibrates ultrasonically on a plane parallel to the ultrasonic longitudinal vibration direction of the ultrasonic transducer at the distal end portion of the catheter, so that stenosis in the blood vessel is achieved. Since ultrasonic vibration energy is directly applied to the deposit on the lesion, the deposit on the stenosis lesion is effectively removed.

本発明の線材の超音波たわみ振動装置によれば、線材が超音波振動子の超音波縦振動方向と平行な面上で超音波たわみ振動させることができるようになった。また、線材の長さを長くすることで容易に所望の長さの線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を供給できるようになった。   According to the ultrasonic bending vibration device for a wire of the present invention, the wire can be flexibly vibrated on a plane parallel to the ultrasonic longitudinal vibration direction of the ultrasonic vibrator. In addition, it is possible to easily supply an ultrasonic flexural vibration device of a desired length of wire by increasing the length of the wire.

本発明の超音波切断装置では、線材の超音波振動方向をパン、ケーキ、チーズ、カステラや、羊かん等の食品の表面に垂直な、食品の表面に食い込む方向にしているので、線材のたわみ振動により、線材は食品の表面を叩きつけ、叩き切って食品を切断する。これにより、線材を食品に押し付ける力が大幅に軽減され、切れ味が向上した超音波切断装置が得られる。線材の外周面は、カッターホーンの刃先のように尖っていない細い線材を用いているので、切れ味を大幅に向上させ、安価で、刃こぼれのない超音波切断装置を供給できるようになった。特に、線材の長さを長くした超音波切断装置では、従来切断が困難であった長尺な長さの食品を容易に切断することが可能となった。   In the ultrasonic cutting apparatus of the present invention, the ultrasonic vibration direction of the wire is set in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the food such as bread, cake, cheese, castella and sheep cane, so that the wire is bent and vibrated. Thus, the wire hits the surface of the food and cuts the food by hitting it. Thereby, the force which presses a wire to a foodstuff is reduced significantly, and the ultrasonic cutting device with improved sharpness is obtained. Since the outer peripheral surface of the wire uses a thin wire that is not sharp like the cutting edge of a cutter horn, the sharpness is greatly improved, and an ultrasonic cutting device that is inexpensive and free of blade spills can be supplied. In particular, with an ultrasonic cutting apparatus in which the length of the wire is increased, it has become possible to easily cut a long food that has been difficult to cut.

また、本発明の超音波洗浄装置では、洗浄力、洗浄効果を高めることが出来るようになった。   Moreover, in the ultrasonic cleaning apparatus of the present invention, the cleaning power and cleaning effect can be enhanced.

また、本発明の超音波分離装置では、気体や粒子を効果的に分離できるようになった。   Further, in the ultrasonic separation apparatus of the present invention, gas and particles can be effectively separated.

また、本発明の超音波付着物除去装置では、付着物を効果的に除去できるようになった。   Moreover, in the ultrasonic deposit removal apparatus of the present invention, deposits can be effectively removed.

また、本発明の超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置では、狭窄病変部の付着物が効果的に除去されるようになった。 Moreover, in the balloon catheter device with ultrasonic flexural vibration means of the present invention, the deposits on the stenotic lesion are effectively removed.

本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみ装置の概略構成図。1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an ultrasonic deflection apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. （ａ）本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみ装置の基本的な要部の構成を示した図。（ｂ）本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみ装置の実際的な要部の構成を示した図。(A) The figure which showed the structure of the principal principal part of the ultrasonic bending apparatus which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. (B) The figure which showed the structure of the actual principal part of the ultrasonic bending apparatus which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. 本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみホーン本体９０に線材７を一体に取り付けた超音波たわみホーンを下方から見た外観斜視図。The external appearance perspective view which looked at the ultrasonic bending horn which attached the wire 7 to the ultrasonic bending horn main body 90 which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention from the bottom. （ａ）本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみホーンの要部の正面図。（ｂ）本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみホーンの要部の底面図。(A) The front view of the principal part of the ultrasonic bending horn which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. (B) The bottom view of the principal part of the ultrasonic bending horn which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. （ａ）〜（ｃ）本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみホーンの構造を説明する図。(A)-(c) The figure explaining the structure of the ultrasonic bending horn which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. （ａ）〜（ｃ）本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみホーンの振動状態を説明する図。(A)-(c) The figure explaining the vibration state of the ultrasonic bending horn which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. （ａ）（ｂ）本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみホーンの振動状態を説明する図。(A) (b) The figure explaining the vibration state of the ultrasonic bending horn which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. （ａ）本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみホーンの変形例を下方から見た外観斜視図。（ｂ）本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみホーンの更に他の変形例を下方から見た外観斜視図。(A) The external appearance perspective view which looked at the modification of the ultrasonic bending horn which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention from the downward direction. (B) The external appearance perspective view which looked at the further another modification of the ultrasonic bending horn which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention from the downward direction. 本発明の第二実施形態に係る超音波切断装置の要部断面図。The principal part sectional view of the ultrasonic cutting device concerning a second embodiment of the present invention. 本発明の第二実施形態に係る超音波切断装置で食品を切断している状態を示す要部断面図。The principal part sectional drawing which shows the state which is cutting the food with the ultrasonic cutting device which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. （ａ）〜（ｄ）本発明の第二実施形態に係る超音波切断装置で食品を切断している状態を示す要部断面図。(A)-(d) Main part sectional drawing which shows the state which has cut | disconnected the foodstuff with the ultrasonic cutting device which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. （ａ）〜（ｄ）本発明の第二実施形態に係る超音波切断装置で食品を切断している状態を示す要部断面図。(A)-(d) Main part sectional drawing which shows the state which has cut | disconnected the foodstuff with the ultrasonic cutting device which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. （ａ）本発明の第三実施形態に係る超音波切断装置の構造を説明する要部断面図。（ｂ）本発明の第三実施形態に係る超音波切断装置で食品を切断している状態を示す要部断面図。(A) Main part sectional drawing explaining the structure of the ultrasonic cutting device which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention. (B) The principal part sectional view showing the state where food is cut with the ultrasonic cutting device concerning a third embodiment of the present invention. 本発明の第四実施形態に係る超音波切断装置の要部断面図。The principal part sectional view of the ultrasonic cutting device concerning a fourth embodiment of the present invention. （ａ）（ｂ）本発明の第四実施形態に係る超音波切断装置の先端部の拡大図。(A) (b) The enlarged view of the front-end | tip part of the ultrasonic cutting device which concerns on 4th embodiment of this invention. （ａ）（ｂ）本発明の第四実施形態に係る超音波切断装置の先端部の拡大図。(A) (b) The enlarged view of the front-end | tip part of the ultrasonic cutting device which concerns on 4th embodiment of this invention. 本発明の第五実施形態に係る超音波洗浄装置の要部断面図。Sectional drawing of the principal part of the ultrasonic cleaning apparatus which concerns on 5th embodiment of this invention. 本発明の第六実施形態に係る超音波分離装置の要部断面図。The principal part sectional drawing of the ultrasonic separation apparatus which concerns on 6th embodiment of this invention. 本発明の第六実施形態に係る超音波分離装置を三段階に接続したときの概念図。The conceptual diagram when connecting the ultrasonic separation apparatus which concerns on 6th embodiment of this invention in three steps. （ａ）〜（ｃ）本発明の第七実施形態に係る超音波付着物除去装置の概念図。(A)-(c) The conceptual diagram of the ultrasonic deposit removal apparatus which concerns on 7th embodiment of this invention. 本発明の第八実施形態に係る超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置の要部断面図。The principal part sectional drawing of the balloon catheter apparatus with an ultrasonic deflection vibration means which concerns on 8th embodiment of this invention. 本発明の第八実施形態に係る超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置の超音波たわみ振動装置近傍の分解部分断面図。The decomposition | disassembly partial sectional view of the ultrasonic deflection vibration apparatus vicinity of the balloon catheter apparatus with an ultrasonic deflection vibration means which concerns on 8th embodiment of this invention. （ａ）、（ｂ）本発明の第八実施形態に係る超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置の操作手順を示した軸方向断面図。(A), (b) The axial direction sectional drawing which showed the operation procedure of the balloon catheter apparatus with an ultrasonic deflection vibration means which concerns on 8th embodiment of this invention. 本発明の第八実施形態に係る超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置の操作手順を示した半径方向断面図。The radial direction sectional view which showed the operation procedure of the balloon catheter apparatus with an ultrasonic deflection vibration means which concerns on 8th embodiment of this invention. 本発明の第八実施形態に係る超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置の操作手順を示した軸方向断面図。The axial direction sectional view which showed the operation procedure of the balloon catheter apparatus with an ultrasonic deflection vibration means which concerns on 8th embodiment of this invention. 本発明の第八実施形態に係る超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置の操作手順を示した軸方向断面図。The axial direction sectional view which showed the operation procedure of the balloon catheter apparatus with an ultrasonic deflection vibration means which concerns on 8th embodiment of this invention. 本発明の第八実施形態に係る超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置の操作手順を示したフロー図。The flowchart which showed the operation procedure of the balloon catheter apparatus with an ultrasonic deflection vibration means which concerns on 8th embodiment of this invention. 本発明の第八実施形態に係る超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置の操作手順を示した第二のフロー図。The 2nd flowchart which showed the operation procedure of the balloon catheter apparatus with an ultrasonic deflection vibration means which concerns on 8th embodiment of this invention. 本発明の第八実施形態に係る超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置の操作手順を示した軸方向断面図。The axial direction sectional view which showed the operation procedure of the balloon catheter apparatus with an ultrasonic deflection vibration means which concerns on 8th embodiment of this invention. 本発明の第八実施形態に係る超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置の操作手順を示した半径方向断面図。The radial direction sectional view which showed the operation procedure of the balloon catheter apparatus with an ultrasonic deflection vibration means which concerns on 8th embodiment of this invention. 従来の超音波治療装置の正面図。The front view of the conventional ultrasonic therapy apparatus. 従来の超音波治療装置の先端部の拡大図。The enlarged view of the front-end | tip part of the conventional ultrasonic therapy apparatus. （ａ）従来のマンドレルが入ったバルーン付きカテーテルの外観図。（ｂ）従来の交換用の切断用ワイヤ付きマンドレルの外観図。（ｃ）マンドレルを（ｂ）の切断用ワイヤ付きマンドレルと交換し、更に切断用ワイヤとマンドレルの間にバルーンを入れたときの外観図。(A) External view of catheter with balloon containing conventional mandrel. (B) External view of a conventional mandrel with a cutting wire for replacement. (C) External view when the mandrel is replaced with the mandrel with the cutting wire of (b) and a balloon is further inserted between the cutting wire and the mandrel.

以下、本発明に係る線材の超音波たわみ振動装置、超音波切断装置、超音波洗浄装置、超音波分離装置、超音波付着物除去装置、及び超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置について、図面とともに説明する。 Hereinafter, an ultrasonic deflection vibration device, an ultrasonic cutting device, an ultrasonic cleaning device, an ultrasonic separation device, an ultrasonic deposit removal device, and a balloon catheter device with ultrasonic deflection vibration means according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. explain.

図１に本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみ装置の概略構成図を示した。図１において、９は超音波振動子であり、９０は超音波振動子の縦振動をたわみ振動に変換する超音波たわみホーン本体であり、７は超音波たわみホーン本体９０の一端面（以下、線材取付端面という。）Ａに一体に取り付けられた線材である。８は線材７を線材７の自由端にあるたわみ振動の節で支持する支持部である。支持部８は、支持フレーム１０の先端に取り付けてあり、支持フレーム１０は、Ｌ字型をなしていて図１の水平部分に超音波振動子９を入れ、超音波振動子のフランジ９ａを挟持して固定している。そして、超音波振動子９と超音波たわみホーン本体９０と線材７と支持フレーム１０は、一体に組み立てられている。   FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of an ultrasonic deflection apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 9 is an ultrasonic transducer, 90 is an ultrasonic flexure horn main body that converts the longitudinal vibration of the ultrasonic transducer into flexural vibration, and 7 is one end surface of the ultrasonic flexure horn main body 90 (hereinafter, referred to as the following). It is called a wire rod attachment end face.) A wire rod integrally attached to A. Reference numeral 8 denotes a support portion for supporting the wire 7 with a bending vibration node at the free end of the wire 7. The support portion 8 is attached to the tip of the support frame 10. The support frame 10 is L-shaped, and the ultrasonic vibrator 9 is inserted in the horizontal portion of FIG. 1, and the flange 9a of the ultrasonic vibrator is sandwiched between them. And fixed. And the ultrasonic transducer | vibrator 9, the ultrasonic flexure horn main body 90, the wire 7, and the support frame 10 are assembled integrally.

３５は超音波振動用の電源であり、３６は超音波振動制御手段である。電源３５と超音波振動制御手段３６と超音波振動子９はケーブル３３により電気的に接続されている。なお、３２は液晶表示手段であり、超音波振動条件、振動パターン、振動作業状況などを表示する。電源３５と超音波振動制御手段３６を作動させると、超音波振動子９は超音波縦振動を行い、超音波たわみホーン本体９０の線材取付端面Ａに一体に取り付けられている線材７は超音波たわみ振動を行う。   Reference numeral 35 denotes a power source for ultrasonic vibration, and reference numeral 36 denotes ultrasonic vibration control means. The power source 35, the ultrasonic vibration control means 36 and the ultrasonic vibrator 9 are electrically connected by a cable 33. Reference numeral 32 denotes a liquid crystal display means for displaying ultrasonic vibration conditions, vibration patterns, vibration work conditions, and the like. When the power source 35 and the ultrasonic vibration control means 36 are operated, the ultrasonic vibrator 9 performs ultrasonic longitudinal vibration, and the wire 7 attached integrally to the wire attachment end surface A of the ultrasonic flexure horn main body 90 is ultrasonic. Perform flexural vibration.

ここで発明理解のために、図２（ａ）に、本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみ装置の要部の基本的な構成を示し、図２（ｂ）に本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみ装置の要部の実際的な構成を示した。   Here, in order to understand the invention, FIG. 2 (a) shows the basic configuration of the main part of the ultrasonic deflection apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 (b) shows the first configuration of the present invention. The actual structure of the principal part of the ultrasonic bending apparatus which concerns on embodiment was shown.

図２（ａ）に示したように、超音波たわみホーン本体９０は、超音波振動子９の縦振動を受ける大径の円柱部分１と、小径の円柱部分２と、角柱部分３とから構成されている。円柱部分１は、超音波振動子９の縦振動を受けて、斯かる縦振動を円柱部分２に伝える。円柱部分２は、円柱部分２の直径（ΦＤ）より短い短辺（Ｂ）と円柱部分２の直径（ΦＤ）より長い長辺（Ｃ）と所定の厚さを持つ角柱部分３に縦振動を伝える。角柱部分３は円柱部分２の直径（ΦＤ）より短い短辺（Ｂ）と円柱部分２の直径（ΦＤ）より長い長辺（Ｃ）と所定の厚さを持つ角柱部分であり、円柱部分２からの縦振動を受けてたわみ振動をする。そして角柱部分３の線材取付端面Ａにつけた線材７を定常波でたわみ振動させる。   As shown in FIG. 2A, the ultrasonic flexure horn main body 90 includes a large-diameter cylindrical portion 1 that receives longitudinal vibration of the ultrasonic transducer 9, a small-diameter cylindrical portion 2, and a prismatic portion 3. Has been. The cylindrical portion 1 receives the longitudinal vibration of the ultrasonic transducer 9 and transmits the longitudinal vibration to the cylindrical portion 2. The cylindrical portion 2 causes longitudinal vibration to a rectangular column portion 3 having a short side (B) shorter than the diameter (ΦD) of the cylindrical portion 2 and a long side (C) longer than the diameter (ΦD) of the cylindrical portion 2 and a predetermined thickness. Tell. The prism portion 3 is a prism portion having a short side (B) shorter than the diameter (ΦD) of the cylindrical portion 2 and a long side (C) longer than the diameter (ΦD) of the cylindrical portion 2 and a predetermined thickness. It receives flexural vibrations in response to longitudinal vibration from Then, the wire rod 7 attached to the wire rod attachment end surface A of the prism portion 3 is flexibly vibrated with a standing wave.

しかし、円柱部分１と円柱部分２との段差部、円柱部分２と角柱部分３との段差部では、超音波たわみホーン本体９０の形状が急変するため、超音波振動エネルギーがうまく伝わらない。この形状の急変部分では、超音波たわみホーン本体９０が割れたり、ひびが入ったり、折れたりすることもある。そこで、図２（ｂ）に実際的な構成を示したように、円柱部分１と円柱部分２との段差部、及び、円柱部分２と角柱部分３との段差部には曲面Ｒ１、Ｒ２を設けて、形状をなだらかに変化させている。このことで、超音波振動エネルギーの損失を防ぎ、超音波たわみホーン本体９０の折損を予防している。However, since the shape of the ultrasonic deflection horn main body 90 changes suddenly at the stepped portion between the cylindrical portion 1 and the cylindrical portion 2 and the stepped portion between the cylindrical portion 2 and the prismatic portion 3, the ultrasonic vibration energy is not transmitted well. In the sudden change portion of this shape, the ultrasonic deflection horn main body 90 may be cracked, cracked or broken. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2B, the curved portions R 1 and R are formed on the stepped portion between the columnar portion 1 and the columnar portion 2 and the stepped portion between the columnar portion 2 and the prismatic portion 3. 2 is provided to change the shape gently. This prevents loss of ultrasonic vibration energy and prevents breakage of the ultrasonic deflection horn main body 90.

図３に、本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみ振動装置の超音波たわみホーン本体９０に線材７を一体に取り付けた超音波たわみホーンを斜め下方から見た外観斜視図を示した。図３では、線材７以外は全て超音波たわみホーン本体９０である。   FIG. 3 shows an external perspective view of the ultrasonic flexure horn in which the wire 7 is integrally attached to the ultrasonic flexure horn main body 90 of the ultrasonic flexural vibration device according to the first embodiment of the present invention as seen obliquely from below. In FIG. 3, all of the parts other than the wire 7 are the ultrasonic deflection horn main body 90.

縦振動する部分を直径の大きい円柱部分１と直径の小さい円柱部分２とをつないだ段付き円柱にして、円柱部分１の横断面の断面積を、円柱部分２の横断面の断面積へと小さくすることにより、図示しない振動子から直径の大きい円柱部分１に伝わってくる超音波振動エネルギーの単位面積当たりの大きさを、直径の小さい円柱部分２で大きくし、円柱部分２の端面での振幅を増幅している。なお、円柱部分１と円柱部分２の段差部分はＲ１で示した曲面でつないでいる。The longitudinally vibrating part is a stepped cylinder connecting the cylindrical part 1 having a large diameter and the cylindrical part 2 having a small diameter, and the cross sectional area of the cylindrical part 1 is changed to the cross sectional area of the cylindrical part 2. By reducing the size, the size per unit area of the ultrasonic vibration energy transmitted from the vibrator (not shown) to the cylindrical portion 1 having a large diameter is increased by the cylindrical portion 2 having a small diameter, and is measured at the end surface of the cylindrical portion 2. The amplitude is amplified. Incidentally, the step portion of the cylindrical section 1 and the cylindrical section 2 and connects with a curved surface shown in R 1.

図３では、超音波たわみホーン本体９０の先端の形状を、縦振動する円柱部分２と、円柱部分２の直径（ΦＤ）より短い短辺（Ｂ）と円柱部分２の直径より長い長辺（Ｃ）と所定の厚さを持つ角柱部分３を、当該円柱部分２の先端で軸芯と直交する方向にＴ字状に設けたものとしている。そして、円柱部分２と角柱部分３との段差部分はＲ２で示した曲面でつないでいる。In FIG. 3, the shape of the tip of the ultrasonic flexure horn main body 90 is divided into a longitudinally vibrating column portion 2, a short side (B) shorter than the diameter (ΦD) of the column portion 2 and a long side longer than the diameter of the column portion 2 ( C) and a prism portion 3 having a predetermined thickness are provided in a T shape in the direction perpendicular to the axis at the tip of the cylindrical portion 2. Then, the step portion of the cylindrical section 2 and the prismatic part 3 and connects with a curved surface shown in R 2.

Ｔ字状に伸びる角柱部分３の先端の角部における、円柱部分２の軸芯方向に対して表側と裏側とになる部分に、角柱部分の厚さを薄くするように切り欠かれた切欠き部５、６をそれぞれ設け、角柱部分３の一方の端面（線材取付端面Ａ）から角柱部分３の軸芯方向の外側に伸びた線材７を設けている。   Cutouts that are cut out to reduce the thickness of the prism portion at the front and back sides of the cylindrical portion 2 at the corner of the tip of the prism portion 3 that extends in a T-shape. The portions 5 and 6 are provided, respectively, and a wire rod 7 extending from one end surface (wire rod attachment end surface A) of the prism portion 3 to the outside in the axial direction of the prism portion 3 is provided.

このことで、超音波振動子９の縦振動を超音波たわみホーン本体９０の円柱部分１で受け、斯かる縦振動を円柱部分１より断面積の小さい円柱部分２に伝えて超音波エネルギーを凝縮し、振幅を増大させ、縦振動する円柱部分２と、円柱部分２の直径（ΦＤ）より短い短辺（Ｂ）と円柱部分２の直径（ΦＤ）より長い長辺（Ｃ）と所定の厚さを持つ角柱部分３を当該円柱部分２の先端で軸芯と直交する方向にＴ字状に設け、円柱部分２の縦振動を角柱部分３のたわみ振動にしている。そして、角柱部分３の線材取付端面Ａに線材７を一体に付け、線材７を超音波たわみ振動させている。線材７は定常波（定在波）の超音波たわみ振動をする。   Thus, the longitudinal vibration of the ultrasonic transducer 9 is received by the cylindrical portion 1 of the ultrasonic deflection horn main body 90, and the longitudinal vibration is transmitted to the cylindrical portion 2 having a smaller cross-sectional area than the cylindrical portion 1 to condense the ultrasonic energy. Then, the cylinder portion 2 that increases the amplitude and vibrates longitudinally, the short side (B) that is shorter than the diameter (ΦD) of the cylindrical portion 2, the long side (C) that is longer than the diameter (ΦD) of the cylindrical portion 2, and a predetermined thickness A rectangular column portion 3 having a thickness is provided in a T-shape in the direction orthogonal to the axis at the tip of the cylindrical portion 2, and the vertical vibration of the cylindrical portion 2 is changed to a flexural vibration of the rectangular column portion 3. And the wire 7 is integrally attached to the wire attachment end surface A of the prismatic part 3, and the wire 7 is vibrated ultrasonically. The wire 7 vibrates with standing waves (standing waves).

図４（ａ）に、本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみホーンの要部の正面図を示し、図４（ｂ）に、超音波たわみホーンの要部の底面図を示した。   FIG. 4A shows a front view of the main part of the ultrasonic flexure horn according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4B shows a bottom view of the main part of the ultrasonic flexure horn.

図４（ａ）の、本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみホーンの要部の正面図では、円柱部分２（直径ΦＤ）の外側に、アーム長さ（Ｌ）だけ両側に張り出した角柱部分３がついている。そして、円柱部分２の軸芯方向に対して表側と裏側となる部分に、切欠き部５、６を設けて、線材取付端面Ａに線材７を取り付けている。   In the front view of the principal part of the ultrasonic flexure horn according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 4 (a), the arm length (L) protrudes on both sides outside the cylindrical portion 2 (diameter ΦD). A prismatic part 3 is attached. And the notch parts 5 and 6 are provided in the part which becomes a front side and a back side with respect to the axial direction of the cylindrical part 2, and the wire 7 is attached to the wire attachment end surface A. As shown in FIG.

切欠き部５、６の形は、それぞれ図４において、（Ｅ）で示した幅と、(ｈ１)あるいは（ｈ３）で示した厚さで区切られる空間である。(ｈ１)と（ｈ３）の厚さは、実際には、試行錯誤、つまり切欠きを削ってみて振動状態を見て、超音波振動状況が定常波となるような厚さに決められる。The shape of the notches 5 and 6 is a space delimited by the width indicated by (E) and the thickness indicated by (h 1 ) or (h 3 ) in FIG. The thicknesses of (h 1 ) and (h 3 ) are actually determined to be trial and error, that is, thicknesses such that the ultrasonic vibration state becomes a standing wave by looking at the vibration state by cutting the notch.

図４（ａ）で、円柱部分２と角柱部分３がＴ字状に直交する隅部は角Ｒ２のような曲面でつないでいる。このことにより、超音波振動子９から、円柱部分１、円柱部分２へと伝わってきた超音波エネルギーを角Ｒ２で囲んだ曲面部分から効率よく角柱部分３に伝えている。FIG at 4 (a), corner cylindrical section 2 and the prismatic part 3 is perpendicular to the T-shape and connects a curved surface such as the corner R 2. Thus, the transmitted from the ultrasonic transducer 9, the cylindrical portion 1, the ultrasonic energy has been transmitted to the cylindrical section 2 from the curved portion in square R 2 efficiently prismatic portion 3.

また、図４（ａ）の参照符号４は角柱部分３の側面である。本発明では、角柱部分３の側面４を角柱部分３の真横の厚さ（Ｈ）だけでなく、角柱部分３の真横から円柱部分２の直径がまだ曲面Ｒ２によって広がっていない直径がΦＤである端面２ａの位置までをＴ字状の平面として形成している。このことにより、超音波振動子９から、円柱部分１、円柱部分２へと伝わってきた超音波エネルギーを効率よく角柱部分３に伝えている。Further, reference numeral 4 in FIG. 4A is a side surface of the prism portion 3. In the present invention, the side surface 4 of the prism portion 3 not only the thickness of the edge-prismatic portion 3 (H), diameter abeam from the cylindrical section 2 the diameter of the prismatic portion 3 is not spread yet by the curved surface R 2 is in ΦD A portion up to a certain end surface 2a is formed as a T-shaped plane. Thereby, the ultrasonic energy transmitted from the ultrasonic transducer 9 to the cylindrical portion 1 and the cylindrical portion 2 is efficiently transmitted to the prism portion 3.

円柱部分２の端面では、全面が軸芯と平行に縦振動している。円柱部分２の端面の縦振動の詳しい状況について、円柱部分２の端面の中心部近辺の内側の振幅と外側の振幅を比べると、内側の振幅が小さく、外側の振幅が大きい。図４（ｂ）の底面図で説明すると、円柱部分２の端面では、中央の白点（ＷＰ）での振幅が小さく、外側の４つの黒点（ＢＰ１、ＢＰ２、ＢＰ３、ＢＰ４）での振幅が大きい。On the end surface of the cylindrical portion 2, the entire surface vibrates longitudinally in parallel with the axis. As for the detailed situation of the longitudinal vibration of the end face of the cylindrical portion 2, when comparing the inner amplitude and the outer amplitude near the center of the end face of the cylindrical portion 2, the inner amplitude is small and the outer amplitude is large. Figure 4 Referring to the bottom surface view of (b), the end face of the cylindrical section 2, the center of the white point amplitudes are small in (WP), the outer four black points (BP 1, BP 2, BP 3, BP 4) The amplitude at is large.

そのため、本発明では、円柱部分２の端面２ａに、図４（ａ）（ｂ）のように、円柱部分２の直径（ΦＤ）より短い短辺（Ｂ）と円柱部分２の直径（ΦＤ）より長い長辺（Ｃ）を持つ角柱部分３を取り付けている。円柱部分２の直径（ΦＤ）より短い短辺（Ｂ）としたことにより、円柱部分２の端面２ａの図４（ｂ）における上下外側の２つの黒点（ＢＰ１、ＢＰ３）での振動は円柱部分２の端面２ａまで伝わるが、円柱部分２がカットされているので角柱部分３には伝わらない。つまり、円柱部分２の端面２ａの図４（ｂ）における上下外側の２つの黒点（ＢＰ１、ＢＰ３）での振動はカットされる。Therefore, in the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the short side (B) shorter than the diameter (ΦD) of the cylindrical portion 2 and the diameter (ΦD) of the cylindrical portion 2 are formed on the end surface 2a of the cylindrical portion 2. A prism portion 3 having a longer long side (C) is attached. By making the short side (B) shorter than the diameter (ΦD) of the cylindrical portion 2, the vibrations at the two black spots (BP 1 , BP 3 ) on the upper and lower sides in FIG. Although it is transmitted to the end surface 2a of the cylindrical portion 2, it is not transmitted to the prism portion 3 because the cylindrical portion 2 is cut. That is, vibrations at the two black spots (BP 1 , BP 3 ) on the upper and lower sides in FIG. 4B of the end surface 2a of the cylindrical portion 2 are cut off.

角柱部分３には、角柱部分３と重なる円柱部分２の端面２ａの図４（ｂ）における左側の黒点（ＢＰ４）の振動、中央の白点（ＷＰ）の振動、図４（ｂ）における右側の黒点（ＢＰ２）の振動が伝わる。角柱部分３と重なる円柱部分２の端面２ａの図４（ｂ）における左側の黒点（ＢＰ４）の振動、中央の白点（ＷＰ）の振動、図４（ｂ）の右側の黒点（ＢＰ２）の振動が、角柱部分３に伝わると、この３点の振動により、角柱部分３は軸芯方向に対して直交する方向にたわむ動きを繰り返す。そして、角柱部分３の線材取付端面Ａに一体に取り付けられた線材７は、超音波たわみ振動する。In the prism portion 3, the end face 2a of the cylindrical portion 2 that overlaps the prism portion 3 is vibrated at the left black point (BP 4 ) in FIG. 4B, at the center white point (WP), in FIG. 4B. The vibration of the black spot (BP 2 ) on the right side is transmitted. The vibration of the black spot (BP 4 ) on the left side in FIG. 4 (b), the vibration of the central white spot (WP), and the black spot (BP 2 on the right side of FIG. 4 (b) of the end surface 2 a of the cylindrical part 2 that overlaps the prism part 3. ) Is transmitted to the prism portion 3, the prism portion 3 repeats a movement that bends in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction by these three vibrations. And the wire 7 attached integrally to the wire attachment end surface A of the prismatic part 3 vibrates ultrasonically and vibrates.

本発明は、超音波たわみホーン本体９０を、上記形状・構造としたことにより、超音波振動子９の超音波縦振動を超音波たわみ振動に変換しており、更に超音波たわみホーン本体９０の角柱部分３の一方の端面（線材取付端面Ａ）に一体に取り付けた線材７を定常波（定在波）で超音波たわみ振動させている。   In the present invention, the ultrasonic flexural horn main body 90 has the shape and structure described above, so that the ultrasonic longitudinal vibration of the ultrasonic vibrator 9 is converted into the ultrasonic flexural vibration. The wire 7 integrally attached to one end face (wire attachment end face A) of the prism portion 3 is subjected to ultrasonic flexural vibration with a standing wave (standing wave).

図５（ａ）〜（ｃ）に、本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみホーンの構造を説明する図を示した。図５の（ａ）（ｂ）は、本発明の超音波たわみホーンを説明するための図で、図５（ｃ）が本発明の超音波たわみホーンの態様を示した図である。   The figure explaining the structure of the ultrasonic bending horn which concerns on FIG. 5 (a)-(c) which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention was shown. FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams for explaining the ultrasonic flexure horn of the present invention, and FIG. 5C is a diagram showing an aspect of the ultrasonic flexure horn of the present invention.

本発明者は、図５の（ａ）に示すように、超音波たわみホーンの円柱部分２の端面の内側より外側で振幅が大きくなることに着目した。ただし、この時点で、線材７を円柱部分２の端面にとりつけても、線材７は、わずかに振動する程度であった。   As shown in FIG. 5A, the inventor has paid attention to the fact that the amplitude increases outside the inside of the end face of the cylindrical portion 2 of the ultrasonic flexure horn. However, at this time, even if the wire 7 was attached to the end face of the cylindrical portion 2, the wire 7 was only slightly vibrated.

そこで、本発明者は、図５（ｂ）に示すように、超音波たわみホーンの形状を、縦振動する円柱部分２の先に、円柱部分２の直径（ΦＤ）より短い短辺（Ｂ）と円柱部分２の直径（ΦＤ）より長い長辺（Ｃ）を持つ角柱部分３を、当該円柱部分の軸芯と直交する方向にＴ字状に延びる角柱部分３として一体に設け、一方の角柱部分３の線材取付端面Ａから角柱部分３の軸芯方向で外側に伸びた線材７を設けてみた。すると、角柱部分３の先端は、超音波たわみホーンの円柱部分２の外周部の動きの変動を拡大するように動き、線材７は角柱部分３に取り付けた根元部分で大きく振動した。ただし、振動の振幅は線材７の先端に行くに従って小さくなっていた。   Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5B, the present inventor makes the shape of the ultrasonic deflection horn shorter than the diameter (ΦD) of the cylindrical portion 2 at the tip of the cylindrical portion 2 that vibrates longitudinally. And a rectangular column part 3 having a longer side (C) longer than the diameter (ΦD) of the cylindrical part 2 is integrally provided as a rectangular column part 3 extending in a T-shape in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the cylindrical part. An attempt was made to provide a wire 7 extending outward from the wire attachment end surface A of the portion 3 in the axial direction of the prism portion 3. Then, the tip of the prism portion 3 moved so as to expand the fluctuation of the movement of the outer peripheral portion of the cylindrical portion 2 of the ultrasonic deflection horn, and the wire 7 vibrated greatly at the root portion attached to the prism portion 3. However, the amplitude of vibration became smaller as going to the tip of the wire 7.

そこで、本発明者は、図５（ｃ）のように、Ｔ字状に延びる角柱部分３の先端の角部において、円柱部分２の軸芯方向に対して表側に位置付けられる部分の厚さを薄くして切欠き部５を設け、角柱部分３の先端の角部において、円柱部分２の軸芯方向に対して裏側に位置付けられる部分の厚さを薄くして切欠き部６を設け、一方の角柱部分３の線材取付端面Ａから角柱部分３の軸芯方向の外側に延びる線材７を設けてみた。すると、線材７は角柱部分３に取り付けられた根元部分の大きい振動は小さくなり、線材７の先端に向かって、定常波が発生していた。そしてＴ字状に延びる角柱部分３の大きさと、角柱部分３の先端の角部における円柱部分２の軸芯方向に対して表側と裏側とに位置付けられる部分の切欠き部５、６の厚さ寸法とを調整していくと、線材７の角柱部分３に取り付けた根元部分から先端に向かって、定常波を発生させることができることを確認した。   Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5C, the present inventor sets the thickness of the portion positioned on the front side with respect to the axial direction of the cylindrical portion 2 at the corner of the tip of the rectangular column portion 3 extending in a T shape. The notch portion 5 is thinned to provide the notch portion 6 by reducing the thickness of the portion positioned on the back side with respect to the axial direction of the cylindrical portion 2 at the corner portion at the tip of the prism portion 3. The wire rod 7 extending from the wire rod attachment end face A of the prism portion 3 to the outside in the axial direction of the prism portion 3 was provided. Then, in the wire 7, the large vibration of the base portion attached to the prism portion 3 was reduced, and a standing wave was generated toward the tip of the wire 7. Then, the size of the rectangular column portion 3 extending in a T-shape and the thickness of the notch portions 5 and 6 of the portion positioned on the front side and the back side with respect to the axial direction of the cylindrical portion 2 at the corner of the tip of the rectangular column portion 3 As the dimensions were adjusted, it was confirmed that a standing wave could be generated from the root portion attached to the prism portion 3 of the wire 7 toward the tip.

図６（ａ）〜（ｃ）に、本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみホーンの振動状態を説明する図を示した。図６（ａ）では、超音波たわみホーンが縦振動して、円柱部分２が矢印のように上方に動いたときの状態を示している。円柱部分２が上方に動くと、Ｔ字状に伸びる角柱部分３の中央は円柱部分２とともに上方に動く。角柱部分３の先端は、図６（ａ）の下方に向けて動く。動きが超音波振動であり速いため、線材７は角柱部分３の端面Ａの動きに伴ってたわむ。   The figure explaining the vibration state of the ultrasonic flexure horn which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention to Fig.6 (a)-(c) was shown. FIG. 6A shows a state where the ultrasonic flexure horn vibrates longitudinally and the cylindrical portion 2 moves upward as indicated by an arrow. When the cylindrical portion 2 moves upward, the center of the rectangular column portion 3 extending in a T shape moves upward together with the cylindrical portion 2. The tip of the prism portion 3 moves downward in FIG. Since the movement is ultrasonic vibration and fast, the wire 7 bends with the movement of the end surface A of the prism portion 3.

図６（ｂ）では、超音波たわみホーンが縦振動に伴い、円柱部分２が図６（ａ）の矢印と反対側に動いて元の位置に戻ったときの状態を示している。円柱部分２が元の位置に戻れば、円柱部分２の端面２ａは、内部と外周部で一つの平面に戻る。そして、Ｔ字状に伸びる角柱部分３の先端も、元の位置に戻る。   FIG. 6B shows a state in which the cylindrical flexure horn moves to the opposite side of the arrow in FIG. 6A and returns to the original position along with the longitudinal vibration of the ultrasonic flexure horn. When the cylindrical portion 2 returns to the original position, the end surface 2a of the cylindrical portion 2 returns to one plane at the inside and the outer peripheral portion. And the front-end | tip of the rectangular column part 3 extended in T shape also returns to the original position.

図６（ｃ）では、超音波たわみホーンが縦振動して、円柱部分２が矢印のように下方に動いたときの状態を示している。円柱部分２が下方に動くと、Ｔ字状に伸びる角柱部分３の中央は円柱部分２とともに下方に動く。角柱部分３の先端は、図６（ｃ）の上方に向けて動く。動きが超音波振動であり速いため、線材７は角柱部分３の線材取付端面Ａの動きに伴ってたわむ。   FIG. 6C shows a state where the ultrasonic flexure horn vibrates longitudinally and the cylindrical portion 2 moves downward as indicated by an arrow. When the cylindrical portion 2 moves downward, the center of the rectangular column portion 3 extending in a T shape moves downward together with the cylindrical portion 2. The tip of the prism portion 3 moves upward in FIG. Since the movement is ultrasonic vibration and fast, the wire 7 bends with the movement of the wire attachment end surface A of the prism portion 3.

このように、超音波たわみホーンが縦振動すると、円柱部分２が上下に振動し、Ｔ字状に延びる角柱部分３の先端の線材取付端面Ａは、上向き、下向きというように搖動する。そして、角柱部分３の先端の線材取付端面Ａに一体に付けられた線材７の根元部分は、上向き、下向きの動きを繰り返すようにしてたわむ。この線材７の動きが、線材７の定常波を生み出す。線材７の各部分は、同じ位置で上下振動を繰り返す。   Thus, when the ultrasonic flexure horn vibrates longitudinally, the cylindrical portion 2 vibrates up and down, and the wire rod attachment end surface A at the tip of the rectangular column portion 3 extending in a T-shape swings upward and downward. The base portion of the wire 7 attached integrally to the wire rod attachment end surface A at the tip of the prism portion 3 is bent so as to repeat upward and downward movements. This movement of the wire 7 generates a standing wave of the wire 7. Each part of the wire 7 repeats vertical vibration at the same position.

本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみホーンの振動状態は、今説明した図６（ａ）、（ｂ）、（ｃ）の次は、図６（ｃ）、（ｂ）、（ａ）と、その次は再び図６（ａ）、（ｂ）、（ｃ）というように循環する。循環の振動数は、２０ｋＨｚ以上の超音波振動であり、線材７の軸方向に節と腹を繰り返すたわみ振動が続く。図６（ａ）〜（ｃ）では、線材７の長さ全てに定常波が生じている。そして、線材７の長さを短くしても、長くしても線材７に定常波が生じる。   The vibration state of the ultrasonic flexure horn according to the first embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 6C, 6B, and 6A after FIGS. 6A, 6B, and 6C. ) And the next cycle is repeated again as shown in FIGS. 6 (a), 6 (b), and 6 (c). The frequency of circulation is an ultrasonic vibration of 20 kHz or more, and a flexural vibration that repeats a node and a belly continues in the axial direction of the wire 7. In FIGS. 6A to 6C, standing waves are generated in all the lengths of the wire 7. Even if the length of the wire 7 is shortened or lengthened, a standing wave is generated in the wire 7.

ちなみに、超音波たわみホーン本体９０の材料は、ジュラルミン、チタンなどの合金が用いられており、線材の材料としてはロウ付けできるもの例えば、インコネル、ハステロイ、チタンなどが用いられる。角柱部分３の一方の端面（線材取付端面Ａ）に線材７を設ける方法としては、ロウ付けなどの溶接や、先端に雄ネジを切った線材７を角柱部分３の一方の端面（線材取付端面Ａ）にネジ結合する方法や、圧入、カシメなどが用いられる。   Incidentally, the material of the ultrasonic deflection horn main body 90 is an alloy such as duralumin or titanium, and a material that can be brazed, for example, Inconel, Hastelloy, titanium, or the like is used. As a method of providing the wire rod 7 on one end surface (wire rod attachment end surface A) of the prism portion 3, one end surface (wire rod attachment end surface) of the prism portion 3 is welded such as brazing or the wire rod 7 having a male screw cut at the tip. A method of screw connection to A), press fitting, caulking, or the like is used.

線材７の下にパン、ケーキ、チーズ、カステラ、羊かん等の食品の表面を当てると、線材７の各部分は、同じ位置で上下振動を繰り返す定常波として、食品の表面を叩きつけ、食品を少しずつ叩き切って切断する。   When the surface of food such as bread, cake, cheese, castella, sheep cane is applied under the wire 7, each part of the wire 7 strikes the surface of the food as a standing wave that repeats vertical vibration at the same position, and the food is little by little. Cut and cut.

線材７を洗浄装置の薬液の中に入れれば、線材７の各部分は、同じ位置で上下振動を繰り返す定常波として、薬液を撹拌する。   If the wire rod 7 is put in the chemical solution of the cleaning device, each portion of the wire rod 7 stirs the chemical solution as a stationary wave that repeats vertical vibration at the same position.

図７（ａ）、（ｂ）に、本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみホーンの振動状態を説明する図を示した。図６（ａ）〜（ｃ）では、振動の瞬間ごとに状態を図示したが、図７（ａ）では、一つの図に、３つの振動状態を重ねて描いている。図７（ｂ）は、角柱部分３付近の拡大図である。   FIGS. 7A and 7B are diagrams for explaining the vibration state of the ultrasonic flexure horn according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 6 (a) to 6 (c) show the state for each moment of vibration, FIG. 7 (a) shows three vibration states superimposed on one figure. FIG. 7B is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the prism portion 3.

図７（ａ）、（ｂ）を見ると、超音波たわみホーンが縦振動して、円柱部分２が上下に振動し、Ｔ字状に延びる角柱部分３の先端の線材取付端面Ａが、上向き、下向きというように搖動する。そして、角柱部分３の先端の線材取付端面Ａに一体に取り付けられた線材７の根元部分は、上向き、下向きというようにたわむ。この線材７の動きが、線材７の定常波を生み出し、線材７の各部分は、同じ位置で上下振動を繰り返すことが、理解される。   7 (a) and 7 (b), the ultrasonic flexure horn vibrates longitudinally, the cylindrical portion 2 vibrates up and down, and the wire rod attachment end surface A at the tip of the rectangular column portion 3 extending in a T-shape is upward. Oscillate down and so on. And the base part of the wire 7 attached integrally to the wire rod attachment end surface A at the tip of the prism portion 3 bends upward and downward. It is understood that the movement of the wire 7 generates a standing wave of the wire 7 and each part of the wire 7 repeats vertical vibration at the same position.

なお、図８（ａ）、（ｂ）に本発明の第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみホーン本体９０の変形例を下方から見た外観斜視図を二つ示した。図８（ａ）、（ｂ）は、それぞれ円柱部分２と角柱部分３の側面４とをつなぐ部分の形状をなだらかな曲面の形状に変えたものを示している。図３と対比して見れば、円柱部分２と角柱部分３の側面４とをよりなだらかにつないでいることが理解される。これ以外にも円柱部分２と角柱部分３の側面４をなだらかにつなぐ形状はあるので、適宜用いればよい。   FIGS. 8A and 8B show two external perspective views of modifications of the ultrasonic flexible horn main body 90 according to the first embodiment of the present invention as viewed from below. FIGS. 8A and 8B show the shape of the portion connecting the cylindrical portion 2 and the side surface 4 of the prismatic portion 3 changed to a gently curved shape. In comparison with FIG. 3, it is understood that the cylindrical portion 2 and the side surface 4 of the prism portion 3 are more smoothly connected. In addition to this, there is a shape that gently connects the cylindrical portion 2 and the side surface 4 of the prismatic portion 3, so that these may be used as appropriate.

以上、本発明の、超音波たわみホーンの円柱部分２の縦振動を、任意の長さの線材７の軸方向と直交する面内の超音波たわみ振動に変換させる、線材の超音波たわみ振動装置の原理を説明した。
（本発明の第二実施形態）As described above, the ultrasonic bending vibration device for a wire rod that converts the longitudinal vibration of the cylindrical portion 2 of the ultrasonic bending horn of the present invention into the ultrasonic bending vibration in the plane orthogonal to the axial direction of the wire rod 7 having an arbitrary length. Explained the principle.
(Second embodiment of the present invention)

本発明の第二実施形態では、上記説明した線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を超音波切断装置に用いた例を説明する。
図９に、本発明の第二実施形態に係る超音波切断装置の構造を説明する要部断面図を示した。図９で、７０は水平移動フレームである。図９の水平移動フレーム７０の左には、超音波振動子９のフランジ９ａを取り付け、超音波振動子９の下方に、図１及び図２で説明した超音波たわみホーンを取り付けている。超音波たわみホーンの角柱部分３の線材取付端面Ａから出ている線材７の先端は、線材７の定常振動の節の位置で、水平移動フレーム７０の下方に伸びた第一の垂直アーム部７０ａの先端に設けられた節の支持部８で支持されている。In the second embodiment of the present invention, an example in which the above-described ultrasonic bending vibration device for a wire is used in an ultrasonic cutting device will be described.
FIG. 9 shows a cross-sectional view of a main part for explaining the structure of the ultrasonic cutting device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 9, reference numeral 70 denotes a horizontal movement frame. A flange 9 a of the ultrasonic transducer 9 is attached to the left of the horizontally moving frame 70 in FIG. 9, and the ultrasonic flexure horn described in FIGS. 1 and 2 is attached below the ultrasonic transducer 9. The tip of the wire 7 protruding from the wire attachment end surface A of the prismatic part 3 of the ultrasonic flexure horn is a first vertical arm portion 70a extending below the horizontal moving frame 70 at the position of the steady vibration node of the wire 7. Is supported by a knot support 8 provided at the tip of the knot.

水平移動フレーム７０の上方に伸びた第二の垂直アーム部７０ｂには、ラックを切ったスライド部７０ｃが、垂直移動フレーム１１にスライド自在に支持されている。スライド部７０ｃのラックにはピニオン（小歯車）１２がかみ合っていて、搖動モータ１３の搖動運動により、超音波たわみホーンと線材７を取り付けた水平移動フレーム７０を水平方向に往復動させるようにしている。   On the second vertical arm portion 70b extending above the horizontal movement frame 70, a slide portion 70c having a rack cut is slidably supported by the vertical movement frame 11. A pinion (small gear) 12 meshes with the rack of the slide portion 70c, and the horizontal movement frame 70 to which the ultrasonic bending horn and the wire 7 are attached is reciprocated in the horizontal direction by the peristaltic motion of the peristaltic motor 13. Yes.

１４は、略Ｌ字状の断面を有する装置フレームである。ここで、略Ｌ字状の断面形状とは、図９に示すように、下側に位置する下側水平部分、この下側水平部分の左端から上方へ延びる垂直部分、及び、この垂直部分の上端から右側に延びる前記下側水平部分より短い上側水平部分を有する断面形状をいうものとする。本実施形態においては、前記下側水平部分は装置フレーム１４の底部１４ａとして用いられ、前記垂直部分は装置フレーム１４の支持部１４ｂとして用いられ、前記上側水平部分は装置フレーム１４のエアーシリンダー取付け部１４ｃとして用いられている。   Reference numeral 14 denotes an apparatus frame having a substantially L-shaped cross section. Here, as shown in FIG. 9, the substantially L-shaped cross-sectional shape is a lower horizontal portion located on the lower side, a vertical portion extending upward from the left end of the lower horizontal portion, and the vertical portion of the vertical portion. A cross-sectional shape having an upper horizontal portion shorter than the lower horizontal portion extending from the upper end to the right side. In the present embodiment, the lower horizontal portion is used as a bottom portion 14 a of the apparatus frame 14, the vertical portion is used as a support portion 14 b of the apparatus frame 14, and the upper horizontal portion is an air cylinder mounting portion of the apparatus frame 14. 14c.

底部１４ａの上には、パン、ケーキ、チーズ、カステラ、羊かん等の食品の被切断物１６を載置するアンビル１５が乗せられている。エアーシリンダー取付け部１４ｃには、上下動するエアーシリンダー１７が取り付けてあり、エアーシリンダー１７の下方先端には、先に説明した垂直移動フレーム１１が吊り下げられている。垂直移動フレーム１１は、装置フレームの支柱部１４ｂにより、上下動自在に案内されていて、エアーシリンダー１７の伸縮動作で上下動する。   On the bottom portion 14a, an anvil 15 for placing an object 16 to be cut such as bread, cake, cheese, castella, sheep cane is placed. An air cylinder 17 that moves up and down is attached to the air cylinder mounting portion 14 c, and the vertical movement frame 11 described above is suspended from the lower end of the air cylinder 17. The vertical movement frame 11 is guided by the column 14 b of the apparatus frame so as to be movable up and down, and moves up and down by the expansion and contraction of the air cylinder 17.

図９において、図示しない電源と超音波振動制御手段により、超音波振動子９に２０ｋＨｚ以上の超音波駆動信号が供給されると、超音波振動子９は数μｍ程度の振幅で、縦方向の超音波振動を行う。超音波振動子９の超音波振動は、超音波たわみホーンにより、縦振動から、線材７のたわみ振動に変換される。これにより、線材７は定常波で超音波振動する。図９では、エアーシリンダー１７が縮んでいるため、線材７は、被切断物１６から離れているが、エアーシリンダー１７が伸びると、線材７は被切断物１６に接近する。この時点で、搖動モータ１３を動作させ、線材７が定常波で超音波振動するとともに、水平移動フレーム７０全体として水平方向に往復動させる。   In FIG. 9, when an ultrasonic drive signal of 20 kHz or higher is supplied to the ultrasonic vibrator 9 by a power source and ultrasonic vibration control means (not shown), the ultrasonic vibrator 9 has an amplitude of about several μm and a vertical direction. Perform ultrasonic vibration. The ultrasonic vibration of the ultrasonic vibrator 9 is converted from the vertical vibration into the bending vibration of the wire 7 by the ultrasonic bending horn. Thereby, the wire 7 vibrates ultrasonically with a standing wave. In FIG. 9, since the air cylinder 17 is contracted, the wire 7 is separated from the workpiece 16, but when the air cylinder 17 is extended, the wire 7 approaches the workpiece 16. At this time, the peristaltic motor 13 is operated, and the wire 7 is ultrasonically vibrated with a standing wave and reciprocated horizontally in the horizontal moving frame 70 as a whole.

図１０に、本発明の第二実施形態に係る超音波切断装置で食品（被切断物）１６を切断している状態を示す要部断面図を示した。図１０では、エアーシリンダー１７が伸び、線材７は被切断物１６の表面を叩き、線材７がパン、ケーキ、チーズ、カステラ、羊かん等の食品の被切断物１６を切断している。   The principal part sectional drawing which shows the state which has cut | disconnected the foodstuff (to-be-cut object) 16 in FIG. 10 with the ultrasonic cutting device which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention was shown. In FIG. 10, the air cylinder 17 is extended, the wire 7 hits the surface of the object 16 to be cut, and the wire 7 cuts the object 16 to be cut such as bread, cake, cheese, castella and sheep cane.

図１１（ａ）〜（ｄ）と図１２（ａ）〜（ｄ）に、本発明の第二実施形態に係る超音波切断装置で、線材７を定常波振動させて食品を切断するときの状態を説明する要部断面図を示した。ここでは、動きのイメージが把握しやすいように、線材７の定常波の動きだけを示した。また、動きのイメージが把握しやすいように誇張して示してある。   11 (a) to 11 (d) and FIGS. 12 (a) to 12 (d), the ultrasonic cutting device according to the second embodiment of the present invention is a state where the wire 7 is oscillated in a standing wave to cut food. The principal part sectional drawing explaining this was shown. Here, only the standing wave motion of the wire 7 is shown so that the motion image can be easily grasped. The movement image is exaggerated so that it can be easily understood.

線材７には、振動波が線材７の軸芯方向のどちらの方向にも進行せず、その場で振動する定常波が起きている。図１１（ａ）において、超音波たわみホーンの円柱部分１の縦振動に伴い、円柱部部分２が上昇すると、Ｔ字型をなす角柱部分３の両先端が下方に下がる。角柱部分３の両先端が下方に下がる動きは、角柱部分３の一方の先端の線材取付端面Ａについている線材７の根元部分を下方に振り下ろす。線材７の各部分は、その場で上下振動する定常波として振動する。線材７は、図１１（ｂ）〜（ｄ）のように、波の振幅が順次大きくなっていく。線材７の下に凸となった部分が、切断対象物１６の表面を叩き切っていく。線材７の振動は、図１１（ａ）、（ｂ）、（ｃ）、（ｄ）、図１１（ｄ）、（ｃ）、（ｂ）、（ａ）、図１２（ａ）、（ｂ）、（ｃ）、（ｄ）、図１２（ｄ）、（ｃ）、（ｂ）、（ａ）、図１１（ａ）、（ｂ）、（ｃ）、（ｄ）のように循環する。実際には、定常波振動と搖動モータ１３の搖動運動を組み合わせた動きをするため、定常波の腹と節の部分が移動して、線材が食品を全体として平均的に切断する。   In the wire 7, the vibration wave does not travel in either of the axial directions of the wire 7, and a standing wave that vibrates on the spot is generated. In FIG. 11A, when the cylindrical portion 2 rises with the longitudinal vibration of the cylindrical portion 1 of the ultrasonic flexure horn, both ends of the rectangular column portion 3 having a T-shape are lowered downward. The movement in which both ends of the prismatic part 3 are lowered downward swings the base part of the wire 7 attached to the wire-attachment end surface A at one end of the prismatic part 3 downward. Each part of the wire 7 vibrates as a standing wave that vibrates up and down on the spot. As for the wire 7, the amplitude of a wave becomes large sequentially like FIG.11 (b)-(d). The portion that protrudes under the wire 7 strikes the surface of the cutting object 16. The vibrations of the wire 7 are shown in FIGS. 11A, 11B, 11C, 11D, 11D, 11C, 12B, 12A, 12B. ), (C), (d), FIG. 12 (d), (c), (b), (a), and FIG. 11 (a), (b), (c), (d). . Actually, since the movement is a combination of the standing wave vibration and the peristaltic motion of the peristaltic motor 13, the antinodes and nodes of the standing wave move, and the wire cuts the food as a whole on average.

本発明の第二実施形態に係る超音波切断装置は、上記のように、定常波で振動する線材７で、パン、ケーキ、チーズ、羊かん、カステラ等の食品の表面を叩き切っていく。線材７の外周面は円柱であるため、手で触れても切れない。作業者の身体を傷つけない。線材７が食品の表面を叩き切っても、線材７の外周面は円柱であるため刃こぼれしない。よって、本発明に係る超音波切断装置は、安全である。   As described above, the ultrasonic cutting device according to the second embodiment of the present invention beats the surface of food such as bread, cake, cheese, sheep cane, and castella with the wire 7 that vibrates with a standing wave. Since the outer peripheral surface of the wire 7 is a cylinder, it cannot be cut even if it is touched by hand. Does not hurt the worker's body. Even if the wire rod 7 hits the surface of the food, the outer peripheral surface of the wire rod 7 is a cylinder, so the blade does not spill. Therefore, the ultrasonic cutting device according to the present invention is safe.

また、線材として断面が丸い線材ではなく、断面をひし形、長方形、三角形などの線材にしてもよい。ひし形、長方形、三角形などを線材の尖った角部をパン、ケーキ、羊かん、カステラ等の食品などの被切断部材の表面に向けて、定常波で振動する線材７で、パン、ケーキ、チーズ、羊かん、カステラ等の食品の表面を叩き切っていくと、切れ味が良くなる。
（本発明の第三実施形態）Further, the wire may not be a wire having a round cross section, but may be a wire such as a diamond, rectangle, or triangle. A wire 7 that vibrates in a standing wave with the sharp corners of the diamond, rectangle, triangle, etc. facing the surface of the cut member such as bread, cake, sheep cane, castella, etc., bread, cake, cheese, sheep cane When the surface of food such as castella is beaten, the sharpness is improved.
(Third embodiment of the present invention)

本発明の線材の超音波たわみ振動装置では、線材７において、角柱部分３に取り付けた根元部分から先端に向かって、定常波を発生させることができる。線材７の太さと長さは任意に選んでも、定常波が発生するので、食品の大きさに合わせて線材７を長くすることで、任意の大きさの食品を切断することができる。   In the ultrasonic bending vibration apparatus for a wire according to the present invention, a standing wave can be generated from the root portion attached to the prism portion 3 toward the tip of the wire 7. Even if the thickness and length of the wire 7 are arbitrarily selected, a standing wave is generated. Therefore, by lengthening the wire 7 in accordance with the size of the food, it is possible to cut food of any size.

そこで、図９と図１０で説明した超音波切断装置の線材７の長さを長くした場合を図１３（ａ）、（ｂ）に示した。本発明の線材の超音波たわみ振動を用いた超音波切断装置では、一辺が１５ｃｍ程度のパンを切断するときと、一辺が５０ｃｍから６０ｃｍのカステラなどを切断するときとでは、超音波たわみ振動装置の部分を共通に使い、線材７の長さを変えたものを用いることで対応できる利点がある。   Therefore, FIGS. 13A and 13B show the case where the length of the wire 7 of the ultrasonic cutting apparatus described in FIGS. 9 and 10 is increased. In the ultrasonic cutting apparatus using the ultrasonic bending vibration of the wire rod according to the present invention, the ultrasonic bending vibration apparatus is used when cutting a pan having a side of about 15 cm and cutting a castella having a side of 50 cm to 60 cm. There is an advantage that can be dealt with by using the part in which the length of the wire 7 is changed in common.

図１３（ａ）では、本発明の第三実施形態に係る超音波切断装置の構造を説明する要部断面図を示した。図１３（ａ）では、水平移動フレーム７０の長さを第二実施形態の水平移動フレーム７０の長さよりも長くして、第二実施形態の線材７よりも長い線材７の一端を水平移動フレーム７０の下方に伸びた第一の垂直アーム部７０ａの先端に設けられた節の支持部８で支持している   FIG. 13A shows a cross-sectional view of a main part for explaining the structure of the ultrasonic cutting device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In Fig.13 (a), the length of the horizontal moving frame 70 is made longer than the length of the horizontal moving frame 70 of 2nd embodiment, and one end of the wire 7 longer than the wire 7 of 2nd embodiment is made into a horizontal moving frame. It is supported by a node support portion 8 provided at the tip of the first vertical arm portion 70a extending below the 70.

図１３（ｂ）では、本発明の第三実施形態に係る超音波切断装置で食品を切断している状態を示す要部断面図を示した。図１３（ｂ）では、長い線材７がパン、ケーキ、チーズ、カステラ、羊かん等の食品の被切断物１６を切断している。
（本発明の第四実施形態）In FIG.13 (b), the principal part sectional drawing which shows the state which is cutting the food with the ultrasonic cutting device which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention was shown. In FIG.13 (b), the long wire 7 has cut | disconnected the to-be-cut object 16 of foodstuffs, such as a bread, a cake, cheese, castella, and a sheepskin.
(Fourth embodiment of the present invention)

図１４に、本発明の超音波たわみ振動装置を用いた超音波切断装置の他の実施形態の要部断面図を示した。図１４では、本発明の第三実施形態に係る超音波切断装置の水平移動フレーム７０の代わりに、途中で折れ曲がった屈曲フレーム７１を用いている。線材７は定常波のたわみ振動をするため、屈曲フレーム７１内の振動の節の部分を複数の支持部材８で支持している。節の部分で線材７の方向を変えても、定常波のたわみ振動はその先に伝わる。
途中で折れ曲がった屈曲フレーム７１であると、例えば図１４のように、シート７２に比較的小さい孔をあけ、超音波切断装置の屈曲フレームの先端７１ｂをシート７２の下の空間に入れることが出来る。超音波切断装置の屈曲フレームの先端７１ｂの支持部材８で支持された線材７は、超音波たわみ振動して、切断対象物の表面を叩き、叩き切る。シート７２にあける孔の大きさは、超音波切断装置の屈曲フレームの先端７１ｂが入る大きさですむ。FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of another embodiment of the ultrasonic cutting apparatus using the ultrasonic bending vibration apparatus of the present invention. In FIG. 14, a bent frame 71 bent in the middle is used instead of the horizontally moving frame 70 of the ultrasonic cutting device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. Since the wire rod 7 is subjected to flexural vibration of a standing wave, the vibration nodes in the bending frame 71 are supported by a plurality of support members 8. Even if the direction of the wire 7 is changed at the node portion, the bending vibration of the standing wave is transmitted to the tip.
If the bent frame 71 is bent halfway, for example, as shown in FIG. 14, a relatively small hole can be made in the sheet 72, and the distal end 71b of the bent frame of the ultrasonic cutting apparatus can be put in the space below the sheet 72. . The wire 7 supported by the support member 8 at the distal end 71b of the bending frame of the ultrasonic cutting apparatus vibrates ultrasonically and hits the surface of the object to be cut. The size of the hole in the sheet 72 is sufficient to accommodate the tip 71b of the bending frame of the ultrasonic cutting device.

図１５（ａ）、（ｂ）は、切断対象物７３の表面を、超音波たわみ振動している線材７が叩き、叩き切る様子を示している。線材７は、想像線で示した波形の定常波で振動する。図１５では、説明のために誇張して描いているが、波の振幅は数μｍから数十μｍである。   FIGS. 15A and 15B show a state in which the wire 7 that is subjected to ultrasonic flexural vibration strikes the surface of the cutting object 73 and knocks it out. The wire 7 vibrates with a standing wave having a waveform indicated by an imaginary line. In FIG. 15, although exaggerated for the sake of explanation, the amplitude of the wave is several μm to several tens of μm.

なお、図１６（ａ）、（ｂ）に示したように、超音波切断装置の屈曲フレーム７１の先端７１ｂの線材７に対向する面の断面を尖らせて刃７１ｃを形成したものは、線材７と刃７１ｃの間の三日月状空間に切断対象物７３を入れて、線材７と刃７１ｃで切断対象物７３を切断することが出来る。   As shown in FIGS. 16 (a) and 16 (b), the blade 71c is formed by sharpening the cross section of the surface facing the wire 7 of the tip 71b of the bending frame 71 of the ultrasonic cutting device. The cutting object 73 can be put into the crescent space between the blade 7 and the blade 71c, and the cutting object 73 can be cut with the wire 7 and the blade 71c.

以上、本発明の超音波たわみ振動装置を用いた超音波切断装置について説明した。
（本発明の第五実施形態）The ultrasonic cutting apparatus using the ultrasonic flexural vibration apparatus of the present invention has been described above.
(Fifth embodiment of the present invention)

本発明の第五実施形態では、本発明の線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を超音波洗浄装置に用いた例を説明する。   In the fifth embodiment of the present invention, an example in which the ultrasonic bending vibration device for a wire according to the present invention is used in an ultrasonic cleaning device will be described.

図１７に、本発明の超音波たわみ振動装置を用いた超音波洗浄装置の要部断面図を示した。図１７では、線材７が超音波洗浄装置の容器２０内の上方から下方に、つるまき線状のループを描きながら収納されている。線材７の一端は、超音波たわみホーンの角柱部分３の先端に一体に取り付けられていて、他端は、容器２０内の下方に設けた節の支持部８として機能するピン２０ａに取り付けられている。容器２０の側壁には、線材７を通す貫通孔が設けられており、この貫通孔にはシール手段２１が嵌め込まれている。   FIG. 17 shows a cross-sectional view of the main part of an ultrasonic cleaning device using the ultrasonic flexural vibration device of the present invention. In FIG. 17, the wire 7 is accommodated while drawing a helical line-like loop from the upper side to the lower side in the container 20 of the ultrasonic cleaning device. One end of the wire 7 is integrally attached to the tip of the prism portion 3 of the ultrasonic flexure horn, and the other end is attached to a pin 20a that functions as a node support portion 8 provided below the container 20. Yes. The side wall of the container 20 is provided with a through hole through which the wire 7 is passed, and the sealing means 21 is fitted into the through hole.

線材７は、超音波たわみホーンの縦振動の面と同じ振動面で振動するため、図１７のように、線材７は容器２０内で線材の軸方向に対して垂直に振動する。そして、容器２０内に入っている薬液２２を撹拌する。金属部品２３を線材７のつるまき線状のループ内に入れると、撹拌された薬液２２で金属部品２３の表面が洗浄される。超音波振動する線材７の表面は、薬液と滑るのでなく、薬液に叩き付けられる方向に振動しているため、薬液はよく撹拌され、従来よりも洗浄効率が高くなっている。   Since the wire 7 vibrates on the same vibration surface as the longitudinal vibration surface of the ultrasonic flexure horn, the wire 7 vibrates perpendicularly to the axial direction of the wire in the container 20 as shown in FIG. Then, the chemical liquid 22 contained in the container 20 is stirred. When the metal part 23 is put into the looped wire loop of the wire 7, the surface of the metal part 23 is cleaned with the stirred chemical solution 22. Since the surface of the wire 7 that is ultrasonically vibrated does not slide with the chemical solution but vibrates in a direction in which it is struck against the chemical solution, the chemical solution is well agitated and the cleaning efficiency is higher than that of the conventional one.

以上、本発明の超音波たわみ振動装置を用いた超音波洗浄装置について説明した。
（本発明の第六実施形態）The ultrasonic cleaning apparatus using the ultrasonic flexural vibration apparatus of the present invention has been described above.
(Sixth embodiment of the present invention)

本発明の第六実施形態では、上記第一実施形態で説明した線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を超音波分離装置に用いた例を説明する。図１８に、本発明の第六実施形態に係る超音波分離装置の構造を説明する要部断面図を示した。   In the sixth embodiment of the present invention, an example will be described in which the ultrasonic bending vibration device for a wire described in the first embodiment is used in an ultrasonic separation device. FIG. 18 shows a cross-sectional view of a main part for explaining the structure of the ultrasonic separation device according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

図１８で、３０は、空気などの気体や少量の細かい粒子が混入した液体食品や化学薬品などを通す分離用容器である。分離用容器３０は、図１８の左下に、液体食品や化学薬品などを入れる挿入口３０ａがあり、分離用容器３０の右下に気体や少量の細かい粒子を取り除いた後の液体食品や化学薬品などを排出する第一の排出口３０ｂがある。分離用容器３０の中央上部には、気体や少量の細かい粒子を多く含んだ液体食品や化学薬品などを排出する第二の排出口３０ｃがある。空気などの気体や少量の細かい粒子が混入した液体食品や化学薬品などは、図示しないポンプなどにより、挿入口３０ａから分離用容器３０内に押し込まれる。   In FIG. 18, reference numeral 30 denotes a separation container through which a liquid food or chemical mixed with a gas such as air or a small amount of fine particles is passed. The separation container 30 has an insertion port 30a for putting liquid food or chemicals in the lower left of FIG. 18, and the liquid food or chemicals after removing gas or a small amount of fine particles in the lower right of the separation container 30. There is a first outlet 30b for discharging the like. At the upper center of the separation container 30 is a second outlet 30c that discharges liquid foods, chemicals, and the like containing a large amount of gas and small amounts of fine particles. Liquid food, chemicals, or the like mixed with gas such as air or a small amount of fine particles are pushed into the separation container 30 from the insertion port 30a by a pump (not shown).

図１８で７は、たわみ振動する線材である。線材７は、超音波のたわみ振動をして、直接、液体食品や化学薬品などに超音波振動を伝える。線材７の超音波のたわみ振動は、第一実施形態で説明したように定常波で振動する。液体食品や化学薬品などは分離用容器３０を図１８の左側から右側に移動するので、線材の定常波により何度も繰り返して攪拌され、超音波振動のエネルギーを受けて、混入していた空気などの気体や少量の細かい粒子を放出する。空気などの気体は気泡を作り、気泡や細かい粒子の濃度が高くなった液体食品や化学薬品が、第二の排出口３０ｃから排出される。   In FIG. 18, reference numeral 7 denotes a wire that vibrates flexibly. The wire 7 is subjected to ultrasonic flexural vibration and directly transmits the ultrasonic vibration to liquid food, chemicals, and the like. The ultrasonic deflection vibration of the wire 7 vibrates with a standing wave as described in the first embodiment. Since liquid food, chemicals, etc. move the separation container 30 from the left side to the right side in FIG. 18, they are repeatedly stirred by the standing wave of the wire, receive the energy of ultrasonic vibration, and the mixed air, etc. Of gas and small amounts of fine particles. Gases such as air form bubbles, and liquid foods and chemicals with high concentrations of bubbles and fine particles are discharged from the second outlet 30c.

図１８の超音波分離装置では、気体や少量の細かい粒子と液体食品や化学薬品とが一度では完全に分離できないため、超音波分離装置を図１６のように多段階に組立てて分離作業を行うようにしている。   In the ultrasonic separation apparatus of FIG. 18, gas or a small amount of fine particles and liquid food or chemicals cannot be completely separated at one time. Therefore, the ultrasonic separation apparatus is assembled in multiple stages as shown in FIG. I am doing so.

図１９は、図１８に示した超音波分離装置を３台接続して多段式の超音波分離装置としたものの概念図である。一つの超音波分離装置の各構成部分は同じで、単純に、第一段目の超音波分離装置の第二の排出口３０ｃを第二段目の超音波分離装置の挿入口３０ａにつなぎ、第二段目の超音波分離装置の第二の排出口３０ｃを第三段目の超音波分離装置の挿入口３０ａにつないでいる。それぞれの超音波分離装置の分離用容器３０の中では線材７が超音波たわみ振動するようにしている。   FIG. 19 is a conceptual diagram of a multi-stage ultrasonic separation apparatus in which three ultrasonic separation apparatuses shown in FIG. 18 are connected. Each component of one ultrasonic separation device is the same, simply connecting the second discharge port 30c of the first-stage ultrasonic separation device to the insertion port 30a of the second-stage ultrasonic separation device, The second discharge port 30c of the second-stage ultrasonic separation device is connected to the insertion port 30a of the third-stage ultrasonic separation device. In the separation container 30 of each ultrasonic separation device, the wire 7 is caused to bend and vibrate ultrasonically.

第一段目の超音波分離装置の挿入口３０ａから、空気などの気体や少量の細かい粒子が混入した液体食品や化学薬品などを図示しないポンプで押し込むと、それぞれの超音波分離装置の分離用容器３０の中では線材７の超音波たわみ振動で線材７の定常波により何度も繰り返して攪拌され、超音波振動のエネルギーを受けて、混入していた空気などの気体や少量の細かい粒子を放出する。気体や少量の細かい粒子を取り除いた後の液体食品や化学薬品などは排出口３０ｂから排出される。それぞれの排出口３０ｂから排出された液体食品や化学薬品などは、ガイド部材４２により回収容器４０に集められる。気泡や細かい粒子の濃度が高くなった液体食品や化学薬品は、最終段の第二の排出口３ｃから、容器４１に集められる。
仮に、一つの超音波分離装置で、空気などの気体や少量の細かい粒子が２／３ずつ除去され、空気などの気体や少量の細かい粒子が１／３だけ残るとすると、図１９のように超音波分離装置を三段につないで、混入していた空気などの気体や少量の細かい粒子を除去すると、空気などの気体や少量の細かい粒子の混じっている割合は、単純計算で（１／３）３＝１／２７＝０．０３７（＝約４％）となることが期待される。
（本発明の第七実施形態）When a liquid food or chemical mixed with a gas such as air or a small amount of fine particles is pushed in from the insertion port 30a of the first-stage ultrasonic separation apparatus with a pump (not shown), the separation of each ultrasonic separation apparatus In the container 30, the ultrasonic bending vibration of the wire 7 is repeatedly stirred by the standing wave of the wire 7, and receives the energy of the ultrasonic vibration to release the gas such as air and a small amount of fine particles. To do. Liquid food, chemicals, and the like after removing gas and a small amount of fine particles are discharged from the outlet 30b. Liquid food, chemicals, and the like discharged from the respective discharge ports 30b are collected in the collection container 40 by the guide member 42. Liquid foods and chemicals with high concentrations of bubbles and fine particles are collected in the container 41 from the second outlet 3c in the final stage.
If a single ultrasonic separator removes 2/3 each of gas such as air and a small amount of fine particles, and only 1/3 of a gas such as air and a small amount of fine particles remain, as shown in FIG. When the ultrasonic separation device is connected in three stages and the gas such as air and a small amount of fine particles are removed, the ratio of the gas such as air and the small amount of fine particles is calculated by simple calculation (1 / 3) It is expected that 3 = 1/27 = 0.037 (= about 4%).
(Seventh embodiment of the present invention)

本発明の第七実施形態では、上記説明した線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を超音波付着物除去装置に用いた例を説明する。   In the seventh embodiment of the present invention, an example in which the above-described ultrasonic bending vibration device for a wire is used in an ultrasonic deposit removing device will be described.

図２０に、本発明の第七実施形態に係る超音波付着物除去装置の構造を説明する要部断面図を示した。図２０では、銅パイプ、鉄パイプ、合成樹脂パイプ等のパイプの内部に付着した、食品のカスや水垢、砂やその他の付着物を、超音波たわみ振動する線材７で除去する一例を示している。   FIG. 20 shows a cross-sectional view of a relevant part for explaining the structure of the ultrasonic deposit removing apparatus according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 20 shows an example of removing food residue, scale, sand, and other deposits attached to the inside of pipes such as copper pipes, iron pipes, and synthetic resin pipes with the wire 7 that vibrates and vibrates ultrasonically. Yes.

第七実施形態に係る超音波たわみホーンの構造は、第一実施形態に係る超音波たわみホーンの構造と基本的に同じであり、同じ機能要素には同じ番号を付している。すなわち、図２０では、まず、水平移動フレーム８０の一端に、超音波振動子９に超音波たわみホーン本体９０を取り付けている。次に、超音波たわみホーン本体９０の形状を、縦振動する円柱部分２と、円柱部分２の直径（ΦＤ）より短い短辺と円柱部分２の直径（ΦＤ）より長い長辺と所定の厚さを持つ角柱部分３とを、当該円柱部分２の先端で軸芯と直交する方向にＴ字状に設けたものとしている。更に、Ｔ字状に延びる角柱部分３の先端の角部における円柱部分２の軸芯方向に対して表側と裏側とに位置付けられる部分に、角柱部分３の厚さを薄くするように切り欠かれた切欠き部がそれぞれ設けられている。そして、角柱部分３の一方の端面（線材取付端面Ａ）から角柱部分３の軸芯方向の外側に延びた線材７を設け、線材７の他端を振動の節で支持している。図２０の超音波振動子９が縦振動すると、水平移動フレーム８０に取り付けた線材７は線材７の軸方向と直交する面上でたわみ振動する。   The structure of the ultrasonic flexible horn according to the seventh embodiment is basically the same as the structure of the ultrasonic flexible horn according to the first embodiment, and the same functional elements are given the same numbers. That is, in FIG. 20, first, the ultrasonic flexure horn main body 90 is attached to the ultrasonic transducer 9 at one end of the horizontal movement frame 80. Next, the shape of the ultrasonic flexure horn main body 90 is divided into a cylindrical portion 2 that vibrates longitudinally, a short side that is shorter than the diameter (ΦD) of the cylindrical portion 2, a long side that is longer than the diameter (ΦD) of the cylindrical portion 2, and a predetermined thickness. A rectangular column portion 3 having a thickness is provided in a T shape in a direction perpendicular to the axis at the tip of the cylindrical portion 2. Further, the prism portion 3 is cut out in a portion positioned on the front side and the back side with respect to the axial direction of the cylindrical portion 2 at the corner of the tip of the prism portion 3 extending in a T shape so as to reduce the thickness of the prism portion 3. Each notch is provided. And the wire 7 extended to the outer side of the axial direction of the prismatic part 3 from the one end surface (wire material attachment end surface A) of the prismatic part 3 is provided, and the other end of the wire 7 is supported by the node of vibration. When the ultrasonic vibrator 9 of FIG. 20 vibrates longitudinally, the wire 7 attached to the horizontal moving frame 80 is flexibly vibrated on a plane orthogonal to the axial direction of the wire 7.

水平移動フレーム８０の下には、移動ローラ８０ｄが取り付けてあり、超音波たわみホーンで超音波たわみ振動をする線材７を上面に向けた状態で、ベース部５０の上を白抜き矢印９２のように紙面左側へ水平移動するようにしている。   Below the horizontal moving frame 80, a moving roller 80d is attached, and the upper part of the wire 50 that vibrates ultrasonically with an ultrasonic bending horn is directed to the upper surface, as indicated by a hollow arrow 92 on the base portion 50. It moves horizontally to the left side of the page.

図２０のベース部５０の左側では、パイプを乗せるための支持ローラ５１が回転自在に支持されている。この支持ローラ５１は、歯車５２を介して回転モータ５３の回転力により、回転駆動可能となっている。支持ローラ５１の上には、パイプ６０が乗せられる。支持ローラ５１が回転するとパイプ６０は回転する。なお、パイプ６０は、食品のカスや水垢、砂やその他の付着物６１が内面に付着したパイプ６０である。   On the left side of the base portion 50 in FIG. 20, a support roller 51 for placing a pipe is rotatably supported. The support roller 51 can be rotationally driven by the rotational force of the rotary motor 53 via the gear 52. A pipe 60 is placed on the support roller 51. When the support roller 51 rotates, the pipe 60 rotates. The pipe 60 is a pipe 60 with food residue, scale, sand and other deposits 61 adhered to the inner surface.

図２０のベース部５０の中央には、ポンプ５４がありノズル５５からパイプ６０の中に空気や水を流入させるようにしている。空気や水を流入させるのは、パイプ６０内から除去した付着物６１をパイプ６０左側の開口から排出するためであり、超音波たわみ振動により線材７に発生する熱を冷すためでもある。   In the center of the base portion 50 in FIG. 20, there is a pump 54 that allows air or water to flow into the pipe 60 from the nozzle 55. The reason why air or water is introduced is to discharge the deposit 61 removed from the inside of the pipe 60 from the opening on the left side of the pipe 60 and also to cool the heat generated in the wire 7 due to the ultrasonic flexural vibration.

図２０（ａ）では、回転モータ５３の回転力により、支持ローラ５１が回転し、支持ローラ５１の回転にともないパイプ６０が回転している。そして、ポンプ５４により、空気または水がノズル５５からパイプ６０の中に流入している。しかし、図２０（ａ）は、パイプ６０と超音波たわみ振動をする線材７が離れている状態を示している。   In FIG. 20A, the support roller 51 is rotated by the rotational force of the rotary motor 53, and the pipe 60 is rotated with the rotation of the support roller 51. Air or water flows from the nozzle 55 into the pipe 60 by the pump 54. However, FIG. 20A shows a state in which the pipe 60 is separated from the wire 7 that performs ultrasonic flexural vibration.

図２０（ｂ）のように、超音波たわみ振動をする線材７がパイプ６０の中に入ると、超音波たわみ振動をする線材７は、パイプ６０の内面に付着した食品のカスや水垢、砂やその他の付着物６１の表面を毎秒２万回以上叩く。叩かれた付着物６１はパイプ６０の内面から脱落し、ノズル５５から流入する空気または水の流れに乗って、パイプ６０の左側から排出される。線材７が、回転しているパイプ６０の中を左側に向けて進むと、線材７の超音波たわみ振動により、パイプ６０の内面に付着していた付着物６１が次々と脱落して、ノズル５５から流入する空気または水の流れに乗って、パイプ６０の左側から排出される。そして、線材７の先端部が、パイプ６０の中を突き抜けて、図２０（ｃ）の状態になる。このことにより、パイプ６０の内面に付着していた食品のカスや水垢、砂やその他の付着物６１がパイプ６０から除去される。   As shown in FIG. 20B, when the wire 7 that is subjected to ultrasonic flexural vibration enters the pipe 60, the wire 7 that is subjected to ultrasonic flexural vibration is caused by food residue, scale, sand, etc. adhering to the inner surface of the pipe 60. And hit the surface of the other deposit 61 more than 20,000 times per second. The hit deposit 61 falls off the inner surface of the pipe 60 and rides on the flow of air or water flowing from the nozzle 55 and is discharged from the left side of the pipe 60. When the wire rod 7 advances toward the left side in the rotating pipe 60, the deposit 61 attached to the inner surface of the pipe 60 drops one after another by the ultrasonic bending vibration of the wire rod 7, and the nozzle 55. It is discharged from the left side of the pipe 60 on the flow of air or water flowing in from the pipe. And the front-end | tip part of the wire 7 penetrates the inside of the pipe 60, and will be in the state of FIG.20 (c). As a result, food residue, scale, sand and other deposits 61 adhering to the inner surface of the pipe 60 are removed from the pipe 60.

本発明では、特別な形状をした長尺の刃を作らなくても、予め丸、あるいは四角い断面などの均一の断面形状と太さに作られた線材７を用いて、長さを必要な長さまで長くすれば、必要な長さの線材の超音波たわみ振動を利用した超音波付着物除去装置をつくることが出来る。つまり、本発明に係る超音波付着物除去装置では、特別な形状をした長尺の刃を作らなくてもよい。   In the present invention, even if a long blade having a special shape is not made, the wire 7 having a uniform cross-sectional shape and thickness, such as a round or square cross-section, is used to obtain the required length. If it is made longer, it is possible to make an ultrasonic deposit removing device that utilizes the ultrasonic bending vibration of a wire having a required length. That is, in the ultrasonic deposit removing apparatus according to the present invention, it is not necessary to make a long blade having a special shape.

なお図２０では、ベース部５０を水平な面として示したが、紙面左側が下がった傾斜面とすれば、パイプ６０の内面から除去された付着物６１が自重によりパイプ６０の中を左側に移動しやすくなる。このことにより、ポンプ５４により送り出す空気または水の流量を減らせる効果がある。
（本発明の第八実施形態）In FIG. 20, the base portion 50 is shown as a horizontal surface. However, if the left side of the paper is an inclined surface, the deposit 61 removed from the inner surface of the pipe 60 moves to the left in the pipe 60 due to its own weight. It becomes easy to do. This has the effect of reducing the flow rate of air or water sent out by the pump 54.
(Eighth embodiment of the present invention)

本発明の第八実施形態では、上記説明した線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置に用いた例を説明する。 In the eighth embodiment of the present invention, an example in which the above-described ultrasonic bending vibration device for a wire is used for a balloon catheter device with ultrasonic bending vibration means will be described.

図２１に、本発明の第八実施形態に係る超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置の要部断面図を示した。図２１では、超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置が屈曲できることを示すために屈曲した姿を描いているが、本来は直線状のストレートな形をしていて、必要により、内部の中心にあるマンドレルを操作して屈曲させる。 FIG. 21 shows a cross-sectional view of the main part of a balloon catheter device with ultrasonic deflection vibration means according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 21, a bent shape is drawn to show that the balloon catheter device with ultrasonic flexural vibration means can be bent, but it is originally a straight straight shape, and if necessary, is in the center of the inside. Operate the mandrel to bend it.

本発明の超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置は、線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を超音波たわみ振動手段としてバルーンカテーテル装置に取り付け、前記超音波たわみ振動装置で超音波たわみ振動している線材を付着物に押し当てて除去するように構成したものである。 The balloon catheter device with ultrasonic flexural vibration means of the present invention is attached to a balloon catheter device by using the ultrasonic flexural vibration device of the wire as the ultrasonic flexural vibration means, and the wire that is ultrasonically flexed and vibrated by the ultrasonic flexural vibration device. It is configured so as to be removed by pressing against the deposit.

図２１では、マンドレル７９と、振動用線材７ｃと、支持用線材８５と、バルーン７８付きカテーテルチューブ７７と、超音波振動子９と超音波たわみホーン本体９０のある超音波たわみ振動手段と、バルーン拡大収縮手段８４と、保護チューブ７６がある。   In FIG. 21, a mandrel 79, a vibrating wire 7c, a supporting wire 85, a catheter tube 77 with a balloon 78, an ultrasonic deflection vibration means having an ultrasonic transducer 9 and an ultrasonic deflection horn main body 90, a balloon There is an expansion / contraction means 84 and a protective tube 76.

マンドレル７９の先端の一方の表面に振動用線材７ｃを結合し、マンドレル７９の先端の前記一方の表面と反対側の他方の表面に支持用線材８５を結合して、線材結合部８６を作っている。マンドレル７９に振動用線材７ｃと支持用線材８５を結合した線材結合部８６には、合成樹脂や金属を被せて結合が取れないように、また挿入しやすくするために表面を滑らかに仕上げている。   A vibrating wire 7c is coupled to one surface of the tip of the mandrel 79, and a support wire 85 is coupled to the other surface opposite to the one surface of the mandrel 79, thereby forming a wire coupling portion 86. Yes. The wire connecting portion 86 obtained by connecting the vibrating wire 7c and the supporting wire 85 to the mandrel 79 is covered with a synthetic resin or metal so that the connection is not removed, and the surface is smoothed to facilitate insertion. .

マンドレル７９の先端には、バルーン７８付きカテーテルチューブ７７を被せ、振動用線材７ｃと支持用線材８５を線材結合部８６からバルーン７８付きカテーテルチューブ７７のバルーン７８の表面に被せ、マンドレル７９の後端に至るまで、マンドレル７９に沿って配置している。そして、保護チューブ７６でマンドレル７９と、バルーン７８付きカテーテルチューブ７７のバルーン７８の無いカテーテルチューブ７７と、支持用線材８５と、振動用線材７ｃとを覆っている。保護チューブ７６内では、振動用線材７ｃが超音波たわみ振動できる空間を設けている。図２１では、説明のために誇張して描いているが、波の振幅は数μｍから数十μｍであるので、図面に示したほど大きくなくてよい。   The tip of the mandrel 79 is covered with a catheter tube 77 with a balloon 78, and the vibrating wire 7 c and the support wire 85 are covered with the surface of the balloon 78 of the catheter tube 77 with the balloon 78 from the wire connecting portion 86. To the mandrel 79. The protective tube 76 covers the mandrel 79, the catheter tube 77 without the balloon 78 of the catheter tube 77 with the balloon 78, the supporting wire 85, and the vibrating wire 7c. In the protective tube 76, a space in which the vibrating wire 7c can bend and vibrate ultrasonically is provided. In FIG. 21, although exaggerated for the sake of explanation, the amplitude of the wave is from several μm to several tens of μm, so it does not have to be as large as shown in the drawing.

振動用線材７ｃの他端は、超音波たわみ振動手段のたわみホーン本体の角柱部分の端面（線材取付端面Ａ）と一体にし、バルーン７８付きカテーテルチューブ７７の他端をバルーン拡大収縮手段８４と結合している。バルーン拡大収縮手段８４は、バルーン７８付きカテーテルチューブ７７の中に生理食塩水などの液体を送り込んだり、吸引したりしてバルーン７８のか大きさを任意に変化させるようにしている。   The other end of the vibration wire 7c is integrated with the end face (wire attachment end face A) of the prism portion of the flexible horn body of the ultrasonic flexural vibration means, and the other end of the catheter tube 77 with the balloon 78 is coupled to the balloon expansion / contraction means 84. doing. The balloon expanding / contracting means 84 is configured to arbitrarily change the size of the balloon 78 by feeding or sucking a liquid such as physiological saline into the catheter tube 77 with the balloon 78.

そして、支持用線材８５の他端と、振動用線材７ｃの他端を結合した超音波たわみ振動手段と、バルーン７８付きカテーテルチューブ７７の他端を、マンドレル７９の後端近傍にまとめて配置している。   Then, the other end of the support wire 85 and the other end of the catheter tube 77 with the balloon 78 are joined together in the vicinity of the rear end of the mandrel 79. ing.

超音波たわみ振動手段の超音波振動子９を起動して、振動用線材７ｃを超音波たわみ振動させ、マンドレル７９の先端にあるバルーン７８付きカテーテルチューブ７７のバルーン７８の表面近傍で超音波たわみ振動している振動用線材７ｃを除去対象物に押し当てるよう構成している。   The ultrasonic vibrator 9 of the ultrasonic bending vibration means is activated to cause the vibrating wire 7c to bend and vibrate, and the ultrasonic bending vibration is generated near the surface of the balloon 78 of the catheter tube 77 with the balloon 78 at the tip of the mandrel 79. The vibrating wire 7c is pressed against the object to be removed.

なお、マンドレル７９と、支持用線材８５と、振動用線材７ｃの剛性は、マンドレル７９が一番大きく、マンドレル７９の動きに追従して支持用線材８５と、振動用線材７ｃが姿勢を変えるようにしている。   The mandrel 79, the support wire 85, and the vibration wire 7c have the highest rigidity of the mandrel 79, and the support wire 85 and the vibration wire 7c change the posture following the movement of the mandrel 79. I have to.

図２２に、本発明の第八実施形態に係る超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置の超音波たわみ振動装置近傍の分解部分断面図を示した。一体に結合されている超音波振動子９と超音波たわみホーン本体９０は、超音波振動子のフランジ９ａがフレーム７４に固定されている。フレーム７４は下部が中空円筒状をしていて、下部の円筒部分をバルーンカテーテルの支持部７５の孔に回転自在に支持される。超音波たわみホーン本体９０の角柱部分３の一端面から出ている線材７は、フレーム７４の中空孔からバルーンカテーテルの支持部７５に入る。フレーム７４の下部の円筒部分をバルーンカテーテルの支持部７５に対して回転させると、振動用線材７ｃは、振動用線材７ｃの軸芯の周りに回転する。これは、振動用線材７ｃが超音波振動子の縦振動と平行な面で振動するため、振動用線材７ｃの振動面を振動用線材７ｃの軸芯の周りに所定角度回転して、振動用線材７ｃが当たる領域を増やすことができる。このことは、後に図２４に図示して説明する。 FIG. 22 shows an exploded partial cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the ultrasonic flexural vibration device of the balloon catheter device with the ultrasonic flexural vibration means according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention. In the ultrasonic vibrator 9 and the ultrasonic flexure horn main body 90 that are integrally coupled, the flange 9 a of the ultrasonic vibrator is fixed to the frame 74. The lower portion of the frame 74 has a hollow cylindrical shape, and the lower cylindrical portion is rotatably supported by the hole of the balloon catheter support portion 75. The wire 7 protruding from one end surface of the prism portion 3 of the ultrasonic flexure horn main body 90 enters the balloon catheter support portion 75 through the hollow hole of the frame 74. When the lower cylindrical portion of the frame 74 is rotated with respect to the balloon catheter support portion 75, the vibrating wire 7c rotates around the axis of the vibrating wire 7c. This is because the vibrating wire 7c vibrates on a plane parallel to the longitudinal vibration of the ultrasonic vibrator, and therefore the vibrating surface of the vibrating wire 7c is rotated by a predetermined angle around the axis of the vibrating wire 7c, The area where the wire 7c hits can be increased. This will be described later with reference to FIG.

図２３（ａ）、（ｂ）に、本発明の第八実施形態に係る超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置の操作手順を示す軸方向断面図を示した。図２３（ａ）では、バルーン７８を膨らまして、バルーン７８の表面にある振動用線材７ｃと支持用線材８５が除去対象物８８に当たったところで止めた状況を示している。 FIGS. 23A and 23B are axial sectional views showing the operation procedure of the balloon catheter device with ultrasonic deflection vibration means according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 23A shows a state in which the balloon 78 is inflated and stopped when the vibrating wire 7c and the supporting wire 85 on the surface of the balloon 78 contact the object 88 to be removed.

図２３（ｂ）では、バルーン拡大収縮手段８４を動かしてバルーン７８に入っていた生理食塩水等の液体を減らしてバルーン７８の直径を縮めて、バルーン７８の上に空間を作って振動用線材７ｃが振動する空間を作っている。
図２４に、本発明の第八実施形態に係る超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置の操作手順を示す半径方向断面図を示した。図２４は、バルーン７８のある部分を半径方向に輪切りにした断面図である。ここでは、図２３（ｂ）と同じく、バルーン拡大収縮手段８４を動かしてバルーン７８に入っていた生理食塩水等の液体を減らしてバルーン７８の直径を縮めて、バルーン７８の上に振動用線材７ｃが振動する空間を作っている様子が確認できる。また、図２４では、振動用線材７ｃの振動面が振動用線材７ｃの軸芯を中心として所定角度（θ）の範囲内で左右に回転できるようにしていることを示した。先に、図２２で説明したように、超音波振動子９を取り付けているフレーム７４をバルーンカテーテルの支持部７５に対して回転させると、振動用線材７ｃは、振動用線材７ｃの軸芯の周りに回転する。そのため、図２４のように、フレーム７４の回転角度に応じて、振動用線材７ｃの振動面が傾く。このように、振動用線材７ｃの振動面を変化させると、除去対象物への振動用線材７ｃの超音波振動エネルギーの伝わる領域が拡大すると同時に、超音波振動エネルギーの伝わり方が変化して、除去作業が効率よく行われることが期待される。 In FIG. 23 (b), the balloon expansion / contraction means 84 is moved to reduce the liquid such as physiological saline contained in the balloon 78 to reduce the diameter of the balloon 78, thereby creating a space on the balloon 78 and vibrating wire. The space where 7c vibrates is made.
FIG. 24 is a radial cross-sectional view showing the operation procedure of the balloon catheter device with ultrasonic deflection vibration means according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view in which a portion of the balloon 78 is circularly cut in the radial direction. Here, as in FIG. 23B, the balloon expansion / contraction means 84 is moved to reduce the liquid such as physiological saline contained in the balloon 78 to reduce the diameter of the balloon 78, and the vibrating wire rod is placed on the balloon 78. It can be seen that a space where 7c vibrates is created. FIG. 24 shows that the vibration surface of the vibrating wire 7c can be rotated left and right within a predetermined angle (θ) around the axis of the vibrating wire 7c. As described above with reference to FIG. 22, when the frame 74 to which the ultrasonic transducer 9 is attached is rotated with respect to the balloon catheter support portion 75, the vibrating wire 7 c becomes the axis of the vibrating wire 7 c. Rotate around. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 24, the vibration surface of the vibration wire 7 c is inclined according to the rotation angle of the frame 74. As described above, when the vibration surface of the vibrating wire 7c is changed, the region where the ultrasonic vibration energy of the vibrating wire 7c is transmitted to the object to be removed is enlarged, and at the same time, the way of transmitting the ultrasonic vibration energy is changed. It is expected that the removal work is performed efficiently.

なお、図２４では、支持用線材８５を２本用いて、超音波たわみ振動をさせるときのバルーン７８付きカテーテルチューブ７７が安定するようにした例を示したが、支持用線材８５は１本でも、０本でもよい。支持用線材８５が１本であれば、バルーン７８付きカテーテルチューブ７７がより柔軟に動く。支持用線材８５を０本、つまり支持用線材８５を削除した形とすれば更に柔軟に動く。   FIG. 24 shows an example in which two support wires 85 are used to stabilize the catheter tube 77 with the balloon 78 when the ultrasonic flexural vibration is caused. However, even one support wire 85 is used. , 0 may be sufficient. If there is one supporting wire 85, the catheter tube 77 with the balloon 78 moves more flexibly. If the number of supporting wire rods 85 is zero, that is, the shape of the supporting wire rods 85 is eliminated, the wire moves more flexibly.

図２５に、本発明の第八実施形態に係る超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置の振動用線材７ｃが超音波たわみ振動しているときの様子を軸方向断面図で示している。振動用線材７ｃが振動して、除去対象物へ振動用線材７ｃの超音波振動エネルギーが伝わる。ここで、バルーン７８の大きさを大きくすると、線材７の超音波たわみ振動する空間が狭まる。振動用線材７ｃは除去対象物を強く叩く。バルーン７８の大きさを小さくすると、振動用線材７ｃの超音波たわみ振動する空間が広まる。そのため、振動用線材７ｃは除去対象物を弱く叩く。バルーン７８の大きさを変化させることにより、振動用線材７ｃが除去対象物を叩く力が強く、あるいは弱く、強弱の変化をつけて叩くことができる。除去対象物を少しずつ除去していくには、微妙な押圧力を与えて振動させることが求められる。 FIG. 25 is an axial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the vibrating wire 7c of the balloon catheter device with ultrasonic flexural vibration means according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention undergoes ultrasonic flexural vibration. The vibrating wire 7c vibrates, and the ultrasonic vibration energy of the vibrating wire 7c is transmitted to the object to be removed. Here, when the size of the balloon 78 is increased, the space in which the ultrasonic wave bending vibration of the wire 7 is reduced. The vibrating wire 7c strikes the object to be removed. When the size of the balloon 78 is reduced, a space in which the ultrasonic wave bending vibration of the vibrating wire 7c is expanded. Therefore, the vibrating wire 7c hits the object to be removed weakly. By changing the size of the balloon 78, the vibrating wire 7c has a strong or weak force to hit the object to be removed, and can be hit with a change in strength. In order to remove the object to be removed little by little, it is required to vibrate by applying a delicate pressing force.

除去対象物を振動用線材７ｃの超音波たわみ振動により除去した後は、図２６に示したように、バルーン７８の中の生理食塩水等の液体をカテーテルチューブの孔７７ａから抜いて、バルーン７８の大きさを小さくして、患部から抜き取る。   After the object to be removed is removed by the ultrasonic flexural vibration of the vibrating wire 7c, as shown in FIG. 26, a liquid such as physiological saline in the balloon 78 is removed from the hole 77a of the catheter tube, and the balloon 78 is removed. Reduce the size of and remove from the affected area.

図２７に、本発明の第八実施形態に係る超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置の操作手順を示すフロー図を示した。操作手順は、バルーン７８付きカテーテル７７を患部位置に入れる（ステップＳＴ１）、バルーン７８の大きさを変化させ、振動用空間をあける（ステップＳＴ２）、一定時間の線材超音波たわみ振動で付着物を砕く（ステップＳＴ３）、除去作業が完了するまで続ける（ステップＳＴ４）、除去作業が完了したらバルーン７８を収縮し抜き取る（ステップＳＴ５）、そして除去作業が終了する（ステップＳＴ６）という手順で行われる。 FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the operation procedure of the balloon catheter device with ultrasonic deflection vibration means according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention. In the operation procedure, the catheter 77 with the balloon 78 is placed at the position of the affected part (step ST1), the size of the balloon 78 is changed, and a space for vibration is opened (step ST2). Crushing (step ST3) is continued until the removal operation is completed (step ST4). When the removal operation is completed, the balloon 78 is deflated and removed (step ST5), and the removal operation is completed (step ST6).

図２８に、本発明の第八実施形態に係る超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置の他の操作手順を示したフロー図を示した。図２７のフロー図では、振動用線材７ｃの超音波たわみ振動で除去対象物を叩いて除去したが、図２８のフロー図では、振動用線材７ｃの超音波たわみ振動で除去対象物を叩いた後に、バルーン７８の大きさを大きくして、振動用線材７ｃと支持用線材８５を除去対象物８８に押し付けた状態で、バルーン付きカテーテルチューブ７７をマンドレル７９の軸芯の周りに回転して、除去対象物８８の表面を振動用線材７ｃと支持用線材８５でこすり取るようにしている。 FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing another operation procedure of the balloon catheter device with ultrasonic deflection vibration means according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention. In the flowchart of FIG. 27, the object to be removed is beaten and removed by the ultrasonic bending vibration of the vibrating wire 7c. However, in the flowchart of FIG. 28, the object to be removed is beaten by the ultrasonic bending vibration of the vibrating wire 7c. Later, the balloon 78 is enlarged and the balloon-equipped catheter tube 77 is rotated around the axis of the mandrel 79 while the vibrating wire 7c and the supporting wire 85 are pressed against the object 88 to be removed. The surface of the object 88 to be removed is scraped with the vibrating wire 7c and the supporting wire 85.

図２８のフロー図では、ステップＳＴ１からステップＳＴ４までは図２７と同じであるが、ステップＳＴ３の「一定時間の線材超音波たわみ振動で付着物を砕く」の一定時間が経過して、除去作業が完了していないときに、次の作業を種類の違う作業に選択できるようにしている（ステップＳＴ７）。ここで、種類の違う作業を選択すると、バルーン７８拡大し、線材（支持用線材８５と振動用線材７ｃ）を付着物に当て（ステップＳＴ８）、バルーン７８と線材を回転して付着物をこすり取る（ステップＳＴ９）、除去作業が完了しなければ（ステップＳＴ１０）、ステップＳＴ２にもどるが、除去作業が完了すれば、バルーン７８を収縮し抜き取る（ステップＳＴ５）、そして除去作業が終了する（ステップＳＴ６）ことになる。   In the flowchart of FIG. 28, the steps ST1 to ST4 are the same as those in FIG. 27, but the removal work has been performed after a certain period of time in step ST3 “crushing the adhering material with the bending ultrasonic vibration of the wire for a certain period of time”. Is not completed, the next work can be selected as a different kind of work (step ST7). Here, when a different type of work is selected, the balloon 78 is expanded, the wires (supporting wire 85 and vibration wire 7c) are applied to the deposit (step ST8), the balloon 78 and the wire are rotated, and the deposit is rubbed. If the removal operation is not completed (step ST10), the process returns to step ST2. If the removal operation is completed, the balloon 78 is deflated and removed (step ST5), and the removal operation is completed (step ST10). ST6)

この、バルーン拡大して線材を付着物に当てるステップＳＴ８と、バルーン７８と線材（支持用線材８５と振動用線材７ｃ）を回転して付着物をこすり取るステップＳＴ９の様子を図２９に示した。また、このときのバルーン７８付きカテーテルチューブ７７の軸方向の断面図を図３０に示した。バルーン７８により振動用線材７ｃと支持用線材８５が除去対象物８８に押し付けられ、バルーン７８と線材（支持用線材８５と振動用線材７ｃ）が回転して付着物をこすり取る様子が理解される。   FIG. 29 shows the state of step ST8 in which the balloon is expanded and the wire is applied to the deposit, and step ST9 in which the balloon 78 and the wire (support wire 85 and vibration wire 7c) are rotated to scrape the deposit. . Further, FIG. 30 shows a sectional view in the axial direction of the catheter tube 77 with the balloon 78 at this time. It is understood that the vibrating wire 7c and the supporting wire 85 are pressed against the object to be removed 88 by the balloon 78, and the balloon 78 and the wire (the supporting wire 85 and the vibrating wire 7c) rotate to scrape off the attached matter. .

この図２８のフロー図の手順によれば、バルーン７８付きカテーテルチューブ７７を止めた位置で、付着物を叩く作業と、付着物をこすり取る作業を一方だけ、又は両方を組み合わせて行うことが出来るという利点がある。   According to the procedure of the flowchart of FIG. 28, at the position where the catheter tube 77 with the balloon 78 is stopped, the operation of hitting the deposit and the operation of rubbing the deposit can be performed by one or a combination of both. There is an advantage.

本発明は、超音波たわみホーンの円柱部分の縦振動を、任意の長さの線材の超音波たわみ振動に変換させる線材の超音波たわみ振動装置に適用することができ、線材の超音波たわみ振動を利用した超音波切断装置や、超音波撹拌装置、超音波分離装置、超音波付着物除去装置、超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置、その他の超音波振動装置に適用することができる。 INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied to an ultrasonic flexural vibration device for a wire that converts the longitudinal vibration of a cylindrical portion of an ultrasonic flexure horn into an ultrasonic flexural vibration of a wire having an arbitrary length. The present invention can be applied to an ultrasonic cutting device utilizing the above, an ultrasonic stirring device, an ultrasonic separation device, an ultrasonic deposit removing device, a balloon catheter device with ultrasonic deflection vibration means, and other ultrasonic vibration devices.

１ 超音波たわみホーンの大径の円柱部分
２ 超音波たわみホーンの小径の円柱部分
３ 角柱部分
４ 角柱部分の側面
５ 切欠き部（表側）
６ 切欠き部（裏側）
７ 線材
８ 節の支持部
９ 超音波振動子
１０ 支持フレーム
１１ 垂直移動フレーム
１２ 揺動ピニオン（小歯車）
１３ 揺動モータ
１４ 装置フレーム
１５ アンビル
１６ 切断対象物（食品）
１７ エアーシリンダー
２０ 容器
２１ シール手段
２２ 薬液
２３ 洗浄対象物（金属部品）
３２ 液晶表示部
３３ ケーブル
３５ 電源
３６ 超音波振動制御部
７０ 水平移動フレーム
９０ 超音波たわみホーン本体1 Large-diameter cylindrical portion of ultrasonic flexure horn 2 Small-diameter cylindrical portion of ultrasonic flexure horn 3 Square column portion 4 Side surface of square column portion 5 Notch (front side)
6 Notch (back side)
7 Wire rod 8 Node support 9 Ultrasonic vibrator 10 Support frame 11 Vertical movement frame 12 Swing pinion (small gear)
13 Oscillating motor 14 Device frame 15 Anvil 16 Object to be cut (food)
17 Air cylinder 20 Container 21 Sealing means 22 Chemical solution 23 Object to be cleaned (metal parts)
32 Liquid crystal display unit 33 Cable 35 Power source 36 Ultrasonic vibration control unit 70 Horizontal movement frame 90 Ultrasonic deflection horn body

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超音波振動子と、
前記超音波振動子と一体に取り付けられ、超音波振動子が発生させる縦振動を、前記超音波振動子の縦振動の軸芯から半径方向に離れた位置にある線材取付端面を揺動させるたわみ振動にする超音波たわみホーン本体と、
前記超音波たわみホーン本体の前記線材取付端面に、一端を一体に取り付けられた線材と、
前記線材の他端を支持する支持手段と、
前記超音波振動子を駆動する超音波振動用の電源と、
前記超音波振動子の振動を制御する超音波振動制御手段と、を有し、
前記超音波振動用の電源及び前記超音波振動制御手段で前記超音波振動子を縦振動させ、 前記超音波たわみホーン本体で前記縦振動を、前記線材取付端面を揺動するたわみ振動にして、前記線材に、当該線材の軸方向と直交する方向に定常波で波打つ超音波たわみ振動をさせるようにした、
ことを特徴とする線材の超音波たわみ振動装置。 An ultrasonic transducer,
Deflection that is attached integrally with the ultrasonic transducer and causes the longitudinal vibration generated by the ultrasonic transducer to swing the wire attachment end surface that is radially away from the longitudinal vibration axis of the ultrasonic transducer. An ultrasonic flexible horn body to vibrate,
A wire rod with one end attached integrally to the wire rod attachment end face of the ultrasonic deflection horn body,
Support means for supporting the other end of the wire,
A power source for ultrasonic vibration for driving the ultrasonic transducer;
Ultrasonic vibration control means for controlling the vibration of the ultrasonic vibrator,
The ultrasonic vibrator is longitudinally vibrated by the ultrasonic vibration power source and the ultrasonic vibration control means, and the longitudinal vibration is turned by the ultrasonic flexure horn body to be a flexural vibration that swings the wire attachment end surface . The wire was subjected to ultrasonic flexural vibration that undulates with a standing wave in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the wire ,
An ultrasonic flexural vibration device for a wire. 前記超音波たわみホーン本体は、
超音波振動子の超音波縦振動を受けて縦振動する円柱部分と、
前記円柱部分の先端で軸芯と直交する方向にＴ字状に設けられ、前記円柱部分の直径より短い短辺と前記円柱部分の直径より長い長辺と所要の厚さを持つ角柱部分と、
前記角柱部分の短辺側端面の、前記円柱部分側軸芯方向から視て表側と裏側とになる端辺部分のそれぞれに設けられ、前記角柱部分の厚さを薄くするように切り欠かれた切欠き部と、を備え、
前記線材の一端を前記角柱部分の一方の短辺側端面に一体に取り付けて、前記線材に、線材が当該線材の軸方向と直交する方向に定常波で波打つ超音波たわみ振動をさせるように構成したことを特徴とする、請求項１に記載の線材の超音波たわみ振動装置。 The ultrasonic deflection horn body is
A cylindrical portion that vibrates longitudinally in response to the ultrasonic longitudinal vibration of the ultrasonic vibrator,
Provided in a T-shape in a direction perpendicular to the axis at the tip of the cylindrical portion, and a prismatic portion having a thickness of a long long side and Kaname Tokoro than the diameter of the cylindrical portion shorter than the diameter short side and the cylindrical portion ,
Before SL short side end surface of the prism portion, provided on the respective front Symbol end side areas of the front and back sides as seen from the cylindrical section side axis direction, missing cut so as to reduce the thickness of the prismatic portion A notched portion, and
Attached together at one end of the wire on one short side end surface of the front Symbol prismatic portion, the wire, so that wire can be a rippling ultrasonic bending vibrations in standing wave in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the wire configuration The ultrasonic flexural vibration device for a wire according to claim 1, wherein 請求項１または請求項２のいずれかに記載の線材の超音波たわみ振動装置と、
当該超音波たわみ振動装置を設置する装置フレームと、
前記装置フレームに設けられた切断対象物を載置するアンビルと、および
前記装置フレームに設けられ、前記超音波たわみ振動装置および前記アンビルを相対的に上下動ならびに水平方向に移動可能に支持する移動手段と、
を備えたことを特徴とする超音波切断装置。 An ultrasonic flexural vibration device for a wire according to any one of claims 1 and 2 ,
A device frame for installing the ultrasonic flexural vibration device ;
An anvil for mounting a cutting object provided on the device frame, and a movement provided on the device frame for supporting the ultrasonic flexural vibration device and the anvil so that they can be moved up and down and moved horizontally. Means,
An ultrasonic cutting apparatus comprising: 請求項１または請求項２のいずれかに記載の線材の超音波たわみ振動装置と、
当該超音波たわみ振動装置を取り付ける装置フレームと、
前記装置フレームに設けられ、洗浄対象物および薬液を入れる容器とを備え、
前記超音波たわみ振動装置の線材を前記容器内に配置した、ことを特徴とする超音波洗浄装置。 An ultrasonic flexural vibration device for a wire according to any one of claims 1 and 2 ,
A device frame for mounting the ultrasonic flexural vibration device ;
Provided in the apparatus frame, comprising a container to be cleaned and a chemical solution ;
An ultrasonic cleaning device, wherein the wire of the ultrasonic flexural vibration device is disposed in the container. 請求項１または請求項２のいずれかに記載の線材の超音波たわみ振動装置と、
当該超音波たわみ振動装置を取り付ける装置フレームと、
前記装置フレームに取り付けられ、分離対象物を入れる容器とを備え、
前記超音波たわみ振動装置の線材を前記容器内に配置した、ことを特徴とする超音波分離装置。 An ultrasonic flexural vibration device for a wire according to any one of claims 1 and 2 ,
A device frame for mounting the ultrasonic flexural vibration device ;
A container attached to the device frame and containing a separation object ;
An ultrasonic separating apparatus, wherein the wire of the ultrasonic flexural vibration apparatus is disposed in the container. 請求項１または請求項２のいずれかに記載の線材の超音波たわみ振動装置と、
当該超音波たわみ振動装置を取り付ける装置フレームとを備え、
前記超音波たわみ振動装置で超音波たわみ振動している線材を付着物に押し当てて除去する、ことを特徴とする超音波付着物除去装置。 An ultrasonic flexural vibration device for a wire according to any one of claims 1 and 2 ,
A device frame for mounting the ultrasonic flexural vibration device ,
An ultrasonic deposit removing apparatus, wherein the ultrasonic flexural vibration device presses and removes a wire that is vibrating with ultrasonic deflection against the deposit. マンドレルと、振動用線材と、バルーン付きカテーテルチューブと、超音波たわみ振動手段と、バルーン拡大収縮手段と、保護チューブと、を有し、
請求項１または請求項２のいずれかに記載の線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を前記超音波たわみ振動手段として用い、
前記マンドレルの先端の表面に前記振動用線材を結合し、線材結合部をつくり、
前記マンドレルの先端に、前記バルーン付きカテーテルチューブを被せ、前記振動用線材を前記線材結合部から前記バルーン付きカテーテルチューブのバルーンの表面を経て前記マンドレルの後端に至るまで、前記マンドレルに沿って配置し、前記保護チューブで前記マンドレルと、前記バルーン付きカテーテルチューブのバルーンの無いカテーテルチューブと、前記振動用線材とを覆い、前記振動用線材の他端を超音波たわみ振動手段と結合し、前記バルーン付きカテーテルチューブの他端をバルーン拡大収縮手段と結合し、
前記振動用線材の他端を結合した超音波たわみ振動手段と、前記バルーン付きカテーテルチューブの他端を、前記マンドレルの後端近傍に配置し、
前記超音波たわみ振動手段により前記振動用線材を、線材が当該線材の軸方向と直交する方向に定常波で波打つ超音波たわみ振動させ、前記マンドレルの先端にある前記バルーン付きカテーテルチューブのバルーンの表面近傍にある付着物に超音波たわみ振動している前記振動用線材を押し当てるよう構成したことを特徴とする超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置。 A mandrel, a vibrating wire, a balloon-equipped catheter tube, an ultrasonic flexural vibration means, a balloon expansion / contraction means, and a protective tube,
The ultrasonic bending vibration device for a wire according to claim 1 or 2 is used as the ultrasonic bending vibration means.
Bonding the vibrating wire to the surface of the tip of the mandrel, creating a wire joint,
The catheter tube with balloon is covered on the tip of the mandrel, and the vibrating wire is disposed along the mandrel from the wire connecting portion to the rear end of the mandrel through the balloon surface of the balloon-equipped catheter tube. The protective tube covers the mandrel, the catheter tube without the balloon of the balloon-equipped catheter tube, and the vibrating wire, and the other end of the vibrating wire is coupled to ultrasonic bending vibration means, and the balloon Combine the other end of the attached catheter tube with balloon expansion and contraction means,
An ultrasonic flexural vibration means coupled to the other end of the vibrating wire, and the other end of the balloon-equipped catheter tube are arranged in the vicinity of the rear end of the mandrel,
Near the surface of the balloon of the balloon-equipped catheter tube at the tip of the mandrel by causing the ultrasonic wire to vibrate and vibrate the wire for vibration with a standing wave in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the wire. A balloon catheter device with ultrasonic flexural vibration means, wherein the vibrating wire which is ultrasonically flexurally vibrated against an attached material is pressed against the adhered material. マンドレルと、振動用線材と、支持用線材と、バルーン付きカテーテルチューブと、超音波たわみ振動手段と、バルーン拡大収縮手段と、保護チューブと、を有し、
請求項１または請求項２のいずれかに記載の線材の超音波たわみ振動装置を前記超音波たわみ振動手段として用い、
前記マンドレルの先端の一方の表面に前記振動用線材を結合し、前記マンドレルの先端の前記一方の表面と反対側の他方の表面に前記支持用線材を結合して、線材結合部をつくり、
前記マンドレルの先端に、前記バルーン付きカテーテルチューブを被せ、前記振動用線材と前記支持用線材を前記線材結合部から前記バルーン付きカテーテルチューブのバルーンの表面を経て前記マンドレルの後端に至るまで、前記マンドレルに沿って配置し、前記保護チューブで前記マンドレルと、前記バルーン付きカテーテルチューブのバルーンの無いカテーテルチューブと、前記支持用線材と、前記振動用線材とを覆い、前記振動用線材の他端を超音波たわみ振動手段と結合し、前記バルーン付きカテーテルチューブの他端をバルーン拡大収縮手段と結合し、
前記支持用線材の他端と、前記振動用線材の他端を結合した超音波たわみ振動手段と、
前記バルーン付きカテーテルチューブの他端を、前記マンドレルの後端近傍に配置し、
前記超音波たわみ振動手段により前記振動用線材を、線材が当該線材の軸方向と直交する方向に定常波で波打つ超音波たわみ振動をさせ、前記マンドレルの先端にある前記バルーン付きカテーテルチューブのバルーンの表面近傍にある付着物に超音波たわみ振動している前記振動用線材を押し当てるよう構成したことを特徴とする超音波たわみ振動手段付きバルーンカテーテル装置。 A mandrel, an oscillating wire, a supporting wire, a catheter tube with a balloon, an ultrasonic deflection vibration means, a balloon expansion / contraction means, and a protective tube,
The ultrasonic bending vibration device for a wire according to claim 1 or 2 is used as the ultrasonic bending vibration means.
The vibration wire is coupled to one surface of the tip of the mandrel, the support wire is coupled to the other surface opposite to the one surface of the tip of the mandrel, thereby forming a wire coupling part,
The tip of the mandrel is covered with the balloon-attached catheter tube, and the vibrating wire and the support wire are passed from the wire joint portion to the rear end of the mandrel through the surface of the balloon of the balloon-equipped catheter tube, The mandrel is disposed along the mandrel, and the protective tube covers the mandrel, the catheter tube without the balloon of the balloon-equipped catheter tube, the support wire, and the vibration wire, and the other end of the vibration wire is attached to the mandrel. Combined with ultrasonic flexural vibration means, the other end of the balloon-equipped catheter tube is combined with balloon expansion and contraction means,
Ultrasonic bending vibration means in which the other end of the support wire and the other end of the vibration wire are coupled;
The other end of the balloon-equipped catheter tube is disposed near the rear end of the mandrel,
Wherein said vibrating wire by ultrasonic flexural vibrations means, the wire is allowed to direction undulating in a standing wave ultrasonic bending vibrations perpendicular to the axial direction of the wire, the surface of the balloon of the balloon catheter tube at the tip of said mandrel A balloon catheter device with ultrasonic flexural vibration means, characterized in that the vibrating wire which is vibrated ultrasonically is pressed against an adhering substance in the vicinity.
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