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JPH0125279B2
JPH0125279B2 JP59014928A JP1492884A JPH0125279B2 JP H0125279 B2 JPH0125279 B2 JP H0125279B2 JP 59014928 A JP59014928 A JP 59014928A JP 1492884 A JP1492884 A JP 1492884A JP H0125279 B2 JPH0125279 B2 JP H0125279B2
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lead
piezoelectric vibrator
vibrator
electrode
ultrasonic probe
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JPS60160300A (en
Inventor
Michio Nakayama
Hisao Tateno
Tadashi Kojima
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Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co Ltd
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B06GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
    • B06BMETHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
    • B06B1/00Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
    • B06B1/02Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy
    • B06B1/06Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction
    • B06B1/0607Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using multiple elements
    • B06B1/0622Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using multiple elements on one surface

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
  • Transducers For Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 (産業上の利用分野) 本発明は、複数の分離された圧電振動子エレメ
ントを並設されるアレー型超音波探触子の製造方
法に関し、特に音場の偏向を減少しかつリードの
引出しの容易なアレー型超音波探触子を容易に製
造できるアレー型超音波探触子の製造方法に関す
る。
Detailed Description of the Invention (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an array-type ultrasonic probe in which a plurality of separated piezoelectric transducer elements are arranged in parallel, and in particular to The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an array-type ultrasonic probe that can easily manufacture an array-type ultrasonic probe with a reduced number of leads and easy lead extraction.

(従来技術) 圧電振動子を用いた超音波探触子は、PZT等
の圧電振動子の両面に電極を貼着して構成する。
そしてこれら電極間に電圧を印加して超音波を発
生させ、この超音波を被測定物に放射し、又放射
した超音波に対する被測定物からの反射波を受け
てこれを電気信号に変換するものである。ところ
で、前述の如き超音波探触子は、一方の電極面を
ダンパー材からなる振動子保持体上に貼着する関
係から、第1図aに示す構成を採つている。即
ち、PZT等の圧電振動子1の第1の面に第1の
電極2を設け、支持体に貼着する第2の面に第2
の電極3を設け、第2の電極(裏面電極)3の一
部を導電部32を介して表面に導出し、第1の面
の一部に折返し電極31を設ける、いわゆる「折
返し電極構造」を採つている。
(Prior Art) An ultrasonic probe using a piezoelectric vibrator is constructed by pasting electrodes on both sides of a piezoelectric vibrator such as PZT.
Then, a voltage is applied between these electrodes to generate ultrasonic waves, which are emitted to the object to be measured, and the reflected waves of the emitted ultrasonic waves from the object to be measured are received and converted into electrical signals. It is something. By the way, the above-mentioned ultrasonic probe adopts the configuration shown in FIG. 1a because one electrode surface is attached onto a vibrator holder made of a damper material. That is, a first electrode 2 is provided on a first surface of a piezoelectric vibrator 1 such as PZT, and a second electrode 2 is provided on a second surface that is attached to a support.
A so-called "folded electrode structure" in which an electrode 3 is provided, a part of the second electrode (back electrode) 3 is led out to the front surface via the conductive part 32, and a folded electrode 31 is provided on a part of the first surface. are being taken.

(従来技術の問題点) このため、第1図bに示すように超音波探触子
の音場中心a2が機械的中心線a1から偏り、こ
のため本来あるべき音場特性曲線b1がb2のご
とく移動して音場の対称性を失い、偏向が避けら
れない。しかも折返し電極を設けたことにより表
面電極の振動実効面積が減り、それだけ超音波音
場が歪められることになる。
(Problems with the prior art) For this reason, as shown in FIG. 1b, the sound field center a2 of the ultrasound probe deviates from the mechanical center line a1, and as a result, the sound field characteristic curve b1 that should be The sound field loses its symmetry, and deflection is unavoidable. Moreover, by providing the folded electrode, the effective vibration area of the surface electrode is reduced, and the ultrasonic sound field is distorted accordingly.

また、第1図aに示す如き構造の探触子を細か
く輪切りにした圧電振動子エレメントを振動子保
持台上に多数個並列に設けたアレー型超音波探触
子にあつては、各探触子アレーの間隔が非常に小
さく、リード線の各電極への取付けが非常に困難
であるなどの不都合が生じる。
In addition, in the case of an array-type ultrasonic probe in which a large number of piezoelectric transducer elements, each of which is a probe having the structure shown in Fig. Disadvantages arise in that the spacing between the probe arrays is very small and it is very difficult to attach the lead wires to each electrode.

(発明の目的) 本発明の目的は、音場の対称性を保ち且つ音場
の歪を防止しうるアレー型超音波探触子を容易に
製造できるアレー型超音波探触子の製造方法を提
供することにある。
(Object of the Invention) The object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing an array-type ultrasonic probe that can easily manufacture an array-type ultrasonic probe that can maintain sound field symmetry and prevent sound field distortion. It is about providing.

(発明の概要) 本発明は、平面上に形成された圧電振動子板の
表面と裏面に第1と第2の金属薄膜を貼着せしめ
る第1工程と、振動子保持台と前記圧電振動子板
との間で振動子保持台の両側方に張り出した2枚
のリード部用金属箔を挟持せしめて、振動子保持
台と圧電振動子板とを一体的に接合せしめる第2
工程と、リード部用金属箔が張り出している方向
に第1の金属薄膜と圧電振動子板と第2の金属薄
膜とを一体に切断し複数のエレメントに分割し、
リード部用金属箔も振動子保持台の両側方におい
て切断し交互に除去する第3工程とを含むアレー
型超音波探触子の製造方法を提供するものであ
る。
(Summary of the Invention) The present invention includes a first step of attaching first and second metal thin films to the front and back surfaces of a piezoelectric vibrator plate formed on a plane, a vibrator holding stand, and the piezoelectric vibrator plate. A second plate which integrally joins the vibrator holder and the piezoelectric vibrator plate by sandwiching the two metal foils for lead portions protruding on both sides of the vibrator holder between the plate and the plate.
The first metal thin film, the piezoelectric vibrator plate, and the second metal thin film are integrally cut in the direction in which the lead metal foil protrudes and are divided into a plurality of elements.
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an array type ultrasonic probe, which includes a third step of cutting and alternately removing the metal foil for the lead portion on both sides of the vibrator holding table.

(実施例) 以下、本発明について詳細に説明する。(Example) The present invention will be explained in detail below.

第2図aは、本発明に係るアレー型超音波探触
子を保持台上で分割して形成する前の段階の構造
を示す斜視図である。
FIG. 2a is a perspective view showing the structure of the array-type ultrasonic probe according to the present invention at a stage before it is divided and formed on a holding table.

第2図aにおいて、1′は板状に形成された
PZT等の圧電振動子板であり、圧電振動子板
1′の第1の面全面には、第1の電極となるAg等
の金属薄膜4′が設けられ、第2の面全面には第
2の電極となるAg等の金属薄膜5′が設けられ
る。金属薄膜5′の下面には、2枚のリード部用
金属箔6,7がそれぞれ振動子保持台の両側方に
張り出すようにして挟持され、振動子板1′と一
体に積層接着されている。8はダンパー材による
振動子保持台である。
In Figure 2a, 1' is formed into a plate shape.
It is a piezoelectric vibrator plate made of PZT, etc., and a metal thin film 4' such as Ag, which becomes a first electrode, is provided on the entire first surface of the piezoelectric vibrator plate 1', and a metal thin film 4', such as Ag, is provided on the entire second surface. A metal thin film 5' made of Ag or the like is provided to serve as the second electrode. Two lead metal foils 6 and 7 are held on the lower surface of the metal thin film 5' so as to protrude from both sides of the vibrator holder, and are laminated and bonded integrally with the vibrator plate 1'. There is. 8 is a vibrator holding stand made of damper material.

アレー型の超音波探触子を製造する場合、まず
第2図aに示す圧電振動子板1′を、切断器を用
いて金属薄膜4′及び5′ごとリード部用金属箔
6,7が張り出している方向に金属薄膜4′,
5′と一体に切断し、第3図aに示す如く横巾数
mm程度の圧電振動子エレメント11,12,13
…1nを形成する。これら圧電振動子エレメント
は、金属薄膜4′及び5′が上面で第1の電極4を
なし、下面で第2の電極をなす。そして電極5は
金属箔6及び7と電気的・機械的に接続されてい
る。
When manufacturing an array-type ultrasonic probe, first cut the piezoelectric transducer plate 1' shown in FIG. Metal thin film 4' in the projecting direction,
5' and cut it integrally with the number of widths as shown in Figure 3 a.
Piezoelectric vibrator elements 11, 12, 13 of about mm
...1n is formed. In these piezoelectric vibrator elements, metal thin films 4' and 5' form the first electrode 4 on the upper surface and the second electrode on the lower surface. The electrode 5 is electrically and mechanically connected to the metal foils 6 and 7.

次に、第3図bに示す如く、各圧電振動子エレ
メント各1個に対して1個のリード部を有する如
く金属箔7を切断してリード部71乃至7nを形
成し、第3図bには明示していないが、金属箔6
も同様に切断してリード部61乃至6nを形成す
る。この切断によりたとえば圧電振動子エレメン
ト11の両端には、電極5と接続したリード部6
1と71が設けられたことになる。
Next, as shown in FIG. 3b, the metal foil 7 is cut to form lead parts 71 to 7n so as to have one lead part for each piezoelectric vibrator element. Although it is not specified in , metal foil 6
are similarly cut to form lead portions 61 to 6n. By this cutting, for example, both ends of the piezoelectric vibrator element 11 have lead portions 6 connected to the electrodes 5.
1 and 71 have been established.

次に、リード部61乃至6nのうち、奇数番目
のリード部を根部から切断する。また、リード部
71乃至7nのうち、偶数番目のリード部を根部
から切断する。こうしてリード部用の金属箔6,
7も振動子保持台8の両側方において切断し、1
本おきに交互に除去されることにより、奇数番目
の圧電振動子エレメント11,13,15…に対
してそれぞれリード部71,73,75…が残
り、偶数番目の圧電振動子エレメント12,1
4,16…に対してそれぞれリード部62,6
4,66…が残ることになる。
Next, the odd numbered lead parts among the lead parts 61 to 6n are cut from the root part. Further, among the lead parts 71 to 7n, even numbered lead parts are cut from the root part. In this way, the metal foil 6 for the lead part,
7 is also cut on both sides of the vibrator holding table 8, and 1
By alternately removing every other book, lead portions 71, 73, 75, etc. remain for the odd-numbered piezoelectric vibrator elements 11, 13, 15, and so on, and lead portions 71, 73, 75, and so on remain for the even-numbered piezoelectric vibrator elements 12, 1, and so on.
Lead portions 62, 6 for 4, 16, respectively.
4,66... will remain.

その後、左右に導出された各リード部を端子部
としてこれらに引出し用の導線を接続する。
Thereafter, the lead portions led out on the left and right sides are used as terminal portions, and a lead wire is connected to these lead portions.

一方、圧電振動子エレメント11,12…1n
の第1の電極4上の端部には、第3図bに示すよ
うにAg等の細い金属線材からなるリード線9が
半田付けにより取り付けられ、第1の電極4は共
通接続される。
On the other hand, piezoelectric vibrator elements 11, 12...1n
As shown in FIG. 3B, a lead wire 9 made of a thin metal wire such as Ag is attached to the end of the first electrode 4 by soldering, and the first electrodes 4 are commonly connected.

そして、このリード線9にアース電位を与え、
各リード部から導出された導線を順次切換えて各
圧電振動子エレメントを端部から順次走査する如
く動作せしめる。
Then, apply a ground potential to this lead wire 9,
The conductive wires led out from each lead portion are sequentially switched to operate so as to sequentially scan each piezoelectric vibrator element from the end.

なお、上述の如き構成を有するアレー型超音波
探触子の第1の電極4が被測定体と接面する超音
波放射側であり、通常電極4上に使用超音波の4
分の1波長の厚みを有する音響マツチング層が設
けられる。
It should be noted that the first electrode 4 of the array type ultrasonic probe having the above-mentioned configuration is on the ultrasonic emission side that comes into contact with the object to be measured, and the ultrasonic wave used is normally placed on the electrode 4.
An acoustic matching layer having a thickness of a fraction of a wavelength is provided.

この実施例のように、被測定体と接面する側に
折返し電極を設けていない構造とすれば、第2図
bに示すように、超音波探触子の機械的中心線と
超音波音場の中心線A1とを一致させることがで
きるとともに、左右対称な超音波分布B1をうる
ことができる。しかも圧電振動子エレメントの全
面を振動実効面積とすることができる。また、側
方に導出したリード部に引出し用の導線を接続出
来るので、引出し用導線の形成がきわめて容易に
なる。
If the structure is such that the folded electrode is not provided on the side that contacts the object to be measured as in this example, the mechanical center line of the ultrasonic probe and the ultrasonic The center line A1 of the field can be made to coincide with the center line A1, and a symmetrical ultrasonic wave distribution B1 can be obtained. Moreover, the entire surface of the piezoelectric vibrator element can be used as the effective vibration area. Furthermore, since the lead wire can be connected to the lead portion led out to the side, the lead wire can be formed very easily.

第3図cは、上記金属箔6,7を分割する際
に、圧電振動子エレメント3つ毎に1単位のリー
ド部として形成した実施例を示す斜視図である。
FIG. 3c is a perspective view showing an embodiment in which, when the metal foils 6 and 7 are divided, one unit of lead portion is formed for every three piezoelectric vibrator elements.

即ち、第3図bに示す実施例におけるリード部
71と72と73を1つのリード部71′とした
ものである。このようにアレー型超音波探触子を
製造すれば各圧電振動子の電極には、探触子アレ
ーの間隔が非常に狭い場合であつても、隣接する
電極の間で短絡を起すことなしに、容易に引出し
用の導線を設けることが出来る。
That is, the lead parts 71, 72, and 73 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3b are combined into one lead part 71'. If an array type ultrasonic probe is manufactured in this way, the electrodes of each piezoelectric transducer will not cause short circuits between adjacent electrodes even if the spacing between the probe arrays is very narrow. It is possible to easily provide a lead wire.

なお、群を構成する圧電振動子エレメントは3
つに限らず、2個、4個あるいは他の所定数とす
ることもできる。
Note that there are 3 piezoelectric vibrator elements constituting the group.
The number is not limited to 2, 4, or any other predetermined number.

(発明の効果) 以上詳細に説明したように、本発明によれば、
超音波音場強度を弱めることなく対称性をもたせ
ることができるアレー型超音波探触子を製造する
に際し、リード部の間隔を広く取ることにより、
各エレメント間での電極の短絡を防止できる。
(Effects of the Invention) As explained in detail above, according to the present invention,
When manufacturing an array-type ultrasonic probe that can provide symmetry without weakening the ultrasonic sound field strength, by widening the spacing between the lead parts,
Short circuits of electrodes between each element can be prevented.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図a及びbは従来の超音波探触子の説明
図、第2図aは、本発明に係るアレー型超音波探
触子の製造方法の一部を示す図であり、アレー型
超音波探触子を振動子保持台上に形成する前段階
を示す斜視図、第2図bは、本発明によつて製造
されるアレー型超音波探触子の音場特性図、第3
図a乃至cは、アレー型超音波探触子の製造方法
の一部を示す図であり、アレー型超音波探触子を
振動子保持台上に形成する方法を示す斜視図であ
る。 図中、1′は圧電振動子板、1は圧電振動子、
2及び3は電極、31は折返し電極、32は導電
部、4′及び5′は金属薄膜、4及び5は電極、6
及び7は金属箔、8は振動子保持台、9はリード
線、11,12,…1nは圧電振動子エレメン
ト、61,62,…6n及び71,72,…7n
はリード部である。
FIGS. 1a and 1b are explanatory diagrams of a conventional ultrasonic probe, and FIG. FIG. 2b is a perspective view showing the preliminary stage of forming a sonic probe on a transducer holder; FIG.
Figures a to c are diagrams showing a part of the method for manufacturing an array type ultrasonic probe, and are perspective views showing a method for forming the array type ultrasonic probe on a transducer holding table. In the figure, 1' is a piezoelectric vibrator plate, 1 is a piezoelectric vibrator,
2 and 3 are electrodes, 31 is a folded electrode, 32 is a conductive part, 4' and 5' are metal thin films, 4 and 5 are electrodes, 6
and 7 are metal foils, 8 is a vibrator holding stand, 9 is a lead wire, 11, 12, ... 1n are piezoelectric vibrator elements, 61, 62, ... 6n and 71, 72, ... 7n
is the lead part.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 1 平面上に形成された圧電振動子板の表面と裏
面に第1と第2の金属薄膜を貼着せしめる第1工
程と、振動子保持台と前記圧電振動子板との間で
振動子保持台の両側方に張り出した2枚のリード
部用金属箔を挟持せしめて、振動子保持台と圧電
振動子板とを一体的に接合せしめる第2工程と、
リード部用金属箔が張り出している方向に第1の
金属薄膜と圧電振動子板と第2の金属薄膜とを一
体に切断し複数のエレメントに分割し、リード部
用金属箔も振動子保持台の両側方において切断し
交互に除去する第3工程とを含むことを特徴とす
るアレー型超音波探触子の製造方法。
1. A first step of attaching first and second metal thin films to the front and back surfaces of a piezoelectric vibrator plate formed on a plane, and holding the vibrator between a vibrator holding table and the piezoelectric vibrator plate. a second step of integrally joining the vibrator holding table and the piezoelectric vibrator plate by sandwiching two pieces of metal foil for lead portions extending on both sides of the table;
The first metal thin film, piezoelectric vibrator plate, and second metal thin film are cut integrally into a plurality of elements in the direction in which the lead metal foil protrudes, and the lead metal foil is also placed on a vibrator holding stand. and a third step of cutting and alternately removing both sides of the probe.
JP59014928A 1984-01-30 1984-01-30 Manufacture of array-type ultrasonic wave probe Granted JPS60160300A (en)

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