JPS5357090A - Variable focus ultrasonic transducer - Google Patents
Variable focus ultrasonic transducerInfo
- Publication number
- JPS5357090A JPS5357090A JP4523077A JP4523077A JPS5357090A JP S5357090 A JPS5357090 A JP S5357090A JP 4523077 A JP4523077 A JP 4523077A JP 4523077 A JP4523077 A JP 4523077A JP S5357090 A JPS5357090 A JP S5357090A
- Authority
- JP
- Japan
- Prior art keywords
- ultrasonic transducer
- variable focus
- focus ultrasonic
- variable
- transducer
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Pending
Links
Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
- B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
- B06B1/00—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
- B06B1/02—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy
- B06B1/06—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction
- B06B1/0607—Methods 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
- B06B1/0622—Methods 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
- B06B1/0625—Annular array
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- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
- G10K11/18—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
- G10K11/26—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
- G10K11/32—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning characterised by the shape of the source
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
- Multimedia (AREA)
- Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
- Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
- Transducers For Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US73770476A | 1976-11-01 | 1976-11-01 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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JPS5357090A true JPS5357090A (en) | 1978-05-24 |
Family
ID=24964959
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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JP4523077A Pending JPS5357090A (en) | 1976-11-01 | 1977-04-21 | Variable focus ultrasonic transducer |
Country Status (5)
Country | Link |
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JP (1) | JPS5357090A (en) |
DE (1) | DE2712341A1 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2369768A1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB1554349A (en) |
NL (1) | NL7712029A (en) |
Families Citing this family (22)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4391281A (en) * | 1977-01-06 | 1983-07-05 | Sri International | Ultrasonic transducer system and method |
US4227417A (en) * | 1977-06-13 | 1980-10-14 | New York Institute Of Technology | Dynamic focusing apparatus and method |
JPS5584154A (en) * | 1978-12-19 | 1980-06-25 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Ultrasoniccwave diagnosis device |
US4242911A (en) * | 1979-02-01 | 1981-01-06 | Mediscan, Inc. | Ultrasonic medical diagnostic apparatus and method |
US4414482A (en) * | 1981-05-20 | 1983-11-08 | Siemens Gammasonics, Inc. | Non-resonant ultrasonic transducer array for a phased array imaging system using1/4 λ piezo elements |
EP0068961A3 (en) * | 1981-06-26 | 1983-02-02 | Thomson-Csf | Apparatus for the local heating of biological tissue |
FR2523451A2 (en) * | 1982-03-19 | 1983-09-23 | Thomson Csf | Ultrasonic heating appts. for treatment of deep biological tissue - has piezoelectric plate divided into annular radiation zones of equal width divided by grooves |
US4534221A (en) * | 1982-09-27 | 1985-08-13 | Technicare Corporation | Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging systems for varying depths of field |
US5143073A (en) | 1983-12-14 | 1992-09-01 | Edap International, S.A. | Wave apparatus system |
USRE33590E (en) | 1983-12-14 | 1991-05-21 | Edap International, S.A. | Method for examining, localizing and treating with ultrasound |
DE3441563A1 (en) * | 1984-11-14 | 1985-05-30 | Michael Dipl.-Phys. 5600 Wuppertal Platte | Combined ultrasound transducer consisting of ceramic and highly polymerised piezoelectric materials |
DE3510341A1 (en) * | 1985-03-22 | 1986-10-02 | Richard Wolf Gmbh, 7134 Knittlingen | SOUND TRANSMITTER FOR GENERATING ACOUSTIC IMPULSES |
FR2580079A1 (en) * | 1985-04-05 | 1986-10-10 | Edap | Ultrasonic echographic device incorporating a probe with adjustable focal length and means of obtaining a large depth of field with a high resolving power |
DE3732131A1 (en) * | 1987-09-24 | 1989-04-06 | Wolf Gmbh Richard | FOCUSING ULTRASONIC transducer |
DE3833234C2 (en) * | 1988-09-30 | 1995-03-16 | Wolfgang Kessler | Procedure for calibrating or testing a piezoceramic transducer |
JPH02234600A (en) * | 1989-03-07 | 1990-09-17 | Mitsubishi Mining & Cement Co Ltd | Piezoelectric conversion element |
JP2745147B2 (en) * | 1989-03-27 | 1998-04-28 | 三菱マテリアル 株式会社 | Piezoelectric transducer |
US5158085A (en) * | 1989-09-29 | 1992-10-27 | Richard Wolf Gmbh | Lithotripsy ultrasound locating device |
GB2250658A (en) * | 1990-12-07 | 1992-06-10 | Canon Res Ct Europe Ltd | Loudspeaker |
DE102008005971A1 (en) * | 2008-01-24 | 2009-07-30 | Ge Inspection Technologies Gmbh | Apparatus and method for non-destructive testing of a test specimen by means of ultrasonic TOFD technique |
DE102008028200B4 (en) | 2008-06-12 | 2013-01-31 | Karlsruher Institut für Technologie | Ultrasonic transducer with variable focus adjustment |
DE102015209234A1 (en) * | 2015-05-20 | 2016-11-24 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | Device for emitting and / or receiving acoustic signals |
Family Cites Families (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3474402A (en) * | 1968-05-06 | 1969-10-21 | Us Navy | Variable focus electroacoustic transducer |
AU483477B2 (en) * | 1972-06-08 | 1977-05-18 | Commonwealth Of Australia, The | Wide aperture ultrasonic array |
CA1201197A (en) * | 1975-09-15 | 1986-02-25 | Commonwealth Of Australia (The) | Variable focus transducer |
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1977
- 1977-03-10 GB GB1018877A patent/GB1554349A/en not_active Expired
- 1977-03-21 DE DE19772712341 patent/DE2712341A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1977-04-08 FR FR7710833A patent/FR2369768A1/en active Pending
- 1977-04-21 JP JP4523077A patent/JPS5357090A/en active Pending
- 1977-11-01 NL NL7712029A patent/NL7712029A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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GB1554349A (en) | 1979-10-17 |
DE2712341A1 (en) | 1978-05-03 |
NL7712029A (en) | 1978-05-03 |
FR2369768A1 (en) | 1978-05-26 |
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