ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER AND ULTRASONIC APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME

• Main Authors: TAKI HIDEAKI, KIMURA WATARU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.11.2008
• Subjects: ELECTRICITY; FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL; GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICALVIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ultrasonic transducer in which a side part is formed from a side member separate from a front member, and an ultrasonic apparatus having the ultrasonic transducer. SOLUTION: The ultrasonic transducer 101 includes: the front member 1 having an ultrasonic radiating surface 11; the side member 2; a backing member 3; and a piezoelectric ceramic body 4, which are provided axially integrally, wherein one end side of the side member 2 is fitted to the front member 1 at a side thereof opposite from the ultrasonic radiating surface 11, one end side of the backing member 3 is fitted to another end side of the side member 2, and the piezoelectric ceramic body 4 is interposed between the front member 1 and the backing member 3. The ultrasonic apparatus has the ultrasonic transducer. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT