Title:
超音波トランスデューサ、電子機器及び超音波内視鏡
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4547045
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
An ultrasound transducer of the present invention is characterized in including elements each provided with an electromechanical conversion element that converts an electric signal inputted between a first electrode and a second electrode into vibration, an array section made up of n elements in a row direction and m elements in a column direction (n¤m) arranged in a matrix form, and an array forming section that switches between a one-dimensional array state column-wise made up of m element groups formed by electrically connecting the first electrode terminals in the element groups arranged on the same column and a one-dimensional array state row-wise made up of n element groups formed by electrically connecting the first electrode terminals in the element groups arranged on the same row in the array section.
Inventors:
Akiko Mizunuma
Norihiko Sawada
Katsuhiro Wakabayashi
Takemura Fujimura
Takuya Imahashi
Nao Sato
Kei Irie
Kurihara Kozue
Hideo Adachi
Norihiko Sawada
Katsuhiro Wakabayashi
Takemura Fujimura
Takuya Imahashi
Nao Sato
Kei Irie
Kurihara Kozue
Hideo Adachi
Application Number:
JP2010515312A
Publication Date:
September 22, 2010
Filing Date:
November 27, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
オリンパスメディカルシステムズ株式会社
International Classes:
H04R1/40; A61B8/00; G01N29/24; G01S7/521; G01S15/89; H04R17/00; H04R19/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2008022887A | 2008-02-07 | |||
| JPH0443957A | 1992-02-13 | |||
| JP2008092054A | 2008-04-17 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Susumu Ito