Seiko Epson Corporation

Jiro Tsuruno

Tomoaki Nakamura

Kanechika Kiyose

Hiromu Miyazawa

Hiroshi Ito

Masayoshi Yamada

Yasunori Onishi

Tsukasa Funasaka

Hironori Suzuki

Hiroshi Matsuda

Tsutomu Nishiwaki

Hiroshi Kanai

Yusuke Nakazawa

Hideyuki Hasegawa

Naoki Tsukahara

Kosuke Kaga

A program identification method is for identifying an application program that is stored in a terminal device coupled to a robot system and that is used for teaching work on an operation of a robot provided in the robot system. The method includes: acquiring program information corresponding to the application program from the terminal device; and comparing the program information with first information stored in the robot system and thus identifying whether the application program is a first application program corresponding to the first information or not.

Program identification method and robot system

An ultrasonic transducer device includes a first substrate that is provided with a plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements arranged in a matrix, and a plurality of first wires via which the ultrasonic transducer elements are electrically connected to each other as a plurality of serial sets, and a second substrate that is provided to overlap the first substrate, and is provided with a plurality of second wires intersecting the first wires in a plan view from a thickness direction of the first substrate and third wires via which the first wires are electrically connected to the second wires.

Ultrasonic transducer device, ultrasonic probe, and ultrasonic apparatus

A piezoelectric device includes a piezoelectric film having a first surface in contact with a vibrating film and a second surface on the opposite side to the first surface, first and second electrodes that are provided on the second surface of the piezoelectric film and that are disposed at positions away from each other and are short-circuited to each other at a position away from the piezoelectric film, and a third electrode that is provided between the first and second electrodes on the second surface of the piezoelectric film and is disposed at a position away from the first and second electrodes. At least parts of the contours of end portions of the first and second electrodes are defined in parallel to side portions of the third electrode.

Piezoelectric device, probe, electronic apparatus, and ultrasonic imaging apparatus

A piezoelectric element which includes a vibrating film, a piezoelectric body disposed on one surface of the vibrating film, and a horizontal electrode structure in which electrodes are disposed at a predetermined gap therebetween on the piezoelectric body. The vibrating film includes a recess portion in a portion corresponding to the predetermined gap in plan view.

Piezoelectric element, probe, and ultrasonic measurement apparatus

An ultrasonic device includes a first element row in which ultrasonic transducer elements are arranged at line-symmetrical positions along a first straight line, where a second straight line orthogonal to the first straight line is the axis of symmetry, and are connected to a first interconnect, and a second element row in which ultrasonic transducer elements are arranged at line-symmetrical positions adjacent to the first element row, where the second straight line is the axis of symmetry, and are connected to a second interconnect. When the distance between a k-th element included in the first element row and a k-th element included in the second element row is represented by D, a relationship D&#x3c;Dis satisfied with respect to at least one value of 'k'.

Ultrasonic device as well as probe and electronic apparatus

An ultrasonic transducer deviceincludes a substrate, an ultrasonic transducer element arraythat is provided on the substrateand in which a plurality of ultrasonic transducer elementsare arranged, and an identification ultrasonic transducer element arraythat is provided on the substrateand in which a plurality of identification ultrasonic transducer elementsare arranged. Identification information of the ultrasonic transducer deviceis set by some of the plurality of identification ultrasonic transducer elementsbeing set to a receivable state and the rest being set to a non-receivable state.

Ultrasonic transducer device and ultrasonic measurement device

A piezoelectric element includes a vibrating film, a piezoelectric body, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a groove. The piezoelectric body is arranged upon the vibrating film. The first electrode is arranged upon the piezoelectric body. The second electrode is arranged upon the piezoelectric body and at a position that is separated from the first electrode. The groove is located between the first electrode and the second electrode and splits a surface of the piezoelectric body in two, as seen in plan view from a thickness direction of the vibrating film.

Piezoelectric element, piezoelectric device, probe, electronic machine, and ultrasonic image apparatus

An ultrasonic transducer element chip includes a substrate defining an opening, an ultrasonic transducer element disposed at a position corresponding to the opening in a thickness direction of the substrate, and a reinforcing member connected to the substrate to cover the opening. The reinforcing member defines a ventilation passage from the opening to an outside of the substrate.

Ultrasonic transducer element chip, probe, electronic instrument, and ultrasonic diagnostic device

An ultrasonic transducer includes 'm' first ultrasonic elements including first diaphragms, and 'n' second ultrasonic elements including second diaphragms. &#x201c;m&#x201d; represents a number of the first ultrasonic elements and is an integer of 1 or more. Each of the first diaphragms has a first area. &#x201c;n&#x201d; second ultrasonic elements includes second diaphragms. Each of the &#x201c;n&#x201d; second diaphragms has a second area being smaller than the first area. &#x201c;n&#x201d; represents a number of the second ultrasonic elements and is an integer larger than &#x201c;m&#x201d;. The &#x201c;m&#x201d; first ultrasonic elements are electrically connected in series in a case where &#x201c;m&#x201d; is an integer of 2 or more. The &#x201c;n&#x201d; second ultrasonic elements are electrically connected in series. B/A is within a range of 0.9 to 1.1, when a total sum of the first areas is &#x201c;A&#x201d; and a total sum of the second areas is &#x201c;B&#x201d;.

Ultrasonic transducer, ultrasonic probe, diagnostic device, and electronic instrument

An ultrasonic device includes a substrate, first ultrasonic elements having a resonance characteristic of a first frequency, and second ultrasonic elements having a resonance characteristic of a second frequency lower than the first frequency. The first ultrasonic elements are arranged along a first direction to make a first to an n-th high-frequency ultrasonic element lines. The second ultrasonic elements are arranged along the first direction to make a first to an n-th low-frequency ultrasonic element lines. The first to the n-th high-frequency ultrasonic element lines and the first to the n-th low-frequency ultrasonic element lines are arranged along a second direction. The first and second ultrasonic elements have an opening, a vibrating membrane, and a piezo element part. A length in the second direction of the opening of the first ultrasonic element is shorter than a length in the second direction of the opening of the second ultrasonic element.

Processing device, ultrasonic device, ultrasonic probe, and ultrasonic diagnostic device

An ultrasonic transducer element chip includes a substrate, a plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements and a plate-shaped member. The substrate includes a partition wall section defining a plurality of openings arranged in an array pattern. A wall thickness of the partition wall section is smaller than a wall height of partition wall section. Each of the ultrasonic transducer elements is provided in each of the openings. The plate-shaped member is fixed on a surface of the substrate opposite to a surface of the substrate on which the ultrasonic transducer elements are provided. The plate-shaped member covers at least one of the openings in a plan view seen along a thickness direction of the substrate.

An ultrasonic transducer includes a substrate, a supporting film disposed on the substrate, and a piezoelectric element disposed on the supporting film. The substrate includes an opening. The piezoelectric element is disposed on an area that overlaps the opening in a plan view in a thickness direction of the substrate. A thickness of the supporting film at an area that overlaps the piezoelectric element in a plan view of the supporting film is smaller than a thickness of the supporting film at a different area different from the area that overlaps the piezoelectric element.

Ultrasonic transducer, ultrasonic probe, and ultrasonic examination device

A processing device that performs a process of transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave includes an ultrasonic device, a transmitter, a receiver, and a controller. The transmitter is configured to output a driving signal to the ultrasonic device. The ultrasonic device includes a high-frequency ultrasonic element line and a low-frequency ultrasonic element line. The high-frequency ultrasonic element line is configured to arrange a plurality of ultrasonic elements having a resonance characteristic of a first frequency. The low-frequency ultrasonic element line is configured to arrange a plurality of ultrasonic elements having a resonance characteristic of a second frequency. The transmitter is configured to output the driving signal of a sine wave to the high-frequency ultrasonic element line in a first mode. The transmitter is configured to output the driving signal of a square wave to the low-frequency ultrasonic element line in a second mode.

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Jiro Tsuruno