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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2021
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Kawasaki, JP;
Akiko Hirao, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Noriko Yamamoto, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Tomio Ono, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A sonic inspection device of an embodiment includes: a sonic probe which includes a vibrator having at least one of functions of transmitting a sound wave and of receiving a sound wave and which has a sonic function surface functioning as at least one of surfaces for transmitting the sound wave and for receiving the sound wave; a contact member including a couplant and a sheet member, the couplant being in contact with the sonic function surface of the sonic probe directly or through an intermediate member and containing at least an elastomer, and the sheet member being in contact with the couplant and having a plurality of holes; and a loading mechanism which applies/removes a load to/from the contact member. The sheet member has a thickness of not less than 0.15 times nor more than 0.35 times a wavelength λ of the sound wave propagated in the couplant.