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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2022
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Kawasaki, JP;
Noriko Yamamoto, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Akiko Hirao, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Tomio Ono, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Nakai, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A sonic inspection device according to an embodiment includes: a sonic probe that includes a transducer configured to perform at least one of transmitting a sound wave and receiving a sound wave and has a sonic function surface constituting at least one of a transmitting surface of the sound wave and a receiving surface of the sound wave; a contact member that includes a couplant and a sheet-shaped member, the couplant having a first surface, which is in contact with the sonic function surface of the sonic probe directly or while interposing an intermediate member, and a second surface on an opposite side of the first surface, and containing an elastomer, and the sheet-shaped member laminated with the couplant to be in contact with the second surface and containing a polymer; and a loading mechanism configured to apply a load to the contact member.