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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 04, 2005
Shunro Tachibana, Fukuoka, JP;
Katsuro Tachibana, Fukuoka, JP;
Shunro Tachibana, Fukuoka, JP;
Katsuro Tachibana, Fukuoka, JP;
Sonopore, Ltd., Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a sonic fine-hole forming apparatus for forming a fine-hole in a surface of a membrane or solid body in a liquid by means of sonic energy. The sonic fine-hole forming apparatus is adapted to generate a sonic oscillation driving signal comprises a voltage waveform which has positive and negative voltage portions being asymmetrical, and a sharp peak portion. The sonic fine-hole forming apparatus includes a sonic oscillation section having a surface provided with a covering layer or a protective material having an electrically insulating property and a sonic transparency. The coated layer or a protective material is formed to have a thickness of 10 μm or more. The sonic fine-hole forming apparatus of the present invention can form a fine-hole in a surface of a solid body without using a large-scale apparatus, while suppressing a destructive action around the fine-hole.