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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tomoaki Nakamura, Nagano, JP;
Hiroaki Hosomi, Minowa-machi, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); A61B 8/4444 (2013.01); B06B 1/0629 (2013.01); B06B 1/0674 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasonic probe includes a substrate, a diaphragm, a thin-film piezoelectric element, a communication passage, and an air hole. The substrate has first and second cavities thereon. The diaphragm is configured at the first cavity. The thin-film piezoelectric element is configured to the diaphragms. The communicating passage is configured in the substrate and extending from the first cavity to the second cavity. The air hole extends between the communicating passage to an outside of the substrate.