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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01); G03B 42/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); A61B 8/4427 (2013.01); A61B 8/4444 (2013.01); A61B 8/461 (2013.01); A61B 8/5207 (2013.01); B06B 1/0622 (2013.01); G03B 42/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.