CN-116027309-B - Ultrasonic transducer array combination and ultrasonic imaging system thereof

Abstract

The invention provides an ultrasonic transducer array combination and an ultrasonic imaging system thereof, comprising a shell, a first layer of shell, a second layer of shell and a third layer of shell, wherein the first layer of shell, the second layer of shell and the third layer of shell are respectively provided with a first setting surface, a second setting surface and a third setting surface, the first setting surface, the second setting surface and the third setting surface are arranged in a zipper type Z shape, a first linear transducer array is arranged at a position corresponding to the first setting surface in the first layer of shell, a second linear transducer array is arranged at a position corresponding to the second setting surface in the second layer of shell, and a third linear transducer array is arranged at a position corresponding to the third setting surface in the third layer of shell, so that the first linear transducer array and the second linear transducer array are separated from each other and are not connected, and form a zipper type Z shape together. The invention can effectively improve the ultrasonic measurement range and the accuracy of the measurement result.

Inventors

• LIU BINGYANG
• XIE XINZHE

Assignees

• 苏州佳世达电通有限公司
• 佳世达科技股份有限公司

Dates

Publication Date

20260508

Application Date

20211027

Claims (18)

1. 1. An ultrasonic transducer array assembly, comprising: The shell comprises a first layer of shell, a second layer of shell and a third layer of shell, wherein the first layer of shell, the second layer of shell and the third layer of shell are mutually overlapped and connected to form the shell together, and the first layer of shell, the second layer of shell and the third layer of shell are respectively provided with a first setting surface, a second setting surface and a third setting surface, and the first setting surface, the second setting surface and the third setting surface are arranged in a zipper type Z shape; The first linear transducer array is arranged in the first layer of shell at a position corresponding to the first setting surface; a second linear transducer array disposed in the second housing at a position corresponding to the second disposition surface, and The third linear transducer array is arranged at a position corresponding to the third arrangement surface in the third layer of shell so as to be separated from the first linear transducer array and the second linear transducer array, and the third linear transducer array and the second linear transducer array are not connected with each other and form a zipper type Z-shaped arrangement together.
2. 2. The ultrasound transducer array assembly of claim 1 wherein the first layer housing, the second layer housing, and the third layer housing are stacked upon one another to collectively form the housing having a quadrilateral profile.
3. 3. The ultrasonic transducer array assembly of claim 1, wherein a first included angle is formed between the first linear transducer array and the second linear transducer array, and the first included angle is between 10 ° and 30 °; the second linear transducer array and the third linear transducer array are provided with a second included angle, and the second included angle is between 10 degrees and 30 degrees.
4. 4. The ultrasound transducer array combination of claim 1 wherein the first placement surface is parallel to a horizontal plane.
5. 5. The ultrasonic transducer array assembly of claim 1, wherein the second layer of housings and the third layer of housings are located on the same side of the first layer of housings and are stacked in sequence with the first layer of housings.
6. 6. The ultrasound transducer array assembly of claim 1 wherein the second layer housing and the third layer housing are located on opposite sides of the first layer housing.
7. 7. The ultrasonic transducer array assembly of claim 1, wherein the first mounting surface is a top or bottom surface of the first layer housing.
8. 8. The ultrasonic transducer array assembly of claim 1, wherein the first linear transducer array has a first measuring range, the second linear transducer array has a second measuring range, the third linear transducer array has a third measuring range, and the first measuring range, the second measuring range and the third measuring range together form a wide angle measuring range.
9. 9. The ultrasonic transducer array assembly of claim 1, wherein the ultrasonic transducer array assembly is secured to a hull of a ship via the housing for underwater ultrasonic measurements.
10. 10. An ultrasound imaging system, the system comprising: An ultrasonic transducer array assembly comprising: The shell comprises a first layer of shell, a second layer of shell and a third layer of shell, wherein the first layer of shell, the second layer of shell and the third layer of shell are mutually overlapped and connected to form the shell together, and the first layer of shell, the second layer of shell and the third layer of shell are respectively provided with a first setting surface, a second setting surface and a third setting surface, and the first setting surface, the second setting surface and the third setting surface are arranged in a zipper type Z shape; The first linear transducer array is arranged in the first layer of shell at a position corresponding to the first setting surface; a second linear transducer array disposed in the second housing at a position corresponding to the second disposition surface, and The third linear transducer array is arranged at a position corresponding to the third arrangement surface in the third layer of shell so as to be separated from the first linear transducer array and the second linear transducer array, and the first linear transducer array and the second linear transducer array are not connected with each other and form a zipper-type Z-shaped arrangement together; An ultrasonic controller electrically connected to the ultrasonic transducer array assembly for controlling the first linear transducer array, the second linear transducer array, and the third linear transducer array to measure ultrasonic waves, and The display is electrically connected with the ultrasonic controller and is used for receiving ultrasonic signals transmitted by the ultrasonic controller after the ultrasonic measurement is carried out on the first linear transducer array, the second linear transducer array and the third linear transducer array so as to display ultrasonic measurement images.
11. 11. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 10, wherein the first layer of housing, the second layer of housing, and the third layer of housing are layered on top of each other to collectively form the housing having a quadrilateral profile.
12. 12. The ultrasonic imaging system of claim 10, wherein the first linear transducer array and the second linear transducer array have a first included angle therebetween, the included angle being between 10 ° and 30 °; The second linear transducer array and the third linear transducer array are provided with a second included angle, and the included angle is between 10 degrees and 30 degrees.
13. 13. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 10, wherein the first setting surface is parallel to a horizontal surface.
14. 14. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 10, wherein the second layer of housing and the third layer of housing are located on the same side of the first layer of housing and are stacked in sequence with the first layer of housing.
15. 15. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 10 wherein the second layer housing and the third layer housing are located on opposite sides of the first layer housing.
16. 16. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 10 wherein the first setting surface is a top or bottom surface of the first layer housing.
17. 17. The ultrasonic imaging system of claim 10, wherein the first linear transducer array has a first measurement range, the second linear transducer array has a second measurement range, the third linear transducer array has a third measurement range, and the first measurement range, the second measurement range, and the third measurement range together form a wide angle measurement range.
18. 18. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 10 wherein the ultrasound transducer array assembly is secured to the hull via the housing for underwater ultrasound measurements.

Description

Ultrasonic transducer array combination and ultrasonic imaging system thereof Technical Field The invention relates to the technical field of ultrasound, in particular to an ultrasonic transducer array combination and an ultrasonic imaging system thereof. Background Ultrasonic waves are commonly used for underwater measurement because they have characteristics that do not damage the material structure and do not harm the living body. The conventional ultrasonic device for wide angle measurement range is composed of a plurality of ultrasonic transducers, and each ultrasonic transducer independently transmits and receives ultrasonic waves. In other words, the conventional ultrasonic device forms a wide angle measurement range with the measurement ranges of a plurality of ultrasonic transducers. However, when the plurality of ultrasonic transducers are spliced together, a large amount of measurement dead angles are generated between the plurality of ultrasonic transducers, so that the accuracy of the measurement result is affected. Therefore, there is a need to design a new ultrasonic transducer array assembly and an ultrasonic imaging system thereof to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks. Disclosure of Invention The invention aims to provide an ultrasonic transducer array combination and an ultrasonic imaging system thereof, which can effectively expand the measurement range. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an ultrasonic transducer array assembly, which comprises a housing including a first layer of housing, a second layer of housing, and a third layer of housing, wherein the first layer of housing, the second layer of housing, and the third layer of housing are stacked and connected to each other to form the housing together, and the first layer of housing, the second layer of housing, and the third layer of housing respectively have a first setting surface, a second setting surface, and a third setting surface, the first setting surface, the second setting surface, and the third setting surface are arranged in a zipper-type zigzag manner, a first linear transducer array is disposed in the first layer of housing at a position corresponding to the first setting surface, a second linear transducer array is disposed in the second layer of housing at a position corresponding to the second setting surface, and a third linear transducer array is disposed in the third layer of housing at a position corresponding to the third setting surface, and is not connected to the first linear transducer array and the second linear transducer array separately and jointly form a zipper-type zigzag manner. Preferably, the first shell, the second shell and the third shell are stacked on each other to form the shell with a quadrilateral outline. Preferably, a first included angle is formed between the first linear transducer array and the second linear transducer array, the first included angle is 10-30 degrees, and a second included angle is formed between the second linear transducer array and the third linear transducer array, and the second included angle is 10-30 degrees. Preferably, the first setting surface is parallel to the horizontal plane. Preferably, the second layer of shell and the third layer of shell are located on the same side of the first layer of shell and are stacked with the first layer of shell in sequence. Preferably, the second shell and the third shell are respectively located at two sides of the first shell. Preferably, the first setting surface is a top surface or a bottom surface of the first layer of shell. Preferably, the first linear transducer array has a first measuring range, the second linear transducer array has a second measuring range, the third linear transducer array has a third measuring range, and the first measuring range, the second measuring range and the third measuring range together form a wide angle measuring range. Preferably, the ultrasonic transducer array assembly is fixed to the hull through the housing for underwater ultrasonic measurement. Based on the above-mentioned ultrasonic energy array combination, the invention also provides an ultrasonic imaging system, which comprises an ultrasonic transducer array combination, wherein the ultrasonic imaging system comprises a shell, a first linear transducer array, a second linear transducer array and a third linear transducer array, wherein the shell comprises a first layer of shell, a second layer of shell and a third layer of shell, the first layer of shell, the second layer of shell and the third layer of shell are mutually overlapped and connected to form the shell together, the first layer of shell, the second layer of shell and the third layer of shell are respectively provided with a first setting surface, a second setting surface and a third setting surface, the first setting surface, the second setting surface and the third setting surface are respectively provided with a first line