US4492117A
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Ultrasonic nondestructive test apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-11-05
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Granted: 1985-01-08
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Expires: 2002-11-05
Abstract
Abstract An ultrasonic transmitting element and an ultrasonic receiving element are arranged in a sample liquid in opposition to each other. Either the ultrasonic transmitting element or the ultrasonic receiving element is finely vibrated, and the difference between the velocities of sound in the sample liquid and another sample in the sample liquid is displayed on a CRT.
Inventors
- 👤 Noriyoshi Chubachi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 20:05
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01H; G01H3/00; G01H3/10; G01H3/12; G01H3/125; G01N; G01N29/00; G01N29/02; G01N29/024
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
An ultrasonic nondestructive test apparatus for detecting variations in velocity of an ultrasonic wave propagating through an object, said apparatus comprising a focusing ultrasonic transmitting element for irradiating an object to be measured with a focused ultrasonic wave, an ultrasonic receiving element positioned with respect to said object for detecting ultrasonic energy from said transmitting element which has been subjected to a change inside the object, a low-frequency oscillator, a vibrator coupled to said oscillator for vibrating said ultrasonic transmitting element with a spatial amplitude which is small in comparison with the distance between said elements and at a frequency which is low compared to that of said ultrasonic wave, and a cathode-ray tube for displaying an output from said ultrasonic receiving element, the horizontal sweep of said cathode-ray tube being synchronized with an output signal from said low-frequency oscillator used for vibrating said vibrator, so that the display shows variations in the ultrasonic propagation velocity through said object.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
An ultrasonic nondestructive test apparatus for detecting variations in velocity of an ultrasonic wave propagating through an object, said apparatus comprising a focusing ultrasonic transmitting element for irradiating an object to be measured with a focused ultrasonic wave, an ultrasonic receiving element positioned with respect to said object for detecting ultrasonic energy from said transmitting element which has been subjected to a change inside the object, a low-frequency oscillator, a vibrator coupled to said oscillator for vibrating said ultrasonic transmitting element with a spatial amplitude which is small in comparison with the distance between said elements and at a frequency which is low compared to that of said ultrasonic wave, and a cathode-ray tube for displaying an output from said ultrasonic receiving element, the horizontal sweep of said cathode-ray tube being synchronized with an output signal from said low-frequency oscillator used for vibrating said vibrator, so that the display shows variations in the ultrasonic propagation velocity through said object.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said object is immersed in a liquid medium, and a difference in velocities of the focused ultrasonic wave propagating in the object and the liquid medium is displayed on said cathode-ray tube.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said object is a liquid medium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
159 words
An ultrasonic nondestructive test apparatus for detecting variations in velocity of an ultrasonic wave propagating through an object, said apparatus comprising a focusing ultrasonic transmitting element for irradiating an object to be measured with a focused ultrasonic wave, an ultrasonic receiving element positioned with respect to said object for detecting ultrasonic energy from said transmitting element which has been subjected to a change inside the object, a low-frequency oscillator, a vibrator coupled to said oscillator for vibrating said ultrasonic receiving element with a spatial amplitude which is small in comparison with the distance between said elements and at a frequency which is low compared to that of said ultrasonic wave, and a cathode-ray tube for displaying an output from said ultrasonic receiving element, the horizontal sweep of said cathode-ray tube being synchronized with an output signal from said low-frequency oscillator used for vibrating said vibrator, so that the display shows variations in the ultrasonic propagation velocity through said object.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
159 words
An ultrasonic nondestructive test apparatus for detecting variations in velocity of an ultrasonic wave propagating through an object, said apparatus comprising a focusing ultrasonic transmitting element for irradiating an object to be measured with a focused ultrasonic wave, an ultrasonic receiving element positioned with respect to said object for detecting ultrasonic energy from said transmitting element which has been subjected to a change inside the object, a low-frequency oscillator, a vibrator coupled to said oscillator for vibrating said ultrasonic receiving element with a spatial amplitude which is small in comparison with the distance between said elements and at a frequency which is low compared to that of said ultrasonic wave, and a cathode-ray tube for displaying an output from said ultrasonic receiving element, the horizontal sweep of said cathode-ray tube being synchronized with an output signal from said low-frequency oscillator used for vibrating said vibrator, so that the display shows variations in the ultrasonic propagation velocity through said object.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said object is immersed in a liquid medium, and a difference in velocities of the focused ultrasonic wave propagating in the objects and the liquid medium is displayed on said cathode-ray tube.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said object is a liquid medium.
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