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US 10,241,089 B2Granted
Ultrasonic probe, method of working the same, and mounting device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHae-in Chung, Tae-kyung Kim, Su-kwang Lim
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Abstract
An ultrasonic probe, a method of operating the same, and a mounting device are provided. The ultrasonic probe includes a main body configured to transmit and receive ultrasound, a heat storage including a phase-change material configured to store heat being generated by the main body, and a display configured to display an amount of the stored heat.
Claims15
An ultrasonic probe comprising:
- a main body configured to transmit and receive ultrasound;
- a heat storage comprising a phase-change material configured to store heat being generated by the main body;
- a display configured to display an amount of the stored heat;
- and
- a battery configured to supply power to the main body,
- wherein the battery comprises a switch configured to control an electrical connection with the main body, and turn on and turn off according to a change in a volume of the phase-change material,
- wherein the switch is configured to turn off the power to the main body in response to a phase change of the phase-change material being complete,
- wherein the heat storage comprises a piston configured to move according to a change in a volume of the phase-change material, and
- wherein the switch turns on and off according to the movement of the piston.
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An ultrasonic probe comprising:
- a main body configured to transmit and receive ultrasound;
- a phase-change material configured to store heat being generated by the main body;
- a display configured to display a state of the phase-change material;
- and
- a battery configured to supply power to the main body,
- wherein the battery comprises a switch configured to control an electrical connection with the main body, and turn on and turn off according to a change in a volume of the phase-change material;
- and
- a piston configured to move according to a change in a volume of the phase-change material,
- wherein the switch is configured to turn off to cut off the power to the main body in response to a phase change of the phase-change material being complete, and
- wherein the switch turns on and off according to the movement of the piston.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.