Outer case for ultrasonic probe and method for manufacturing the same
AssigneeNihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
InventorsYasunobu HASEGAWA, Kazuhiko KOMIYAMA
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Abstract
An outer case for an ultrasonic probe that houses a module of the ultrasonic probe is provided. The outer case includes a grip case gripped by a user and a head case that engages with the grip case. The grip case is constituted of a pair of parts in an identical shape. A projection portion is disposed at a first edge portion on one side from a center of each of the parts. A groove portion is disposed at a second edge portion on another side from the center of each of the parts, and the groove portion engages with the projecting portion.
Claims2
An outer case for an ultrasonic probe that houses a module of the ultrasonic probe, the outer case comprising:
- a grip case, being gripped by a user;
- and
- a head case that engages with the grip case;
- wherein the grip case is constituted of a pair of parts in an identical shape,
- wherein a projection portion is disposed at a first edge portion on one side from a center of each of the parts,
- wherein a groove portion is disposed at a second edge portion on another side from the center of each of the parts, and the groove portion engages with the projecting portion.
A manufacturing method for an outer case for an ultrasonic probe that houses a module of the ultrasonic probe, the manufacturing method comprising:
- molding a grip case gripped by a user, the grip case being constituted of a pair of parts in an identical shape;
- and
- molding a head case that engages with the grip case,
- wherein molding the parts of the grip case includes:
- using a mold in an identical shape,
- molding a projecting portion at a first edge portion on one side from a center of the parts, and
- molding a groove portion that engages with the projecting portion at a second edge portion on another side from the center of the parts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.