Abstract: An ultrasound probe according to the present invention includes: a main body section including a plurality of transducers configured to send and receive an ultrasonic wave to and from an inside of a diagnosing object; a cable including a plurality of signal lines connected to the plurality of transducers, and a sheath configured to cover the plurality of signal lines; a connector section configured to connect the cable to an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus; and a bush including a through hole where the cable is passed, configured to fix the cable passed through the through hole together with the sheath that is folded back, and including a fixed portion fixed, in place, to the connector section.

Abstract: An ultrasound probe according to the present invention includes: a main body section including a plurality of transducers configured to send and receive an ultrasonic wave to and from an inside of a diagnosing object; a cable including a plurality of signal lines connected to the plurality of transducers, and a sheath configured to cover the plurality of signal lines; a connector section configured to connect the cable to an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus; and a bush including a through hole where the cable is passed, configured to fix the cable passed through the through hole together with the sheath that is folded back, and including a fixed portion fixed, in place, to the connector section.

Abstract: An extra-fine copper alloy twisted wire including a plurality of copper alloy wires with a wire diameter of 0.010 to 0.025 mm twisted together, each of the copper alloy wires including 1 to 3 weight % of silver (Ag) and a balance consisting of a copper and an inevitable impurity, the copper alloy twisted wire further including a tensile strength of not less than 850 MPa, and an electrical conductivity of not less than 85% IACS. The extra-fine copper alloy twisted wire includes a solid insulation with a thickness of not more than 0.07 mm formed on an outer circumference of the extra-fine insulated wire.

Abstract: An extra-fine copper alloy twisted wire comprising a plurality of copper alloy wires with a wire diameter of 0.010 to 0.025 mm twisted together, each of the copper alloy wires comprising 1 to 3 weight % of silver (Ag) and a balance consisting of a copper and an inevitable impurity, the copper alloy twisted wire further comprising a tensile strength of not less than 850 MPa, and an electrical conductivity of not less than 85% IACS. The extra-fine copper alloy twisted wire comprises a solid insulation with a thickness of not more than 0.07 mm formed on an outer circumference of the extra-fine insulated wire.

Abstract: An extra-fine copper alloy wire has: a wire diameter of 0.010 to 0.025 mm; 1 to 3 weight % of silver (Ag), and a balance consisting copper (Co) and an inevitable impurity; a tensile strength of not less than 850 MPa; an electrical conductivity of not less than 85% IACS; an elongation of 0.5 to 3.0%; and a lowering rate in tensile strength of not more than 2%. The lowering rate is represented by [(1??h1/?h0)×100%] where ?h1 is a tensile strength of the wire measured after a heat treatment under conditions of a heating temperature of not more than 350° C. and a heating time of not more than 5 seconds, and ?h0 is a tensile strength of the wire measured before the heat treatment.

Abstract: A differential signal transmission cable has four stranded cores, each formed of an inner conductor covered with an insulation of fluorocarbon resin; an outer conductor being spirally wrapped around the four stranded cores in the opposite direction to a stranding direction of the cores; and a sheath formed around the outer conductor, where the diameter of the cable is 1.0 mm or less.

Abstract: An extra-fine copper alloy wire has: a wire diameter of 0.010 to 0.025 mm; 1 to 3 weight % of silver (Ag), and a balance consisting copper (Co) and an inevitable impurity; a tensile strength of not less than 850 MPa; an electrical conductivity of not less than 85% IACS; an elongation of 0.5 to 3.0%; and a lowering rate in tensile strength of not more than 2%. The lowering rate is represented by [(1??h1/?h0)×100%] where ?h1 is a tensile strength of the wire measured after a heat treatment under conditions of a heating temperature of not more than 350° C. and a heating time of not more than 5 seconds, and ?h0 is a tensile strength of the wire measured before the heat treatment.

Abstract: A differential signal transmission cable has four stranded cores, each formed of an inner conductor covered with an insulation of fluorocarbon resin; an outer conductor being spirally wrapped around the four stranded cores in the opposite direction to a stranding direction of the cores; and a sheath formed around the outer conductor, where the diameter of the cable is 1.0 mm or less.

Abstract: A straight angle conductor 10 is provided with a cladding material including a core-sheet metal 11 and conductor-sheet metals 12a, 12b that sandwich both surfaces of the core-sheet metal 11. The conductor-sheet metals 12a, 12b having a volume resistivity equal to or less than 5.0 (??·cm) wraps both sides of the core-sheet metal 11 having a thermal expansion coefficient equal to or less than 10 (×10?6/C. °) to prevent the core-sheet metal 11 from being exposed to an outside of the conductor-sheet metals 12a, 12b. As a result, it prevents occurrence of an electrical potential difference in a boundary side face between the core-sheet metal 11 and the conductor-sheet metals 12a, 12b to improve corrosion resistance. Especially even when the straight angle conductor 10 is used on a silicon crystal wafer for a solar cell, damage of the silicon crystal wafer caused by heat occurring in soldering process of the conductor 10 or a change in temperature on use thereof for a solar cell is avoided.

Abstract: A straight angle conductor 10 is provided with a cladding material including a core-sheet metal 11 and conductor-sheet metals 12a, 12b that sandwich both surfaces of the core-sheet metal 11. The conductor-sheet metals 12a, 12b having a volume resistivity equal to or less than 5.0 (??·cm) wraps both sides of the core-sheet metal 11 having a thermal expansion coefficient equal to or less than 10 (×106/C°) to prevent the core-sheet metal 11 from being exposed to an outside of the conductor-sheet metals 12a, 12b. As a result, it prevents occurrence of an electrical potential difference in a boundary side face between the core-sheet metal 11 and the conductor-sheet metals 12a, 12b to improve corrosion resistance. Especially even when the straight angle conductor 10 is used on a silicon crystal wafer for a solar cell, damage of the silicon crystal wafer caused by heat occurring in soldering process of the conductor 10 or a change in temperature on use thereof for a solar cell is avoided.

Abstract: A wire rod comprising high-purity copper having a total unavoidable impurity content of not more than 1 ppm by mass and, added to the high-purity copper, 1.0 to 5.0% by mass of silver having a purity of not less than 99.99% by mass is drawn to an ultrafine copper alloy wire with a diameter of not more than 0.08 mm. According to this constitution, since the content of foreign matter, causative of breaking of wires, in a base material has been minimized, excellent wire drawability and bending properties can be realized. Further, since silver is used as an additive element, the ultrafine copper alloy wire possesses excellent tensile strength. This constitution can further realize a stranded copper alloy wire conductor, and an extrafine coaxial cable possessing excellent tensile strength, wire drawability, and bending properties.

Abstract: A process for forming an ultrafine copper alloy wire is provided. The alloy includes a copper matrix of high purity copper having a total unavoidable impurity content of not more than 10 mass ppm. The matrix contains 0.05 to 0.9 mass % of at least one metallic element of the group of tin, indium, silver, antimony, magnesium, aluminum, and boron. The alloy is melted in a carbon crucible. The molten alloy is cast into a wire rod utilizing a carbon mold. The wire rod is then subjected to a primary wire drawing, an annealing, and a secondary wire drawing. The produced ultrafine copper alloy wire has excellent tensile strength, electrical conductivity, and drawability.

Abstract: A layered stranded conductor has an inner layer section and an outer layer section. The inner layer section has one or more inner section element wires, including a first element wire having an outer diameter of 0.08 mm or less. The outer layer section has one or more outer section element wires, including a second element wire stranded with the first element wire and an outer diameter of 0.08 mm or less. The first element wire has 1.5 times or higher tensile strength than that of a second element wire. Additionally, the one or more inner and the one or more outer section element wires are stranded with each other such that a ratio of a strength of the one or more inner section wires to a strength of the one or more outer section wires is 0.5 to 5.

Abstract: This invention provides a composite conductor having excellent strength, flexing resistance and corrosion resistance, a production method thereof and a cable employing the same composite conductor. A corrosion resistant layer is formed of Au, Ag, Sn, Ni, solder, Zn, Pd, Sn—Ni alloy, Ni—Co alloy, Ni—P alloy, Ni—Co—P alloy, Cu—Zn alloy, Sn—Bi alloy, Sn—Ag—cu alloy, Sn—Cu alloy or Sn—Zn alloy in the thickness of 0.5 &mgr;m or more on an external periphery of a core made of copper-metal fiber conductor. A wire material made of the copper-metal fiber conductor is subjected to area reduction processing. In the middle of the area reduction processing or after the area reduction processing is completed, corrosion resistant layer is formed on the periphery of the wire material in the thickness of 0.

Abstract: In an extrafine or ultrafine copper alloy wire having an outer diameter of not more than 0.1 mm, the copper alloy wire is formed of a heat treated copper alloy comprising 0.05 to 0.9% by weight in total of at least one metallic element selected from the group consisting of tin, indium, silver, antimony, magnesium, aluminum, and boron and not more than 50 ppm of oxygen with the balance consisting of copper. By virtue of this constitution, the extrafine or ultrafine copper alloy wire has a combination of excellent bending fatigue lifetime based on high tensile strength and excellent torsional strength based on high elongation or a combination of excellent tensile strength, electrical conductivity, and drawability and good elongation. The invention has been described in detail with particular reference to preferred embodiments, but it will be understood that variations and modifications can be effected within the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Abstract: An ultrafine copper alloy wire drawn to a diameter of not more than 0.08 mm is provided which is formed of an alloy comprising a copper matrix of high purity copper with a total unavoidable impurity content of not more than 10 mass ppm and, contained in the matrix, 0.05 to 0.9 mass % of at least one metallic element selected from the group consisting of tin, indium, silver, antimony, magnesium, aluminum, and boron. By virtue of this constitution, the ultrafine copper alloy wire has excellent tensile strength, electrical conductivity, and drawability.

Abstract: A stranded conductor 10 to be used for movable member having a two-layered structure of an inner layer section and an outer layer section, which is prepared by stranding two or more types of element wires with each other, each type having different mechanical properties from one another wherein a first element wire 11 constituting at least the inner layer section 13 has 1.5 times or higher tensile strength than that of a second element wire 12 constituting at least a part of the outer layer section 15, and the respective element wires 11 and 12 are stranded with each other in such that a ratio of a strength in a group of inner layer element wires forming the inner layer section 13 to a strength in a group of outer layer element wires forming the outer layer section 15 (a tensile strength in the group of inner layer element wires/a tensile strength in the group of outer layer element wires) comes to be 0.5 to 5.

Abstract: An ultrafine copper alloy wire drawn to a diameter of not more than 0.08 mm is provided which is formed of an alloy having a copper matrix of high purity copper with a total unavoidable impurity content of not more than 10 mass ppm. Contained in the matrix is 0.05 to 0.9 mass % of at least one metallic element selected from the group including tin, indium, silver, antimony, magnesium, aluminum, and boron. By virtue of this constitution, the ultrafine copper alloy wire has excellent tensile strength, electrical conductivity, and drawability.

Abstract: This invention provides a composite conductor having excellent strength, flexing resistance and corrosion resistance, a production method thereof and a cable employing the same composite conductor. A corrosion resistant layer is formed of Au, Ag, Sn, Ni, solder, Zn, Pd, Sn—Ni alloy, Ni—Co alloy, Ni—P alloy, Ni—Co—P alloy, Cu—Zn alloy, Sn—Bi alloy, Sn—Ag—cu alloy, Sn—Cu alloy or Sn—Zn alloy in the thickness of 0.5 &mgr;m or more on an external periphery of a core made of copper-metal fiber conductor. A wire material made of the copper-metal fiber conductor is subjected to area reduction processing. In the middle of the area reduction processing or after the area reduction processing is completed, corrosion resistant layer is formed on the periphery of the wire material in the thickness of 0.

Abstract: A wire rod comprising high-purity copper having a total unavoidable impurity content of not more than 1 ppm by mass and, added to the high-purity copper, 1.0 to 5.0% by mass of silver having a purity of not less than 99.99% by mass is drawn to an ultrafine copper alloy wire with a diameter of not more than 0.08 mm. According to this constitution, since the content of foreign matter, causative of breaking of wires, in a base material has been minimized, excellent wire drawability and bending properties can be realized. Further, since silver is used as an additive element, the ultrafine copper alloy wire possesses excellent tensile strength. This constitution can further realize a stranded copper alloy wire conductor, and an extrafine coaxial cable possessing excellent tensile strength, wire drawability, and bending properties.