Patent ID: 9389206
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: G01N

Claim Text:
1. An ultrasonic testing method in which an ultrasonic array probe body having linearly arranged transducers and a transducer surface is used, the method comprising: providing a specimen having a plurality of artificial flaws, each artificial flaw being at a distance from a surface of the specimen which is different to each of the other artificial flaws; providing a plurality of vibration insulating members which absorb vibration of the transducer surface, each of the vibration insulating members having an opening part which has a width narrower than a width of the transducer surface, the width of the opening part of each vibration insulating member being different to the width of the opening part of each of the other vibration insulating members, each of the vibration insulating members being arranged over the transducer surface such that a part of the transducer surface in a width direction of the transducer surface is exposed through the opening part and a non-exposed part of the transducer surface is in contact with the insulating member; performing ultrasonic testing on the specimen using each of the plurality of the vibration insulating members to determine a range of distances from the surface of the specimen in which surface echo appears and to obtain data on an intensity of flaw echo for each artificial flaw for each distance from the surface of the specimen to each artificial flaw and for each of width dimensions of the opening parts of the vibration insulating members, and, based on the obtained data, determining a width dimension of the opening part according to a distance from a surface of a test object to a target flaw located near the surface of the test object; detachably installing the vibration insulating member having a determined width dimension of the opening part onto the transducer surface of the ultrasonic array probe body; and performing ultrasonic testing on the test object by radiating ultrasonic waves from the transducer surface onto the surface of the test object.