Bed apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus
AssigneeToshiba Medical Systems Corporation
InventorTakuhiro Oosawa
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a bed apparatus for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a table, a table driving mechanism, a bed supporting part, and a cable guide. The table provides a connection port for a reception coil of magnetic resonance signals. The table driving mechanism is configured to shift the table. The bed supporting part is configured to support the table. The cable guide is configured to protect a signal cable between the table and the bed supporting part and to bend a portion of the signal cable along with a move of the table. The signal cable is connected to the connection port. The portion of the signal cable corresponds to a position of the table.
Claims9
A bed apparatus for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, said bed apparatus comprising:
- a table providing a connection port for a reception coil of magnetic resonance signals;
- a table driving mechanism configured to shift said table longitudinally along a horizontal direction;
- a bed supporting part configured to support said table there-above;
- and
- a cable guide configured to protect a signal cable disposed under said table and connected at one end to said connection port as the cable passes between said table and said bed supporting part by bending successive portions of the signal cable in a vertical direction transverse to longitudinal movement of said table as the table is moved to respectively corresponding different positions in the horizontal direction;
- wherein
- said cable guide is configured to permit vertical lifting of the table from the bed supporting part while the cable is still connected to said connection port;
- one end of said cable guide is connected to an underside of said table adjacent said connection port;
- said bed supporting part includes an upwardly-facing rectilinear concavity extending horizontally parallel to longitudinal movements of the table located there-above, said concavity having side-walls and a bottom which provide guidance to moving lower portions of said cable guide housed in said concavity as the table is moved in the horizontal direction;
- a second end of said cable guide is connected to the bed supporting part adjacent an opening;
- and
- said signal cable passes through said opening in an end face of the concavity located between ends of the bed supporting part.
A bed apparatus for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, said bed apparatus comprising:
- a table providing a connection port for a reception coil of magnetic resonance signals;
- a table driving mechanism configured to shift said table in a longitudinal horizontal direction;
- a bed supporting part configured to support said table there-above;
- and
- a cable guide configured to protect a signal cable disposed under said table and connected at one end to said connection port as the cable passes between said table and said bed supporting part by bending successive portions of the signal cable along with longitudinal movement of said table as the table is moved to respectively corresponding different positions in the horizontal direction;
- wherein
- said bed supporting part has an opening for accommodating said table driving mechanism, the opening being located under said table irrespective of the longitudinal position of said table,
- said cable guide is configured and disposed to permit vertical lifting of the table from the bed supporting part while the cable is still connected to said connection port;
- one end of said cable guide is connected to an underside of said table adjacent said connection port;
- said bed supporting part includes an upwardly-facing rectilinear concavity extending horizontally parallel to longitudinal movements of the table located there-above, said concavity having side-walls and a bottom which provide guidance to moving lower portions of said cable guide housed in said concavity as the table is moved in the horizontal direction;
- and
- a second end of said cable guide is connected to the bed supporting part adjacent a second opening, through which said signal cable passes, in an end face of the concavity located between ends of the bed supporting part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.