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US 10,631,809 B2Granted
Lifting device for compression paddle and X-ray imaging apparatus including the same
AssigneeRayence Co., Ltd.
InventorByoung Soo Noh
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a lifting apparatus for a pressure paddle, the lifting apparatus for the pressure paddle comprising: a lifting belt rotated by a driving means; a lifting pulley manually rotated by the lifting belt hung thereon; a lifting frame on which the lifting pulley is mounted; and a pressure paddle mounted on the lifting frame.
Claims11
A lifting device for a compression paddle, the lifting device comprising:
- a lifting belt configured to be driven by a driving unit;
- a lifting pulley configured to be manually rotated and engaged with the lifting belt;
- a lifting frame configured to mount the lifting pulley;
- a compression paddle mounted to the lifting frame;
- an operation shaft provided for the manual rotation of the lifting pulley;
- and
- at least one gear assembly configured to transmit a torque of the operation shaft to the lifting pulley,
- wherein the compression paddle is moved by the manual rotation of the lifting pulley along the belt or by the movement of the lifting belt while the lifting pulley is in non-rotating state, and
- wherein axes of the operation shaft and the lifting pulley are parallel to each other, and the at least one gear assembly includes a first gear assembly and a second gear-assembly.
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An X-ray imaging apparatus comprising:
- an X-ray irradiator and an X-ray receiver;
- a connecting unit configured to connect the X-ray irradiator and the X-ray receiver to face each other;
- a compression paddle provided between the X-ray irradiator and the X-ray receiver;
- and
- a lifting device configured to be accommodated in the connecting unit and to move the compression paddle up and down between the X-ray irradiator and the X-ray receiver,
- wherein the lifting device includes:
- a lifting belt configured to be driven by a driving unit;
- a lifting pulley configured to be manually rotated and engaged with the lifting belt;
- a lifting frame configured to mount the lifting pulley and be connected to the compression paddle;
- an operation shaft provided for the manual rotation of the lifting pulley;
- and
- at least one gear assembly configured to transmit a torque of the operation shaft to the lifting pulley,
- wherein the compression paddle is moved by the manual rotation of the lifting pulley along the belt or by the movement of the lifting belt while the lifting pulley is in non-rotating state, and
- wherein axes of the operation shaft and the lifting pulley are parallel to each other, and the at least one gear assembly is configured to transmit the torque in one direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.