Removable cassette for an imaging device
AssigneeNeogen Food Safety US Holdco Corporation
InventorsHugh E. Watson, Thanh Q. Tran, Somanath M. Gadakar, Vinod M. Rathod
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Abstract
The technology disclosed herein relates to, at least in part, a removable imaging cassette. An illumination plate is configured to transmit light. A cassette body defines an outer surface and a cassette cavity within the outer surface, where the outer surface surrounds the illumination plate. The cassette cavity abuts the illumination plate. A light source is disposed in the cassette cavity. Mating electrical contacts extend through the outer surface of the cassette body, where the mating electrical contacts are operably coupled to the light source.
Claims21
A removable imaging cassette comprising:
- an illumination plate configured to transmit light;
- a cassette body defining an outer surface and a cassette cavity within the outer surface, wherein the outer surface surrounds the illumination plate and the cassette cavity abuts the illumination plate;
- a light source disposed in the cassette cavity;
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- mating electrical contacts extending through the outer surface of the cassette body, wherein the mating electrical contacts are operably coupled to the light source.
An imaging device comprising:
- a main body having an outer shell, the main body defining a main cavity and a cassette receptacle extending through the outer shell to the main cavity;
- source electrical contacts coupled to the outer shell, wherein the source electrical contacts are exposed in the main cavity;
- a power supply connector configured to couple to a power source, wherein the power supply connector is in electrical communication with the source electrical contacts;
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- an imaging cassette removably installed in the cassette receptacle, the imaging cassette comprising:
- an illumination plate configured to transmit light;
- a cassette body defining an outer surface and a cassette cavity within the outer surface, wherein the outer surface surrounds the illumination plate and the cassette cavity abuts the illumination plate;
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- mating electrical contacts configured to (1) electrically mate with the source electrical contacts when the imaging cassette is installed in the cassette receptacle, and (2) electrically disconnect from the source electrical contacts when the imaging cassette is removed from the cassette receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.