Anti-vibration damping system for a carbon fiber C-arm mounted on a mobile base

A damping system for a mobile X-ray imaging system, comprising:

• a first plate;
• a second plate;
• and
• a first damper comprising at least one elastomeric body disposed between the first plate and the second plate, wherein the mobile X-ray imaging system comprises a C-arm made of carbon fiber and having an X-ray radiation source disposed on a first end and an X-ray detector disposed on a second end opposite the first end, a C-arm rotation device coupled to the C-arm and configured to rotate the C-arm in an orbital direction relative to the C-arm rotation device, and a mobile base coupled to the C-arm rotation device via a pivot point configured to rotate both the C-arm rotation device and the C-arm relative to the mobile base, wherein the mobile base is configured to move the mobile X-ray imaging system, and wherein the damping system is configured to dampen vibrations that occur when the C-arm deaccelerates to a stop during rotational movement of the C-arm in a single or combined direction, wherein the first damper comprises three elastomeric bodies, and wherein the damping system further comprises a third plate, a fourth plate, and a second damper comprising an additional three elastomeric bodies disposed between the third plate and the fourth plate.

A mobile base for an X-ray imaging system, comprising:

• a chassis comprising a Y-arm, wherein the Y-arm comprises a central arm and two arm angled relative to a longitudinal axis of the central arm;
• a first set of wheels;
• a second set of wheels, wherein the first set of wheels and the second set of wheels are coupled to respective ends of the two arms distal from the central arm;
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• a damping system comprising a first set of elastomeric bodies disposed between the first set of wheels and the Y-arm, and a second set of elastomeric bodies disposed between the second set of wheels and the Y-arm, wherein the X-ray imaging system comprises a C-arm made of carbon fiber and having an X-ray radiation source disposed on a first end and an X-ray detector disposed on a second end opposite the first end, a C-arm rotation device coupled to the C-arm and configured to rotate the C-arm in an orbital direction relative to the C-arm rotation device, and the C-arm rotation device is coupled to the mobile base via a pivot point configured to rotate both the C-arm rotation device and the C-arm relative to the mobile base, and wherein the mobile base is configured to move the X-ray imaging system, and the damping system is configured to dampen vibrations that occur when the C-arm deaccelerates to a stop during rotational movement of the C-arm in a single or combined direction.