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US 7,748,900 B2Granted
X-ray system with an industrial robot
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorMichael Maschke
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Abstract
There is described an x-ray system with an x-ray source, an x-ray detector and at least one industrial robot having at least three, in particular six, axes of rotation, in which the x-ray source and/or the x-ray detector are/is arranged, directly or by means of a bearer, on the industrial robot, and where the industrial robot is constructed to be mobile, in particular is arranged on a device trolley.
Claims16
An x-ray system, comprising:
- a trolley configured with wheels for movement;
- at least a first industrial robot mounted on the trolley and having multiple rotatable arms providing the robot with at least three axes of rotation;
- an x-ray source attached to an arm of the first robot for controlled movement;
- an x-ray detector positionable with respect to the source to effect an x-ray diagnosis;
- a system controller positioned on the trolley and configured to operate at least the first robot and effect movement of the source with respect to the detector to perform the x-ray diagnosis;
- a collision monitoring system, integrally formed and operable in conjunction with the system controller, including a plurality of collision sensors configured to prevent collision between the first robot and another robot;
- position sensors mounted to the first robot to provide position information of one or more of the arms of the first robot;
- and
- a stability monitoring system, integrally formed and operable in conjunction with the system controller, including a stability sensor operable to prevent an arm of the first robot from being extended so far that the trolley becomes unstable or collapses, wherein a signal received from the stability sensor stops movement of the first robot,
- wherein the stability monitoring system is configured to generate a warning signal when a first stability limit is exceeded, and, whenever a second stability limit is passed, to send a signal to the system controller.
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An x-ray system, comprising:
- a trolley configured with wheels for movement;
- at least a first industrial robot mounted on the trolley and having multiple rotatable arms providing the robot with at least three axes of rotation;
- an x-ray source attached to an arm of the first robot for controlled movement;
- an x-ray detector positionable with respect to the source to effect an x-ray diagnosis;
- a system controller positioned on the trolley and configured to operate at least the first robot and effect movement of the source with respect to the detector to perform the x-ray diagnosis;
- position sensors mounted to the first robot to provide position information of one or more of the arms of the first robot;
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- a stability monitoring system, integrally formed and operable in conjunction with the system controller, including a stability sensor operable to prevent an arm of the first robot from being extended so far that the trolley becomes unstable or collapses, wherein a signal received from the stability sensor stops movement of the first robot
- a further industrial robot with at least three axes of rotation, wherein the x-ray source and the x-ray detector are each arranged on a different one of the industrial robots;
- and
- a collision monitoring system, integrally formed and operable in conjunction with the system controller, including a plurality of collision sensors configured to prevent collision between the first industrial robot and the further industrial robots.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.