US 9,543,694 B2Granted

Radiation imaging system, radiation imaging apparatus, and apparatus

AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorMotoki Tagawa

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Abstract

An X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray imaging apparatus for converting an X-ray into an image signal, a cable for transmitting signals to the X-ray imaging apparatus, a connector, disposed at an end of the cable, for connecting the cable and the X-ray imaging apparatus, and fixing portions for fixing the connector and the X-ray imaging apparatus and allowing the connector to be detached from the X-ray imaging apparatus by a detachment load. A cable outlet of the connector is separated from an outline center axis of the connector. The fixing portions include a first fixing portion disposed on the cable outlet side with respect to the connector outline center axis, and a second fixing portion disposed on the opposite side of the cable outlet. The moment of force required to detach the first fixing portion is larger than that required to detach the second fixing portion.

Claims25

Dependent claims

A radiation imaging system having a connector for connection to an external apparatus, and a radiation imaging apparatus to which the connector is detachably attached

wherein the radiation imaging apparatus includes
a radiation sensor;
a housing configured to store the radiation sensor;
an apparatus-side connection terminal provided on a side surface of the housing;
and
an apparatus-side fixing member, and
wherein the connector includes
a connector-side connection terminal configured to be connected to the apparatus-side connection terminal;
a first connector-side fixing member configured to produce a predetermined fixing force with the apparatus-side fixing member;
a second connector-side fixing member configured to produce a fixing force with the apparatus-side fixing member, wherein the fixing force produced by the second connector-side fixing member is greater than the predetermined fixing force produced by the first connector-side fixing member, and
an outlet of a cable configured to connect the radiation imaging apparatus to the external apparatus, the outlet being disposed at a position closer to the second connector-side fixing member than to the first connector-side fixing member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/197,051Filed 4 Mar 2014
Priority: JP 2013-0444036 Mar 2013
Published: US 2014/0254756 A111 Sep 2014
Granted: 10 Jan 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

A61B 6/4208
Arrangements for detecting radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis: characterised by using a particular type of detector
A61B 6/4405
Constructional features of apparatus for radiation diagnosis: the apparatus being movable or portable, e.g. handheld or mounted on a trolley
H01R 13/62
Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00: means for facilitating engagement or disengagement…
H04N 23/30
Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof: for generating image signals from X-rays