Mobile radiographic inspection system and lifting device for mobile radiographic inspection system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10168446-B2
Application number	US-201615275135-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 23, 2016
Priority date	Dec 10, 2015
Publication date	Jan 1, 2019
Grant date	Jan 1, 2019

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to mobile radiographic inspection systems and lifting devices for mobile radiographic inspection systems, including those, for example, in the field of radiographic detection of large objects such as containers. In one illustrative implementation, the present disclosure describes a lifting device for a mobile radiographic inspection system, the device comprising a driving motor and at least two screw lifters, wherein the driving motor is connected to each of the screw lifters via a transmission, and a lower end of a lifting rod of the screw lifter is configured to connect with a radiographic inspection device. In implementations, the lifting device may further comprise a mounting assembly, which is adapted to connect the lifting device to a vehicle body of the mobile radiographic inspection system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lifting device for a mobile radiographic inspection system, the device comprising:
a driving motor; and
at least two screw lifters;
wherein the driving motor is connected to each of the screw lifters via a transmission, and a lower end of a lifting rod of the screw lifter is configured to connect with a radiographic inspection device; and
wherein the lifting device further comprises a mounting assembly, which is adapted to connect the lifting device to a vehicle body of the mobile radiographic inspection system.

2. The lifting device for the mobile radiographic inspection system according to claim 1 , wherein there are provided four screw lifters, the four screw lifters being disposed outside of the driving motor to form a rectangle shape, and the driving motor is connected to each of the screw lifters through reversing units and drive shafts.

3. The lifting device for the mobile radiographic inspection system according to claim 2 , wherein the mounting assembly comprises two mounting supports; and
wherein one of the mounting supports is disposed between two adjacent screw lifters, and the other of the mounting supports is disposed at a corresponding position between other two adjacent screw lifters.

4. The lifting device for the mobile radiographic inspection system according to claim 3 , wherein the mounting support comprises a mounting seat and two supporting rods that are obliquely disposed, an upper end of the supporting rod is connected to the mounting seat, and a lower end of the supporting rod is connected to an outside housing of the lifting rod.

5. The lifting device for the mobile radiographic inspection system according to claim 4 , wherein the mounting seat is provided with bolt holes, and the mounting seat is adapted to be connected to the vehicle body of the mobile radiographic inspection system via bolts.

6. The lifting device for the mobile radiographic inspection system according to claim 3 , wherein each screw lifter is connected at its lower end to a lifting strut via a connecting member, and each lifting strut is adapted to connect with the radiographic inspection device.

7. The lifting device for the mobile radiographic inspection system according to claim 6 , wherein a supporting bar is provided between respective lower ends of at least two adjacent lifting struts.

8. The lifting device for the mobile radiographic inspection system according to claim 7 , wherein the supporting bar is provided between respective lower ends of two adjacent lifting struts that are not connected with each other via the mounting support.

9. A mobile radiographic inspection system, the system comprising:
a vehicle body;
a radiographic inspection device; and
a lifting device;
wherein the radiographic inspection device is connected to the vehicle body via the lifting device;
wherein the radiographic inspection device is adapted to perform a scanning and imaging to an object to be detected;
wherein the lifting device is adapted to move the radiographic inspection device in a vertical direction; and
wherein the lifting device comprises:
a driving motor and at least two screw lifters, wherein the driving motor is connected to each of the screw lifters via a transmission, and a lower end of a lifting rod of the screw lifter is configured to connect with the radiographic inspection device; and
a mounting assembly, which is adapted to connect the lifting device to the vehicle body of the mobile radiographic inspection system.

10. The mobile radiographic inspection system according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a rotary platform that is pivotally disposed at an upper side of the vehicle body;
wherein the lifting device is connected, at a lower side of the rotary platform, to both lateral sides of the rotary platform via two mounting supports that are provided at two sides of the lifting device.

11. The mobile radiographic inspection system according to claim 10 , further comprising: a collapsible portal frame that is provided at a side of the rotary platform opposite to the lifting device.

12. The mobile radiographic inspection system according to claim 11 , wherein the portal frame comprises a vertical supporting arm, a horizontal cantilever arm and a vertical suspending arm that are connected in this sequence.

13. The mobile radiographic inspection system according to claim 12 , wherein a lower end of the vertical supporting arm is connected to the rotary platform, and wherein a driving device is provided between the horizontal cantilever arm and the vertical suspending arm to rotate the vertical suspending arm with respect to the horizontal cantilever arm.

14. The mobile radiographic inspection system according to claim 9 , wherein there are provided four screw lifters, the four screw lifters being disposed outside of the driving motor to form a rectangle shape, and the driving motor is connected to each of the screw lifters through reversing units and drive shafts.

15. The mobile radiographic inspection system according to claim 14 , wherein the mounting assembly comprises two mounting supports; and
wherein one of the mounting supports is disposed between two adjacent screw lifters, and the other of the mounting supports is disposed at a corresponding position between other two adjacent screw lifters.

16. The mobile radiographic inspection system according to claim 15 , wherein the mounting support comprises a mounting seat and two supporting rods that are obliquely disposed, an upper end of the supporting rod is connected to the mounting seat, and a lower end of the supporting rod is connected to an outside housing of the lifting rod.

17. The mobile radiographic inspection system according to claim 16 , wherein the mounting seat is provided with bolt holes, and the mounting seat is adapted to be connected to the vehicle body of the mobile radiographic inspection system via bolts.

18. The mobile radiographic inspection system according to claim 15 , wherein each screw lifter is connected at its lower end to a lifting strut via a connecting member, and each lifting strut is adapted to connect with the radiographic inspection device.

19. The mobile radiographic inspection system according to claim 18 , wherein a supporting bar is provided between respective lower ends of at least two adjacent lifting struts.

20. The mobile radiographic inspection system according to claim 19 , wherein the supporting bar is provided between respective lower ends of two adjacent lifting struts that are not connected with each other via the mounting support.

Assignees

• Nuctech Co Ltd
• Nuctech Jiangsu Company Ltd

Inventors

• Fan Xuping
• Song Quanwei
• Meng Hui
• Feng Shunchang

Classifications

• G01V5/0066 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• B66F7/14 Primary

  screw operated · CPC title

• B66F3/08

  screw operated (B66F3/44 takes precedence; gearings F16H) · CPC title

• B66F7/28

  Constructional details, e.g. end stops, pivoting supporting members, sliding runners adjustable to load dimensions · CPC title

• G01V5/232 Primary

  having relative motion between the source, detector and object other than by conveyor (G01V5/226 takes precedence) · CPC title