Trailed multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system and method of using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10648929-B2
Application number	US-201515300751-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2015
Priority date	Dec 17, 2014
Publication date	May 12, 2020
Grant date	May 12, 2020

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a trailed multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system and method of operating the same. The inspection system includes: a trailer vehicle, a radiation inspection device, a power supply device and a power grid connection device. The trailer vehicle is mounted with a power supply chamber within which a power supply device and a power grid connection device are mounted and an inspection chamber within which a radiation inspection device is mounted. The radiation inspection device includes: ray radiation source configured to emit X-rays from various positions, detectors, a body frame, a transfer device, a data and image process system and a display and operation device. The trailed multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system of the present invention can obtain a transmission image containing depth information of an item by its one pass through the device, and achieve a high-speed inspection, a good image quality and a high inspection efficiency of hazardous articles, and its flexibility and movability can meet requirements in various working conditions.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A trailed multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system, comprising a trailer vehicle and a radiation inspection device located on the trailer vehicle, wherein,
the trailer vehicle is configured for a long distance movement;
the radiation inspection device comprises a body frame, an inspection passage located within the body frame, a transfer device located below the inspection passage, a ray radiation source fixed on the body frame and detectors fixed on the body frame and located opposite to the ray radiation source; and
the ray radiation source includes two ray radiation sources arranged close to each other at a front and back positions or at a same position side by side in the traveling direction of an item to be inspected and two detectors provided in the traveling direction of the item to be inspected at front and back positions and separated from each other by a distance; or, two ray radiation sources arranged at front and back positions in the traveling direction of the item to be inspected and separated from each other by a distance and a detector; wherein the two ray radiation sources generate respectively X-rays beams in different oblique directions with relative to a vertical direction at different oblique angles to irradiate the item to be inspected so as to be detected by the detectors respectively, profile of each of the X-rays beams being located in a plane that cuts through the item to be inspected transversely with relative to the traveling direction and obliquely with relative to a vertical direction.

2. The trailed multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein,
the energy of the ray radiation source is not more than 1 MeV.

3. The trailed multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein,
the ray radiation source comprises at least two X-ray radiation sources arranged at different positions of the body frame, or
the ray radiation source comprises at least one distributed multiple target-point X-ray radiation source arranged on the body frame.

4. The trailed multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein,
the ray radiation source is configured to alternately emit X-rays from at least two different positions, or
the X-ray radiation source is configured to simultaneously emit X-rays from at least two different positions.

5. The trailed multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein,
the detectors are arranged into one group and are configured to receive the X-rays, at different times, emitted from the ray radiation source at different positions.

6. The trailed multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein,
the detectors are arranged into groups which are the same in number as the positions from which the X-rays are emitted and which are configured to respectively receive X-rays emitted from the corresponding positions.

7. The trailed multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein,
the radiation inspection device further comprises a data and image process system and a display and operation device.

8. The trailed multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein,
the trailer vehicle comprises: a chassis, moving wheels fixed at a lower portion of the chassis, a trailing connection device located at an end of the chassis and a chamber located above the chassis;
the moving wheels comprise: two groups of front wheels and two groups of rear wheels, and a brake device configured to brake the front wheels and/or the rear wheels,
the trailed multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system further comprises an immovable support device configured to provide a fixed support for the chassis at a fixed location, replacing the front wheels and the rear wheels.

9. The trailed multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein,
the transfer device comprises: a main body section located within the body frame and configured to carry the item to be inspected to pass through the inspection passage, and an entry extension section and an exit extension section located outside the body frame, the entry extension section being configured to carry the item to be inspected into the inspection passage and the exit extension section being configured to carry the item from the inspection passage and transfer it to a suitable position for taking away.

10. The trailed multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein,
the radiation inspection device comprises a mechanical structure configured to switch the entry extension section and the exit extension section between a horizontal position in a working state and a vertical position in a non-working state.

11. The trailed multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a power supply device comprising at least one of a generator and a battery pack, and configured to supply electric power to the radiation inspection device.

12. The trailed multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a power grid connection device comprising a cable, a coupling and a switch, which are configured to couple the radiation inspection device to a power grid.

13. The trailed multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein,
the chamber comprises: a power supply chamber within which a power supply device and/or a power grid connection device is mounted, and an inspection chamber within which the radiation inspection device is mounted.

14. The trailed multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein,
the inspection passage of the radiation inspection device is arranged perpendicular to an axis of the chassis and the inspection chamber is provided with chamber doors at locations on both sides thereof corresponding respectively to openings of the inspection passage.

15. The trailed multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein,
the chamber further comprises: a control chamber within which a display and operation device for the radiation inspection device, and a desk and a chair are arranged.

16. The trailed multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein,
the at least two X-ray radiation sources are arranged in an array around the inspection passage.

17. The trailed multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein,
the target points of the distributed multiple-target-points X-ray radiation source are arranged in an array to surround or partially surround the inspection passage.

18. A multiple-viewing-angle item inspection system, comprising:
a body frame;
an inspection passage located within the body frame;
a transfer device located below the inspection passage;
an ray radiation source fixed on the body frame and configured to alternately emit X-rays from at least two different positions while being motionless with respect to the inspection passage, ray sections formed by the ray passing through the inspection passage intersecting each other;
detectors fixed on the body frame, located at a position where the ray sections intersect and configured to receive the X-rays;
a data and image process system; and
a display and operation device.

Assignees

• Nuctech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tang Huaping
• Chen Zhiqiang
• Li Yuanjing
• Jin Xin
• Liu Zhuoyan
• Wang Yonggang
• Peng Hua
• Qin Zhanfeng

Classifications

• G01N23/044

  using laminography or tomosynthesis · CPC title

• G01V5/0016

  Physics · mapped topic

• G01V5/005

  Physics · mapped topic

• G01N23/04 Primary

  and forming images of the material · CPC title

• G01V5/226 Primary

  using tomography · CPC title