Radiation image capturing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9535176-B2
Application number	US-201514681572-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 8, 2015
Priority date	Apr 9, 2014
Publication date	Jan 3, 2017
Grant date	Jan 3, 2017

Abstract

Disclosed is a radiation image capturing apparatus including the following. A sensor panel includes a plurality of radiation detecting elements aligned two-dimensionally. A case stores the sensor panel. A ventilation hole is provided in the case. A ventilation filter is provided in the ventilation hole and prevents infiltration of liquid into the case. Air flows in and out of the case through the ventilation hole and a thickness of the case is maintained at a predetermined thickness when outside pressure changes.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A radiation image capturing apparatus comprising:
a sensor panel which includes a plurality of radiation detecting elements aligned two-dimensionally; and
a case which stores the sensor panel, the case comprising:
an inner case including an inner case hole;
a protective cover disposed over the inner case including a protective cover hole, the inner case hole and the protective cover hole together defining a ventilation hole; and
a ventilation filter disposed between the inner case and the protective cover and extending across both the inner case hole and the protective cover hole, preventing infiltration of liquid into the case;

wherein air flows in and out of the case through the ventilation hole and a thickness of the case is maintained at a predetermined thickness when outside pressure changes.

2. The radiation image capturing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, the ventilation hole is provided on a side face of the case.

3. The radiation image capturing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein,
a protecting cover is attached on a side face of the case so as to cover the side face portion; and
the ventilation filter is provided on an inner side of the protecting cover.

4. The radiation image capturing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, the predetermined thickness is a thickness of a size conforming to JIS Z 4905 in the cassette for screen/film.

5. The radiation image capturing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, the case is a size which is loaded in a bucky apparatus.

6. The radiation image capturing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a cutout portion which is provided in a corner of the case; and
a waterproof cap which is attached to the cutout portion and which seals an opening of the cutout portion to prevent liquid from infiltrating into the case from the cutout portion.

7. The radiation image capturing apparatus of claim 6 , wherein, the waterproof cap is formed so that a periphery portion is diagonal with respect to a normal direction of a side face of the case.

8. The radiation image capturing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the ventilation filter is held between the side face portion of the case and the protecting cover.

9. A radiation image capturing apparatus comprising:
a sensor panel which includes a plurality of radiation detecting elements aligned two-dimensionally;
a case which stores the sensor panel;
a ventilation hole which is provided in the case; and
a ventilation filter which is provided in the ventilation hole and which prevents infiltration of liquid into the case,
wherein air flows in and out of the case through the ventilation hole and a thickness of the case is maintained at a predetermined thickness when outside pressure changes;
an inside cover is attached to a side face of the case to seal an opening of the case on a side face portion and a protecting cover is attached so as to cover the inside cover and the side face portion of the case; and
the ventilation filter is provided in a portion of a hole punched in the inside cover;
a hole is punched in the protecting cover and a packing is placed in a portion surrounding the hole provided in the inside cover between the protecting cover and the inside cover; and
the air flows in and out of the case by flowing through the hole provided in the protecting cover and the inside cover, through the ventilation hole formed by a space divided with the protecting cover, the inside cover, and the packing, and through the ventilation filter.

10. The radiation image capturing apparatus of claim 9 , wherein a center axis of the hole provided in the protecting cover and a center axis of the hole provided in the inside cover are misaligned.

11. A radiation image capturing apparatus comprising:
a sensor panel which includes a plurality of radiation detecting elements aligned two-dimensionally;
a case which stores the sensor panel;
a ventilation hole which is provided in the case; and
a ventilation filter which is provided in the ventilation hole and which prevents infiltration of liquid into the case,
wherein air flows in and out of the case through the ventilation hole and a thickness of the case is maintained at a predetermined thickness when outside pressure changes;
a side face portion of the case is provided with a first hole;
a protecting cover covering the side face portion of the case is provided with a second hole;
the ventilation hole comprises the first hole and the second hole;
the ventilation filter is positioned between the first hole and the second hole; and
a center axis of the first hole and a second axis of the second hole are misaligned.

Assignees

• Konica Minolta Inc
• Konica Minolta Inc

Inventors

• Miyoshi Kohei
• Kawaguchi Manabu
• Namekawa Hiroshi
• Narita Takayuki

Classifications

• G01T7/00 Primary

  Details of radiation-measuring instruments · CPC title

• G03B42/04

  Holders for X-ray films · CPC title

• A61B6/4283 Primary

  characterised by a detector unit being housed in a cassette · CPC title