Radiographic apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9655582-B2
Application number	US-201514798991-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 14, 2015
Priority date	Jul 14, 2015
Publication date	May 23, 2017
Grant date	May 23, 2017

Abstract

A mobile X-ray radiographic device has an extended operable time by employing a regenerative energy system and assembly. A regenerative brake circuit acts to provide a braking force for a rear wheel set during a circumstance and an adaptive use wherein a driving force is cut off to the rear wheels, and a second battery system charges with the generated electric power for adaptive use. The regenerative brake circuit further acts to provide the braking force for a rotary anode under the circumstance in which the driving force is cut off to the rotary anode and also the second battery charges with the generated electric power.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile X-ray radiographic device, comprising;
a wheel platform including a pair of driving wheels;
a supporting pole extending upwardly on the wheel platform;
an operative X-ray tube on said supporting pole and the supporting pole is operative to elevate said X-ray tube relative to the wheel platform during a use thereof;
a driving motor installed on said wheel platform operative to provide a revolution drive of the driving wheels;
the mobile X-ray radiographic device, further comprising:
a first battery operatively joined to said X-ray tube;
said first battery operative to provide a necessary electric power to generate X-rays from the X-ray tube within a short period of time for said X-ray tube;
the short period of time being less than three seconds;
a second battery operatively connected to the driving motor;
said second battery being constructed to have a lower deteriorative rate than said first battery despite a repeating use cycle of charge and discharge of said second battery;
a regenerative brake circuit operatively connected to said driving motor and operative to output an regenerative electric power from a motion of said driving motor; and
a charge circuit operative to charge said second battery by utilizing the regenerative electric power obtained from said regenerative brake circuit.

2. The mobile X-ray radiographic device, according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a regenerative brake circuit connected to a rotor motor and operative to rotate an anode relative to said X-ray tube during a use thereof.

3. The mobile X-ray radiographic device, according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a conversion circuit operative to convert a charge between said first battery and the second battery by converting an output of one of said first and said second battery to said other of said first and said second battery.

4. The mobile X-ray radiographic device, according to claim 3 , wherein:
said first battery is a lead battery; and
said second battery is a lithium battery.

5. The mobile X-ray radiographic device, according to claim 2 , wherein:
said first battery is a lead battery.

6. The mobile X-ray radiographic device, according to claim 2 , wherein:
said second battery is a lithium battery.

7. The mobile X-ray radiographic device, according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a conversion circuit operative to convert a charge between said first battery and the second battery by converting an output of one of said first and said second battery to said other of said first and said second battery.

8. The mobile X-ray radiographic device, according to claim 7 , wherein:
said first battery is a lead battery; and
said second battery is a lithium battery.

9. The mobile X-ray radiographic device, according to claim 1 , wherein:
said first battery is a lead battery.

10. The mobile X-ray radiographic device, according to claim 1 , wherein:
said second battery is a lithium battery.

11. A mobile X-ray radiographic device, comprising;
a wheel platform including a pair of driving wheels;
a supporting pole extending upwardly on the wheel platform;
an operative X-ray tube on said supporting pole and the supporting pole is operative to elevate said X-ray tube relative to the wheel platform during a use thereof;
a driving motor installed on said wheel platform operative to provide a revolution drive of the driving wheels;
the mobile X-ray radiographic device, further comprising:
a first battery operatively joined to said X-ray tube;
said first battery operative to provide a necessary electric power to generate X-rays from the X-ray tube within a short period of time for said X-ray tube;
the short period of time being less than three seconds;
a second battery operatively connected to the driving motor;
said second battery being constructed to have a lower deteriorative rate than said first battery despite a repeating use cycle of charge and discharge of said second battery;
a regenerative brake circuit operatively connected to said driving motor and operative to output an regenerative electric power from a motion of said driving motor;
said regenerative brake circuit also operatively connected to a rotor motor and operative to rotate an anode relative to said X-ray tube during a use thereof; and
a charge circuit operative to charge said second battery by utilizing the regenerative electric power obtained from said regenerative brake circuit.

12. The mobile X-ray radiographic device, according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a conversion circuit operative to convert a charge between said first battery and the second battery by converting an output of one of said first and said second battery to said other of said first and said second battery.

13. The mobile X-ray radiographic device, according to claim 12 , wherein:
said first battery is a lead battery; and
said second battery is a lithium battery.

Assignees

• Shimadzu Corp

Inventors

• Shirota Ken
• Nakamura Toshiaki

Classifications

• A61B6/54 Primary

  Control of apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis · CPC title

• A61B6/4405

  the apparatus being movable or portable, e.g. handheld or mounted on a trolley · CPC title

• A61B6/105

  Braking or locking devices · CPC title