Cooling module and animal imaging equipment
By designing a cooling module for the cooling base and cooling body, the problem of low cooling efficiency of the probe module in PET equipment was solved, achieving effective heat dissipation of the probe module and control board, improving imaging accuracy and the structural compactness of the equipment.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-12
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-24
AI Technical Summary
In existing PET equipment, the water-cooling components of the probe module have poor cooling performance and low cooling efficiency, which leads to increased probe module temperature, affecting imaging accuracy and service life.
A cooling module was designed, including a cooling base and a cooling body. The heat of the probe module and the control board electrically connected to it is dissipated in a timely manner through coolant circulation. The cooling base and the cooling body are made of aluminum to improve thermal conductivity, and are fixed to the frame by plug-in protrusions to ensure stable installation.
It effectively reduces the temperature of the probe module and control board, improves imaging accuracy and quality, extends service life, and also contributes to the miniaturization of the equipment.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to nuclear medicine imaging technical field especially, relate to a cooling module and animal imaging equipment. BACKGROUND
[0002] Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is an advanced nuclear medicine imaging technology, which visualizes the metabolic process and detects biological information in the body by detecting the radioactive decay signal of radioactive tracers in the body. PET technology is widely used in early diagnosis and process monitoring of diseases, and helps to understand the occurrence and development mechanism of diseases in depth, explore new treatment methods, and provide useful information for clinical diagnosis and treatment. In addition, PET technology is also a powerful tool for drug efficacy evaluation and new drug development, and plays an important role in biological and medical research.
[0003] In the PET device, the probe module is one of the most core modules. In the actual imaging module process, the main board of the probe module and the device control board connected with the main board will release a large amount of heat. If the heat cannot be dissipated in time, the probe module will be in a high temperature environment, which will reduce the imaging accuracy on the one hand and reduce the service life of the probe module on the other hand. The existing water cooling assembly for realizing the probe module has poor cooling effect and relatively low cooling efficiency. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT
[0004] The first purpose of the utility model is to provide a cooling module, which has good heat dissipation effect on the probe module, can dissipate the heat generated by the main board of the probe module and the control board of the device in time when working, so as to ensure the imaging accuracy and prolong the service life of the probe module.
[0005] The second purpose of the utility model is to provide an animal imaging equipment, the probe module of which can always maintain a low temperature during working, which is beneficial to improve the imaging quality and imaging accuracy and prolong the service life of the probe module.
[0006] To achieve this purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:
[0007] The utility model discloses a cooling module for cooling the probe module of an animal imaging equipment, which comprises a cooling base, a cooling main body and a control board. The cooling base has a first cooling cavity and is used for supporting and cooling the main board of the probe module. One end of the cooling main body is connected with the side of the cooling base away from the probe module, and the cooling main body has a second cooling cavity. The control board is attached to the surface of the cooling main body and is electrically connected with the main board of the probe module.
[0008] In some embodiments, the cooling base is provided with two probe modules arranged side by side, and the control board is two, and the two control boards are respectively installed on the two sides of the cooling body.
[0009] In some embodiments, the control board comprises a power supply board and a driving board arranged in layers, the power supply board is attached to the surface of the cooling body, and the driving board is electrically connected with the power supply board and the main board of the probe module.
[0010] In some embodiments, the cooling base is provided with a plug-in protrusion at both ends along the length direction thereof, and the plug-in protrusion is used for cooperating with the rack of the animal imaging equipment.
[0011] In some specific embodiments, the plug-in protrusion is provided with a locking hole, and a locking member passes through the locking hole to lock and fix the cooling module to the rack.
[0012] In some specific embodiments, the plug-in protrusion is formed into a wedge-shaped block with gradually increasing width.
[0013] In some embodiments, the cooling body is provided with an avoiding groove at one end away from the cooling base, and the avoiding groove is used for avoiding a plug-in connector or a lead wire plugged with the control board.
[0014] In some embodiments, the cooling base is provided with a first fixing hole arranged through, the cooling body is provided with a second fixing hole arranged corresponding to the first fixing hole, and a fixing member passes through the first fixing hole and the second fixing hole to connect, so as to fix the cooling body to the cooling base.
[0015] The utility model discloses an animal imaging equipment, including frame, animal cabin, probe module and the cooling module as described before, the frame has the cooperation hole that the animal cabin enters, the cooling module is a plurality of, a plurality of cooling module surrounds the cooperation hole and sets up, every cooling module can be detachably installed on the frame, and every cooling module is used for supporting and cooling at least one probe module.
[0016] In some embodiments, the rack comprises two fixing plates arranged at intervals along the length direction of the cooling module, the cooling base of the cooling module is provided with a plug-in protrusion at both ends along the length direction, and the fixing plate is provided with a plug-in groove matched with the plug-in protrusion.
[0017] The cooling module of the utility model has the advantages that the cooling base is used for supporting and cooling the main plate of the probe module, the probe unit of the probe module is usually installed on the main plate, the cooling liquid circulating in the cooling base can take away the heat generated during the working of the cooling module, the cooling main body is used for supporting and cooling the control plate electrically connected with the main plate of the probe module, the cooling liquid circulating in the cooling main body can take away the heat generated during the working of the control plate, the cooling module of the embodiment can cool the probe module and the control plate electrically connected with the probe module, and the heat generated during the working of the main plate of the probe module and the control plate can be timely dissipated, so that the imaging precision is ensured and the service life of the probe module is prolonged.
[0018] The animal imaging equipment has the advantages that the cooling module can cool the probe module and the control plate electrically connected with the probe module, the heat generated during the working of the main plate of the probe module and the control plate can be timely dissipated, the cooling module is always in a relatively suitable temperature environment during the working, which is beneficial to improving the imaging precision and the imaging quality and prolonging the service life of the probe module.
[0019] The additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will be partially given in the following description, partially will become obvious from the following description, or will be understood through the practice of the utility model. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0020] Figure 1 is the structural schematic diagram of the cooling module of the utility model embodiment;
[0021] Figure 2 is the cooperation structural schematic diagram of the cooling base and the probe module of the utility model embodiment;
[0022] Figure 3 is the structural schematic diagram of the cooling base of the utility model embodiment;
[0023] Figure 4 is the structural schematic diagram of the cooling main body of the utility model embodiment;
[0024] Figure 5 is the local structural schematic diagram of the animal imaging equipment of the utility model embodiment;
[0025] REFERENCE SIGNS:
[0026] 100, cooling module; 110, cooling base; 111, first cooling port; 112, plug protrusion; 113, locking hole; 114, first fixing hole; 120, cooling body; 121, second cooling port; 122, avoiding groove; 123, second fixing hole; 130, control board; 131, power board; 132, driving board; 1321, flexible flat cable; 200, probe module; 210, main board; 220, probe unit; 300, rack; 310, fixing plate; 311, matching hole; 312, plug recess. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0027] The utility model will be described in further detail below with reference to the drawings and embodiments. It can be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the utility model, and not to limit the utility model. In addition, it should be noted that, in order to facilitate the description, only the part related to the utility model is shown in the drawings, not all structures.
[0028] In the description of the utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "connected", "connected", "fixed" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrated, it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected, it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship of two elements. For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.
[0029] In the description of the embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "right", etc. The orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawing is only for the convenience of description and simplification of operation, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, so it cannot be understood as a limitation on the utility model. In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only used to distinguish in the description, and have no special meaning.
[0030] The specific structure of the cooling module 100 of the embodiment of the utility model will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figures 1-4 The specific structure of the cooling module 100 of the embodiment of the utility model will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0031] The utility model discloses a kind of cooling module 100, which is used to cool the probe module 200 of animal imaging equipment, with reference to Figure 1 And Figure 2As shown, the cooling module 100 comprises a cooling base 110, a cooling body 120 and a control board 130, the cooling base 110 has a first cooling cavity and is used for supporting and cooling the main board 210 of the probe module 200, one end of the cooling body 120 is connected to the side of the cooling base 110 away from the probe module 200, the cooling body 120 has a second cooling cavity therein, and the control board 130 is attached to the surface of the cooling body 120 and is electrically connected to the main board 210 of the probe module 200. First of all, it should be pointed out that the first cooling cavity has at least two first cooling ports 111, and the two first cooling ports 111 are connected to an external cold source through a pipeline, the second cooling cavity has at least two second cooling ports 121, and the two second cooling ports 121 are connected to an external cold source through a pipeline. In the actual working process, the external cold source can output cooling liquid towards the cooling base 110 and the cooling body 120, and make the cooling liquid circulate between the external cold source and the cooling body 120 and the cooling base 110. It can be understood that, since the cooling base 110 is used for supporting and cooling the main board 210 of the probe module 200, the probe unit 220 of the probe module 200 is usually installed on the main board 210, and the cooling liquid circulating in the cooling base 110 can take away the heat generated by the cooling module 100 during operation. Since the cooling body 120 is used for supporting and cooling the control board 130 electrically connected to the main board 210 of the probe module 200, the cooling liquid circulating in the cooling body 120 can take away the heat generated by the control board 130 during operation. Therefore, the cooling module 100 of the embodiment can not only cool the probe module, but also cool the control board 130 electrically connected to the probe module, which can timely dissipate the heat generated by the main board 210 of the probe module 200 and the control board 130 during operation, and ensure that the cooling module 100 is always in a relatively suitable temperature environment during operation, which is conducive to improving the imaging precision and quality, and prolonging the service life of the probe module 200.
[0032] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the cooling base 110 is provided with two probe modules 200 arranged side by side, and the control board 130 is two, and the two control boards 130 are respectively installed on the two sides of the cooling body 120 arranged opposite to each other. It can be understood that the cooling body 120 is usually a rectangular box-shaped structure, and two probe modules 200 are arranged on each cooling base 110, so that each cooling body 120 can cool two control boards 130, which can not only improve the cooling efficiency and the utilization rate of the cooling capacity of the cooling liquid, but also improve the structural compactness, thereby facilitating the miniaturization design of the animal imaging equipment.
[0033] Optionally, the material of the cooling base 110 and the cooling body 120 is aluminum. It can be understood that aluminum has light weight, good heat conduction performance and low cost, and selecting aluminum as the material for manufacturing the cooling base 110 and the cooling body 120 can on the one hand improve the cooling effect and the cooling rate of the probe module 200, and on the other hand reduce the weight of the entire cooling module 100 and reduce the manufacturing cost of the cooling module 100. Of course, in other embodiments of the present application, the cooling base 110 and the cooling body 120 can also select other materials with good heat conduction performance according to actual needs.
[0034] Reference Figure 1 As shown in FIG. 1, the control board 130 includes a power board 131 and a driving board 132 which are stacked, the power board 131 is attached to the surface of the cooling body 120, and the driving board 132 is electrically connected with the power board 131 and the main board 210 of the probe module 200. It can be understood that if the power supply, driving electrical devices and the like are integrated on one circuit board, the heat generation of the entire control board 130 is large, and the cooling rate of the cooling body 120 will be reduced. In the present embodiment, the control board 130 is split into two boards with different powers, wherein the power of the power board 131 is high and the heat generation is large, and the power of the driving board 132 is relatively small and the heat generation is small. The power board 131 with large heat generation is attached to the cooling body 120, which can improve the cooling effect of the cooling body 120 on the power board 131, thereby improving the cooling effect of the entire control board 130. Optionally, in order to facilitate the electrical connection between the driving board 132 and the main board 210, a flexible flat cable 1321 can be used to realize the connection between the two, and in the actual connection process, ports are provided on the driving board 132 and the main board 210, and the two ends of the flexible flat cable 1321 are respectively inserted into the ports. Of course, in other embodiments of the present application, the connection mode of the driving board 132 and the main board 210 can also be selected according to actual needs.
[0035] Reference Figure 3 As shown in FIG. 1, the cooling base 110 is provided with a plug-in protrusion 112 at both ends along the length direction, and the plug-in protrusion 112 is used to cooperate with the rack 300 of the animal imaging equipment. It can be understood that the cooling base 110 is plugged on the rack 300 through the plug-in protrusion 112, which is very convenient to operate, and facilitates the installation and removal of the cooling module 100 of the present embodiment on or from the rack 300.
[0036] Optionally, the insertion protrusion 112 is provided with a locking hole 113, and a locking member (not shown) passes through the locking hole 113 to lock and fix the cooling module 100 to the rack 300. It can be understood that after the cooling base 110 is inserted to the rack 300, the cooling base 110 still has the possibility of shaking, and the locking hole 113 is arranged on the insertion protrusion 112, and the locking member passing through the locking hole 113 is used to lock the cooling base 110 to the rack 300, which can ensure that the entire cooling module 100 is stably and firmly installed on the rack 300, ensuring the stability of the probe module 200 relative to the rack 300, and being beneficial to improving the imaging quality and imaging accuracy of the probe module 200. Further optionally, the locking hole 113 is a threaded hole, and the locking member is a screw. Of course, in other embodiments of the utility model, the locking member can also use a fixing pin or the like to act. In addition, the fixing mode of the cooling base 110 can also be to arrange a locking structure on the rack 300, such as a rotating lock or the like, and is not limited to the above description.
[0037] Optionally, the insertion protrusion 112 is formed as a wedge-shaped block with gradually increasing width. It can be understood that, compared with the equal-width insertion protrusion 112, the insertion protrusion 112 is arranged as a wedge-shaped block, and after the cooling base 110 is installed on the rack 300, the wedge-shaped block can avoid the cooling base 110 from moving along the length direction, which is beneficial to improving the installation stability of the cooling base 110 on the rack 300.
[0038] Reference Figure 4 As shown in the figure, the cooling main body 120 is provided with an avoiding groove 122 at one end away from the cooling base 110, and the avoiding groove 122 is used to avoid the insertion head or lead wire inserted with the control panel 130. It can be understood that the control panel 130 has insertion heads or lead wires in the vertical direction, and the avoiding groove 122 arranged on the cooling main body 120 can avoid the interference between the cooling main body 120 and the insertion head, and also can avoid the lead wire from being bent under the blockage of the cooling main body 120, which is beneficial to improving the connection stability and wiring convenience.
[0039] Reference Figures 3-4 As shown in the figure, the cooling base 110 is provided with a first fixing hole 114 arranged in a penetrating manner, and the cooling main body 120 is provided with a second fixing hole 123 arranged in a corresponding manner with the first fixing hole 114, and a fixing member passes through the first fixing hole 114 and the second fixing hole 123 to fix the cooling main body 120 to the cooling base 110. It can be understood that, compared with the integrated structure of the cooling base 110 and the cooling main body 120, the detachable connection of the two is realized by the fixing member passing through the first fixing hole 114 and the second fixing hole 123, which can avoid the cooling module 100 having too complex structure in the manufacturing process, reduce the manufacturing difficulty of the parts of the cooling module 100, facilitate transportation and assembly in the assembly process, and be beneficial to improving the assembly efficiency.
[0040] Reference is made below Figure 5 The specific structure of the animal imaging equipment of the utility model is described.
[0041] The utility model discloses an animal imaging equipment, reference Figure 5 As shown in the figure, the animal imaging equipment of the embodiment includes rack 300, animal cabin (not shown in the figure), probe module 200 and cooling module 100 as before, rack 300 has the cooperation hole 311 for the animal cabin to enter, and the cooling module 100 is multiple, and the multiple cooling module 100 is arranged around the cooperation hole 311, and each cooling module 100 is detachably installed on the rack 300, and each cooling module 100 is used for supporting and cooling at least one probe module 200.
[0042] It can be understood that, due to the cooling module 100 described above, the cooling module 100 can cool the probe module and the control panel 130 electrically connected with the probe module, and the heat generated by the mainboard 210 of the probe module 200 and the control panel 130 during operation can be promptly dissipated, so that the cooling module 100 is always in a relatively suitable temperature environment during operation, which is beneficial to improve the imaging precision and quality and prolong the service life of the probe module 200. And each cooling module 100 is used for supporting and cooling at least one probe module 200, which is beneficial to improve the compactness of the animal imaging equipment and facilitate the miniaturization design of the whole animal imaging equipment.
[0043] Reference Figure 5 As shown in the figure, the rack 300 includes two fixed plates 310 arranged at intervals along the length direction of the cooling module 100, and the cooling base 110 of the cooling module 100 is provided with a plug-in protrusion 112 at both ends along the length direction, and the fixed plate 310 is provided with a plug-in groove 312 matched with the plug-in protrusion 112. In the actual installation process, the assembled cooling module 100 is placed between the two fixed plates 310, so that the plug-in protrusion 112 on the cooling base 110 is aligned with the plug-in groove 312 on the fixed plate 310, and then the cooling base 110 is inserted on the fixed plate 310 through the plug-in protrusion 112, which is very convenient to operate, and facilitates the installation and disassembly of the cooling module 100 on the fixed plate 310. In order to improve the installation stability of the cooling module 100, a locking hole 113 can also be arranged on the plug-in protrusion 112, and a locking member passes through the locking hole 113 and is located in the positioning hole arranged at the bottom of the plug-in groove 312, so as to lock and fix the cooling module 100 on the rack 300.
[0044] In the description of the specification, the description referring to the terms "some embodiments", "other embodiments", etc., means that the particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic being described is included in at least one embodiment or example of the application. The appearances of the above-described terms in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics can be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples.
[0045] Obviously, the above embodiments of the application are merely exemplary and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the application. For those skilled in the art, various obvious changes, modifications and replacements can be made without departing from the scope of the application. Here, it is not necessary and impossible to enumerate all the embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the application shall be included in the protection scope of the claims of the application.
Claims
1. A cooling module, characterized in that, The cooling module is used for cooling a probe module (200) of an animal imaging device, and comprises: a cooling base (110) having a first cooling cavity and used for supporting and cooling a main board (210) of the probe module (200); a cooling body (120) connected to one side of the cooling base (110) away from the probe module (200), and having a second cooling cavity in the cooling body (120); a control board (130) attached to a surface of the cooling body (120) and electrically connected to the main board (210) of the probe module (200).
2. Cooling module according to claim 1, characterized in that The cooling base (110) is provided with two probe modules (200) arranged side by side, and the control board (130) is two, and the two control boards (130) are respectively installed on the two opposite sides of the cooling body (120).
3. The cooling module of claim 1, wherein, The control board (130) comprises a power board (131) and a driving board (132) arranged in layers, the power board (131) is attached to the surface of the cooling body (120), and the driving board (132) is electrically connected to the power board (131) and the main board (210) of the probe module (200).
4. The cooling module of claim 1, wherein, The cooling base (110) is provided with a plug-in protrusion (112) at both ends along the length direction, and the plug-in protrusion (112) is used for cooperating with a rack (300) of the animal imaging device.
5. Cooling module according to claim 4, characterized in that The plug-in protrusion (112) is provided with a locking hole (113), and a locking member passes through the locking hole (113) to lock and fix the cooling module to the rack (300).
6. Cooling module according to claim 4, characterized in that The plug-in protrusion (112) is formed as a wedge-shaped block with gradually increasing width.
7. The cooling module of claim 1, wherein, The cooling body (120) is provided with an avoiding groove (122) at the end away from the cooling base (110), and the avoiding groove (122) is used for avoiding a plug-in connector or a lead wire plugged with the control board (130).
8. The cooling module of claim 1, wherein, The cooling base (110) is provided with a first fixing hole (114) arranged in penetration, and the cooling body (120) is provided with a second fixing hole (123) arranged in correspondence with the first fixing hole (114), and a fixing member is connected through the first fixing hole (114) and the second fixing hole (123) to fix the cooling body (120) to the cooling base (110).
9. An animal imaging apparatus, characterized by, The rack (300) has a cooperating hole (311) for the animal cabin to enter, and the cooling module is a plurality of, and the plurality of cooling modules are arranged around the cooperating hole (311), each of the cooling modules is detachably installed on the rack (300), and each of the cooling modules is used for supporting and cooling at least one probe module (200).
10. The animal imaging device of claim 9, wherein, The rack (300) comprises two fixed plates (310) arranged at intervals along the length direction of the cooling module, and the cooling base (110) of the cooling module is provided with a plug-in protrusion (112) at both ends in the length direction, and the fixed plate (310) is provided with a plug-in groove (312) matched with the plug-in protrusion (112).