Dual-Arm X-Ray Imaging Layout for Intuitive Angle Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing X-ray imaging apparatuses with two arms require operators to move their line of sight between an operation panel and a display panel, and the display panel only provides numeric indications of target imaging angles, making it difficult for operators to intuitively operate the X-ray sources.
Innovation Solution
An X-ray imaging apparatus with a display and imaging angle specifier integrated in a common arrangement area, allowing operators to visually confirm the positions of X-ray sources relative to a subject without moving their line of sight, using a touch panel to set and display target imaging angles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If the display panel is arranged away from the operation panel on an upper side of the subject, then the display panel can be positioned optimally for viewing, but operators must move their lines of sight between the operation panel and display panel
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the operation panel and display panel into a single integrated panel structure. The operation panel is provided with a display function, allowing operators to view both control options and visual information (arrangement screen, numeric indicators) at the same location without moving their line of sight. This resolves the contradiction by eliminating the need to switch between separate panels while maintaining optimal viewing capabilities.
2Measurement precision
If the display panel indicates target imaging angles only in numeric form, then the display panel can show precise angular data, but operators cannot intuitively grasp the positions of X-ray sources from numerical values
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display function into multiple visual components on the same panel: a graphic arrangement screen showing spatial relationships and numeric indicators displaying precise angular values. This segmentation allows operators to simultaneously access both intuitive visual information about X-ray source positions and precise numeric data, resolving the contradiction between measurement precision and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary visual representation (the arrangement screen with graphic indicators) that mediates between the numeric angle data and the operator's intuitive understanding. The graphic display acts as a translator, converting abstract numeric values into concrete spatial representations that operators can easily interpret while maintaining the precision of the underlying numeric data.
3Adaptability or versatility
If operators must move their lines of sight to confirm both imaging angle settings and display information, then separate panels can be used for each function, but operational efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions (operation input and visual display) into a single integrated panel, eliminating the need for operators to move their lines of sight between separate panels. This merging directly improves productivity by allowing continuous operation without gaze movement, while still maintaining the versatility to handle both imaging angle settings and visual information display.
Data Source
AI summary
An X-ray X-ray imaging apparatus (100) according to this invention includes a first arm (1); a second arm (2); an imaging angle specifier (4) for setting a target imaging angle(s) of a first X-ray source (1a) and a target imaging angle(s) of a second X-ray source (2a); and a display (3), wherein the display (3) is configured to display an arrangement screen (8) representing arrangements corresponding to positions of both the first X-ray source (1a) and the second X-ray source (2a) at the target imaging angles with respect to an actual position of a subject (101), and the imaging angle specifier (4) and the display (3) are arranged in a common arrangement area (103) of an X-ray imaging apparatus main body (100a).