Flexible Radiation Detector Waterproof Structure for Stable Imaging

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional bendable radiation detectors face issues such as reduced sensitivity, image distortion, and manufacturing complexity due to their flexible materials and complex electronic circuits, making them unsuitable for harsh environments and prone to foreign material penetration.

Innovation Solution

A bendable radiation detector with a waterproof structure, comprising a main plate, conductive gasket, and front plate, which supports a radiation detection panel and includes a cable through-hole, elastic jackets, and a control board bracket, ensuring electrical grounding and protection against external impacts and foreign materials.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If thinner and more flexible materials are used in bendable radiation detectors, then flexibility is improved, but radiation sensitivity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveflexibilityVSAvoidradiation sensitivity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs composite material structures combining flexible substrates with radiation-sensitive layers. The detector panel integrates multiple functional layers including flexible polymer bases, conductive patterns, and radiation-sensitive photodetector materials that maintain sensitivity while enabling bending capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Solution Approach 2:

The invention uses thin-film technology to create flexible radiation detection panels. The detector panel is constructed as a thin, flexible structure that can conform to curved surfaces while maintaining its radiation detection function, resolving the contradiction between flexibility and sensitivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

2Adaptability or versatility

If complex electronic circuits and hardware structures are added to provide bendability, then flexibility is improved, but manufacturing difficulty increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovebendabilityVSAvoidmanufacturing difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent integrates the bending mechanism directly into the detector panel structure itself, combining the flexible substrate, conductive elements, and support structures into a unified design. This eliminates the need for separate complex bending mechanisms and reduces manufacturing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The flexible detector panel serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides radiation detection, structural support, electrical conductivity, and bendability. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional components and simplifies the overall manufacturing process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Adaptability or versatility

If various structures for bending are implemented, then flexibility is improved, but grounding stability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebending capabilityVSAvoidgrounding stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements continuous conductive layers and grounding structures that maintain electrical equipotential across the flexible detector panel. The conductive patterns are designed to ensure stable grounding connections even when the panel is bent, preventing electrical instability and noise.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #12Equipotentiality

Solution Approach 2:

The grounding structure is designed to be dynamic and adaptable to the bent configuration of the panel. The conductive elements flex with the panel while maintaining continuous electrical contact, ensuring stable grounding regardless of the panel's shape or bending state.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

4Adaptability or versatility

If waterproof structures are added to enable harsh environment operation, then environmental adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenvironmental adaptabilityVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses flexible waterproof coatings and sealant layers integrated into the detector panel structure. These thin-film waterproof barriers protect the internal components from moisture and environmental factors while maintaining the panel's flexibility and avoiding complex waterproofing mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Solution Approach 2:

The invention employs composite material structures where waterproof properties are incorporated into the flexible substrate itself or as integrated protective layers. This combination of structural and protective functions in a single integrated design reduces overall device complexity while enabling harsh environment operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The detector achieves improved electrical stability and image quality, enabling operation in harsh environments while maintaining flexibility and preventing damage to the radiation detection panel.

Implementation Method 1

a radiation detection panel of which at least a portion is bonded to at least a portion of a front surface of the main plate and which detects radiation incident onto a front surface of the radiation detection panel

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRadiation detection: Photoelectric Effect

Implementation Method 2

a conductive gasket attached to at least a portion of the front surface of the main plate, disposed along a side surface of the radiation detection panel, and electrically coupled to the main plate

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectrical conduction: Conduction (electrical)

Data Source

PatentEP4707873A2Bendable radiation detector for providing improved radiation imaging
Publication Date: 2026.03.11 DRTECH CORP
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AI summary

The present disclosure relates to a radiation detector which is bendable, detects radiation, and has a waterproof structure, and the radiation detector includes a main plate which supports a radiation detection panel and has a conductive plate shape, the radiation detection panel of which at least a portion is bonded to at least a portion of a front surface of the main plate and which detects radiation incident onto a front surface of the radiation detection panel, a conductive gasket attached to at least a portion of the front surface of the main plate, disposed along a side surface of the radiation detection panel, and electrically coupled to the main plate, and a front plate bonded to a front surface of the conductive gasket, electrically coupled to the conductive gasket, and covering the front surface of the radiation detection panel, wherein the main plate, the radiation detection panel, the conductive gasket, and the front plate are flexible.