Mobile Security Inspection Scanner With Coplanar Detector Alignment

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Solution Overview

Problem

The challenge in existing security inspection systems is the inaccurate positioning of the bearing device and movable carrier, leading to non-coplanar radiation source and transmission detector, which affects detection accuracy and requires time-consuming adjustments.

Innovation Solution

A security inspection system with a connection device that connects the bearing device and movable carrier after detachment, ensuring the radiation source and transmission detector are coplanar, using telescopic connectors and adjustable detectors for precise alignment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If the bearing device and movable carrier are positioned independently without connection, then the system structure is simpler and easier to assemble, but the positioning accuracy between radiation source and transmission detector deteriorates, affecting detection accuracy

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of assemblyVSAvoidpositioning accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

A connection device is introduced as an intermediary component between the bearing device and movable carrier. This connection device includes connectors that physically link the two independently positionable units, ensuring their relative positions remain consistent after assembly. The intermediary connection device resolves the contradiction by enabling both independent positioning (ease of assembly) and accurate relative positioning (detection accuracy) simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If the bearing device is detached from the movable carrier for flexible deployment, then the system adaptability improves, but the relative position relationship between radiation source and transmission detector becomes difficult to control

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem adaptabilityVSAvoidrelative position accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The connection device is designed with adjustable and detachable features, allowing the system to transition between connected and detached states dynamically. When connected, it maintains precise relative positioning; when detached, it enables flexible deployment. This dynamic design allows the system to adapt to different operational requirements while maintaining positioning accuracy when needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The connection device serves as a mediator that enables flexible deployment while maintaining positioning accuracy. It allows the bearing device to be detached for transport and reattached for operation, bridging the gap between adaptability requirements and positioning precision requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of operation

If telescopic connectors are used in the connection device, then the ease of operation and alignment speed improve, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvealignment speedVSAvoidconnection device complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The telescopic connectors are designed to automatically extend or retract to achieve proper alignment between the bearing device and movable carrier. This self-aligning feature reduces the need for manual adjustment and complex positioning procedures, improving ease of operation while the modular telescopic design keeps the added complexity manageable.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

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

Improves detection accuracy and simplifies site arrangement by ensuring rapid and accurate positioning of the bearing device and movable carrier, reducing operational time and costs.

Implementation Method 1

a first radiation source and a first transmission detector cooperating with each other... the transmission detector is opposite to the radiation source, and the object to be inspected is scanned to obtain a scanned image

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRadiation transmission: Radiation

Data Source

PatentEP4644883A1Security inspection system
Publication Date: 2025.11.05 NUCTECH CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a security inspection system. The system comprises: a movable carrier; a bearing device detachably arranged on the movable carrier and arranged on one side of the movable carrier in the first direction after the bearing device is detached from the movable carrier, so that an inspection passage through which an object to be inspected passes is provided on one side of the movable carrier; a scanning system configured to scan and detect the object to be inspected passing through the inspection passage, and including a first scanning device, wherein the first scanning device comprises a first radiation source and a first transmission detector cooperating with each other, one of the first radiation source and the first transmission detector is arranged on the movable carrier, and the other is arranged on the bearing device; and a connection device configured to connect the movable carrier and the bearing device arranged on one side of the movable carrier in a first direction after the bearing device is detached from the movable carrier, so that the first radiation source and the first transmission detector are coplanar with each other. In this way, it is possible to improve the detection accuracy.