Offset Button Arrangement on X-ray Fluoroscopic Handle
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional X-ray fluoroscopic imaging apparatuses face difficulties in performing button operations while moving the imaging unit due to varying gripping positions, which affect the distance between the operator's fingertips and the buttons, making it challenging to operate the apparatus effectively.
Innovation Solution
The X-ray fluoroscopic imaging apparatus is designed with buttons arranged on the handle, specifically at the end portions and offset in a direction intersecting with the handle's extension, allowing for easy operation regardless of the handle's position, including a fluoroscopic button and an imaging button that can be operated while gripping the handle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the button is positioned on the handle at a fixed location, then the device structure is simple, but the button becomes difficult to reach when the handle position changes
Solution Approach 1:
The button arrangement transitions from a single fixed position to multiple positions distributed across different locations on the handle. This spatial distribution in multiple dimensions ensures that at least one button remains accessible regardless of how the operator grips the handle, solving the accessibility problem without complex mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The button control function is segmented into multiple separate buttons positioned at different locations on the handle. This segmentation allows the operator to access at least one functional button in various gripping positions, maintaining operational capability while keeping the overall device structure relatively simple.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the handle position varies during operation, then the imaging unit can be positioned flexibly, but the distance between the fingertip and button increases making button operation difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is designed with multiple buttons serving the same or different functions at various positions. This multi-functional arrangement ensures that regardless of the handle's position or how it is gripped, the operator can always access at least one button, making the system universally operable across different operational scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
Buttons are distributed across multiple spatial positions on the handle rather than concentrated at a single location. This spatial distribution in multiple dimensions ensures that when the handle position changes, the operator can still reach at least one button, maintaining operational versatility while accommodating position flexibility.
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
This configuration enhances operability by providing easily accessible button positions for various gripping scenarios, ensuring smooth operation of the imaging unit movement and button functions, regardless of the handle's position.
Implementation Method 1
an X-ray source configured to emit X-rays toward the subject and an X-ray detector configured to detect X-rays emitted from the X-ray source and transmitted through the subject
Data Source
AI summary
The X-ray fluoroscopic imaging apparatus is provided with an imaging unit including an X-ray source and an X-ray detector, a handle, a fluoroscopic button, and an imaging button. At least one of a fluoroscopic button and an imaging button is composed of a plurality of buttons provided on at least one end portion side in a direction along which the handle extends, and the plurality of buttons is mutually offset in a direction intersecting with the direction along which the handle extends.