Radiation Detector Casing with Lateral Lead-outs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing radiation imaging apparatuses face challenges in downsizing the image receiving unit to minimize spatial requirements for wiring and piping, while maintaining high-quality imaging and improving workability during installation and maintenance.
Innovation Solution
A radiation detecting apparatus with a casing that has recessed portions on its outer surface for lead-out of wiring and cooling medium lines, allowing for compact design and easy access during maintenance, featuring a planar radiation detector and a cooling unit integrated with an electrical circuit board.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the image receiving unit is downsized to minimize spatial requirements, then the routing space for wiring and piping lines is reduced, but the workability during installation and maintenance deteriorates due to difficult access to connection points
Solution Approach 1:
The connection points (lead-out portions) are positioned on the lateral surface of the casing rather than only on the back surface, utilizing a different spatial dimension. This allows maintenance personnel to access connection points from the side rather than having to reach behind the device, solving the accessibility problem while maintaining compact dimensions.
Solution Approach 2:
The lateral surface of the casing serves as an intermediary space that provides access to connection points without requiring large routing space. By positioning lead-out portions on the lateral surface, the design creates an intermediate access zone that facilitates maintenance workability within a compact form factor.
2Volume of moving object
If the image receiving unit is downsized to minimize spatial requirements, then the overall device footprint is reduced, but the routing space for wiring and piping lines becomes insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
Wire and piping routes are directed toward the lateral surface of the casing instead of requiring extensive space on the back surface. This dimensional shift in connection point positioning allows routing lines to exit through the side, reducing the routing space requirement while maintaining adequate pathways for electrical and cooling connections.
Solution Approach 2:
The casing is designed with specific local features (recessed portions and lead-out portions on the lateral surface) that concentrate connection access points in optimized locations. This localized quality approach allows efficient routing of wiring and piping through specific zones on the lateral surface, minimizing overall routing space while ensuring adequate pathways.
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 reduces the size of the image receiving unit, enables high-quality imaging by stabilizing the radiation detector's temperature, and enhances workability by routing wiring and piping internally, facilitating closer placement to the subject and easier maintenance.
Implementation Method 1
a cooling unit arranged to cool the radiation detector and the electrical circuit board; and a casing arranged to accommodate the radiation detector, the electrical circuit board, and the cooling unit therein
Implementation Method 2
a piping line arranged to allow a cooling medium to flow to the cooling unit
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a radiation detecting apparatus, including: a radiation detector arranged to detect radiation; an electrical circuit board configured to control the radiation detector; a cooling unit arranged to cool the radiation detector and the electrical circuit board; and a casing arranged to accommodate the radiation detector, the electrical circuit board, and the cooling unit therein, in which at least an outer surface of the casing has a recessed portion that is recessed across a back surface portion, which is on an opposite side to a side in which the radiation enters, and a lateral surface portion adjacent to the back surface portion, and in which the recessed portion has lead-out portions formed therein, through which a wiring line removably connectable to the electrical circuit board and a piping line arranged to allow a cooling medium to flow to the cooling unit are respectively led out external to the casing.