Radiation Imaging Apparatus Elastic Modulus Layering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Radiation imaging apparatuses face challenges in reducing weight while ensuring the rigidity and protection of radiation detection panels from external forces and impacts, as existing solutions either result in increased thickness or risk breakage of the glass substrate due to tensile stress.
Innovation Solution
The apparatus employs a structural arrangement with a housing upper surface and a base of higher rigidity, and intermediate members with lower elastic modulus to absorb and distribute external forces, reducing tensile stress on the radiation detection panel, and optionally includes a radiation shielding member to minimize scattered radiation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the housing upper surface is made of a displaceable material with low rigidity to protect the radiation detection panel, then the radiation detection panel is protected from impact forces, but the imaging apparatus becomes thicker
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the rigidity parameter of the housing upper surface by using a rigid material (such as metal or hard plastic) instead of a displaceable soft material. This allows the housing to maintain its protective function while reducing the thickness required for shock absorption, as the rigid structure can distribute impact forces more effectively across the entire panel.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs composite construction where the housing upper surface is made of a rigid material that combines strength and shock resistance. This composite approach allows the structure to be both thin and protective, eliminating the need for thick displaceable materials while maintaining reliability.
2Length of moving object
If the radiation detection panel is directly adhered to the housing upper surface to reduce thickness, then the imaging apparatus becomes thinner, but the glass substrate is highly likely to be broken under high pressure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the rigidity parameter of the housing upper surface to be high (rigid material), which fundamentally alters how pressure is distributed. Instead of the soft, displaceable material that concentrates stress on the glass substrate, the rigid housing distributes the applied pressure uniformly across the entire panel, preventing localized stress concentration that would cause breakage.
3Reliability
If a member lower in bending rigidity than the housing is used for the base to protect the radiation detection panel, then the radiation detection panel is protected from external forces, but the weight of the imaging apparatus increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the rigidity parameter of the housing upper surface to be high, which allows the use of thinner and lighter materials while maintaining protective capabilities. The rigid housing structure provides inherent strength and shock resistance, eliminating the need for additional heavy protective members.
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 arrangement effectively protects the radiation detection panel from shocks and deformations, allowing for weight and thickness reduction while maintaining necessary rigidity, thereby enhancing portability and operability.
Implementation Method 1
the second member and the third member are lower in elastic modulus than the first member and the fourth member
Data Source
AI summary
A radiation imaging apparatus includes a radiation detection panel configured to detect radiation irradiated by a radiation generation unit, a first member and second member arranged on the incident direction side of the radiation, and a third member and fourth member arranged on a side opposite to the incident direction of the radiation. The second member is arranged between the first member and the radiation detection panel, and the third member is arranged between the radiation detection panel and the fourth member. The second member and the third member are lower in elastic modulus than the first member and the fourth member, and the elastic modulus of the second member is equal to or lower than that of the third member.