Radiation Imaging Apparatus Side Battery Access Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing radiation imaging apparatuses face challenges in cleaning ease, particularly due to the presence of a thin groove at the battery mounting portion, which allows liquid or power contaminants to enter and become difficult to remove.
Innovation Solution
A radiation imaging apparatus design featuring a detachable power supply with a battery mounting system that includes an opening on the side surface portion, allowing for easy insertion and removal of the battery, and a separate holding member that is fixed to the casing, eliminating the need for a groove on the bottom surface for battery insertion, thus facilitating efficient cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a thin groove is generated at the battery mounting portion on the bottom surface to enable battery insertion, then the battery can be mounted, but the contaminant can enter the groove and become difficult to remove
Solution Approach 1:
The battery mounting function is extracted from the bottom surface groove structure and relocated to a side surface opening structure. The holding member is separated from the casing, allowing the bottom surface to be clean and smooth while still enabling battery insertion through the side opening.
Solution Approach 2:
The battery insertion path is changed from a vertical groove on the bottom surface to a horizontal opening on the side surface. This dimensional change eliminates the groove on the bottom surface, making it easy to clean while maintaining battery mounting functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a groove is provided on the bottom surface for battery mounting, then the battery can be inserted, but the groove accumulates liquid or power contaminant
Solution Approach 1:
The battery mounting function is extracted from the bottom surface groove structure and relocated to a side surface opening structure. The holding member is separated from the casing, allowing the bottom surface to be clean and smooth while still enabling battery insertion through the side opening.
Solution Approach 2:
The side surface opening structure, which initially might be seen as a potential contaminant entry point, is designed with a lid that can be opened and closed. When closed, it provides a clean seal that prevents contaminant accumulation, converting a potential harm into a beneficial clean interface.
3Device complexity
If the holding member is integrated with the casing, then the structure is simplified, but the bottom surface cannot be easily cleaned
Solution Approach 1:
The holding member is segmented from the casing, creating a separate detachable component. This segmentation allows the bottom surface of the casing to be smooth and cleanable, while the holding member can be removed for separate cleaning or replacement, maintaining functional simplicity while improving cleaning ease.
Solution Approach 2:
The holding member is designed as a dynamic, detachable component rather than a static integrated part. This allows the structure to adapt between a closed state (when holding member is attached) for functionality and an open state (when holding member is removed) for easy cleaning of the bottom surface.
Data Source
AI summary
A radiation imaging apparatus includes a radiation detection panel configured to detect radiation, a holding member configured to hold a power supply, and a casing configured to house the radiation detection panel, the power supply, and the holding member, wherein the casing includes a top surface portion allowing the radiation to enter the radiation detection panel, a bottom surface portion located on a side opposite to the top surface portion, and a side surface portion connecting the top surface portion and the bottom surface portion, wherein the side surface portion includes an opening through which the power supply is inserted into and removed from the casing, and wherein the holding member is a separate part from the casing and fixed to the casing.