Radiation Sensor Housing via Nesting Connections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing radiation image sensing apparatuses require external wiring or cables, leading to increased housing dimensions due to the need to route these components outside the detection area, which complicates miniaturization efforts.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates a supporting plate with concave and projecting portions that allows the connecting of the image sensing panel and circuit components externally through these features, effectively reducing the housing size by positioning the connecting portions outside the image sensing panel's edges, thus minimizing the overall apparatus dimensions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If wirings or flexible cables are led outside the area occupied by the radiation detection apparatus, then the connections between components can be established, but the housing dimension increases
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting plate is designed with a three-dimensional structure featuring a concave portion and a projecting portion that extends in the thickness direction (third dimension). This allows the connecting portion to route connections through the thickness dimension rather than expanding the planar area, effectively using vertical space to accommodate wirings or flexible cables without increasing the housing footprint.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting portion is nested within the supporting plate structure, with the concave portion receiving and housing the connecting components. This nesting approach allows the connection pathways to be integrated into the existing supporting plate volume rather than requiring separate external routing spaces, thereby reducing overall housing requirements.
2Volume of stationary object
If the supporting plate includes a concave portion and projecting portion for external connection, then the housing size can be reduced, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting plate serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides mechanical support for the radiation detection apparatus, houses the concave and projecting portions for connection routing, and structurally integrates the connecting portion. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate connection components, offsetting the increased geometric complexity with functional consolidation.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting plate is segmented into distinct functional regions: a concave portion for receiving connecting components and a projecting portion for external connection. This segmentation allows for modular assembly and simplified manufacturing, as each portion can be optimized independently while maintaining overall structural integrity.
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 enables a more compact radiation image sensing apparatus by maintaining efficient signal processing and radiation detection while reducing the physical size of the housing, facilitating easier assembly and maintenance.
Implementation Method 1
a scintillator that converts radiation into light
Implementation Method 2
a photoelectric conversion element that converts the light converted by the scintillator into an electrical signal
Data Source
AI summary
A radiation image sensing apparatus includes an image sensing, a circuit component, a supporting plate including first and second faces and configured to support the image sensing panel with the first face and support the circuit component with the second face, a connecting portion configured to connect the image sensing panel and the circuit component, and a housing configured to enclose the image sensing panel, the circuit component, the supporting plate and the connecting portion. An outer periphery of the supporting plate includes a concave portion and a projecting portion, and the connecting portion connects the image sensing panel and the circuit component through outside the concave portion. The outer edge of the concave portion is positioned inside an outer edge of the image sensing panel upon orthogonal projection onto the first face.