Integrated X-ray Shielding Case with Oil Cooling

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional X-ray generators have issues with poor sealing due to welding deformation and weighty case bodies, leading to significant X-ray leakage beyond safety standards.

Innovation Solution

An installation case with a shielding device made of X-ray shielding material, featuring a dual-layer structure and fluid channels to reduce X-ray leakage and weight, incorporating an oil-cooling circulation system for efficient heat dissipation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If the case body is made by jointing sheet materials together using welding and bolts, then the case body can be assembled, but the sealing performance deteriorates due to welding deformation and gaps at corners and edges

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecase body assemblyVSAvoidsealing performance
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the case body into a single integrated component made of X-ray shielding material, eliminating the need for welding and bolting separate sheet materials together. This integration resolves the sealing performance issue caused by gaps and deformation at joints while maintaining manufacturability through monolithic construction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Ease of manufacture

If the case body is made by jointing sheet materials together, then the case body can be assembled, but the X-ray leakage increases beyond safety standards

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecase body assemblyVSAvoidX-ray leakage
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the case body into a single integrated structure made entirely of X-ray shielding material, eliminating gaps and deformation at joints that cause X-ray leakage. This monolithic design ensures continuous shielding coverage while maintaining assembly feasibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Ease of manufacture

If the case body uses conventional sheet material construction, then the structure can be assembled, but the weight increases making the device heavy

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecase body constructionVSAvoidcase body weight
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSWeight of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs X-ray shielding material with optimized composition and density to achieve effective radiation protection while reducing overall weight. The integrated case body design allows for efficient material distribution, using shielding material only where necessary for radiation protection rather than throughout the entire structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

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

The solution effectively reduces X-ray leakage and weight of the case body while maintaining effective shielding and heat dissipation, enhancing the safety and efficiency of the X-ray generator.

Implementation Method 1

The case body is provided therein with a layer or layers of shielding devices. The shielding device is made of material that can shield the X-ray

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectX-ray shielding: Absorption (EM radiation)

Implementation Method 2

The case body and the collimator form an enclosed space. This enclosed space is filled with a cooling liquid and is an important component part of the cooling system

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectThermal conduction: Conduction (thermal)

Implementation Method 3

the cooling liquid in the case body is likely to leak

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectConvection: Convection

Data Source

PatentEP2713682B1Installation case for x-ray generator, oil cooling circulation system and x-ray generator
Publication Date: 2020.07.22 NUCTECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed are an installation case for a radiation device, an oil-cooling circulation system and an X-ray generator which belong to the technical field of X-ray generator. This disclosure aims to solve the technical problems existing in the conventional X-ray generator, that is, the conventional X-ray generator provides bad sealing, the weight of the case body of the conventional X-ray generator is heavy, and the leakage dose of the X-ray in the conventional X-ray generator is large. The installation case for a radiation device according to this disclosure comprising a case body and a collimator fixedly connected with the case body, the collimator being provided with a beam exit aperture and the case body being provided with a beam exit opening, the installation case for a radiation device further comprises a shielding device provided within the case body, the collimator and the shielding device are integrally formed, or the collimator and the shielding device are two separate parts and are fixedly connected with each other; each layer of the shielding device is provided with a ray exit aperture, and the ray exit aperture, the beam exit aperture and the beam exit opening are coaxial. The X-ray generator according to this disclosure comprises the oil-cooling circulation system according to this disclosure. The installation case for a radiation device according to the disclosure provides improved sealing and ray leakage-proof performance.