IP Library Granted Patent US 10,130,315
Granted Patent B2
US 10,130,315 · App. 15/277,945 · Granted Nov 20, 2018

Scanning bed control apparatus of medical imaging equipment

Inventors: Guitang Hou (Shenyang, CN); Xiaojing Yun (Shenyang, CN); Wei Fang (Shenyang, CN); Guotao Zhao (Shenyang, CN)
Assignee: Shenhang Neusoft Medical Systems Co., Ltd.
A61B6/0457A61B6/0471
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,130,315
App. No.
15/277,945
Granted
Nov 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a scanning bed control apparatus of medical imaging equipment. According to an example of the present disclosure, this scanning bed control apparatus comprises a support table and a drive mechanism connected between the support table and the scanning bed of medical imaging equipment. This drive mechanism comprises a drive motor, a central frame and a drive unit set on the central frame. Where, an output end of the drive motor is connected with a gear, and a rack joggled with the gear is fixed on the central frame. When the drive motor drives the central frame to move back and forth by joggle between the gear and the rack, the drive unit may proceed two-stage drive following the back and forth movement of the central frame.

Claims (54)

1. A scanning bed control apparatus, comprising:

a support table; and

a drive mechanism connected between the support table and a scanning bed, the drive mechanism comprises:

a drive motor, wherein an output end of the drive motor is connected with a gear;

a central frame, wherein a rack joggled with the gear is fixed on the central frame; and

a drive unit, which is set on the central frame and comprises:

a first driving wheel and a second driving wheel, which are set on two ends of the central frame respectively;

a conveyor belt, which is sleeved on the first driving wheel and the second driving wheel;

a first connector, which is set on an upper layer of the conveyor belt to connect with the scanning bed; and

a second connector, which is set on a lower layer of the conveyor belt to connect with the support table;

wherein, when the drive motor drives the central frame to move back and forth by joggling between the gear and the rack, the conveyor belt takes a connection site of the second connector and the support table as a fixed point and drives the scanning bed to move back and forth between the first driving wheel and the second driving wheel.

2. The scanning bed control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein,

the first driving wheel and the second driving wheel are synchronous pulleys,

the conveyor belt is a synchronous belt.

3. The scanning bed control apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the central frame is provided with at least one group of the drive unit.

4. The scanning bed control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein,

the first driving wheel and the second driving wheel are chain wheels,

the conveyor belt is a chain.

5. The scanning bed control apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the central frame is provided with at least one group of the drive unit.

6. The scanning bed control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the drive motor is a combination of an electric motor and a speed reducer.

7. The scanning bed control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein,

when the scanning bed is at an initial position, the first connector is close to the first driving wheel, and the second connector is close to the second driving wheel;

when the scanning bed is at a maximum stroke position, the first connector is close to the second driving wheel, and the second connector is close to the first driving wheel.

8. The scanning bed control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the drive motor is an electric motor.

9. A medical imaging equipment, comprising:

an imaging device,

a scanning bed, and

a scanning bed control apparatus, comprising:

a support table; and

a drive mechanism connected between the support table and the scanning bed, the drive mechanism comprising:

a drive motor, wherein an output end of the drive motor is connected with a gear;

a central frame, wherein a rack joggled with the gear is fixed on the central frame; and

a drive unit, which is set on the central frame and comprises:

a first driving wheel and a second driving wheel, which are set on two ends of the central frame respectively;

a conveyor belt, which is sleeved on the first driving wheel and the second driving wheel;

a first connector, which is set on an upper layer of the conveyor belt to connect with the scanning bed; and

a second connector, which is set on a lower layer of the conveyor belt to connect with the support table;

wherein, when the drive motor drives the central frame to move back and forth by joggling between the gear and the rack, the conveyor belt takes a connection site of the second connector and the support table as a fixed point and drives the scanning bed to move back and forth between the first driving wheel and the second driving wheel,

wherein the scanning bed control apparatus controls the scanning bed entering into a scanning area of the imaging device.

10. The medical imaging equipment according to claim 9 , wherein,

the first driving wheel and the second driving wheel are synchronous pulleys,

the conveyor belt is a synchronous belt.

11. The medical imaging equipment according to claim 10 , wherein the central frame is provided with at least one group of the drive unit.

12. The medical imaging equipment according to claim 9 , wherein,

the first driving wheel and the second driving wheel are chain wheels,

the conveyor belt is a chain.

13. The medical imaging equipment according to claim 12 , wherein the central frame is provided with at least one group of the drive unit.

14. The medical imaging equipment according to claim 9 , wherein the medical imaging equipment is provided with a bed board support internally to support the scanning bed.

15. The medical imaging equipment according to claim 9 , wherein the medical imaging equipment is any one of magnetic resonance equipment, a computed tomography imaging device, a positron emission tomography imaging device, and an X-ray imaging device.

16. The medical imaging equipment according to claim 9 , wherein,

when the scanning bed is at an initial position, the first connector is close to the first driving wheel, and the second connector is close to the second driving wheel;

when the scanning bed is at a maximum stroke position, the first connector is close to the second driving wheel, and the second connector is close to the first driving wheel.

17. The medical imaging equipment according to claim 9 , wherein the drive motor is an electric motor.

18. The medical imaging equipment according to claim 9 , wherein the drive motor is a combination of an electric motor and a speed reducer.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 15, 2020
From: SHENYANG NEUSOFT MEDICAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
To: NEUSOFT MEDICAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052410/0384 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2016
From: HOU, GUITANG; YUN, XIAOJING; FANG, WEI; ZHAO, GUOTAO
To: SHENYANG NEUSOFT MEDICAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 040168/0852 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0926329 · Dec 11, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170164912A1 · Jun 15, 2017