Patent ID: 9414802
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: A61B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A mobile radiography apparatus comprising: a transport frame configured to roll across a surface; an adjustable support attached to the transport frame, one end of the adjustable support configured to be horizontally and vertically moveable; an x-ray source coupled to the one end of the adjustable support; and an x-ray detector recharge device attached to the transport frame, the recharge device comprising a first storage slot configured to receive and charge a first portable x-ray detector having a first chargeable power source, the first storage slot comprising a decreasing cross-sectional area to increase frictional resistance against the first detector as the first detector is inserted into, and moved toward a bottom of, the first storage slot, wherein the recharge device includes an electrical recharge connector at the bottom of the first storage slot, the first detector includes an electrical charging connector on a bottom facing side of the first detector, and wherein the charging connector is configured to electrically engage the recharge connector when the first detector is fully inserted into the first slot, and wherein at least one of the electrical recharge connector and the electrical charging connector is moveable in two-dimensions or in three-dimensions to facilitate electrical engagement therebetween when the first detector is fully inserted into the first slot, wherein the two-dimensions and the three-dimensions include at least two orthogonal directions.