Patent ID: 8186879
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A panel support device configured to detachably support an X-ray receiving panel, the panel support device comprising: a support plate configured to be in contact with a first surface of the panel opposite to an X-ray receiving surface of the panel while the panel is mounted; a locking member comprising at least one rotating shaft that is provided parallel to an edge of the support plate, the locking member configured to lock the panel on the support plate while the panel is mounted; and a drive device configured to drive the locking member such that the locking member is withdrawn from a locking position when the panel approaches the support plate and the locking member returns to the locking position when the panel comes in contact with the support plate in a process for mounting the panel and configured to rotate the at least one rotating shaft in a normal direction and in a reverse direction such that the locking member is withdrawn and returns.