Patent ID: 7648008
Filing Date: 2010-01-19
Classification: A61B,A61G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fixing structure for an image forming apparatus, comprising: a vehicle including a means for movably supporting the vehicle on a surface; an exposure unit permanently disposed in a compartment of the vehicle, for applying a radiation to a subject and capturing a radiation image of the subject; a support post fixedly mounted in the compartment of the vehicle; a holder for holding said exposure unit; a vibration isolation mechanism for connecting said support post and said holder to each other to dampen vibrations transmitted from said vehicle to said support post for thereby preventing vibrations from being transmitted to said holder; and a fixing mechanism for fixing said holder to said vehicle or said support post and releasing said holder from said vehicle or said support post; wherein when said vehicle is stopped for said exposure unit to capture a radiation image of the subject, said fixing mechanism fixes said holder to said vehicle or said support post, and when said vehicle is to be driven, said fixing mechanism releases said holder from said vehicle or said support post, wherein said fixing mechanism comprises a first fixture mounted on said holder for fixing said holder to a wall in the compartment of said vehicle; and a second fixture disposed between said support post and said holder for fixing said holder to said support post, wherein said second fixture comprises an operating lever angularly movably mounted on said support post; and lock pins responsive to angular movement of said operating lever for axial displacement through first holes defined in said support post and second holes defined in said holder, wherein said lock pins extend substantially parallel to each other, and one of said lock pins and another thereof are displaceable in opposite axial directions in response to the angular movement of said operating lever.