Patent Description:
In an existing CT detection device, a radiation source and a detector are mounted on a rotating frame. The rotating frame is mounted on a support stand through a slip ring bearing and is rotatable around a central axis of the rotating stand, thereby achieving a tomoscan. The rotating frame and components mounted thereon are collectively referred to as a CT imaging system.

The rotating frame is fixed on the support stand through the slip ring bearing, and driven to rotate by multiple motors. When the CT detection device is operating, a rotation movement of the CT imaging system is used to achieve the imaging. The CT imaging system has a complex constitution, a relatively large volume and a large mass, and a center of gravity and a center of rotation do not coincide, therefore, when the detection device is in maintenance, the CT imaging system may not be stopped at a position of arbitrary angle, and an auxiliary locking device is required to lock the CT imaging system to facilitate maintenance of the detection device. In addition, during a replacement of the slip ring bearing, in order to reduce a maintenance workload, after the slip ring bearing and the CT imaging system are separated, the CT imaging system is required to be kept in an original position, so that the CT imaging system may be recovered as soon as possible after a new slip ring bearing is mounted on the support stand. Therefore, it is necessary to design a locking mechanism having a CT imaging system.

<CIT> discloses a CT (computed tomography) gantry component and a CT machine. The CT gantry component includes a rotating portion, a CT bearing and a bearing support frame, a rotor of the CT bearing is connected with the rotating portion, a stator of the CT bearing is connected with the bearing support frame, a plurality of first threaded holes matched with first screws are formed in the bearing support frame, the first screws can closely contact with the surface of the rotating portion through the first threaded holes, the axis of each first screw is provided with a through hole, a plurality of second threaded holes matched with second screws are formed in the rotating portion, in one-to-one correspondence to the first threaded holes and coaxial with the first threaded holes, and the second screws can penetrate the through holes and are screwed in the second threaded holes. By the aid of the technical scheme, when the CT bearing is damaged, the CT bearing can be conveniently replaced.

<CIT> discloses an arrangement including a stationary part of a gantry of a computed tomography scanner and a first rotating part of the gantry of the computed tomography scanner. The first rotating part and the stationary part are connectable to one another via a bearing assembly such that the first rotating part is arranged in a bearing position relative to the stationary part and is mounted via the bearing assembly such that it is rotatable about a system axis. The first rotating part and the stationary part are connectable to one another via a holding apparatus such that the first rotating part is arranged in a holding position relative to the stationary part independently of the bearing assembly. In both the bearing position and the holding position, a central opening of the first rotating part and a central opening of the stationary part are arranged about the system axis.

Accordingly, in the present disclosure, it is desired that a CT imaging system may be stopped at a position of arbitrary angle during a maintenance of the CT detection device. Moreover, during a replacement of a slip ring bearing, it is desirable that the CT imaging system is kept at an original position after an old slip ring bearing is detached, thereby simplifying the maintenance workload.

Accordingly, the present disclosure is intended to solve at least one of the above-mentioned problems.

The invention provides a device according to claim <NUM>.

Other objectives and advantages of the present disclosure will be apparent from the following descriptions of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings, which may facilitate a comprehensive understanding of the present disclosure. In the drawings,.

Technical solutions of the present disclosure will be further described in detail through the following embodiments in combination with the accompanying drawings. In the specification, the same or similar reference numerals indicate the same or similar components. The following descriptions of the embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings are intended to explain the general inventive concept of the present disclosure, and should not be construed as limiting the present disclosure.

In addition, in the following detailed descriptions, for ease of explanation, various specific details are set forth in order to provide a comprehensive understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure. However, it is obvious that one or more embodiments may be implemented without these specific details. In other instances, commonly known structures and devices are shown in diagram to simplify the drawings.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, during a maintenance of a CT detection device, two sides of a support stand are respectively provided with a cylindrical pin hole, and a circumference of a rotating frame are provided with several cylindrical pin holes. When the CT imaging system rotates to a suitable position, a cylindrical pin is used to pass through the cylindrical pin hole on the rotating frame and the cylindrical pin hole on the support stand at the same time, so that the rotating frame is fixed on a desired position by using the cylindrical pin. During a replacement of a slip ring bearing, two fixing blocks are mounted on the support stand, and other ends of the fixing blocks are fixed on the rotating frame.

Although the locking mechanism in the above-mentioned embodiment may achieve a required locking during the maintenance of the CT detection device and the replacement of the slip ring bearing, disadvantages of the above-mentioned solution lie in that a processing workload of the parts is large, a space occupied is large, and a cost is high. As a random accessory, the fixing block is required to be stored for a long time due to few using time, and a space occupied is large during storage due to its large volume.

Regarding at least one aspect of the above-mentioned defects, another embodiment of the present disclosure provides an improved solution. The present disclosure will be described in more detail below in combination with the accompanying drawings.

As shown in <FIG>, the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a CT detection device <NUM>, including a CT imaging system <NUM>, a support stand <NUM> and a first sleeve <NUM>. The CT imaging system <NUM> includes a radiation source, a detector and a rotating frame <NUM>, and the radiation source and the detector are mounted on the rotating frame <NUM>. A periphery of the rotating frame <NUM> is provided with at least one first hole <NUM>. The rotating frame <NUM> is fixed on the support stand <NUM> through a slip ring bearing. A periphery of the support stand <NUM> is provided with at least one second hole <NUM> aligned with the at least one first hole <NUM>. When the at least one first hole <NUM> is aligned with the at least one second hole <NUM>, the first sleeve <NUM> is detachably engaged in the aligned first hole <NUM> and second hole <NUM>. As shown in <FIG> and <FIG>, the first sleeve <NUM> includes a first cooperating portion <NUM>, and the first cooperating portion <NUM> cooperates with a first locking portion <NUM> to lock the rotating frame <NUM> during a replacement of the slip ring bearing. In this way, in the embodiment, a locking of the rotating frame is achieved by using less parts and structures during the replacement of the slip ring bearing, thereby simplifying the maintenance work.

In the embodiment, the radiation source provides a ray of, for example, one or more of an X-ray, a gamma (γ) ray, and a neutron ray, for detecting an object. The radiation source may be, for example, an accelerator, an isotope source, an X-ray machine or the like. In the embodiment, the detector is configured to detect the ray emitted from the radiation source.

As shown in <FIG>, the rotating frame <NUM> includes a plurality of first holes <NUM>, and the plurality of first holes <NUM> are evenly distributed on the periphery of the rotating frame <NUM>. As shown in <FIG>, the support stand <NUM> includes an accommodating cavity <NUM>, and the rotating frame <NUM> is mounted in the accommodating cavity <NUM>. The support stand <NUM> includes a plurality of second holes <NUM>, and the plurality of second holes <NUM> are evenly distributed on a periphery of the accommodating cavity <NUM>. The examples shown in <FIG> and <FIG> are only illustrative, and quantities and positions of the first holes and the second holes may be adjusted by those skilled in the art as required.

As shown in <FIG>, the first sleeve <NUM> includes a first cylindrical portion <NUM> and a second cylindrical portion <NUM>. The first cylindrical portion <NUM> is engaged with the first hole <NUM>, and the second cylindrical portion <NUM> is engaged with the second hole <NUM>. In the embodiment, an outer surface of the second cylindrical portion <NUM> is provided with an external thread, and an inner surface of the second hole <NUM> is provided with an internal thread, so that the second cylindrical portion <NUM> cooperates with the second hole <NUM> in a threaded manner. In the embodiment, an outer surface of the first cylindrical portion <NUM> is provided with an external thread, and an inner surface of the first hole <NUM> is provided with an internal thread, so that the first cylindrical portion <NUM> cooperates with the first hole <NUM> in a threaded manner. An external thread may be provided on one or both of the two cylindrical portions to cooperate with an internal thread in a corresponding hole by those skilled in the art as required.

As shown in <FIG>, a diameter of the first cylindrical portion <NUM> is smaller than a diameter of the second cylindrical portion <NUM>. In the embodiment, the first sleeve <NUM> further includes a step <NUM> connecting the first sleeve portion <NUM> with the second sleeve portion <NUM>.

In the embodiment, an inner surface of the first cylindrical portion <NUM> is provided with a thread to form a first cooperating portion <NUM>, and the first cooperating portion <NUM> cooperates with a first locking portion <NUM> (such as a screw) to lock the rotating frame. In this way, a repositioning of the CT imaging system may be avoided after a new slip ring bearing is mounted, which facilitates subsequent operations. Moreover, in the solution of the present disclosure, the first locking portion having a simple structure and a small volume, such as a screw, is used, which reduces the workload of processing parts and a part space occupied by the locking assembly compared with a fixed block, thereby allowing a reduced dimension of the rotating frame. Those skilled in the art may understand that inner surfaces of both the first cylindrical portion <NUM> and the second cylindrical portion <NUM> may be provided with threads. Correspondingly, the first locking portion <NUM> cooperates with the threads on the inner surfaces of both the first cylindrical portion and the second cylindrical portion at the same time so as to achieve the locking. A specific providing manner may be selected by those skilled in the art as required.

In the embodiment, when the slip ring bearing is required to be replaced, the first sleeve <NUM> is mounted in the first hole <NUM> and the second hole <NUM>, then the rotating frame <NUM> is rotated to a proper position. At this time, an end portion of the first sleeve <NUM> is attached to a surface of the rotating frame <NUM> which is located at a normal operation position, and the first locking portion <NUM> cooperates with the first cooperating portion <NUM> subsequently to achieve the locking. In this case, the end portion of the first sleeve is formed as a positioning surface to ensure that the position at which the rotating frame is located is the same as the position of its normal operation.

In the embodiment, when the CT detection device is required to be maintained, the first locking portion cooperates with the first cooperating portion, thereby fixing the rotating frame and allowing the rotating frame to be fixed at a position of arbitrary angle. In this way, two sets of locking assemblies used in two situations of replacing the slip ring bearing and maintaining the CT detection device are integrated into one set of locking assembly by the embodiment of the present disclosure, so as to achieve a locking requirement of the CT imaging system in different application scenarios with less parts and structures. Moreover, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, a locking function may be achieved conveniently and quickly, and the parts are small in volume and easy to be stored. Those skilled in the art may understand that another locking portion different from the first locking portion, such as a pin, may also be used when the CT detection device is required to be maintained.

In the embodiment, the CT detection device <NUM> further includes a second sleeve <NUM> configured to cooperate with the second hole <NUM>. In the embodiment, an outer surface of the second sleeve <NUM> is provided with an external thread, and the inner surface of the second hole <NUM> is provided with an internal thread, so that the second sleeve <NUM> is mounted in the second hole <NUM> in a threaded manner.

As shown in <FIG>, the second sleeve <NUM> includes a second cooperating portion <NUM>, and the second cooperating portion cooperates with a second locking portion <NUM> to lock the rotating frame <NUM> during the maintenance of the CT detection device <NUM>. In the embodiment, a pin hole is formed inside the second sleeve <NUM>, and the pin hole forms the second cooperating portion <NUM> to cooperate with the second locking portion <NUM> (such as a pin). As shown in <FIG>, the pin is inserted into the first hole <NUM> and the pin hole inside the second sleeve <NUM>, so that the rotating frame <NUM> is stopped at a desired position. In the embodiment, inner diameters of the pin hole and first hole <NUM> are substantially equal to an outer diameter of the pin. Those skilled in the art may understand that a threaded hole may be formed inside the second sleeve <NUM>, and the threaded hole forms the second cooperating portion to cooperate with the second locking portion (such as a screw).

In the embodiment, the second sleeve <NUM> may be located in the second hole <NUM> when the CT detection device <NUM> operates normally. When the CT detection device <NUM> is required to be maintained, the second locking portion is inserted into the second cooperating portion to fix the rotating frame <NUM>. As shown in <FIG>, when the slip ring bearing is required to be replaced, the second sleeve <NUM> is removed from the second hole <NUM>, then the first sleeve <NUM> is mounted in the second hole <NUM> and the first hole <NUM>, and the first locking portion is mounted subsequently to lock the rotating frame <NUM>. In this way, the locking requirement of the CT imaging system in different application scenarios is achieved by the embodiment of the present disclosure with less parts and structures, and the locking function may be achieved conveniently and quickly.

In the embodiments, both the first sleeve and the second sleeve may be formed by transforming screws, for example, by transforming finished hexagonal round heads, so that the cost is reduced and the workload of processing parts is reduced.

Those skilled in the art may understand that the embodiments described above are exemplary, and those skilled in the art may make improvements on them. The structures described in the various embodiments may be freely combined without structural or principle conflict.

Claim 1:
A CT detection device (<NUM>), comprising:
a CT imaging system (<NUM>), comprising a radiation source, a detector, and a rotating frame (<NUM>), wherein the radiation source and the detector are mounted on the rotating frame (<NUM>), and a periphery of the rotating frame (<NUM>) is provided with at least one first hole (<NUM>);
a support stand (<NUM>), wherein the rotating frame (<NUM>) is fixed on the support stand (<NUM>) through a slip ring bearing, and a periphery of the support stand (<NUM>) is provided with at least one second hole (<NUM>) aligned with the at least one first hole (<NUM>); and
a first sleeve (<NUM>) detachably engaged in the aligned first hole (<NUM>) and second hole (<NUM>), wherein the first sleeve (<NUM>) comprises a first cooperating portion (<NUM>), and the first cooperating portion (<NUM>) cooperates with a first locking portion (<NUM>) to lock the rotating frame (<NUM>) during a replacement of the slip ring bearing;
wherein the first sleeve (<NUM>) comprises a first cylindrical portion (<NUM>) engaged with the first hole (<NUM>) and a second cylindrical portion (<NUM>) engaged with the second hole (<NUM>);
wherein an outer surface of the first cylindrical portion (<NUM>) and an inner surface of the first hole (<NUM>) are provided with threads; and/or an outer surface of the second cylindrical portion (<NUM>) and an inner surface of the second hole (<NUM>) are provided with threads; and
wherein and the first cooperating portion (<NUM>) is formed as a thread on an inner surface of the first cylindrical portion (<NUM>) or as threads on inner surfaces of the first cylindrical portion (<NUM>) and the second cylindrical portion (<NUM>).