Patent ID: 12243706

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Moreover, terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be interpreted as being limited to commonly used meanings or meanings in dictionaries and should be interpreted as having meanings and concepts which are consistent with the technological spirit of the invention.

Throughout this specification, when a first member is referred to as being “on” a second member, the first member is in contact with the second member or a third member is interposed between the two members. Throughout this specification, when a certain part “includes” a certain component, other components are not excluded unless explicitly described otherwise, and other components may further be included therein.

FIG.2is a perspective view illustrating a high-voltage X-ray tank according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Referring toFIG.2, as a high-voltage X-ray tank100according to the present embodiment includes an X-ray shielding part110, a main block body120, and a lens part130which are formed in a specific structure, insulating and shielding performance can be improved, and the high-voltage X-ray tank having an ultra-small and ultra-light-shielding structure based on the improved insulating and shielding performance can be provided.

Hereinafter, components constituting the high-voltage X-ray tank100according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG.3is a perspective view illustrating the X-ray shielding part of the high-voltage X-ray tank illustrated inFIG.2, andFIG.4is a perspective view illustrating a rear side of the X-ray shielding part when a fixing bracket is mounted on the X-ray shielding part illustrated inFIG.3.

Referring toFIGS.2to4, the X-ray shielding part110according to the present embodiment has a cylindrical structure in which an X-ray tube for radiating X-rays is accommodated and an X-ray radiation port111is formed in one side surface thereof.

The main block body120according to the present embodiment has a box-shaped structure in which the X-ray shielding part110is mounted on one side surface and which is electrically connected to the X-ray shielding part110.

The lens part130according to the present embodiment has a structure which is mounted on one side surface of the X-ray shielding part110and focuses X-rays radiated through the X-ray radiation port111on a preset position.

Specifically, the X-ray shielding part110may be a component including a central shielding part112, a left shielding part113, and a right shielding part114which are formed in a specific structure. The central shielding part112has a hollow cylindrical structure in which the X-ray radiation port111is formed at a center of one side surface thereof and is formed of a shielding lead material, the X-ray tube is mounted in the hollow structure, and both end portions thereof are open. The left shielding part113is mounted on a left end of the central shielding part112as a detachable structure, is formed of a shielding lead material, and has a cylindrical structure having a side surface structure continued from a side surface of the central shielding part112. The right shielding part114is mounted on a right end of the central shielding part112as a detachable structure, is formed of a shielding lead material, and has a cylindrical structure having a side surface structure continuing from the side surface of the central shielding part112. In some cases, an opening and closing part117having a structure capable of opening or sealing an internal space may be mounted on one side surface of the right shielding part114. The X-ray tube mounted in the X-ray shielding part110may be replaced or maintained through the opening and closing part117.

As illustrated inFIG.4, the X-ray shielding part110according to the present embodiment may be a component including circuit connectors115and fixing brackets116which are formed in a specific structure.

Specifically, the circuit connectors115of the X-ray shielding part110are mounted at centers of the other side surfaces of the left shielding part113and the right shielding part114and have structures electrically connected to the main block body120. In addition, the fixing brackets116of the X-ray shielding part110are mounted as structures surrounding an outer circumferential surface of the central shielding part112to fix the central shielding part112to one side surface of the main block body120.

Meanwhile, the lens part130according to the present embodiment may be a component including a lens fixing plate131, a lens fastener132, and a block fastener133which are formed in a specific structure. Specifically, the lens fixing plate131has a rectangular plate-shaped structure which has the same size and shape as one side surface of the main block body120and in which the lens fastener132is mounted at a location corresponding to the X-ray radiation port111at the center of one side surface. The lens fastener132is a component which is mounted at a center of one side of the lens fixing plate131and in which a lens is mounted. The block fastener133is a component mounted on the other side surface of the lens fixing plate131, is mounted in a left-right symmetrical shape, and has a structure fixed to one side surface of the main block body120.

FIG.5is a plan view illustrating the high-voltage X-ray tank illustrated inFIG.2, andFIG.6is a plan view illustrating a state in which the X-ray shielding part of the high-voltage X-ray tank is accommodated in an accommodation space of the main block body, and the main block body is sealed, shielded, and filled with an X-ray shielding material.

Referring to the drawings, the block fastener133according to the present embodiment may have a structure to be inserted into the main block body120in an inward direction or withdrawn therefrom.

In this case, an accommodation space121which surrounds an outer surface of the X-ray shielding part110and accommodates the X-ray shielding part110may be formed at one side of the main block body120. In addition, the lens fixing plate131may have a structure capable of sealing the accommodation space121formed at one side of the main block body120.

In some cases, as illustrated inFIG.6, the main block body120may be a component including an emergency controller141and an emergency filling part142which perform specific roles.

Specifically, the emergency controller141of the main block body120is a component mounted in the main block body120, and may operate the block fastener133to accommodate the X-ray shielding part110in the accommodation space121of the main block body120, control the lens fixing plate131to seal and shield the accommodation space121, and operate the emergency filling part142when a preset emergency situation is detected. In addition, the emergency filling part142is a component mounted in the main block body120and has a structure which is operated by a control signal of the emergency controller141to fill the accommodation space121of the main block body120with an X-ray shielding material.

According to the present embodiment including these components, as the X-ray shielding part110surrounding the X-ray tube inserted into the main block body120is sealed, and the main block body120is filled with the X-ray shielding material when an emergency situation having a preset condition is detected, X-rays can be prevented from leaking to the outside of the X-ray tube, and thus an accident caused by X-ray leakage can be prevented in advance as a result.

As described above, a high-voltage X-ray tank of the present invention has an X-ray shielding part, a main block body, and a lens part which are formed in a specific structure, and therefore insulating and shielding performance can be improved, and has an ultra-small and ultra-light-shielding structure based on the improved insulating and shielding performance.

In addition, according to the high-voltage X-ray tank of the present invention, as a lens part including a lens fixing plate, a lens fastener, and a block fastener which are formed in a specific structure is provided, a main block body having a specific structure is provided, and an emergency controller and an emergency filling part for performing specific roles are provided, when an emergency situation having a preset condition is detected, an X-ray shielding part surrounding an X-ray tube is inserted into the main block body, the main block body is sealed, and the main block body is filled with an X-ray shielding material, thereby preventing X-rays from leaking to the outside of the X-ray tube, and thus an accident due to the X-ray leakage can be prevented in advance as a result.

In the above detailed description of the present invention, only specific embodiments according thereto have been described. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described in the detailed description, and all changes, equivalents, and substitutes falling within the spirit and technical scope of the present invention are encompassed in the present invention.

Accordingly, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific embodiments and descriptions and may be variously modified by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the invention claimed by the appended claims, and the modifications are within the scope of the claims.