Patent ID: 7857511

Claim:
A stand for an X-ray system, the stand comprising: a base frame; and a U-frame mounted on the base frame, the U-frame being operable to rotate about a horizontal axis, wherein the U-frame includes a first limb that supports an X-ray emitter and a second limb that supports a detector support on a free end, wherein the detector support comprises a receiving element that is operable to secure an X-ray detector in a predetermined position and to swivel in relation to the U-frame about a tilt axis being aligned parallel or tangential to the horizontal axis and about a rotational axis being perpendicular to the tilt axis and a principal plane of the receiving element irrespective of the tilt position of the receiving element, wherein the detector support further comprises an articulated support element comprising a U-shaped support bracket and a support plate, the support plate being pivotably mounted between the free ends of the support bracket, so that the support plate can be rotated with respect to the support bracket about the tilt axis, the receiving element being pivotably mounted on the support plate, so that the receiving element can be rotated with respect to the support plate about the rotational axis; and wherein the X-ray detector is operable to be fixed or removed.