X-ray equipment with cassette storage box locking means
US7097355B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B42/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An X-ray equipment includes a movable carriage, an X-ray tube, and a cassette storage box for storing a cassette with a radiographic storage medium. In the X-ray equipment, when the cassette storage box is pulled and tilted, a gateway for the cassette is opened. When the cassette storage box is pushed back, the gateway is closed. The X-ray equipment further includes a storage box locking device for locking the cassette storage box in a state where the gateway is closed and for unlocking the cassette storage box when the locked state is released, and a locking release holding device for holding the storage box locking device in a released state. An auto-lock switching device is also attached to the storage box locking device for switching the storage box locking device from the released state to the locked state when the cassette storage box is closed.
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