CN109572000B - Method for manufacturing DR medical bed board - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to the technical field of medical equipment production equipment, and provides a method for manufacturing a DR medical bed board in order to solve the problems of low production efficiency and high cost of the DR medical bed board. The DR medical bed board has high integral rigidity and strength, can realize continuous molding by adopting a pultrusion process, improves the production efficiency and reduces the manufacturing cost.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of medical instrument production equipment, in particular to a method for manufacturing a DR medical bed board.
Background
The DR detection equipment has the advantages of high X-ray conversion efficiency, low exposure dose, high-resolution images, light labor load of workers, capability of carrying out post-processing on various images according to clinical requirements and the like, and can realize film-free radiology departments, networking among departments and hospitals, and convenience in teaching and consultation.
DR medical bed board among the prior art is mostly carbon fiber material spare, and the production technology degree of difficulty is great, and production efficiency is low and production energy consumption is higher, has increased DR medical bed board's manufacturing cost.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides a manufacturing method of a DR medical bed board, aiming at solving the problems of low production efficiency and high cost of the DR medical bed board.
The technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:
the utility model provides a preparation method of DR medical bed board, DR medical bed board includes along the carbon-fibre composite top panel and the carbon-fibre composite lower panel of the same length direction extension, carbon-fibre composite top panel is located the top of carbon-fibre composite lower panel, and on the width direction, the middle part of the lower surface of carbon-fibre composite top panel with the middle part of the upper surface of carbon-fibre composite lower panel links to each other, it is equipped with left strengthening rib to press from both sides between the left end edge of carbon-fibre composite top panel and the left end edge of carbon-fibre composite lower panel, it is equipped with right strengthening rib to press from both sides between the right end edge of carbon-fibre composite top panel and the right end edge of carbon-fibre composite lower panel, the preparation method includes: firstly, cutting a manufacturing plate of the left reinforcing rib and the right reinforcing rib into rectangular narrow strips, and taking the rectangular narrow strips as the left reinforcing rib and the right reinforcing rib for later use; arranging the carbon fiber composite material plate into an upper layer and a lower layer according to the shape of the opening of the mold, and placing the rectangular narrow strips at the positions, corresponding to the left reinforcing rib and the right reinforcing rib, on the two sides of the carbon fiber composite material plate to form a preform; then, before entering a mould, the preformed body is soaked in resin through a glue dipping tank; then, the preformed material moves forwards under the drive of a traction device and enters a mould to be heated, cured and molded; and finally, automatically cutting the carbon fiber composite plate in the length direction by equipment to obtain sections with the length range of 1900-2300 mm.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the resin is any one of epoxy, vinyl, polyurethane.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the carbon fiber composite upper panel is a flat plate, and the carbon fiber composite lower panel is an arched support plate with an upward bent middle part.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the thickness of the carbon fiber fabric is 1-5 cm.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the left and right reinforcing bars are glass fiber reinforced plastic laminates or wood laths.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the left part of the carbon fiber composite material upper panel and the left part of the carbon fiber composite material lower panel are matched with the left reinforcing rib to form a left cavity; the right part of the carbon fiber composite material upper panel, the right part of the carbon fiber composite material lower panel and the right reinforcing rib are matched to form a right cavity.
The invention has the beneficial effects that: according to the manufacturing method of the DR medical bed board, on one hand, the arched structure of the lower panel made of the carbon fiber composite material is adopted for supporting, the reinforcing ribs on the two sides are connected with the upper panel and the lower panel, the integral rigidity and strength can be ensured, the cavity structure is formed between the two panels, the weight of the bed board is reduced, the middle core material of the sandwich plate structure is omitted, the material type of a scanning area is simplified, and the uncontrollable performance of defects such as artifacts and the like in the scanning area is reduced; on the other hand, the forming mode of the DR medical bed board can be changed into a continuous mode by adopting a pultrusion process, so that the production efficiency is obviously improved, and the manufacturing cost is reduced.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a DR medical bed sheet according to an embodiment of the invention;
fig. 2 is a flow chart of a method of fabrication according to an embodiment of the invention.
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100: a DR medical bed board; 1: a carbon fiber composite upper panel; 2: a carbon fiber composite lower panel; 3: a left stiffener; 4: a right reinforcing rib; 5: a left cavity; 6: and a right cavity.
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Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, according to the method for manufacturing a DR medical bed board of the embodiment of the invention, the DR medical bed board 100 includes a carbon fiber composite upper panel 1 and a carbon fiber composite lower panel 2 extending along the same length direction, the carbon fiber composite upper panel 1 is located above the carbon fiber composite lower panel 2, and in the width direction, the middle of the lower surface of the carbon fiber composite upper panel 1 is connected with the middle of the upper surface of the carbon fiber composite lower panel 2, a left reinforcing rib 3 is sandwiched between the left end edge of the carbon fiber composite upper panel 1 and the left end edge of the carbon fiber composite lower panel 2, and a right reinforcing rib 4 is sandwiched between the right end edge of the carbon fiber composite upper panel 1 and the right end edge of the carbon fiber composite lower panel 2.
The manufacturing method of the DR medical bed board comprises the following steps: firstly, cutting a manufacturing plate of the left reinforcing rib and the right reinforcing rib into rectangular narrow strips to be used as the left reinforcing rib and the right reinforcing rib for later use; secondly, arranging the carbon fiber composite material plate into an upper layer and a lower layer according to the shape of the opening of the mold, and placing the rectangular narrow strips at the positions, corresponding to the left reinforcing ribs and the right reinforcing ribs, on the two sides of the carbon fiber composite material plate to form a preformed body; thirdly, infiltrating resin into the preformed body through a glue dipping tank before the preformed body enters the mould; fourthly, the preformed material moves forwards under the drive of the traction device and enters a mould to be heated, cured and molded; fifthly, automatically cutting the cured carbon fiber composite material plate in the length direction by equipment to obtain sections with the length range of 1900-2300 mm.
According to the manufacturing method of the DR medical bed board provided by the embodiment of the invention, on one hand, the lower panel 2 made of the carbon fiber composite material is supported in an arch structure, the reinforcing ribs on two sides are connected with the upper panel and the lower panel, so that the integral rigidity and strength can be ensured, a cavity structure is formed between the two panels, the weight of the bed board is reduced, a middle core material of a sandwich plate structure is omitted, the material type of a scanning area is simplified, and the uncontrollable property of defects such as artifacts and the like in the scanning area is reduced; on the other hand, the forming mode of the DR medical bed board 100 can be changed into a continuous mode by adopting a pultrusion process, so that the production efficiency is obviously improved, and the manufacturing cost is reduced.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the resin is any one of epoxy resin, vinyl resin, and polyurethane, which is easily available and low in cost, and is beneficial for reducing the production cost of the DR medical bed board 100.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the carbon fiber composite upper panel 1 is a flat plate, the carbon fiber composite lower panel 2 is an arched support plate with an upward bent middle part, and the carbon fiber composite lower panel 2 is bent upward, so that the bearing strength of the carbon fiber composite lower panel 2 can be improved, the structural strength of the DR medical bed board 100 can be further improved, and the service life can be prolonged.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the thickness of the carbon fiber fabric is 1-5 cm.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the left reinforcing rib 3 and the right reinforcing rib 4 are glass fiber reinforced plastic laminates or wood laths, and the glass fiber reinforced plastic laminates and the wood laths are made of common materials, are easy to obtain and have low cost. .
According to one embodiment of the invention, the left part of the carbon fiber composite material upper panel 1, the left part of the carbon fiber composite material lower panel 2 and the left reinforcing rib 3 are matched to form a left cavity 5; the right part of the carbon fiber composite material upper panel 1, the right part of the carbon fiber composite material lower panel 2 and the right reinforcing rib 4 are matched to form a right cavity 6. By providing the left cavity 5 and the right cavity 6 on the DR medical bed board 100, the production material input of the DR medical bed board 100 can be reduced, and not only can the weight of the DR medical bed board 100 be reduced, but also the cost of the DR medical bed board 100 can be reduced.
The above embodiments are preferred embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can make variations and modifications to the above embodiments, therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and any obvious improvements, substitutions or modifications made by those skilled in the art based on the present invention are within the protection scope of the present invention.
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1. The manufacturing method of the DR medical bed board is characterized in that the DR medical bed board (100) comprises a carbon fiber composite material upper panel (1) and a carbon fiber composite material lower panel (2) which extend along the same length direction, the carbon fiber composite material upper panel (1) is located above the carbon fiber composite material lower panel (2), in the width direction, the middle of the lower surface of the carbon fiber composite material upper panel (1) is connected with the middle of the upper surface of the carbon fiber composite material lower panel (2), a left reinforcing rib (3) is clamped between the left end edge of the carbon fiber composite material upper panel (1) and the left end edge of the carbon fiber composite material lower panel (2), a right reinforcing rib (4) is clamped between the right end edge of the carbon fiber composite material upper panel (1) and the right end edge of the carbon fiber composite material lower panel (2), the carbon fiber composite material upper panel (1) is a flat plate, the carbon fiber composite material lower panel (2) is an arched support plate with the middle part bent upwards, and the left part of the carbon fiber composite material upper panel (1), the left part of the carbon fiber composite material lower panel (2) and the left reinforcing rib (3) are matched to form a left cavity (5); the right part of the carbon fiber composite material upper panel (1), the right part of the carbon fiber composite material lower panel (2) and the right reinforcing rib (4) are matched to form a right cavity (6), and the manufacturing method comprises the following steps:
s1, cutting the manufacturing plate of the left reinforcing rib and the right reinforcing rib into rectangular narrow strips, and using the rectangular narrow strips as the left reinforcing rib and the right reinforcing rib for later use;
s2, arranging the carbon fiber composite material plate into an upper layer and a lower layer according to the shape of the opening of the mold, and placing the rectangular narrow strips at the positions, corresponding to the left reinforcing ribs and the right reinforcing ribs, on the two sides of the carbon fiber composite material plate to form a preform;
s3, infiltrating resin into the preformed body through a glue dipping tank before the preformed body enters the mould;
s4, the preformed material moves forwards under the drive of a traction device and enters a mould, and the preformed material is heated, cured and molded;
s5, automatically cutting the carbon fiber composite plate after curing by equipment in the length direction to obtain segments with the length range of 1900-2300 mm.
2. The method for manufacturing a DR medical bed sheet according to claim 1, wherein the resin is any one of epoxy resin, vinyl resin and polyurethane.
3. The method for manufacturing the DR medical bed board according to claim 1, wherein the left reinforcing rib (3) and the right reinforcing rib (4) are glass fiber reinforced plastic laminates or wood laths.
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