EP0000691A2 - Vorrichtung für die Ladung einer Röntgenfilmkassette - Google Patents

Vorrichtung für die Ladung einer Röntgenfilmkassette Download PDF

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EP0000691A2
EP0000691A2 EP7878100143A EP78100143A EP0000691A2 EP 0000691 A2 EP0000691 A2 EP 0000691A2 EP 7878100143 A EP7878100143 A EP 7878100143A EP 78100143 A EP78100143 A EP 78100143A EP 0000691 A2 EP0000691 A2 EP 0000691A2
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Gunter Schmidt
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    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B42/00—Obtaining records using waves other than optical waves; Visualisation of such records by using optical means
    • G03B42/02—Obtaining records using waves other than optical waves; Visualisation of such records by using optical means using X-rays
    • G03B42/04—Holders for X-ray films
    • G03B42/045—Holders for X-ray films apparatus for loading or unloading the holders

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  • This invention relates to a daylight loading apparatus for dispensing a sheet of X-ray film into a cassette.
  • cassettes utilized in chest X-ray photography employs a hinged housing which receives a sheet of X-ray film.
  • the film is typically marketed in a package containing a stack of film sheets surrounded by a lighttight envelope formed of black plastic film.
  • the cassette is typically loaded by opening the envelope and transferring one sheet into the cassette, all in a dark room.
  • a mechanism which allowed the opening of the package and the dispensing of one sheet at a time into cassettes, all in a daylight environment, would facilitate the handling of X-ray film.
  • an X-ray film loader which enables the opening of a lighttight envelope containing film sheets, and the transfer of a single sheet at a time into a cassette, all in a daylight environment.
  • the apparatus includes a lighttight receiver housing having a clip at the top for holding the envelope and a groove near the bottom in which an end portion of the envelope lies.
  • -A rod lies in the groove over the envelope to seal it, so that an extreme end of the envelope lying beyond the groove can be cut open without admitting light.
  • the dispenser housing includes a backing plate which can slide down an incline to push the stack of films so the forward film drops against a roller and can be moved down into an open cassette lying in a cassette-holding housing.
  • the cassette-holding housing has an open top and can pivot between a first position aligned with the dispenser housing to receive a sheet into the cassette, or pivot away so the top of the cassette-holding housing is open for the removal of the cassette.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates a daylight loading apparatus 10 which includes a lighttight film package receiver 12, for receiving an envelope 14 containing numerous sheets of X-ray film, and a dispenser 16 which can receive a stack of film from the envelope and dispense one film at a time.
  • Envelope 14 is made from black plastic film and is accordingly lighttight.
  • the apparatus also includes a holder 18 which can hold a cassette to receive a film and then close the cassette.
  • a frame 20, which supports the apparatus, can be mounted on a wall or other location.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates the film package receiver 12 in an open condition, wherein a cover 22c of the receiver housing 22 has been swung open.
  • the receiver includes a clip 24 at the upper portion of the housing for clipping to the film-holding envelope 14.
  • a wall 26 near the bottom of the housing forms a groove 28 which receives the lower portion 14p of the envelope.
  • a rod 30 extending through holes 32 at the side of the housing lies in the groove 28 over the envelope 14, to securely hold the lower end of the envelope in a lighttight seal to the grooved wall 26.
  • the envelope 14 is normally loaded while oriented in a horizontal position so that the normally top and lower ends are at generally the same level.
  • the lower portion 14p of the envelope which projects beyond the groove, can be cut by a scissors. No light will reach the film because the rod 30 forms a lighttight seal with the envelope.
  • the cover 22c of the housing is closed and the film receiver 12 can be mounted on top of the loading apparatus 10 in the manner shown in Fig. 1, wherein the bottom of the housing 22 is received in a corresponding hole 33 of the film dispenser 16.
  • a light seal 34 on the dispenser is pulled out. Then a handle portion 30h is pulled out to remove rod 30 and release the film so that it can fall through the opening 33 into the dispenser 16.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates the apparatus prior to pulling out the rod 30, while Fig. 4 illustrates the manner in which the stack of film sheets 40 falls down into the dispenser when the rod has been pulled out to release the film sheets.
  • seal 34 can be reinserted and receiver 12 can then be removed.
  • the dispenser 16 includes a backing plate 42, with blocks 56 of low friction material, such as an acetal plastic, at its lower end.
  • a guard 48 is provided that has a lower end lying over the throat 46 to prevent a jam of film sheets above the throat 46.
  • the guard 48 is pivotally mounted at 50 and will easily deflect out of the way during normal dispensing of a film.
  • the blocks 56 at the bottom of the backing plate have fingers 56f (Fig. 5) extending through three slots 44s in the guide wall 44.
  • the bottoms of the fingers 56f rest on an inclined wall 52 (Fig. 3), so that the plate tends to move forward when its upper end 42u is released.
  • Dispensing of film down through the throat 46 is initiated by manually releasing the backing plate 42 so it can slide forward towards the throat 46. This allows the blocks 56 at the bottom of the plate to move the film forward so that the forwardmost sheet is pushed against the roller 54 and can begin moving down when the roller 54 is rotated by a motor (not shown). The roller then pushes the sheet down through another throat 58.
  • a cassette 62 can be inserted into the cassette holder 18, by first pivoting the cassette holder to the position shown in Fig. 3 so that the open top 64 of the holder is accessible to receive the cassette.
  • the cassette holder has a housing 66 pivotally mounted at 68 on the frame 20 of the loading apparatus. It may be noted that the pivot axis 68 is located behind the film dispensing throat, so that as the cassette holder 18 pivots back it also moves up slightly.
  • the holder is pivoted to the position shown in Fig. 4, wherein its open top 64 is aligned with the lower throat 58 of the dispenser. With the cassette 62 open, the downward movement of a film sheet 40, through the throat 58, brings the sheet into the cassette. The cassette is then closed, the holder 18 is pivoted to the position shown in Fig. 3, and the film-holding cassette can be removed.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates details of the cassette holder 18.
  • the cassette 62 includes two walls 70, 72 hinged at their lower ends, and having latches 74 at their upper ends which hold the cassette closed when the walls 70, 72 are moved together.
  • the rearward wall 70 of the cassette forms an opening 76 into which the forward wall 72 of the cassette is received when closed.
  • a hold-open cam 80 can lift to receive,a tab 75 of the forward cassette wall, as shown in Fig.7, wherein the tab 75 is received in a slot 82 of the cam 80.
  • the holder After the cassette has been loaded into the holder 18, the holder is pivoted to the position shown in Fig. 4. An edge 90, forming the top of the holder housing, forms a lighttight seal against the lower wall 92 of the dispenser, around the lower throat 58 through which a film sheet emerges. Thus, a lighttight seal is formed merely by pivoting back the top of the cassette holder 18.
  • the cassette 62 After the film has been dispensed from the dispenser 16, as described above, the cassette 62 must be closed before the holder 18 is pivoted forward. This is accomplished by turning a handle 100 (Fig. 6) located outside the cassette-holder housing 66.
  • the handle 100 tends to extend downwardly from a rotatable rod 102, because of a spring 103 coupled to the rod.
  • a camming pin 106 on the rod 102 engages a flange 108 on the cam 80 to lift it.
  • Lifting of the cam releases tab 75 so that the forward wall 72 of the cassette can be closed against the rearward wall 70.
  • Further turning of the handle 100 in the direction of arrow 104 brings a pair of closing cams 109 against the cassette wall 72 to push it closed.
  • Still further turning of the handle causes a pair of.release cams 110, fixed to the handle, to lift a pair of catches 112 that release the cassette holder 18 so its upper end can pivot forward.
  • the cassette can be removed through the open top 64 of the cassette holder.
  • the cassette 62 is then ready for placement in a chest X-ray machine.
  • the cassette 62 Prior to the holder 18 pivoting forward, the cassette 62 is held down by a hold-down member 114 (Figs. 1 and 6) that is pivotally mounted at a side of the holder housing 66 and has an arm 116 that terminates in a lateral tab 122.
  • Tab 122 normally extends through a slot in housing 66 where it can engage wall 70 of cassette 62 and is biased to that position by spring 123 (Fig. 1).
  • the cassette is urged upwardly by a cassette support 118 that is vertically slidable on the holder housing and that is upwardly biased by springs 120.
  • the hold-down member 114 is automati- , cally pivoted out of the way of the cassette. This is accomplished by a hinged tab at the side of the dispenser bottom, which engages an arm 124 on the hold-down member 114 to pivot the hold-down member out of engagement with the cassette.
  • the cassette then pops up under the force applied by spring 120, to facilitate removal of the cassette.
  • a technician installs another cassette in the holder, he can use the cassette to retract tab 122 and then pushes it down against the support 118, until tab 122 returns to its formal position over the cassette.
  • the invention provides an apparatus for receiving an envelope containing a stack of film sheets, and means for loading individual film sheets into cassettes, all in a daylight environment. This.is accomplished by an apparatus for opening the envelope, which includes a rod that holds an end portion of the envelope.in a groove so that the envelope can be cut open without admitting light.
  • a simple dispenser is utilized which can receive a stack of film from the envelope and dispense one sheet at a time.
  • a cassette holder is utilized which can pivot from a position under the dispenser and in a lighttight fit therewith, to a second position wherein the cassette can be removed from the top of the cassette holder.
EP19780100143 1977-06-13 1978-06-13 Vorrichtung für die Ladung einer Röntgenfilmkassette Expired EP0000691B1 (de)

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FR2475750A1 (fr) * 1980-02-07 1981-08-14 Radiologia Comp Gen Machine pour le chargement en plein jour de magasins de films radiographiques
EP0103764A2 (de) * 1982-08-20 1984-03-28 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Filmladung bei Tageslicht
EP0113680A2 (de) * 1983-01-10 1984-07-18 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Tageslicht-Filmladung
EP0236904A1 (de) * 1986-03-12 1987-09-16 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Röntgenfilm-Zuführungsmagazin, verwendbar in automatischen Filmhandhabungsvorrichtungen
EP0288014A2 (de) * 1987-04-20 1988-10-26 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Kassette und Wischvorrichtung für ein stimulierbares Phosphorblatt
EP0415421A2 (de) * 1989-08-31 1991-03-06 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Kassettelade- und Entladevorrichtung
WO1998001072A1 (fr) * 1996-07-09 1998-01-15 Ge Medical Systems S.A. Dispositif mobile de radiographie avec conteneur de cassettes
US6126314A (en) * 1996-07-09 2000-10-03 Ge Medical Systems S.A. Mobile radiography device with cassette container

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NL275651A (de) * 1900-01-01
FR1263585A (fr) * 1960-07-20 1961-06-09 Gevaert Photo Prod Nv Procédé pour enlever pièce par pièce des feuilles de film d'une pile, pour séparer ces feuilles de film de leur emballage et pour distribuer ces feuilles de film
US3912932A (en) * 1973-01-31 1975-10-14 Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd Device for loading films into a radiographic film cassette

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NL275651A (de) * 1900-01-01
FR1263585A (fr) * 1960-07-20 1961-06-09 Gevaert Photo Prod Nv Procédé pour enlever pièce par pièce des feuilles de film d'une pile, pour séparer ces feuilles de film de leur emballage et pour distribuer ces feuilles de film
US3912932A (en) * 1973-01-31 1975-10-14 Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd Device for loading films into a radiographic film cassette

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FR2475750A1 (fr) * 1980-02-07 1981-08-14 Radiologia Comp Gen Machine pour le chargement en plein jour de magasins de films radiographiques
EP0034090B1 (de) * 1980-02-07 1984-10-31 Thomson-Cgr Tageslicht-Ladevorrichtung für Röntgenfilmkassetten
EP0103764A2 (de) * 1982-08-20 1984-03-28 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Filmladung bei Tageslicht
EP0103764A3 (en) * 1982-08-20 1985-07-03 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Daylight film loading method and apparatus
EP0113680A2 (de) * 1983-01-10 1984-07-18 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Tageslicht-Filmladung
EP0113680A3 (en) * 1983-01-10 1984-09-26 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Daylight film loading method and apparatus
EP0236904A1 (de) * 1986-03-12 1987-09-16 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Röntgenfilm-Zuführungsmagazin, verwendbar in automatischen Filmhandhabungsvorrichtungen
EP0288014A2 (de) * 1987-04-20 1988-10-26 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Kassette und Wischvorrichtung für ein stimulierbares Phosphorblatt
EP0288014B1 (de) * 1987-04-20 1998-08-05 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Kassette, Vorrichtung und Wischverfahren für ein stimulierbares Phosphorblatt
EP0415421A2 (de) * 1989-08-31 1991-03-06 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Kassettelade- und Entladevorrichtung
EP0415421A3 (en) * 1989-08-31 1992-04-22 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Cassette loading and unloading device
WO1998001072A1 (fr) * 1996-07-09 1998-01-15 Ge Medical Systems S.A. Dispositif mobile de radiographie avec conteneur de cassettes
FR2750849A1 (fr) * 1996-07-09 1998-01-16 Ge Medical Syst Sa Dispositif mobile de radiographie avec conteneur de cassettes
US6126314A (en) * 1996-07-09 2000-10-03 Ge Medical Systems S.A. Mobile radiography device with cassette container

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