KR200466201Y1 - X-ray system and operating switch used in the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention includes an x-ray receiving cassette mounted on an x-ray stand or x-ray bed, an x-ray tube for radiating x-rays to the x-ray receiving cassette, a generator for driving the x-ray tube, and a button unit for operating the generator. An x-ray system including an operation switch, an image processing and display device for displaying received data of the x-ray receiving cassette as an image, a controller for controlling the x-ray receiving cassette and the image processing and display device, and an operation used therein A switch, wherein the operation switch comprises: a switch body portion; A link portion which is integrally formed with the button portion and slides along the outer surface of the switch body portion when the button portion is pressed; Switching means for switching according to the slide of the link unit; And transmitting means for generating a signal due to the switching operation of the switching means and transmitting the signal to the controller, wherein the controller controls the X-ray receiving cassette on when the signal is received. do. Thereby, the conventional X-ray system of the old system specification can be upgraded easily and conveniently and legally.

Description

X-ray system and operation switch used in the same {X-RAY SYSTEM AND OPERATING SWITCH USED IN THE SAME}

The present invention relates to an x-ray system used in a medical institution and an operation switch used therein, and more particularly, to an x-ray system and an operation switch used therein that can easily upgrade the conventional old system specifications.

FIG. 1 illustrates a conventional system specification as a conventional x-ray system, and the x-ray system 10 includes an x-ray receiving cassette mounted on an x-ray stand 11 or an x-ray bed 12. 13), an X-ray tube 14 for irradiating the X-ray receiving cassette 13 to the X-ray, a generator 15 for driving the X-ray tube, and a button for operating the generator. It is comprised including the operation switch 16 provided with the part 16a.

Accordingly, when the user presses the button portion 16a of the operation switch 16, the X-ray tube 14 is driven by the control of the generator 15 to irradiate the X-ray, and the irradiated X-ray passes through the patient and stands on the X-ray stand ( 11) or an x-ray receiving cassette 13 mounted on the x-ray bed 12.

X-ray receiving cassette 13 in the old system specification is an X-ray film (X-ray film), the image received therein was obtained by a photographic printing method using a developer.

On the other hand, similar to the old system specification, but a little further improved, the X-ray receiving cassette 13 is made of a CR (computed radiography) cassette when the X-ray is received, it is read out by a reader (reader) is provided separately An image could be obtained.

However, according to the X-ray system 10 of the conventional old system specification as described above, the X-ray receiving cassette 13, that is, the X-ray film or the CR cassette is separately developed for photo printing or on a separate reader. There was an inconvenience to be read.

Therefore, recently, to improve the problem of the conventional X-ray system 10 of the conventional system as described above, as shown in Figure 2, a new specification of the X-ray system 20 using a direct-capture radiography (DR) cassette This is introduced.

The X-ray system 20 includes an X-ray receiving cassette 23, which is a DR detector mounted on an X-ray stand (see 11 in FIG. 1) or an X-ray bed (see 12 in FIG. 1), and the x-ray receiving cassette 23. X-ray tube 24 for irradiating the X-ray, the generator 25 for driving the X-ray tube, the operation switch 26 having a button portion 26a for operating the generator, the X-ray receiving cassette And an image processing and display device 27 for displaying the received data as an image, and a DR controller 28 for controlling the X-ray receiving cassette and the image processing and display device.

According to this new specification of the X-ray system 20, the X-ray-received DR detector 23 is converted into data by the DR controller 28 electrically connected thereto to the image processing and display device 27 (which is similar to a computer system). The image acquisition can be made quickly and conveniently because the image is immediately output.

However, such a new specification of the X-ray system 20 has a high cost of the entire system, and in reality, the DR detector 23 and the DR controller 28 described above in the conventional X-ray system 10 of the above-described conventional specifications. ) And an image processing and display device 27 are added to upgrade.

However, as shown in FIG. 2, the DR controller 28 receives the operation signal of the button portion 26a of the operation switch 26 to control the DR detector 23 in cooperation with the generator 25. Since the electric wire 29 drawn out from the operation switch 26 is branched into two strands 29a and 29b and connected to the generator 25 and the DR detector 23, respectively, the old specification as shown in FIG. X-ray system 10 has a problem in that a separate lead wire (not shown) to be installed on the wire 19 drawn from the switch 16 to be connected to the added DR controller.

However, the additional installation of such a leader line is illegal under the KFDA regulations, and if a problem occurs, it may be a disclaimer in claiming a defect of a medical device, and an improvement measure for solving this problem was required.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an X-ray system and an operation switch used therefor that can easily and conveniently upgrade the old system specification.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an x-ray receiving cassette mounted on an x-ray stand or x-ray bed, an x-ray tube for radiating x-rays to the x-ray receiving cassette, a generator for driving the x-ray tube, and the generator. An operation switch having a button unit for operating, an image processing and display device for displaying received data of the X-ray receiving cassette as an image, and a controller for controlling the X-ray receiving cassette and the image processing and display device; In the x-ray system, the operation switch, the switch body portion; A link portion which is integrally formed with the button portion and slides along the outer surface of the switch body portion when the button portion is pressed; Switching means for switching according to the slide of the link unit; And transmitting means for generating a signal due to the switching operation of the switching means and transmitting the signal to the controller, wherein the controller controls the X-ray receiving cassette on when the signal is received. It provides an X-ray system.

Here, the transmission means generates a radio signal as a radio transmission means, and the controller may include radio reception means for receiving the radio signal.

Alternatively, the transmitting means may generate a wired signal as a wired transmission means, and the controller may receive the wired signal through a wire electrically connected to the wired transmission means.

On the other hand, the switching means, the switching terminal is provided on the outer surface of the switch body portion; It may include a switching protrusion provided in the link portion in contact with the switching terminal when sliding along the outer surface of the switch body portion.

In this case, the button unit is operated by pressing the first stage and the second stage to sequentially operate the generator for the preliminary drive for the preparation operation of the X-ray tube and the main drive for irradiating the X-ray, the switching terminal of the X-ray tube It is provided with a first terminal and a second terminal arranged side by side in correspondence with the preliminary drive and the main drive, respectively, wherein the switching projection is in contact with the first terminal when the first step of pressing the button, the second step of pressing the button The second terminal is in contact with the second terminal, and the transmitting means generates a first signal when the switching protrusion is in contact with the first terminal, and generates a second signal when the switching protrusion is in contact with the second terminal. When the first signal is received, the X-ray receiving cassette is preliminarily driven, and when the second signal is received, the ejector Ray receiving cassettes may be to the drive.

Further, at this time, the transmitting means may include a first alarm means that is turned on when the first signal is generated, and a second alarm means that is turned on when the second signal is generated.

Alternatively, the switching means may include a reed switch provided inside the switch body portion; It may include a magnet provided in the link portion to operate the reed switch when sliding along the outer surface of the switch body portion.

In this case, the button unit is operated by pressing the first stage and the second stage to sequentially operate the generator for the preliminary drive for the preparation operation of the X-ray tube and the main drive for irradiating the X-ray, the reed switch of the X-ray tube And a first reed switch and a second reed switch arranged side by side in correspondence with the preliminary driving and the main driving, respectively, wherein the magnet operates the first reed switch during the first stage pressing operation of the button unit, and the second stage of the button unit. The second reed switch is operated during a push operation, the transmitting means generates a first signal when the first reed switch is operated, and generates a second signal when the second reed switch is operated, and the controller The X-ray receiving cassette is preliminarily driven when the first signal is received, and the X is received when the second signal is received. The cassette for receiving the ray may be driven in this manner.

Further, at this time, the transmitting means may include a first alarm means that is turned on when the first signal is generated, and a second alarm means that is turned on when the second signal is generated.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a control switch for an X-ray system, the switch body portion having a button portion at one end; A link portion which is integrally formed with the button portion and slides along the outer surface of the switch body portion when the button portion is pressed; Switching means for switching according to the slide of the link unit; And transmitting means for generating and transmitting a signal due to the switching operation of the switching means.

Here, the switching means, the switching terminal provided on the outer surface of the switch body portion; It may include a switching protrusion provided in the link portion in contact with the switching terminal when sliding along the outer surface of the switch body portion.

Alternatively, the switching means may include a reed switch provided inside the switch body portion; It may include a magnet provided in the link portion to operate the reed switch when sliding along the outer surface of the switch body portion.

As described above, according to the X-ray system according to the present invention and the operation switch used therein, the operation switch includes a transmission means for generating and transmitting a separate signal so that the signal can be received by the controller simultaneously with the operation of the operation switch. Therefore, the interlocking control between the generator and the controller is possible, so that the conventional X-ray system of the old system specification can be easily and conveniently upgraded, and a legal upgrade can be made without illegal possession due to the additional installation of the leader line in the existing equipment. Can be.

1 is a schematic diagram for explaining the x-ray system of the old system specification according to the prior art,
Figure 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining the x-ray system of the new system specification according to the prior art,
3 is a schematic view of an operation switch used in the X-ray system according to the first embodiment of the present invention,
4 is a partial schematic view illustrating an x-ray system including an operation switch of FIG. 3;
5 is a partial schematic view illustrating a modification of the x-ray system of FIG. 4;
6 is a schematic view of an operation switch used in the X-ray system according to a second embodiment of the present invention,
7 is a schematic view for explaining an internal configuration of the operation switch of FIG.

The x-ray system according to the first embodiment of the present invention basically includes the conventional x-ray system 10 as shown in FIG. 1 as it is, and as one component of the operation switch shown in FIG. 3. It has an improved operation switch 100 as described.

The operation switch 100 is provided with a button portion 111 on the top of the switch body portion 110 as in the prior art.

In addition, the operation switch 100 is provided with a switching terminal 112 on the outer surface of the switch body portion 110.

In addition, the button portion 111 is integrally connected with the link portion 120 through the upper surface.

The link portion 120 extends horizontally and vertically from the button portion 111, and the vertical portion 121 is slidably provided along the outer surface of the switch body portion 110 in the vertical direction.

As the switching protrusion 122 is provided on the inner side of the vertical portion 121, the switching protrusion 122 is along the outer surface of the switch body 110 when the button portion 111 is pressed. It slides downward and contacts the switching terminal.

Typically, the button portion 111 of the operation switch 110 is a pre-drive for the preparation operation of the X-ray tube (see 14 in FIG. 1) and the generator (see 15 in FIG. 1) for the main drive for irradiating the X-rays. Push operation is divided into 1st stage and 2nd stage for sequential operation.

Correspondingly, the switching terminal 112 is also provided with a first terminal 112a and a second terminal 112b which are arranged in parallel with each other in preliminary driving and the main driving of the X-ray tube.

Accordingly, the switching protrusion 122 is in contact with the first terminal 112a when the button unit 111 is pushed in one step, and when the two-step push operation of the button unit 111 is performed with the second terminal 112b. Contact.

On the other hand, the operation switch 100 further includes a radio transmitter 130 for generating a radio signal due to the contact between the switching projection 122 and the switching terminal 112.

Wireless transmitter 130 is mounted on the switch body 110 in the form of a built-in, attached, etc., in the present embodiment is formed in the form of a cone (cone) of the switch body 110 as shown in FIG. It is provided in the form of being fitted into the lower end.

The wireless transmitter 130 is electrically connected to the switching terminal 112, and generates a first radio signal when the switching protrusion 122 contacts the first terminal 112a, and the switching protrusion 122 and the second terminal. A second radio signal is generated upon contact of 112b.

Here, the first radio signal is a signal for preliminarily driving the DR controller (28 ′ in FIG. 4) to be described later as the preliminary drive signal R, and the second radio signal is the DR controller (as the main drive signal S). 28 ') is a signal for main driving.

Of course, the operation switch 100 is the first switch 114 is contacted by the pin 113 provided in the switch body portion 110 when the first step of the button portion 111 is electrically connected through the wire 116 The connected generator (see 15 in FIG. 1) is preliminarily driven, and when the second stage of the button unit 111 is pressed, the second switch 115 is contacted by the pin 113 to drive the generator 15. .

The x-ray tube (see 14 in FIG. 1) starts preliminary driving to emit x-rays by the preliminary drive signal of the generator 15, and the x-ray tube 14 performs x-rays by the main drive signal of the generator 15. Release and investigate.

In this case, the first and second radio signals generated by the radio transmitter 130 are received by the radio receiver 140 provided in the DR controller 28 'as shown in FIG. 4.

The radio receiver 140 may be provided in a form embedded in the DR controller 28 ′ or connected to an external connection terminal.

The first and second radio signals received by the radio receiver 140 are again received by the DR controller 28 'as the preliminary drive signal R and the main drive signal S, and the DR controller 28' The DR detector 23 'is preliminarily driven or main driven according to the received signal. That is, driving control is performed in synchronization with the generator 15.

The DR detector 23 ′ performs a preliminary operation according to the preliminary driving signal of the DR controller 28 ′, and performs the main operation for receiving X-rays according to the main driving signal.

The X-rays received by the DR detector 23 'to perform this operation are directly displayed by the image processing and display device 27' through the DR controller 28 '.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, the wireless transmitter 130 operates the first lamp 131 that is on when the first radio signal is generated and the operation when the second radio signal is generated. The second lamp 132 may be provided to notify the outside of the generation of the corresponding signal.

On the other hand, in the above embodiment, it was described that the button portion 111 of the operation switch 100 is pressed in two stages, but the present invention is not limited to this case, and in some cases, the button portion 111 has one stage. It can also be applied in the case of pressing. At this time, the switching terminal 112 is provided as a single terminal (112a or 112b), and in the case of switching on to generate a wireless driving signal through the wireless transmitter 130.

In addition, in the above embodiment, only the wireless connection between the wireless transmitter 130 and the wireless receiver 140 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this wireless transmission method, but may be made in a wired transmission / reception relationship as necessary.

That is, instead of the wireless transmitter 130 connected to the switching terminal 112 of the operation switch 100, a wired transmitter 130 'is provided as shown in FIG. The electric wire 117 for transmitting the drive signal S is directly connected to the DR controller 28 '.

On the other hand, the operation switch 200, which is one component of the X-ray system according to the second embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 6, as a switching means (lead switch, 212) and a magnet (magnet, 222) ).

The reed switch 212 is provided in the form fixed to the inside of the switch body portion 210, the magnet 222 is provided in the form attached to the inner surface of the vertical portion 221 of the link portion 220 is the switch body The reed switch 212 is operated when the upper and lower slides along the outer surface of the part 210.

Even in this case, the reed switch 212 may be operated by the first reed switch 212a operated during the first stage pressing operation of the button unit 211 and the second reed switch 212b operated during the second stage pressing operation of the button unit 211. In response thereto, the wireless transmitter 130 separately generates the first signal and the second signal in response thereto.

Meanwhile, in the first and second embodiments, the wireless transmitter 130 and the wired transmitter 130 ′ are provided to be fitted into the lower end of the switch body 110 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. It may be, but may be provided in a form that is embedded in the switch body portion 210 as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 7, the wireless transmitter 230 includes a first wireless transmitter 233 for generating a first wireless signal and a second wireless transmitter 234 for generating a second wireless signal, respectively. A battery unit 235 is further provided to be electrically connected to the reed switch 212a and the second reed switch 212b and to supply power to the wireless transmitters 233 and 234.

A portion of the lower end of the switch body 210 may be opened to replace the battery unit 235.

On the other hand, since the X-ray system and the operation switch (100, 200) described above are only embodiments to help understanding of the present invention, it is difficult to understand that the scope of the present invention to the technical scope is limited to those described above. Do.

The scope of rights and technical scope of the present invention are determined by the scope of claims for utility model registration described below and the equivalents thereof.

10: X-ray system 11: stand
12: Bed 13: X-ray cassette
14: X-ray tube 15: Generator
16: Control switch 23: DR detector
27: Image processing and display device 28: DR controller
100: operation switch 110: switch body portion
111: button portion 112: switching terminal
112a: first terminal 112b: second terminal
113: pin 114: first switch
115: second switch 116, 117: electric wire
120: link 122: switching projection
130: radio transmitter 131, 132: lamp
140: wireless receiver 200: operation switch
212: reed switch 222: magnet
230: wireless transmitter 233: first wireless transmitter
234: second wireless transmitter 235: battery

Claims (12)

An operation switch including an x-ray receiving cassette mounted on an x-ray stand or an x-ray bed, an x-ray tube for irradiating the x-ray receiving cassette to x-rays, a generator for driving the x-ray tube, and a button unit for operating the generator; An x-ray system including an image processing and display device for displaying received data of the x-ray receiving cassette as an image, and a controller for controlling the x-ray receiving cassette and the image processing and display device,
The operation switch,
A switch body portion; A link portion which is integrally formed with the button portion and slides along the outer surface of the switch body portion when the button portion is pressed; Switching means for switching according to the slide of the link unit; And transmitting means for generating a signal due to the switching operation of the switching means and transmitting the signal to the controller.
And the controller controls the cassette for receiving the x-ray when the signal is received. The method of claim 1,
The transmitting means generates a radio signal as a wireless transmitting means,
The controller includes an x-ray system for receiving the radio signal. The method of claim 1,
The transmitting means generates a wired signal as a wired transmission means,
The controller x-ray system, characterized in that for receiving the wired signal via a wire electrically connected to the wired transmission means. The method of claim 1,
Wherein the switching means comprises:
A switching terminal provided on an outer surface of the switch body portion; And a switching protrusion provided in the link portion to contact the switching terminal when sliding along an outer surface of the switch body portion. 5. The method of claim 4,
The button unit is operated by pressing the first and second stages to sequentially operate the generator for the preliminary drive for the preparation operation of the X-ray tube and the main drive for irradiating the X-ray,
The switching terminal is provided with a first terminal and a second terminal arranged side by side corresponding to the pre-drive and the main drive of the X-ray tube, respectively,
The switching protrusion is in contact with the first terminal in the first stage pressing operation of the button unit, in contact with the second terminal in the second stage pressing operation of the button unit,
The transmitting means generates a first signal when contacting the switching projection and the first terminal, and generates a second signal when contacting the switching projection and the second terminal,
And the controller preliminarily drives the X-ray receiving cassette when receiving the first signal, and drives the X-ray receiving cassette when the second signal is received. The method of claim 5,
And the transmitting means comprises first alarm means that is turned on when the first signal is generated and second alarm means that is turned on when the second signal is generated. The method of claim 1,
Wherein the switching means comprises:
A reed switch provided inside the switch body part; And a magnet provided in the link part to operate the reed switch when sliding along the outer surface of the switch body part. The method of claim 7, wherein
The button unit is operated by pressing the first and second stages to sequentially operate the generator for the preliminary drive for the preparation operation of the X-ray tube and the main drive for irradiating the X-ray,
The reed switch is provided with a first reed switch and a second reed switch arranged side by side corresponding to the pre-drive and the main drive of the X-ray tube, respectively.
The magnet operates the first reed switch when the first stage push operation of the button unit, and operates the second reed switch when the second stage push operation of the button unit,
The transmitting means generates a first signal when the first reed switch is operated, and generates a second signal when the second reed switch is operated.
And the controller preliminarily drives the X-ray receiving cassette when receiving the first signal, and drives the X-ray receiving cassette when the second signal is received. 9. The method of claim 8,
And the transmitting means comprises first alarm means that is turned on when the first signal is generated and second alarm means that is turned on when the second signal is generated. In operation switch for X-ray system,
A switch body portion having a button portion at one end thereof; A link portion which is integrally formed with the button portion and slides along the outer surface of the switch body portion when the button portion is pressed; Switching means for switching according to the slide of the link unit; And transmitting means for generating and transmitting a signal due to the switching operation of said switching means. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the switching means comprises:
A switching terminal provided on an outer surface of the switch body portion; And a switching protrusion provided in the link portion to contact the switching terminal when sliding along an outer surface of the switch body portion. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the switching means comprises:
A reed switch provided inside the switch body part; And a magnet provided in the link part to operate the reed switch when sliding along the outer surface of the switch body part.

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