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• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
  • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons

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• the present invention competes with medical image diagnostic apparatuses, and more particularly, relates to a medical image diagnostic apparatus having an improved easy-to-use operation panel.
• an ultrasonic diagnostic device is cited as a medical image diagnostic device, the ultrasonic diagnostic device is
• a diagnostic device main body 1 As shown in FIG. 7, a diagnostic device main body 1, an operation panel 2 having a plurality of keys for operating the diagnostic device and the like, and a display 3 for displaying an image to be diagnosed are provided.
• an ultrasonic probe is connected to the diagnostic device body 1 by a cable.
• the operator touches the ultrasound probe on the subject to be examined and operates the display unit while operating the keys on the operation panel 2.
• the operator Observing the image shown in Fig. 3, the operator often performs this work while approaching the subject and turning his body toward the subject, so the distance from the operator to the operation panel 2 is long. Tend to be.
• Such a problem is not limited to the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, but is a problem common to medical image diagnostic apparatuses operated near the subject.
• An object of the present invention is to provide a medical image diagnostic apparatus having an operation panel that can be used by an operator by pulling it at hand.
• a frame (6) for supporting an operation panel (2) is mounted on a diagnostic apparatus main body (1) via mounting means (7), (8) and (9) which allow forward and backward movement and rotational movement. It is characterized by the following.
• FIG. 1 is an external view of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention
• FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the operation panel support mechanism in the apparatus of FIG. 1,
• FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are diagrams showing an operation state of the operation panel support mechanism
• FIG. 5 is a diagram of the stop mechanism in the operation panel support mechanism
• Figure 6 is a diagram of the click mechanism in the operation panel support mechanism
• FIG. 7 is an external view of the configuration of a conventional medical image diagnostic device.
• 1 is a diagnostic device main body
• 2 is an operation panel
• 3 is a display
• 6 is an operation panel support frame.
• the operation panel support frame 6 constitutes a part of an operation panel support mechanism described in detail below.
• the operation panel support frame 6 has an operation panel 2 and a display 3 mounted thereon and is mounted on an upper portion of the diagnostic apparatus main body 1. Although omitted in the figure, a plurality of keys and the like are provided on the operation panel 2.
• a slider 8 is attached to the inside of the upper part of the side wall of the diagnostic device main body 1 via an L bracket 17.
• the slider 8 is composed of a combination of two members that can relatively slide in the longitudinal direction. The outer side of the two members is attached to the L bracket 17.
• another slider is similarly attached to the inside of the upper part of the other lavatory wall of the diagnostic device main body 1 at a position facing each other. As described above, both ends of the base 7 are attached to members inside the two sliders 8 attached inside the upper portions of both side walls of the diagnostic device main body 1 respectively.
• the base 7 can move linearly in the front-rear direction (the direction of the arrow) with respect to the diagnostic apparatus main body 1.
• Reference numeral 1 denotes a roller that supports the lower surface of the base 7 that extends along with the movement, and is attached to the diagnostic device main body 1.
• the operation panel support frame 6 is attached to the base 7 via a thrust bearing 9.
• the thrust bearing 9 is formed of a cylinder composed of a plurality of layers that are in contact with each other via a pole bearing, and enables the operation panel support frame 6 to rotate with respect to the base 7.
• a ball caster 10 is attached to the lower surface of the operation panel support frame 6. The ball caster 10 moves on the base 7 as the operation panel support frame 6 rotates while supporting the weight of the operation panel support frame 6 and the operation panel 2 and the display 3 mounted thereon.
• the operation panel support mechanism is configured as described above, when the operator pulls the operation panel 2 forward, the operation panel support frame 6 and the base 7 are moved by the action of the slider 8. Then, the operation panel 2 and the display 3 mounted on the operation panel support frame 6 are pulled out as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. At this time, the roller 11 supports the lower surface of the base 7 to prevent bending or the like.
• the operation panel support frame 6 rotates and moves with respect to the base 7 by the action of the thrust bearing 9, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. The orientation of the operation panel 2 and the display 3 changes.
• the ball casters 10 attached to the lower surface of the operation panel support frame 6 move on the base while supporting the weight of the operation panel support frame 6 and the load thereon.
• the operation panel support frame 6 can be moved in the front-rear direction and the rotation direction, the operator can pull the operation panel to operate without changing the position of the medical image diagnostic apparatus. . Therefore, it becomes extremely convenient when the operation panel must be operated while the ultrasonic probe is being applied to the subject as in an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus.
• FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are configuration diagrams of examples of the stopper mechanism and the click mechanism, respectively.
• the same parts as those in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
• reference numeral 12 denotes a pair of notches, which are long enough to cover the moving distance of the base 7, and for example, two notches are provided on the side along the length direction. It has a part 13. These cutout plates 12 are fixed to the lower surface near both sides of the base 7 in parallel so that the length direction matches the moving direction of the base 7.
• Reference numeral 14 denotes a pair of pins, which are fixed on the slide bar 15 in a positional relationship corresponding to the pair of cutout plates 12.
• the slide bar 15 is attached to the diagnostic device main body 1 so as to be movable in the axial direction, and is pulled to the left in the figure by a spring 16, but the position regulating member provided at the right end is provided.
• the pin 14 While the base 7 is being pulled out, the pin 14 is in contact with the side surface of the notch plate 12 by the force of the spring 16, so the notch 13 of the notch ⁇ 1 2 is When it comes to the side, the pin 14 drops into the notch 13 to prevent the base 7 from moving forward. To further pull out the operation panel 2, push in the slide bar 15 again to release the engagement between the pin 14 and the cutout 13 and pull it out. Can be pulled out to the position where it engages.
• the notch ⁇ 1 2 is wider at the end of the innermost notch 13 so that the pin 14 cannot be disengaged from the notch 13 even when the slide bar 15 is pushed in. It has become. Therefore, the base 7 cannot be withdrawn any more.
• the click mechanism in FIG. 6 is illustrated with the upper and lower members of the operation panel support frame 6 and the base 7 reversed for convenience of explanation.
• reference numeral 22 denotes a plurality of click holes provided along a predetermined circumference on the bottom of the thrust bearing 9
• reference numeral 23 denotes a ball plunger combined with such a click hole 22.
• the ball plunger 23 has a structure in which the ball attached to the tip of the ball plunger is pushed out by the ring of ⁇ ⁇ . It is attached to the base 7 by a lock.
• the base 7 and the thrust bearing 9 are connected to each other by screws 24.
• 2 5 is a screw hole for screw 2 4.
• the thrust bearing 9 is used in place of the slider 8 to attach the base 7 to the diagnostic device body 1 and the operation panel support frame 6 is attached to the base 7 by the thrust.
• the slider 8 may be used instead of the bearing 9.
• the display 3 does not necessarily need to be moved together with the operation panel 2.
• the stopper for the linear movement of the operation panel 2 The pressing means and the clicking means for the rotational movement can be realized by various known means.

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