Computed tomography system having cooling system
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61B-006/03
H05G-001/02
A61B-006/00
출원번호
US-0985751
(2015-12-31)
등록번호
US-10058296
(2018-08-28)
우선권정보
KR-10-2015-0021775 (2015-02-12)
발명자
/ 주소
Yun, Alexander
Kim, Sung-ki
Won, Chang-yeon
Na, Jeong-min
Seong, Il
Cho, Tae-sik
출원인 / 주소
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
대리인 / 주소
Cha & Reiter, LLC
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초록▼
Cooling systems of a CT system and methods of cooling the CT system are disclosed. The CT system includes a gantry and a table that moves an object into a bore of the gantry, wherein the gantry includes a cover having a front surface in which at least an inlet slot is formed and a rear surface in wh
Cooling systems of a CT system and methods of cooling the CT system are disclosed. The CT system includes a gantry and a table that moves an object into a bore of the gantry, wherein the gantry includes a cover having a front surface in which at least an inlet slot is formed and a rear surface in which exhaust holes are formed along with exhaust fans in the rear surface of the cover of the gantry. Fans for the in-take and exhaustion of air are not required to be formed on the front surface of the cover of the gantry. A hole through which external air is taken in through the inlet slot is moved in a rotor of the gantry.
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1. A cooling system of a computed tomography (CT) system, comprising: a gantry having a bore region therein, wherein the gantry surrounds a rotation axis; anda table that moves into and out of the bore region of the gantry,wherein the gantry comprises:a cover having a front surface along which an in
1. A cooling system of a computed tomography (CT) system, comprising: a gantry having a bore region therein, wherein the gantry surrounds a rotation axis; anda table that moves into and out of the bore region of the gantry,wherein the gantry comprises:a cover having a front surface along which an inlet slot is formed and a rear surface having exhaust holes formed thereon,exhaust fans being formed in the rear surface of the cover of the gantry that communicate with the exhaust holes, andwherein the inlet slot, exhaust fans, and exhaust holes are configured to channel air parallel to an extension direction of the rotation axis through the gantry bore. 2. The cooling system of claim 1, wherein the inlet slot surrounds the bore region of the gantry. 3. The cooling system of claim 1, wherein the inlet slot has a slit-shape and more than one inlet slot is formed along the front surface. 4. The cooling system of claim 1, wherein the inlet slot is formed between the front surface and a lateral surface of the cover. 5. The cooling system of claim 1, wherein the exhaust holes are formed on regions corresponding to the inlet slot. 6. The cooling system of claim 1, further comprising a rotor inside the cover of the gantry, wherein the rotor comprises holes through which an intake of air from the inlet slot into the gantry moves, and wherein the holes form tunnels parallel to the extension direction of the rotation axis through the gantry bore. 7. The cooling system of claim 6, wherein the rotor comprises a plurality of parts, having holes through which the intake of air into the gantry moves. 8. The cooling system of claim 7, wherein the parts comprise at least one of an X-ray generator, an X-ray detector, a data acquisition system (DAS), and a power supply. 9. The cooling system of claim 1, wherein the exhaust fans are formed exclusively facing the rear surface of the cover of the gantry. 10. A method of cooling the cooling system of the CT system of claim 1, the method comprising: taking external air into the gantry through the inlet slot formed in a front surface of a cover of the gantry; andexhausting the air that has passed inside the gantry to the outside of the gantry through the exhaust holes formed in the rear surface of the cover of the gantry. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the gantry comprises parts having holes formed therein, and wherein the external air taken in through the inlet slot moves to the exhaust holes through the holes. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein the inlet slot is configured to receive ambient temperature air into the gantry, causing the air to become exhaust, and wherein the exhaust fans cause the exhaust to exit to the outside of the gantry through the exhaust holes. 13. The method of claim 10, further comprising forming the inlet slot between the front surface and a lateral surface of the cover. 14. The method of claim 10, further comprising forming the exhaust holes on regions of the cover corresponding to the inlet slot. 15. The method of claim 10, further comprising providing a rotor inside the cover of the gantry, wherein the rotor has holes therein through which an intake of air from the inlet slot into the gantry moves. 16. The method of claim 10, further comprising providing a rotor inside the cover of the gantry, wherein the rotor includes a plurality of parts having holes through which an intake of air into the gantry moves. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the plurality of parts comprise at least one of an X-ray generator, an X-ray detector, a data acquisition system (DAS), and a power supply. 18. The method of claim 10, wherein the exhaust fans are formed exclusively in the rear surface of the cover of the gantry.
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Ray, Shawn A.; Kendall, Charles B., Computed tomography gantry cooling systems and methods.
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