Charging station for portable X-ray detectors
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1. A charging station configured to charge portable radiation detectors, comprising:
- one or more detector slots, each capable of holding different sizes of portable radiation detectors, each detector slot comprising;
a housing connector configured to connect to a complementary connector of a portable radiation detector when the portable radiation detector is inserted into the respective detector slot; and
one or more biasing members disposed within each detector slot, the one or more biasing members configured to contact the portable radiation detector and to bias the portable radiation detector, when the portable radiation detector is inserted into the respective detector slot, such that the housing connector and the complementary connector are aligned.
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Abstract
A charging station for a portable X-ray detector is described. In one embodiment, the charging station includes one or more biasing members that act to guide and align a portable detector when inserted into the charging station. In certain embodiments, a physical, pin-type connector for connecting to an inserted portable detector is present, while in other embodiments no pin-type connector is present.
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1. A charging station configured to charge portable radiation detectors, comprising:
one or more detector slots, each capable of holding different sizes of portable radiation detectors, each detector slot comprising; a housing connector configured to connect to a complementary connector of a portable radiation detector when the portable radiation detector is inserted into the respective detector slot; and one or more biasing members disposed within each detector slot, the one or more biasing members configured to contact the portable radiation detector and to bias the portable radiation detector, when the portable radiation detector is inserted into the respective detector slot, such that the housing connector and the complementary connector are aligned. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A charging station configured to charge portable radiation detectors, comprising:
one or more detector slots, each capable of holding different sizes of portable radiation detectors, each detector slot comprising; an engagement region configured to transfer power to a portable radiation detector via electromagnetic or field effects when the engagement region is proximate to a complementary region of the portable radiation detector, wherein there is no metal-to-metal engagement between the engagement region and the complementary region. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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