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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2009
Lyubomir L. Cekov, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Arkady Kantor, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Donald Walker, Mundelein, IL (US);
Alan P. Krema, Naperville, IL (US);
Lyubomir L. Cekov, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Arkady Kantor, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Donald Walker, Mundelein, IL (US);
Alan P. Krema, Naperville, IL (US);
Midmark Corporation, Versailles, OH (US);
Abstract
A removable radiation sensor for connecting to a panoramic dental radiation imaging system. The sensor includes a radiation sensor unit mounted in a housing. Connector bearings are positioned within the housing so as to engage with a pair of connector pins provided as part of the upright support of the imaging system. A lock pin within the housing is selectively slidable between Locked and Unlocked, and biased toward Locked. The lock includes a locking pin with a groove, and when the groove is aligned with the respective connector pin, the lock is unlocked, and that connector pin is slidable axially within the bearings. When the groove is not aligned with the connector pin, the lock is locked, the locking pin engaging with a groove formed for that purpose in the connector pin. The sensor has a field-replaceable electrical connector, to reduce maintenance cost.