1. An electrical connector assembly for electrically coupling primary and secondary circuit boards together, the secondary circuit board having a first contact array of board contacts thereon, the electrical connector assembly comprising:
a circuit assembly including a second contact array of mating contacts configured to mate with the first contact array and a flexible circuit that electrically couples the second contact array to the primary circuit board;
an alignment feature that has a fixed position relative to the second contact array; and
a coupling mechanism supporting the alignment feature and the second contact array, wherein the coupling mechanism is configured to selectively move the alignment feature and the second contact array between a retracted position, in which the second contact array is spaced apart from the first contact array, and an engaged position, in which the first and second contact arrays engage one another, the alignment feature aligning the first and second contact arrays when the coupling mechanism selectively moves the second contact array toward the engaged position in a misaligned manner relative to the first contact array.
2. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the circuit assembly further comprises one of a printed circuit and an interposer having the second contact array of mating contacts thereon.
3. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 2 wherein the circuit assembly includes the printed circuit, the printed circuit having a rigid substrate configured to support the second contact array of mating contacts along a common plane.
4. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a board holder configured to hold the secondary circuit board in a stationary position, the coupling mechanism configured to selectively move the second contact array of mating contacts and the alignment feature between the engaged and retracted positions when the secondary circuit board is in the stationary position.
5. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a board holder configured to hold the secondary circuit board orthogonal with respect to the primary circuit board.
6. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a board holder that includes a guide channel configured to receive the secondary circuit board, the guide channel extending along and proximate to the coupling mechanism.
7. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 6 wherein the coupling mechanism further comprises a base frame that includes the board holder, the base frame configured to couple to the primary circuit board.
8. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coupling mechanism is configured to be locked into the engaged position such that the coupling mechanism does not inadvertently disengage the first and second contact array of mating contacts.
9. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the circuit assembly comprises an interposer having the second contact array of mating contacts thereon.
10. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the alignment feature is one of an alignment projection and an aperture, said alignment projection or aperture configured to directly engage another alignment feature that has a fixed relationship with respect to the first contact array.
11. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
a primary circuit board;
a board holder configured to hold a secondary circuit board proximate to the primary circuit board, the secondary circuit board having a first contact array of mating contacts thereon;
a circuit assembly including a second contact array of mating contacts configured to mate with the first contact array and a flexible circuit that electrically couples the second contact array to the primary circuit board;
an alignment feature that has a fixed position relative to the second contact array; and
a coupling mechanism supporting the alignment feature and the second contact array, wherein the coupling mechanism is configured to selectively move the alignment feature and the second contact array between a retracted position, in which the second contact array is spaced apart from the first contact array, and an engaged position, in which the first and second contact arrays engage one another, the alignment feature aligning the first and second contact arrays when the coupling mechanism moves the second contact array toward the engaged position in a misaligned manner relative to the first contact array.
12. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 11 wherein the circuit assembly further comprises one of a printed circuit and an interposer having the second contact array of mating contacts thereon.
13. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 11 wherein the board holder is configured to hold the secondary circuit board in a stationary position prior to the coupling mechanism moving the second contact array of mating contacts and the alignment feature into the engaged position, the secondary circuit board being held substantially orthogonal with respect to the primary circuit board.
14. The electrical system in accordance with claim 11 wherein the coupling mechanism further comprises a base frame that includes the board holder, the base frame being mountable to the primary circuit board.
15. The electrical system in accordance with claim 11 wherein the alignment feature is one of an alignment projection and an aperture, said alignment projection or aperture configured to directly engage another alignment feature that has a fixed relationship with respect to the first contact array.
16. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 11 wherein the second contact array includes a mating surface and the mating contacts include resilient beams projecting from the mating surface, the resilient beams being configured to flex to and from the mating surface, the mating surface moving with the resilient beams when the second contact array is moved.
17. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 11 wherein the coupling mechanism is configured to selectively move the second contact array and the alignment feature in a linear manner along an axis between the engaged and retracted positions.
18. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 11 wherein the coupling mechanism includes a base frame and an actuator assembly supported by the base frame, the actuator assembly configured to selectively move the second contact array between the engaged and retracted positions.
19. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 18 wherein the actuator assembly includes one of a sliding member, a lever structure, and a rotatable axle movably supported by the base frame.
20. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 11 wherein the second contact array is floatably coupled to the coupling mechanism, the second contact array being floatable in at least one direction along a plane that extends parallel to a surface of the secondary circuit board that has the first contact array thereon.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A radiographic system comprising:
a radiographic panel configured to radiograph in two dimensions a radiation exposed to a subject and output radiation image data;
a cable for the supply of electric power to the radiographic panel and transfer of the radiation image data;
a conveyance unit for conveying the cable in a predetermined direction;
a cable length adjusting unit provided in the conveyance unit to adjust the length of the cable; and
a movement control unit configured to move the conveyance unit in accordance with a tilting direction of the cable from the cable length adjusting unit to the radiographic panel.
2. A radiographic system according to claim 1, wherein the conveyance unit and the cable length adjusting unit are disposed in the ceiling within a diagnosing room.
3. A radiographic system according to claim 2, further comprising a detector for detecting the tilting direction of the cable.
4. A radiographic system according to claim 3, wherein said detector is located in said cable length adjusting unit.
5. A radiographic system according to claim 2, wherein the cable length adjusting unit has a reel for winding up the cable and a spring for pulling the cable.
6. A radiographic system according to claim 1, further comprising a detector for detecting the tilting direction of the cable.
7. A radiographic system according to claim 6, wherein the moving speed of the conveyance unit is changed in accordance with the angle of the tilting direction detected by the detector.
8. A radiographic system according to claim 6, wherein further comprising an adjusting switch for adjusting the length of the cable.
9. A radiographic system according to claim 8, wherein the radiographic panel has an adjusting switch for adjusting the length of the cable.
10. A radiographic system according to claim 9, wherein the radiographic panel has a handle for grasping the radiographic panel itself, and the adjusting switch is disposed in the handle or in the vicinity of the handle.
11. A radiographic system according to claim 8, wherein a cramp portion for cramping the cable is located on said cable length adjusting unit.
12. A radiographic system according to claim 11, wherein said adjusting switch controls said cramp portion.
13. A radiographic system according to claim 12, wherein said adjusting switch wirelessly controls said cramp portion.
14. A radiographic system according to claim 1, wherein the conveyance unit comprises a first conveyance unit configured to move in the predetermined direction and a second conveyance unit configured to move in a direction orthogonal to the predetermined direction.
15. A radiographic system according to claim 1, further comprising a stand for radiographic the subject in a stand-up state and a table for radiographic the subject in a lying-down state, the stand and the table being each provided with a receptacle shelf for insertion therein of the radiographic panel.
16. A radiographic system according to claim 1, further comprising a stand for radiographic the subject in a stand-up state, the stand being provided with a receptacle shelf for insertion therein of the radiographic panel.
17. A radiographic system according to claim 1, further comprising a table for radiographic the subject in a lying-down state, the table being provided with a receptacle shelf for insertion therein of the radiographic panel.
18. A radiographic system according to claim 1, wherein the cable length adjusting unit has a reel for winding up the cable and a spring for pulling the cable.