Abstract:
An x-ray tube has a stationary cathode and a rotating anode in a vacuum housing. The anode is positioned on a housing-fixed axle such that it can be rotated, and is fashioned as a hollow body in the interior of which an axle-fixed ring projection is disposed, such that, at least between an inner surface of the rotating anode and the adjacent outer surface of the ring projection, a gap exists that is filled with liquid metal and forms a liquid-metal fluid bearing for the rotating anode.
Abstract:
A high-capacity x-ray tube particularly for use in medical technology in CT apparatuses, has a vacuum housing containing a cathode and a rotatably mounted anode. The anode plate of the anode is connected by a solder connection to the one end of a load-bearing part, the other end of which is attached to the bearing shaft of a drive for placing the anode in rotation. The mechanical strength of the connection location between the anode plate and the load-bearing part is improved by the connection being formed by a positive fit, designed such that the connection surfaces are subjected substantially only to compression given rotation of the anode.
Abstract:
To reduce the rotational power, an apparatus with a rotational body that is rotationally driven in a fluid-filled housing a rotational directing body is provided between the rotational body and the housing, which is rotatably supported coaxially with respect to the rotational body. The rotational directing body is configured such that in operation it rotates at an intermediate rotational frequency in comparison to the housing and the rotational body. The apparatus is particularly an X-ray radiator having a cathode and anode that are mounted in a vacuum tube in a spatially fixed manner in relation to the tube, the vacuum tube being rotationally driven as a rotational body in a coolant housing.
Abstract:
X-ray source bearing assemblies are described herein. In an exemplary embodiment, an x-ray source includes a target anode, a rotor shaft coupled to the target anode, and a motor coupled to the rotor shaft at an end of the shaft opposite the target anode. The bearing housing, in the exemplary embodiment, includes a rotor bore, the rotor shaft extending through said rotor bore and supported therein by a plurality bearings. The housing and the shaft form a cooling medium pool so that as the shaft rotates, a cooling medium in the pool is radially displaced.
Abstract:
In a rotary anode type X-ray tube apparatus, a rotary anode target model X-ray pipe is received in housing. Housing is coupled by cooler device to supply a coolant in the housing. Anode target is fixed to a rotary cylinder, which is rotatably supported by a stationary shaft. The stationary shaft is provided with an inner hollow space for guiding the coolant. The coolant guided in the housing is split into two flowing streams, and one of the streams is introduced into the space for cooling of stationary shaft.
Abstract:
An X-ray tube comprises a cathode, an anode target assembly and an axial flux motor having a rotor and a stator. The stator is positioned along a transverse axis parallel to the rotor axis. The rotor and the stator are configured to be coupled to the anode target assembly. A cathode generates an electron beam for impingement upon the anode target assembly and a vacuum housing surrounds the anode target assembly, the cathode and the rotor to enable the electron beam impingement.
Abstract:
A rotating anode for an x-ray tube has an anode body composed of composite fiber material, mounted in a bearing system, the anode body having a target surface with a focal ring and including fibers with particularly high heat conductivity in the longitudinal direction. An axis-proximal cooling system is associated with the anode body. The majority of all fibers with high heat conductivity in the longitudinal direction terminate bluntly both at the focal ring and at the cooling system, such that their abutting faces respectively are in direct, heat-conducting contact both with the focal ring and with the cooling system.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a dental x-ray device comprising a mobile support structure for a system that can be displaced to produce x-ray photographs and also comprising a fixed support structure. The mobile support structure is displaceably mounted on the fixed support structure by one or more bearings. The device is provided with adjustment elements for the displacement of the support structure parallel to the bearing surface, in addition to a drive for carrying out a rotation of the support structure about an axis that is perpendicular to the bearing surface. The bearing elements are configured in such a way that they can be displaced on the bearing surface in every direction parallel to the bearing surface and can carry out a rotation about an axis that is perpendicular to the bearing surface.
Abstract:
An anode target (22) is rotatably supported by a rotating mechanism (25) having a rotary body (23) and a stationary body (28). A fitted portion between the rotary body (23) and the stationary body (28) is formed of bearing areas (L1) to (L4) having dynamic pressure type sliding bearings and a non-bearing area (L5) having a clearance between the rotary body (23) and the stationary body (28) larger than that in the bearing areas (L1) to (L4). The rotary body facing the non-bearing area is positioned where a time for heat transfer from the anode target (22) is shorter than the rotary body facing the bearing areas. Thus, the characteristics of heat radiation from the anode target (22) can be improved, and a stable bearing operation can be maintained.
Abstract:
Light emitting elements are mounted on substrates to produce a plurality of light emitting element units and a plurality of cover members are manufactured. Each of the cover members includes phosphor particles and pigment particles. Wavelength and luminance of light emitted from the light emitting element of each of the light emitting element units is measured. The measured wavelengths and luminances of lights emitted from the light emitting elements are classified into ranks. The wavelengths of lights emitted from the phosphor particles are classified into ranks and the mixing ratios of pigments are classified. Ranks of the light emitting elements and ranks of the cover members are classified into groups in accordance with desired characteristic. A light emitting element and a cover member belonging to same group are mounted in a case.