# US 12,183,508 B2 · Support structure for superconducting coil > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,183,508 B2 - Document ID: US12183508B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/763,707 - Filed: 2020-07-16 - Published: 2022-12-22 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2019-09-26 - Assignees: Siemens Healthcare GmbH - Applicants: Siemens Healthcare Limited - Inventors: Simon James Calvert - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12183508B2 ## CPC - H01F 6/06: Coils, e.g. winding, insulating, terminating or casing arrangements therefor - G01R 33/3802: {Manufacture or installation of magnet assemblies; Additional hardware for transportation or installation of the magnet assembly or for providing mechanical support to components of the magnet assembly} - G01R 33/3815: with superconducting coils, e.g. power supply therefor - G01R 33/421: of main or gradient magnetic field - H01F 6/065: {Feed-through bushings, terminals and joints (leading of conductors or axles through casings of transformers H01F27/04)} - H01F: MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES - G01R: MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES (indicating correct tuning of resonant circuits H03J3/12) ## Abstract An assembly of supported superconducting coils may include support structure including a flexible mounting band attached to a surface of a coil and which extends axially beyond the radially outer surface of the coil. The flexible mounting band may be attached to a support structure at multiple locations. The coil may be attached to one or more other coils by the flexible mounting band. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An assembly of supported superconducting coils, comprising: a support structure for a superconducting coil, comprising a flexible mounting band attached to a radially outer surface of a coil and which extends axially beyond the radially outer surface of the coil, the flexible mounting band being attached to the support structure at multiple locations, wherein the coil is attached to one or more other coils by the flexible mounting band, the one or more other coils being attached to respective flexible mounting bands. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The assembly of supported superconducting coils, according to claim 1, wherein each of the flexible mounting bands extends over the whole radially outer surface of the respective coil. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The assembly of supported superconducting coils, according to claim 1, wherein one or more holes extend through the flexible mounting band, and a fastener is provided through each of the one or more holes to the support structure. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The assembly of supported superconducting coils, according to claim 3, further comprising a reinforcement band provided over a part of the flexible mounting band, the reinforcement band being configured to cover the axial extent of the one or more holes and a region around the one or more holes. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The assembly of supported superconducting coils, according to claim 1, wherein the coil is a shield coil and the support structure is mounted to: a main magnet structure, a cryogen vessel, or an Outer Vacuum Chamber (OVC). ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The assembly of supported superconducting coils, according to claim 1, wherein the coil is a main magnet coil and the support structure is mounted to a cryogen vessel or an Outer Vacuum Chamber (OVC). ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The assembly of supported superconducting coils, according to claim 1, wherein the flexible mounting band is stiff in the axial direction while being compliant in the radial direction. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The assembly of supported superconducting coils, according to claim 3, wherein the one or more holes are provided near an axial end of the flexible mounting band. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The assembly of supported superconducting coils, according to claim 1, wherein the flexible mounting band is attached to a support structure by a continuous mechanical connection. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The assembly of supported superconducting coils, according to claim 1, wherein for the one or more other coils, the flexible mounting band is configured to extend beyond both radial extremities of the associated coil. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The assembly of supported superconducting coils, according to claim 1, further comprising annular connectors between the coil and the one or more other coils, wherein respective flexible mounting bands are connected to respective annular connectors at their axial extremities. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The assembly of supported superconducting coils, according to claim 11, wherein the annular connectors are configured as loadbearing supports to retain a magnet structure comprising the coil and the one or more other coils within a cryostat. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The assembly of supported superconducting coils, according to claim 1, wherein two or more coils are attached to a single shared flexible mounting band. ### Claim 14 (depends on 2) The assembly of supported superconducting coils, according to claim 2, wherein one or more holes extend through the flexible mounting band, and a fastener is provided through each of the one or more holes to the support structure. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The assembly of supported superconducting coils, according to claim 14, further comprising a reinforcement band provided over a part of the flexible mounting band, the reinforcement band being configured to cover the axial extent of the one or more holes and a region around the one or more holes. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The assembly of supported superconducting coils, according to claim 14, wherein the one or more holes are provided near an axial end of the flexible mounting band.