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US 6,307,916 B1Granted
Heat pipe assisted cooling of rotating anode x-ray tubes
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsCarey S. Rogers, Douglas J. Snyder, Michael J. Price
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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsCarey S. Rogers, Douglas J. Snyder, Michael J. Price
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An x-ray tube for emitting x-rays which includes an anode assembly and a cathode assembly is disclosed herein. The x-ray tube includes a vacuum vessel, an anode assembly disposed in the vacuum vessel and including a target, a cathode assembly disposed in the vacuum vessel at a distance from the anode assembly, and a heat pipe is supported relative to the anode assembly. The cathode assembly is configured to emit electrons which hit the target of the anode assembly and produce x-rays. The heat pipe transfers thermal energy away from the target through the vacuum vessel. The heat pipe provides for greater thermal transfer down the bearing shaft of the anode assembly, thereby providing greater cooling of the anode assembly.
An x-ray tube for emitting x-rays which includes an anode assembly and a cathode assembly, the x-ray tube comprising:
An x-ray tube for emitting x-rays having improved heat dissipation, the x-ray tube comprising:
A method for dissipating heat from an anode including an electron target in an x-ray tube during operation of the x-ray tube, the method comprising:
A method of assembling an x-ray tube having a vacuum vessel;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.