Non-rusting and non-particulating imaging X-ray tube rotor assembly
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsGregory A. Steinlage, Alexander M. Blok, Mohamed Osama
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Abstract
An rotor assembly (30) for an imaging X-ray tube (32) is provided. The imaging X-ray tube rotor assembly (30) includes at least partially a magnetic non-corrosive material. A method of producing the imaging tube X-ray rotor assembly (30) is also provided including forming a rotor core (52) at least partially from a magnetic non-corrosive material.
Claims24
An imaging X-ray tube rotor assembly for an imaging tube comprising:
- a shaft;
- an x-ray tube rotor core produced at least partially of a non-corrosive material and integrally formed as a single component with said shaft comprising;
- at least one slot;
- and
- at least one bar;
- and
- a non-sprayed-on non-corrosive sleeve directly coupled to, at least partially covering, and rotational with said rotor core.
An imaging X-ray tube rotor assembly for an imaging tube comprising;
- a rotor core comprising;
- at least one slot;
- and
- at least one bar;
- a non-sprayed-on non-corrosive sleeve coupled to and at least partially covering said rotor core;
- and
- a sheet coupled to said rotor core and produced at least partially from a non-magnetic highly conductive material.
An imaging. X-ray tube rotor assembly comprising:
- an x-ray tube rotor core produced at least partially from stainless steel and comprising:
- a plurality of slots integrally formed with said rotor core;
- and
- a plurality of bars produced at least partially from a non-magnetic highly conductive material and coupled to said plurality of slots;
- and a non-sprayed-on sleeve in contact with, coupled over, and rotational wit said rotor core.
A method of producing an imaging X-ray tube rotor assembly comprising:
- forming a rotor core at least partially from a non-corrosive material having at least one slot, wherein said rotor core and said at least one slot are integrally formed as a single component;
- and
- forming a sleeve produced at least partially from a non-magnetic, non-sprayed-on, and non-corrosive material directly over and in contact with said rotor core.
A method of producing an imaging X-ray tube rotor assembly comprising:
- forming a rotor core at least partially from a magnetic non-corrosive iron based material;
- forming a sleeve produced at least partially from a non-magnetic, non-sprayed-on, and non-corrosive material directly over and in contact with said rotor core;
- and
- forming a sheet over said rotor core and at least partially from a non-magnetic highly conductive material.
A method of producing an imaging X-ray tube rotor assembly comprising:
- forming a rotor core;
- forming a sleeve over and in contact with said rotor core from at least partially a non-sprayed on non-corrosive material;
- and
- inducing oxidation of an exterior surface of said sleeve through applied heat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.