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US 8,264,225 B2Granted
Mass damped bore tube for imaging apparatus
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorMarcel Jan Marie Kruip
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Abstract
A bore tube for use in an imaging apparatus has a first tube and a second tube. The first tube is a complete cylinder of electrically conductive material; and the second tube is segmented into separate elements, each separately attached to the first tube.
Claims22
A bore tube for use in an imaging apparatus, comprising:
- a first tube being a complete cylinder of electrically conductive material;
- and
- separate elements covering most of a cylindrical surface of the first tube, each
- separate element being attached to the first tube by a fastener located near a geometric center of the respective element.
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A method of constructing a bore tube for use in an imaging apparatus, comprising the steps of:
- providing a first tube being a complete cylinder of electrically conductive material;
- and
- providing separate elements and attaching each separate element to the first tube by a fastener located near a geometric center of the respective element so as to cover most of a cylindrical surface of the first tube.
A bore tube for use in an imaging apparatus, comprising:
- a first tube;
- and
- a second tube wherein
- the first tube is a complete cylinder of electrically conductive material, and
- the second tube is segmented into elements wherein the elements are attached together at adjacent edges or corners by spring elements, and each element is attached to the first tube.
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A method of constructing a bore tube for use in an imaging apparatus, comprising the steps of:
- providing a first tube being a complete cylinder of electrically conductive material;
- preparing a second tube segmented into elements by cutting the second tube to leave the elements of the second tube joined together at adjacent edges or corners by spring elements;
- and
- attaching each of the elements to the first tube.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.