Gantry cooling
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorRonald B. Sharpless
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Abstract
A medical imaging apparatus (100) includes a rotating gantry (302). The rotating gantry (302) includes a first side (108) and a second side (302, 304). The first and second side (108 and 302, 304) are spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal axis, thereby defining a plenum (116) therebetween. The first side (108) includes at least one material free region (110). At least one air mover (126), located in the plenum (116), that expels air in the plenum (116) through the at least one material free region (110).
Claims20
A medical imaging apparatus, comprising:
- a rotating gantry, including:
- a first side;
- and
- a second side, wherein the first and second side are spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal axis, thereby defining a plenum therebetween, and the first side includes at least one material free region;
- and
- at least one air mover located in the plenum, wherein the at least one air mover expels air in the plenum through the at least one material free region.
A medical imaging method, comprising:
- drawing air into a plenum of a rotating gantry of a medical imaging apparatus with an air mover located in the plenum;
- expelling the air in the plenum into multiple regions of the medical imaging apparatus with the air mover.
A rotating gantry of a medical imaging apparatus, comprising:
- a bearing;
- a rotor coupled to the bearing, wherein the bearing and rotor are spaced apart from each other by a non-zero distance, thereby defining a plenum therebetween;
- and
- an air mover located in the plenum, wherein the air mover draws air into the plenum and expels air out of the plenum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.