Counterweighted X-ray tube
US4365343A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 4, 1980 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/447
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
X-ray apparatus comprises a U-shaped support having two hollow, horizontal arms. On the end of one arm is mounted an X-ray tube and on the other an X-radiation receptor both guided for movement on a radiation axis. A counterweight within one hollow, horizontal arm is guided for movement parallel to the X-ray tube, transversely of the arm. To counterbalance the X-ray tube a lever attached to the tube has sliding pivots at a fulcrum and the counterweight allowing the lever arm to change its length without changing the leverage ratio.
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