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Rotating anode for X-ray tube

US4991194A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 29, 1988
Grant dateFeb 5, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 29, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2235/084
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a rotating anode for an X-ray tube, which avoids the anarchical generation of cracks in a target carried by the anode. For this purpose, at least a part of a target area is carved by a plurality of radial slots arranged symmetrically with respect to an axis of symmetry of the anode. The depth of the slots is less than the thickness of the target.

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