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X-ray tube noise and vibration reduction

US5425067A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 13, 1994
Grant dateJun 13, 1995
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2235/1093
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An X-ray tube construction of the rotating anode type for reducing acoustic noise and vibration by using granules which are placed loosely within an anode cavity formed between the outer surface of an anode shank and a wall of an anode sleeve in proximity to a bearing journaled to a rotor shaft for rotation of an anode structure.

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