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Cathode housing suspension of an electron beam device

US9142377B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 27, 2012
Grant dateSep 22, 2015
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Expiry dateJun 27, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J33/02
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cathode-housing suspension of an electron beam device having a tubular body of elongate shape with an exit window extending in the longitudinal direction and a connector end in one end of the tubular body is disclosed. The electron beam device further comprises a cathode housing having an elongate shape and comprising a free end and an attachment end remote to the free end, and the attachment end comprises an outwardly extending flange provided with threaded openings for set screws and non-threaded openings for attachment bolts, for attaching the attachment end to a corresponding socket of the tubular body, wherein a mechanism configured to bias the attachment end away from the socket are arranged in the tubular body.

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