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X-ray housing having integrated oil-to-air heat exchanger

US9717137B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Wayne R. Hansen · Centerville, US
Travis Lee Astle · Salt Lake City, US
Patrick Kevin Lewis · West Jordan, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 10, 2014
Grant date	Jul 25, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 18, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05G1/025
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An x-ray housing can include a tubular unitary body having an external fin array adjacent to an internal fin array through a heat exchanger portion of the unitary body, the internal fin array being on a luminal surface of a housing lumen of the unitary body. The external fin array can extend from a first end of the housing to a second end of the housing. The external fin array may be at a discrete and defined location, and extend around only a portion (e.g., 25%) of a circumference or external surface of the housing. The internal fin array can extends from the first end of the housing to an arced manifold recess at the second end of the housing, and be located in a finned recess that is adjacent to and dimensioned correspondingly with the external fin array.

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