Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Siemens Healthcare Gmbh

Thomas Luthardt

Helmut Repp

Walter Beyerlein

Stefan Waffler

Thomas Weidinger

Norbert Hoffmann

Florian Hofmann

Andreas Hader

Horst Friesner

Robert Heiter

Johannes Gareus

Ulf Lanz

Xiao Gao

Philipp Kutzer

Winrich Heidinger

Georg Weber

Tobias Grassl

Robert Graetz

Elke Jennewein-Wolters

Andreas Daenzer

Siegfried Meisel

Ottmar Forstel

Juergen Oelschlegel

Stefan Henke

Joachim Grund-Ruffani

Martin Schoen

Generator

A medical imaging device includes a stationary device part and a moveable device part moveably mounted for this purpose. A power source is arranged on the stationary device part. A number of main electrical consumers, a number of secondary electrical consumers, and an energy storage device are arranged on the moveable device part. A power transmission link, arranged between the stationary device part and the moveable device part, is designed to transmit power from the stationary device part to the moveable device part. On the stationary device part, an energy emitting component of the power transmission link is connected to the power source and on the moveable device part, an energy receiving component of the power transmission link is switchably connected to the main consumer and to the secondary consumer via switching device(s), and to the energy storage device. The energy storage device is switchably connected to the secondary consumer.

Medical imaging device including a power transmission link

An apparatus is configured for wireless transmission of data and electrical power between a fixed gantry part and a rotatable gantry part. The rotatable gantry part is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation of a computed tomography system. The apparatus includes a first support ring arranged on the rotatable gantry part, and a second support ring arranged on the fixed gantry part. The first support ring and the second support ring are rotationally symmetrical and L-shaped in cross-section.

Apparatus for wireless data and power transmission in a computed tomography system

The present embodiments include an arrangement for contactless transmission of electrical power between a fixed gantry section and a gantry section of a computed tomography system that is rotatable about an axis of rotation. The arrangement includes a first carrier ring in annular form arranged on the rotatable gantry section in an electrically conductive manner, and at least one first conductor element arranged in or on the first carrier ring, the at least one first conductor element being insulated from the first carrier ring and being for contactless receiving of the electrical power. The arrangement also includes at least one grounding slip ring arranged in or on the first carrier ring. The at least one grounding slip ring is connected to the first carrier ring in an electrically conductive manner.

Arrangement for contactless power transmission and grounding in a computed tomography system

The present embodiments relate to a device for establishing an electrical contact between two device elements moving relative to each other. The device includes a plurality of brushes that may be arranged on one of the device elements and establishes contact on the relative movement of the device elements along a slideway provided on the other device element. The brushes are arranged staggered one behind the other relative to a direction of movement determined by the relative movement. The brush arrangement according to the present embodiments is more robust than conventional arrangements with respect to wear and ageing.

Brush design for slip ring contacts

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Bamberg, Germany

Thomas Luthardt