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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2017
Varex Imaging Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
James E. Burke, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Marina Samuels, West Jordan, UT (US);
Santosh Ramachandran, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
V. Ward Coon, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Christopher J. Lewis, Kaysville, UT (US);
Christopher D. Ginzton, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Gregory C. Andrews, West Jordan, UT (US);
Patrick K. Lewis, West Jordan, UT (US);
Jacob Sullivan, Syracuse, UT (US);
VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
Technology is described for a magnetic lift device for an x-ray tube. In one example, an anode assembly includes an anode, a bearing assembly, a ferromagnetic shaft, and a lift electromagnet. The anode is configured to receive electrons emitted by a cathode. The bearing assembly is configured to stabilize the anode during a rotation of the anode. The ferromagnetic shaft is coupled to the anode and has an axis of rotation that is substantially collinear with an axis of rotation of the anode. The lift electromagnet is configured to apply a magnetic force to the ferromagnetic shaft in a radial direction.