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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2004
Liqin Wang, Brookfield, WI (US);
Gregory A. Steinlage, Milwaukee, WI (US);
David E. Dean, Hartland, WI (US);
Thomas D. Schaefer, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Liqin Wang, Brookfield, WI (US);
Gregory A. Steinlage, Milwaukee, WI (US);
David E. Dean, Hartland, WI (US);
Thomas D. Schaefer, Milwaukee, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An anode assembly () includes a thermally conductive bearing encasement () covering a portion of a bearing (). An anode () rotates on the bearing () and has a target () with an associated focal spot (). The thermally conductive bearing encasement () is configured and expansion limited to prevent displacement of the focal spot () of greater than a predetermined displacement during operation of the anode ().