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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
May. 11, 2007
Liangheng Qiu, Waukesha, WI (US);
Myles Standish Peterson, Ii, Delanson, NY (US);
Carey Shawn Rogers, Brookfield, WI (US);
Dalong Zhong, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Liangheng Qiu, Waukesha, WI (US);
Myles Standish Peterson, II, Delanson, NY (US);
Carey Shawn Rogers, Brookfield, WI (US);
Dalong Zhong, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A bearing assembly mounted in an x-ray tube includes a bearing race and a plurality of bearing balls positioned adjacent to the bearing race. The plurality of bearing balls are positioned within a bearing cage. The bearing cage is configured to evenly space the bearing balls within the bearing cage and prevent contact between adjacent bearing balls, thereby eliminating the problems of skidding wear and dynamic impact load between adjacent bearing balls in the bearing assembly.