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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Donald Robert Allen, Waukesha, WI (US);
Michael Hebert, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Ian Strider Hunt, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Kenwood Dayton, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Donald Robert Allen, Waukesha, WI (US);
Michael Hebert, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Ian Strider Hunt, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Kenwood Dayton, Milwaukee, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The embodiments disclosed herein relate to the thermal regulation of components within an X-ray tube, and more specifically to heat transfer between the anode and the rotary mechanism to which the anode is attached. For example, in one embodiment, an X-ray tube is provided. The X-ray tube generally includes a fixed shaft, a rotating bearing sleeve disposed about the fixed shaft and configured to rotate with respect to the fixed shaft via a rotary bearing, an electron beam target disposed about the bearing sleeve and configured to rotate with the bearing sleeve, and a thermally conductive, deformable metallic gasket disposed between the target and the bearing sleeve and configured to conduct heat between the target and the bearing sleeve in operation.