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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2012
Ian Strider Hunt, Sussex, WI (US);
Andrew Thomas Triscari, Hubertus, WI (US);
Ian Strider Hunt, Sussex, WI (US);
Andrew Thomas Triscari, Hubertus, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An x-ray tube includes a cathode adapted to emit electrons, a bearing assembly comprising a rotatable shaft having a rotor hub, a target assembly attached to the rotatable shaft and positioned to receive the emitted electrons in order to generate x-rays therefrom, a rotor attached to the rotor hub at an attachment face, wherein the attachment face comprises a first material compressed against a second material, and a first anti-wear coating attached to one of the first material and the second material and positioned between the first material and the second material.