GB854363A - Improvements in x-ray tubes with rotating anodes - Google Patents
Improvements in x-ray tubes with rotating anodesInfo
- Publication number
- GB854363A GB854363A GB5172/56A GB517256A GB854363A GB 854363 A GB854363 A GB 854363A GB 5172/56 A GB5172/56 A GB 5172/56A GB 517256 A GB517256 A GB 517256A GB 854363 A GB854363 A GB 854363A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- anode
- rotor
- water
- plate
- shaft
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J35/00—X-ray tubes
- H01J35/24—Tubes wherein the point of impact of the cathode ray on the anode or anticathode is movable relative to the surface thereof
- H01J35/26—Tubes wherein the point of impact of the cathode ray on the anode or anticathode is movable relative to the surface thereof by rotation of the anode or anticathode
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- X-Ray Techniques (AREA)
Abstract
854,363. X-ray tubes. NATIONAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Feb. 20, 1957 [Feb. 20, 1956(2); April 25, 1956 ; Dec. 21, 1956], Nos. 5172/56, 5173/56, 12761/56 and 38939/56. Class 39(1). In an X-ray tube in which a cathode and rotating anode are housed in a hollow column, the fluid-cooled anode rotates on an axis transverse to that of the column, and the wall of the column adjacent the cathode has a fluid-cooled lining, both fluid flow-paths being in parallel. As shown the envelope casing 1 is of rectangular section, and is exhausted from the lower end. Electrons from the cathode 15 impinge on the opposed surface of the anode drum 6, the X-rays issuing through four circumferentially spaced windows 20. Scattered electrons are absorbed by a hollow copper block 13, of double-shell construction so that it can be water-cooled, and which also acts as a focusing element. The water passing through the jacket 17 is drawn off in parallel from the water supply for the rotary anode. The block 13 and the whole anode assembly are mounted on a carrier plate 12, which is secured by bolts 36 and a tongue-and-groove joint 37, 38 to the main casing 1. Thus the block 13 and anode assembly can readily be removed bodily for servicing and cleaning, by detaching the plate 12 on which they are mounted, Fig. 1. A resilient member 35 recessed into the main casing forms a seal with the plate 12. The main casing carries the riser and return pipes 31, 32 for the cooling water. These pipes detachably connect into union blocks 29, 30 on plate 12 from which pipes 47, 48 convey the water to and from the anode rotor. The cup-shaped rotor 53, 54 is carried on a hollow shaft 48 integral with a driven pulley 9. Within the rotor is a cup-shaped baffle 51. The water enters through a tube 56 coaxially within shaft 48, circulates within the rotor over one side of the baffle and then over the other side, as shown by the arrows, and then returns through shaft 48 into a compartment 62 to which an outflow pipe is connected. The compartment 62 is sealed to a stepped return tube 63 which fits tightly into the shaft 48 by means of a synthetic resin bush 66. A hole 67 allows water to seep through to lubricate the bush. The shaft 48 fits into a sleeve 72 of high-grade hardened steel, which is very accurately lapped to an optical finish, and rotates in ball-bearings 10. Round the sleeve fits a pair of sealing rings 76, 77, preferably made of a synthetic rubber having low abrasive content and low coefficient of friction, such as hydrocarbon or chlorocarbon rubbers loaded with molybdenum disulphide, or fluorocarbon rubbers. The sealing rings are separated by a spacer 79, in which a gap 80 admits oil from a duct 81 leading to an oil reservoir 82. The anode is rotated by a pulley 9 over which passes a belt 7 from a motor. A spring-loaded carbon earthing brush 71 bears against pulley 9. Ion gauges 88, 89 are provided for measuring the vacuum, and may use the rotor itself as anode. In a modified construction, Figs. 10-12 (not shown), the main casing, instead of being rectangular, is of drum-like configuration, concentric with the rotor. The rotor and waterinjector assembly can be removed by detaching the plate 12. In this form the block 13 is not removed bodily with the plate 12, as in the firstdescribed construction. Provision may be made for coating the anode rotor with various metals in situ by evaporation techniques. Such metals are Mg, Al, Ti, Ge, V, Mn, Zn, Pb and Bi.
Priority Applications (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB5172/56A GB854363A (en) | 1956-02-20 | 1956-02-20 | Improvements in x-ray tubes with rotating anodes |
US640707A US2926269A (en) | 1956-02-20 | 1957-02-18 | Rotating anode x-ray tubes |
DEN13331A DE1102294B (en) | 1956-02-20 | 1957-02-20 | Open x-ray tubes for fine structure examinations |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB5172/56A GB854363A (en) | 1956-02-20 | 1956-02-20 | Improvements in x-ray tubes with rotating anodes |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB854363A true GB854363A (en) | 1960-11-16 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB5172/56A Expired GB854363A (en) | 1956-02-20 | 1956-02-20 | Improvements in x-ray tubes with rotating anodes |
Country Status (3)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US2926269A (en) |
DE (1) | DE1102294B (en) |
GB (1) | GB854363A (en) |
Families Citing this family (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3331978A (en) * | 1962-05-28 | 1967-07-18 | Varian Associates | Electron beam x-ray generator with movable, fluid-cooled target |
DE2711847C2 (en) * | 1977-03-18 | 1979-03-22 | Kernforschungsanlage Juelich Gmbh, 5170 Juelich | X-ray tube |
DE2711848C2 (en) * | 1977-03-18 | 1979-03-22 | Kernforschungsanlage Juelich Gmbh, 5170 Juelich | X-ray tube rotating anode |
US4674109A (en) * | 1984-09-29 | 1987-06-16 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Rotating anode x-ray tube device |
Family Cites Families (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US1725357A (en) * | 1926-12-22 | 1929-08-20 | Kleeman Richard Daniel | Ultraviolet-light therapeutic appliance |
US2209963A (en) * | 1938-06-18 | 1940-08-06 | California Inst Of Techn | X-ray generating device |
US2653260A (en) * | 1949-01-12 | 1953-09-22 | Horizons Inc | Demountable x-ray tube construction |
US2648025A (en) * | 1950-04-01 | 1953-08-04 | Machlett Lab Inc | Electron discharge device |
GB698817A (en) * | 1951-02-13 | 1953-10-21 | Newton Victor Ltd | Improvements relating to x-ray tube anode assemblies |
US2689918A (en) * | 1952-04-26 | 1954-09-21 | Well Surveys Inc | Static atmosphere ion accelerator for well logging |
US2802679A (en) * | 1953-06-30 | 1957-08-13 | Nat Lead Co | Mechanical seal for pumps |
US2831977A (en) * | 1954-03-11 | 1958-04-22 | California Inst Of Techn | Low angle x-ray diffraction |
US2795441A (en) * | 1954-06-29 | 1957-06-11 | Lynford W Gilbert | Low friction rotary omicron-ring seal |
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1956
- 1956-02-20 GB GB5172/56A patent/GB854363A/en not_active Expired
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1957
- 1957-02-18 US US640707A patent/US2926269A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1957-02-20 DE DEN13331A patent/DE1102294B/en active Pending
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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US2926269A (en) | 1960-02-23 |
DE1102294B (en) | 1961-03-16 |
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