JP7326598B2 - 超電導コイルの支持構造体 - Google Patents
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- コイル(10、50)の表面(14)に取り付けられ、前記コイルの半径方向外面を越えて軸方向に延在する可撓性装着バンド(12)を備える、超電導コイルの支持構造体、を備え
前記可撓性装着バンドが、複数の位置で支持構造体(22)に取り付けられており、
前記コイル(10、50)が、前記可撓性装着バンド(52)によって1つ又は複数の他のコイル(10、50)に取り付けられており、前記他のコイルが、前記可撓性装着バンド(52)のそれぞれに取り付けられ、
前記可撓性装着バンド(12)が、前記コイル(10、50)の半径方向外側表面全体にわたって延在する、
支持された超電導コイルのアセンブリ。 - 前記可撓性装着バンドのそれぞれが、前記コイルのそれぞれに半径方向外側表面の全体にわたって延在する、請求項1に記載の支持された超電導コイルのアセンブリ。
- 複数の孔(18)が前記可撓性装着バンド(12)を貫通して延在し、締結具(20)が前記複数の孔のそれぞれを貫通して前記支持構造体(22)にまで設けられている、請求項1又は2に記載の支持された超電導コイルのアセンブリ。
- 前記可撓性装着バンド(12)の一部の上に設けられ、前記孔(18)の軸方向の範囲と前記孔の周囲の領域とを覆うのに十分な補強バンド(24)をさらに備える、請求項3に記載の支持された超電導コイルのアセンブリ。
- 前記コイル(10)はシールドコイルであり、前記支持構造体(22)が主磁石構造体、極低温容器、又はOVC(外側真空チャンバ)に取り付けられている、請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の支持された超電導コイルのアセンブリ。
- 前記コイル(10)が主磁石コイルであり、前記支持構造体(22)が極低温容器又はOVCに取り付けられている、請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の支持された超電導コイルのアセンブリ。
- 前記可撓性装着バンド(12)が、軸方向には比較的剛性が高く、半径方向には比較的柔軟である、請求項1から6のいずれか1項に記載の支持された超電導コイルのアセンブリ。
- 前記孔が、前記可撓性装着バンド(12)の軸方向端部の近傍に設けられている、請求項3に記載の支持された超電導コイルのアセンブリ。
- 前記可撓性装着バンドが、連続的な機械的接続によって前記支持構造体(22)に取り付けられる、請求項1から8のいずれか1項に記載の支持された超電導コイルのアセンブリ。
- 前記他のコイルにおいて、前記可撓性装着バンド(52)が、関連する前記コイルの両方の軸方向の端部を越えて延在する、請求項1から9のいずれか1項に記載の支持された超電導コイルのアセンブリ。
- 複数の環状コネクタ(54)がコイル間に設けられ、前記可撓性装着バンド(52)のそれぞれが前記環状コネクタ(54)のそれぞれにその軸方向端部で接続される、請求項1から10のいずれか1項に記載の支持された超電導コイルのアセンブリ。
- 前記環状コネクタ(54)が、前記コイル(50)を含む磁石構造体をクライオスタット内に保持するための荷重支持体として使用される、請求項11に記載の支持された超電導コイルのアセンブリ。
- 2つ以上のコイル(50)が単一の共有可撓性装着バンド(52’)に取り付けられる、請求項1から12のいずれか1項に記載の支持された超電導コイルのアセンブリ。
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