公开(公告)号：US06192107B1

公开(公告)日：2001-02-20

申请号：US09275321

申请日：1999-03-24

申请人： Michael J. Price ,  Paul E. Neitzke ,  Mark E. Vermilyea ,  Douglas J. Snyder ,  Carey S. Rogers ,  Eti Ganin ,  Mark O. Derakhshan ,  Stephen S. Waite

发明人： Michael J. Price ,  Paul E. Neitzke ,  Mark E. Vermilyea ,  Douglas J. Snyder ,  Carey S. Rogers ,  Eti Ganin ,  Mark O. Derakhshan ,  Stephen S. Waite

IPC分类号： H01J3510

CPC分类号： H01J35/106 ,  H01J2235/1204 ,  H01J2235/1266 ,  H01J2235/1279

摘要： A system and method are proposed for cooling the anode of an X-ray tube. A bearing shaft associated with the anode has an associated single rotating seal there around, and contains a liquid metal. A primary liquid metal flow path is used to transfer heat from the anode, and a secondary liquid metal flow path is provided to seal the single rotating seal. Accordingly, the present invention provides an effective means for containing liquid metal in the bearing shaft of an anode assembly, and using the liquid metal to cool the anode of the X-ray tube.

摘要翻译： 提出了用于冷却X射线管的阳极的系统和方法。 与阳极相关联的轴承轴在其周围具有相关联的单个旋转密封，并且包含液态金属。 主要的液态金属流动路径用于从阳极传递热量，并且提供次级液态金属流动路径以密封​​单个旋转密封件。 因此，本发明提供了一种在阳极组件的轴承轴中容纳液态金属并使用液态金属冷却X射线管的阳极的有效手段。