Patent ID: 9282622
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: H01J,H05G

Claim Text:
1. An x-ray source comprising: a. an x-ray tube and a power supply carried by and at least partially disposed in an electrically-conductive case; b. the x-ray tube including: c. the electrically-conductive case including a socket in an exterior thereof, the socket having a depth of at least 8 millimeters; d. the x-ray tube extending into the socket; e. an electrically-conductive cap: f. the anode of the x-ray tube attached to the cap and forming a thermally and electrically conductive path between the cap and the anode; g. the x-ray tube oriented to direct x-rays outward from the outer end opening; h. a portion of the x-ray tube extending through the hollow of the cap towards the inner end opening with a first annular gap separating a portion of the x-ray tube from a portion of the cap and providing electrical insulation between the portion of the cap and the portion of the x-ray tube; i. an annular, electrically-insulative, solid plug disposed in the first annular gap between the x-ray tube and the cap; j. material of the plug is an electrically-insulative material and extends around and provides electrical insulation between at least a portion of the power supply and the case; k. the electrically-insulative material has a thermal conductivity of greater than l. the electrically-insulative material is sealed to the case and the power supply and remains with the case and the power supply when the cap and the x-ray tube are removed from the case; m. an air-filled third annular gap between the plug and the x-ray tube with ribs on an interior surface of the plug facing the x-ray tube.