Patent ID: 9305739
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: H01J

Claim Text:
1. An x-ray tube comprising: a frame forming a first portion of a vacuum enclosure; a rotating subsystem shaft positioned within the vacuum enclosure and having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the rotating subsystem shaft is attached to a first portion of the frame; a target positioned within the vacuum enclosure and attached to the rotating subsystem shaft between the first end and the second end, the target positioned to receive electrons from an electron source positioned within the vacuum enclosure; and a thermal compensator mechanically coupled to the second end of the rotating subsystem shaft and to a second portion of the frame, the thermal compensator forming a second portion of the vacuum enclosure; wherein the first and second portions of the vacuum enclosure formed by the frame and the thermal compensator, respectively, interact with one another to maintain a vacuum in the vacuum enclosure; and wherein the second portion of the frame is a rotor can, such that the thermal compensator is coupled to the rotor can.