Patent ID: 6097789
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: H01J,H01R

Abstract:
An x-ray tube comprising:a vacuum housing;an anode and a cathode disposed in said vacuum housing;means for rotating said anode in said vacuum housing, including a shaft connected to said anode and having an axis of rotation, said shaft having a channel extending in said shaft only along said axis of rotation;a high-voltage terminal accessible at an exterior of said vacuum housing for supplying voltage for operating said x-ray tube; anda high-voltage plug, mating with said high-voltage terminal, said high-voltage plug having a channel extending therethrough and communicating with said channel in said shaft, said channel in said high-voltage plug proceeding only along said axis of rotation; andmeans for introducing a coolant through said channel in said high-voltage plug and said channel in said shaft, said coolant flowing in the respective channels in said high-voltage plug and in said shaft unidirectionally along said axis of rotation.