Patent ID: 6362415
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: F28D,H01J,H01R

Abstract:
Apparatus for connecting an HV electric cable to an X-ray tube, said cable being provided with one or more conductors and said apparatus comprising;a housing disposed for attachment to said X-ray tube; a quantity of selected electric insulating material contained within said housing and defining a boundary between regions within said tube and said housing, respectively, said insulating material being traversed by a portion of said HV cable; an elongated heat transfer device positioned in said insulating material to extend along at least part of said traversing portion of said cable; a quantity of selected working fluid sealably contained in said heat transfer device, said working fluid disposed for bi-directional movement along said device to transfer heat from a first location within said insulating material to a second location therein which is closer to said housing; and said heat transfer device having a first end located proximate to said boundary, said first end being sealed to prevent said working fluid from passing through said first end.