CT apparatus with cooling system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9724060-B2
Application number	US-201514666419-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 24, 2015
Priority date	Mar 27, 2014
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

A CT system is disclosed for generating tomographic recordings of an examination object. In an embodiment, the CT system includes at least a gantry with a rotatable support for receiving components of the CT system, and a cooling system for cooling the components secured to the gantry with at least one air duct. In at least one embodiment, an incoming-air duct of the cooling system is divided into at least two segments to ensure uniform pressure distribution in the incoming-air duct.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A CT system for generating tomographic recordings of an examination object, comprising:
a gantry, including a rotatable support, on which components of the CT system are arranged; and
a cooling system for cooling the components arranged on the gantry with at least one incoming air duct being divided into at least two segments separated from each other by an air-impermeable partition to ensure a uniform pressure distribution in the at least one incoming-air duct.

2. The CT system of claim 1 , wherein the at least two segments are each individually supplied with air.

3. The CT system of claim 1 , wherein the at least two segments each include at least one respective inlet opening.

4. The CT system of claim 1 , wherein the at least two segments are arranged at least in part concentrically to each other.

5. The CT system of claim 3 , wherein pressure in the at least two segments are respectively adjustable by way of a size of the at least one inlet opening.

6. The CT system of claim 1 , wherein partitions are arranged between the at least two segments.

7. The CT system of claim 1 , wherein the at least two segments are connected to a waste-air duct by the components to be cooled.

8. The CT system of claim 1 , wherein the cooling system includes an air cooling system.

9. The CT system of claim 1 , wherein the cooling system includes a fluid cooling system.

10. The CT system of claim 4 , wherein pressure in the at least two segments are respectively adjustable by way of a size of the at least one inlet opening.

11. The CT system of claim 2 , wherein the at least two segments are arranged at least in part concentrically to each other.

12. The CT system of claim 2 , wherein partitions are arranged between the at least two segments.

13. The CT system of claim 2 , wherein the at least two segments are connected to a waste-air duct by the components to be cooled.

14. The CT system of claim 2 , wherein the cooling system includes an air cooling system.

15. The CT system of claim 2 , wherein the cooling system includes a fluid cooling system.

16. The CT system of claim 1 , wherein the at least two segments are separated from each other by the air-impermeable partitions throughout the at least two segments.

Assignees

• Siemens Ag

Inventors

• Kühn Ulrich
• Willming Christian

Classifications

• H10W40/43

  by flowing gases, e.g. forced air cooling · CPC title

• H05G1/025

  Means for cooling the X-ray tube or the generator · CPC title

• A61B2560/04

  Constructional details of apparatus · CPC title

• F28F9/026

  with static flow control means, e.g. with means for uniformly distributing heat exchange media into conduits · CPC title

• A61B6/035

  Mechanical aspects of CT · CPC title