Rotary bearing assembly for CT scanner gantry
First Claim
1. A gantry of a CT scanner comprising:
- a) an annular outer support having a radially inwardly facing, continuous circumferencial bearing chamber;
b) an annular drum concentrically positioned within the outer support and having a continuous circumferential bearing lip radially extending into the bearing chamber of the outer support to define two circumferential bearing runs within the bearing chamber;
c) an annular disk extending radially inwardly from an inner circumferential surface of the drum, the disk adapted to receive and support computed tomography components; and
d) roller bearings contained in the bearing runs rotatably supporting the drum within the outer support, such that the drum and the disk are rotatable about a rotation axis of the drum.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a gantry of a CT scanner. The gantry includes an annular outer support having a radially inwardly facing, continuous circumferencial bearing chamber, an annular drum concentrically positioned within the outer support and having a continuous circumferential bearing lip radially extending into the bearing chamber of the outer support to define two circumferential bearing runs within the bearing chamber, and an annular disk extending radially inwardly from an inner circumferential surface of the drum. The disk is adapted to receive and support computed tomography components. The gantry also includes roller bearings in the bearing runs rotatably supporting the drum within the outer support, such that the drum and the disk are rotatable about a rotation axis of the drum.
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20 Claims
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1. A gantry of a CT scanner comprising:
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a) an annular outer support having a radially inwardly facing, continuous circumferencial bearing chamber;
b) an annular drum concentrically positioned within the outer support and having a continuous circumferential bearing lip radially extending into the bearing chamber of the outer support to define two circumferential bearing runs within the bearing chamber;
c) an annular disk extending radially inwardly from an inner circumferential surface of the drum, the disk adapted to receive and support computed tomography components; and
d) roller bearings contained in the bearing runs rotatably supporting the drum within the outer support, such that the drum and the disk are rotatable about a rotation axis of the drum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
a motor having a sheaved drive pulley; and
a belt mounted between the sheaved drive pulley and the sheaved portion of the drum.
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15. A gantry according to claim 1, further including diametrically opposed mounts extending radially outwardly from the outer support for mounting the gantry on a stand, the mounts aligned with the disk.
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16. A CT scanner including a gantry according to claim 1, and further comprising:
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a stand supporting the gantry; and
x-ray tomography components operatively mounted on the annular disk of the gantry for rotation therewith about the rotation axis.
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17. A gantry according to claim 1, wherein the disk is adapted to receive x-ray tomography components on both sides of the disk.
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18. A gantry according to claim 1, wherein the disk is adapted to allow at least some of x-ray tomography components to extend through the disk.
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19. A gantry according to claim 1, wherein the disk is adapted to so that components fixedly mounted on the disk will be substantially balanced for rotation with the disk about the rotation axis.
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20. A gantry according to claim 1, wherein the disk, the drum and the outer support are formed of the same light-weight, rigid metal.
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