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EP 0185598 B1 19890104 - ROTARY ANODE FOR AN X-RAY TUBE

Title (en)

ROTARY ANODE FOR AN X-RAY TUBE

Publication

EP 0185598 B1 19890104 (FR)

Application

EP 85420225 A 19851210

Priority

FR 8419398 A 19841213

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0185598A1] 1. A rotary anode for an X-ray tube which is formed by a base body of which at least a part of the surface referred to as the "active" surface is covered by a layer of an emissive material, characterised in that the base body is made of aluminium nitride.

IPC 1-7

H01J 35/10

IPC 8 full level

G21K 5/08 (2006.01); G21C 1/00 (2006.01); H01J 35/08 (2006.01); H01J 35/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01J 35/108 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE DE GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0185598 A1 19860625; EP 0185598 B1 19890104; AT E39784 T1 19890115; DE 3567318 D1 19890209; FR 2574988 A1 19860620; FR 2574988 B1 19880429; JP H023263 B2 19900123; JP S61143929 A 19860701; SU 1479013 A3 19890507

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 85420225 A 19851210; AT 85420225 T 19851210; DE 3567318 T 19851210; FR 8419398 A 19841213; JP 27884685 A 19851211; SU 3985468 A 19851211