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(11) | EP 1 111 968 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Housing for an x-ray emitting assembly and method of making the same |
| (57) The x-ray emitter assembly of the invention includes an x-ray tube assembly. The
emitter assembly further includes a first high voltage connector and a second high
voltage connector being operably connected to the x-ray tube assembly. The x-ray tube
assembly and the first and second high voltage connectors are selectively operable
to generate x-radiation. The emitter assembly further includes a supply of dielectric
oil surrounding the x-ray tube assembly. The emitter assembly further includes a housing
assembly containing the supply of dielectric oil and surrounding the x-ray tube assembly.
The housing assembly is electronically insulated from the first and second high voltage
connectors and the x-ray tube assembly and allows for the protrusion of the first
and second high voltage connectors. The housing assembly selectively permits emission
of x-radiation from the x-ray emitter assembly. The housing assembly includes an composite
inner wall. The composite inner wall includes one or more protection layers and a
sealing layer. The one or more protection layers has an internal surface and the sealing
layer comprises tin and has an external surface. The composite inner wall is integrally
formed by cold rolling the external surface of the sealing layer to the internal surface
of the one or more protection layers. |