IP Library Granted Patent US 9,029,796
Granted Patent B2
US 9,029,796 · App. 14/047,258 · Granted May 12, 2015

Drift tube manufacturing method and drift tube

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Patent No.
US 9,029,796
App. No.
14/047,258
Granted
May 12, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A drift tube manufacturing method and a drift tube which can reduce cost while securing an adequate level of particle beam focusing performance. The method includes: a magnet housing stage of housing a predetermined number of permanent magnets in a housing, which has a through-hole at a center part and an annular magnet housing space on an outer circumferential side of the through-hole; a welding stage of setting a lid for covering the opening part on the opening part; and welding the lid and the housing by laser beam welding. At least a surface of the housing and a surface of the lid are formed of copper.

Claims (16)

1. A manufacturing method of a drift tube installed in a drift-tube-type accelerator, the method comprising:

a stage of housing a predetermined number of permanent magnets in a magnet case;

a magnet housing stage of fitting the magnet case with the predetermined number of permanent magnets in a housing,

the housing having a through-hole at a center part and an annular magnet housing space on an outer circumferential side of the through-hole,

wherein the magnet case is fitting in the housing from an opening part of the annular magnet housing space into the magnet housing space; and

a welding stage of setting a lid for covering the opening part on the opening part, and welding the lid and the housing by laser beam welding,

wherein at least a surface of the housing and a surface of the lid are formed of copper.

2. The manufacturing method of a drift tube according to claim 1 , wherein

the housing includes the opening part at one end side of the through-hole, and

in the welding stage, at least an inner circumferential portion of the lid and a portion around the through-hole of the housing are welded by laser beam welding.

3. A drift tube installed in a drift-tube-type accelerator, the drift tube comprising:

a housing which has a through-hole at a center part, the housing being formed with an annular magnet housing space that has an opening part on one end side of the through-hole, the annular magnet housing space being located on an outer circumferential side of the through-hole;

a magnet case disposed in the annular magnet housing space;

a predetermined number of permanent magnets housed in the magnet case; and

a lid covering the opening part and welded to the housing,

wherein at least a surface of the housing and a surface of the lid are formed of copper, and the magnet case is fitted from the opening part into the magnet housing space.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Apr 11, 2018
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MECHATRONICS SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MECHATRONICS SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045889/0556 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 11, 2018
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MECHATRONICS SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045889/0681 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2016
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MECHATRONICS SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 040663/0452 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2013
From: OKIHIRA, KAZUNORI; HIGA, KYUSAKU; INOUE, FUMIAKI
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 031356/0388 →