Abstract: A flat resolver, which has a magnetic path forming a magnetic flux effectively linking to a secondary winding and a detection winding and has a uniform gap between a stator portion and a movable portion so that a resolver signal can be output with high precision, is provided. The flat resolver includes: plate portions of a stator core and a movable core, which are made of a magnetic material and are disposed in parallel with each other; a plurality of magnetic pole portions protruding from opposed surfaces of the plate portions; coil arranged-wiring substrates disposed around each of the magnetic pole portions; transformer winding cores disposed on the plate portions; and transformer winding arranged-wiring substrates disposed on the transformer winding cores.

Abstract: A transformer has a bar-shaped ferrite core, an inner winding wound directly around the ferrite core, an outer winding wound over the inner winding, and a dielectric shield surrounding the outer winding. The outer winding has its circumference covered by a dielectric sheath, and has an intermediate winding portion between its winding start end and its winding stop end. The dielectric sheath in the intermediate winding portion is spaced from each other along the axis of the ferrite core to leave thereat a gap which is filled with a molding material. By provision of the gap between the dielectric sheath of the outer winding, the molding material forming the dielectric shield can be easy to flow in between the dielectric sheath of the outer winding and the inner winding, avoiding the void from appearing between the inner and outer windings for attaining stable electrical characteristic.

Abstract: A rotary non-contact connector and a non-rotary non-contact connector enable data transmission in a non-contact mode by radio transmitters-receivers by combining rotary transformers or stationary transformers and radio transmitters-receivers, and providing power systems with buffer functions by a storage means to receive supplied electric power. Each of the rotary non-contact connector and the non-rotary non-contact connector has first and second radio transmitters-receivers provided between a rotor and an annular stator of a rotary transformer and between first and second stationary members of a stationary transformer to permit two-way radio data communication in a non-contact mode. Furthermore, storage means are provided to implement a buffering function for a power system.

Abstract: An inner core 62 and a resolver rotor 63 are secured to a rotary shaft 68 so that they are coaxial. A spacer 2, is provided between the inner core 62 and the resolver rotor 63. The spacer 2 and the inner core 62 are formed as a unit with separation, or space, between the spacer 2 and flange 41 of the inner core 62. The thickness of flange 41 is greater than the corresponding width of the corresponding part of the outer core, on which a rotary transformer input winding is wound. The resolver rotor 63 is a separate unit from the spacer 2 and the inner core 62, which facilitates automatic winding of the rotor. Grooves 3, 42 are formed in the spacer 2 and the flange 41 to accommodate a crossover wire 60.

Abstract: A dual shaft and rotating machine coupling has a first rotatable shaft, a second rotatable shaft and a rotating machine rotor coupling. The first rotatable shaft has a first shaft connecting flange radially extending outwardly therefrom. The second rotatable shaft is axially aligned with the first rotatable shaft and has a second shaft connecting flange radially extending outwardly therefrom. The second shaft connecting flange is spaced from the first shaft connecting flange. The rotating machine rotor coupling has a rotor spider and a rotor connecting flange radially extending inwardly from the spider securely sandwiched between and in abutting relation with the first and second shaft connecting flanges.

Abstract: An alternating current generator, comprising: a disc shaped rotor and first and second ring shaped stationary cores, coaxially located with the rotor, the rotor further comprising a non-magnetic disc attached to a shaft, with a plurality of low permeability magnetic blocks fastened to the rim of the disc; the first stationary core being an electromagnet shaped so as to present magnetic poles to the rotor blocks; and, the second stationary core being an armature, further comprising: a low permeability magnetic core wound with a conductive coil, shaped so as to present poles which can be magnetically polarized to the rotor blocks.

Abstract: A rotary contactless connector and a non-rotary contactless connector enable data transmission in a contactless mode by optical elements by combining a rotary transformer or a stationary transformer and a means for coupling the optical elements, and providing a power system with or without a buffer feature by a storage means to receive supplied electric power. The rotary contactless connector has a rotary transformer (1), a light emitting element (8) or a light receiving element provided in the rotor (3), and a stationary light emitting element or light receiving element (11). Data is transmitted between the light emitting element (8) and the light receiving element (11) while supplying electric power to the rotor (3) through the intermediary of the rotary transformer (1).

Abstract: An isolation transformer is provided having primary and secondary cores (2, 4) and primary and secondary coils (3, 5) with the primary coil and the secondary coil being disposed with a gap G provided therebetween. Each of the primary coil and the secondary coil is formed of a wire having at least two substantially parallel long sides, and a length of the two long sides in each of the wires is set to be longer than a distance between the two long sides in each of the wires. Each of the wires is wound to have a plurality of turns in a manner such that an outer one of the two long sides of each inner one of the turns is adjacent to an inner one of the two long sides of each respective adjacent outer one of the turns.

Abstract: A non-contact electric power transmission apparatus including a primary unit and a secondary unit. The primary unit includes a primary core and a power primary winding. A signal secondary winding is wound around the primary core and provided to be apart from the power primary winding to form a primary gap between the power primary winding and the signal secondary winding. The secondary unit includes a secondary core and a power secondary winding. A signal primary winding is wound around the secondary core and provided to be apart from the power secondary winding to form a secondary gap between the power secondary winding and the signal primary winding.

Abstract: A brushless exciter comprising a shaft adapted to rotate about a first axis; a cylindrical ferrite core mounted upon the shaft; and a ferrite casing surrounding the ferrite core, having a cylindrical inner surface coaxial with the first axis, and adapted to remain stationary. A first transformer winding comprises a first conductor wound circumferentially about the ferrite core co-axial with the first axis. A second transformer winding comprises a second conductor mounted on the ferrite casing inner surface concentric with the first transformer winding. The second winding has a diameter larger than the diameter of the first winding by an amount just sufficient for the first transformer winding to rotate without contacting the second transformer winding. The ferrite core and the ferrite casing form a substantially complete enclosure for the first transformer winding and the second transformer winding.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a non-contact transformer which simplifies attachment work, causes no sound of rubbing between wires or resistance during steering wheel manipulation, increases the transmission efficiency, and can be manufactured easily by virtue of a minimized warp occurring during manufacture of a core. A non-contact transformer is provided that includes two disc-shaped magnetic cores (19) each having at least one concentric and radial groove (21), and a magnetic sleeve (25) having a cylindrical shape or a pot shape having an opening at the center of the bottom surface. The two magnetic cores are opposed to each other with a predetermined distance left therebetween in a space enclosed by the magnetic sleeve. A wining (23) of wire is accommodated in the at least one concentric groove. Each of the magnetic cores is a combination of a plurality of fan-shaped partial cores (27) to be formed in a disc shape.

Abstract: A rotary transformer having a stator and rotor each formed by winding a coil on a non-magnetic bobbin and overmolding the bobbin and coil with magnetically permeable particulate material dispersed in a non-magnetic medium preferably selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic, thermosetting plastic and thermoplastic elastomer.

Abstract: The arrangement includes a transformer whose primary winding and secondary winding are in separate pot cores which can rotate in opposite directions about the axis of rotation of the steering wheel. To prevent these transformers from transferring energy to the squib which could deploy the air bag when a short-circuit to lines carrying on-board voltage occurs on its primary side, only one of the two pot cores is designed as a closed ring and the other pot core is made of one or more ring segments.

Abstract: A rotatable connector with a turning angle detecting function wherein two concentric housing grooves are formed on the opposite surfaces of a stator core and a rotor core which face each other across an air gap; the coils being housing in the housing grooves; there are formed projection-depression portions which have projections and depressions alternately formed continuously at a specific pitch along the circumferential direction on both sides of outer coil pair; and a signal is transmitted from the stationary side to the movable side via the inner coils of the stator core and the rotor core, to thereby generate an angle signal by utilizing a change in magnetic resistance between the projection-depression portions in synchronization with the rotation of the rotor core.

Abstract: A brushless resolver comprising a housing, a rotor rotatably mounted in the housing, a rotary transformer comprising a primary winding carried by the housing and secondary winding on the rotor and operatively associated with the primary winding, a resolver comprising a stator winding carried by the housing and a rotor winding on the rotor and operatively associated with the stator winding, characterized by an electromagnetic flux absorber in the housing between the rotary transformer and the resolver for absorbing leakage electromagnetic flux from the rotary transformer so as to reduce any deviation between the indicated electrical position of the rotor and the actual mechanical position of the rotor during each revolution of the rotor. The flux absorber comprises a copper ring between the rotary transformer primary winding and the resolver stator winding so that the leakage flux creates eddy currents in the ring thereby absorbing or reducing the leakage flux.

Abstract: A noncontacting power transfer apparatus, a noncontacting signal transfer apparatus(to be referred to below as a power coupler and a signal coupler, respectively), and a separate machine apparatus that uses these couplers are disclosed. The power coupler is composed of a primary side and a secondary side that are fixed to a static unit and rotatable unit of the machine apparatus, respectively, such that its output does not vary with arbitrary rotation by the rotatable unit. The signal coupler is composed of receiving side portion having a electric-to-light conversion device that converts an electric signal to an optical signal of rotational symmetry relative to the axis of rotation of the rotatable unit and a photoelectric conversion device that converts an optical signal to an electric signal. Accordingly, the rotatable unit can be supplied with power from the static unit even while rotating, and moreover, can communicate with the static unit.

Abstract: A contactless magnetic slip ring is disclosed having a primary coil and a secondary coil. The primary and secondary coils are preferably magnetically coupled together, in a highly reliable efficient manner, by a magnetic layered core. One of the secondary and primary coils is rotatable and the contactless magnetic slip ring provides a substantially constant output.

Abstract: A method for the manufacture of a rotary transformer in accordance with the present invention comprises the steps of forming two cylindrical stator ferrite blocks with the same inner diameter but different outer diameters and two cylindrical rotor ferrite blocks with different inner diameters but the same outer diameter; smoothly grinding the inner and outer surfaces of the above cylindrical rotor and stator ferrite blocks and cutting them into a plurality of rotor and stator rings, respectively; applying a bonding agent to the top and the bottom surfaces of the rotor and stator rings and layering them in order to thereby form a plurality of rotor channel grooves and stator channel grooves; inserting a catalyst between the layers that form the stator and rotor channel grooves; heating and pressing together the layered rotor and stator rings in a furnace; and, after heating and pressing, threading the coils into the channel grooves and combining the rotor and stator transformers to thereby complete the rotary

Abstract: A rotary transformer includes a rotor core formed by stacking channel parts to form a required number of channels. Each channel part is formed by stacking two kinds of annular magnetic rings so that two rings having the same outside and inside diameters are placed at both sides of a ring having the same inside diameter as the two rings but a greater outside diameter than the two rings. A stator core is also formed by stacking channel parts to form the required number of channels. The channel part is formed by stacking two kinds of annular magnetic rings so that two rings having the same outside and inside diameters are placed on both sides of a ring having the same inside diameter with the two rings but smaller outside diameter than the two rings. A thin layer of glass can be used to bond the rings of the stator or rotor together.

Abstract: A rotary transformer for aircraft deicing apparatus, the transformer including a primary winding adjacent a laminated primary core, and a secondary winding adjacent a laminated secondary core; at least one of the cores being rotatable with respect to the other core.

Abstract: An electric machine according to various aspects of the invention includes a transformer having a rotating component for transmitting power from a stationary portion of the machine to a rotating portion of the machine, or vice versa. Both the rotating component and a stationary component of the transformer includes a winding, wherein the windings are disposed to be magnetically coupled. Current provided to the winding of the stationary component generates a magnetic field, which induces current in the winding of the rotating component.

Abstract: A composite coil member for use in a rotary transformer is disclosed which is easily assembled and easily fitted in a transformer core of the rotary transformer. A plurality of coaxial conductive coils 4 are formed photolithographically on a plurality of coaxial portions of a flexible insulating member prepared by photolithography and the respective coaxial portions of the flexible insulating member are supported at at least three points on each coaxial portion by radially extending connecting portions 8 of the flexible insulating member.

Abstract: A transformer or inductor is made by wrapping a magnetic core material about a toroid-like structure made up of one or more electrical windings. A ferroresonant transformer may be constructed by including a slotted washer between primary and secondary windings. By shorting one of the windings, the ferroresonant transformer can be made into a gapped inductor with the gap totally enclosed within the core.

Abstract: A rotary transformer assembly of a rotary head drum device, comprising a plurality of concentric circular shielding walls for isolating adjacent pairs of channels from each other so as to prevent a leakage of electromotive force between the pairs of channels and a plurality of concentric circular slots for receiving the ends of the shielding walls so as to isolate the adjacent pairs of channels from each other in combination with the shielding walls. The shielding walls are provided at one of the transformer rotor and the transformer stator as protruding at the outer side of the outermost channel, at the inner side of the innermost channel and at a position between each adjacent pairs of channels. The slots are provided at portions, corresponding to the shielding walls, of the other of the transformer rotor and the transformer stator.

Abstract: Disclosed is a rotary transformer transmitting signals without any physical contact between its rotary part and its stationary part. In the rotary transformer, cores having different frequency characteristics are integrally combined so that signals having a plurality of different frequency ranges can be selectively transmitted by cores having frequency characteristics optimum for such frequency ranges, thereby improving the signal transmission efficiency and reducing the size of the rotary transformer system.

Abstract: A non-contact type load-dispatching equipment having a power supply side core and a receiving side core both provided with a plurality of teeth wound by winding, each of teeth top surfaces formed by respective teeth is oppositely positioned to each other via a gap being magnetically connected for supplying power without contact at the time of power supply, whereinteeth top surfaces of respective teeth of the power supply side core and receiving side core are disposed oppositely on the respective circumferences with a gap therebetween which allows coupling-uncoupling of the cores therethrough;light signal generating circuit for generating light signals which indicate receiving side voltages is provided in the power receiving side;voltage signal generation circuit which generates corresponding voltage signals on receiving the light signals and cut-off circuit for cutting off power supply when the generated voltage signal is lower than the predetermined value, where the voltage signal generation and cut-off circ

Abstract: An illuminated apparatus comprises a fixedly mounted air core gage having a spindle which rotates in response to signals provided to the air core gage, a first coil fixably mounted with respect to the air core gage having a first axis coaxial with the spindle, a power source coupled to the first coil, providing power to the first coil, which responsively generates a magnetic flux, a pointer body mounted to the spindle and rotating in response to rotation of the gage spindle, a second coil mounted to the pointer body adjacent to the primary coil, a light source mounted on the pointer body, coupled to and receiving the electric current from the second coil, the electric current illuminating the light source, and a light pipe pointer arm receiving light from the light source and emitting light out of an exit surface to appear as an illuminated pointer to an observer.

Abstract: A printed circuit resolver produces voltage outputs that vary according to sine and cosine functions with the angular position of a rotor winding. Each resolver winding is planar and comprises at least two planar multi-turn coils formed on a disk. Each coil comprises N turns and 2 M sectors, where N and M are numbers.

Abstract: The rotary transformer (1) has an inner core portion (3) which is enclosed by an outer core portion (5). The core portions (3, 5) are formed as hollow bodies of revolution of a ferromagnetic material which are rotatable with respect to one another about a common axis (9) and wherebetween an air gap (7) is present. The facing surfaces (11, 13) of the core portions (3, 5) are constructed as double conical surfaces whose bases (23, 25) face one another. In the conical surfaces (11, 13) there are provided first recesses (15) which are shaped as a staircase with substantially flat steps (19) on which transformer windings (21) are provided. The first recesses (15) in the inner core portion (3) are situated opposite first recesses (15) in the outer core portion (5), thus forming a winding chamber (17), windings (21) on the first core portion (3) cooperating with oppositely situated windings (21) on the outer core portion (5). The outer core portion (5) consists of at least two parts.

Abstract: An apparatus for tranmitting signals that can be broken down into at least one AC voltage component between a rotor and a stator from a sender unit to a receiver unit, with the help of annular coils, the coil windings of which form components of the sender or receiver unit, and which are arranged coaxially to the axis of rotation of the rotor and inductively coupled is to be developed so as to generate measured values that are associated with the rotational speed.

Abstract: The disclosed displacement detector uses a printed circuit board extending through a comparatively uniformly magnetized gap of a core. The core is essentially a closed loop of magnetic material enclosing a hollow space, and a magnetic material leg extends from a portion of the loop to the hollow space so as to define the above-mentioned gap between the extended end of the leg and a side of the loop facing therewith. A first coil is wound on the leg of the core. The printed circuit board has a second coil with a plurality of mutually spaced turns with slant portions, so that linkage of the magnetic flux of the core gap with the second coil varies depending on the relative displacement between the core and the printed circuit board. The slant portion of the second coil can be made symmetrical with respect to a center line parallel to the relative movement between the core and the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A transducer measures the angular relationship between a drive and a driven member throughout a range of relative angular positions therebetween. The transducer provides a signal indicative of that angular relationship, and the signal can be transmitted to a controller that regulates the torque applied by the drive shaft. The transducer can be used in a web spooling apparatus where the position of the driven member relative to the drive shaft during web winding operation is a function of tension transients in the web. The transducer enables the system to adjust the torque of the drive shaft as a function of the angular relationship of the driven member and drive shaft so that the system can reduce tension transients in the web being wound onto the spool.

Abstract: The transformer comprises a rotor core (1) in the form of a circular ferromagnetic disc which is rotatable about its axis (5), and a stator core (3) in the form of a circular, stationary ferromagnetic disc which is coaxial with the rotor core. The facing main surfaces of these discs are provided with grooves (11, 13) and ridges (15, 17) which are concentric with respect to the axis (5). In the grooves (11, 13) there are provided rotor windings (19) and stator windings (21), respectively. The stator windings (21) consist of conductor tracks on at least one main surface of a circular first portion (25) of a flexible, electrically insulating foil which is connected, via a strip-shaped intermediate portion (27) with connection conductor tracks (41), to a second circular foil portion (29) which supports further conductor tracks (37) and components (39) of an electronic circuit.

Abstract: A transformer for coupling electrical power from a stationary location to a moving location with a minimum of disturbance forces between the stationary and moveable components. The transformer is particularly adapted to coupling power to a magnetically suspended platform. The transformer includes an enclosed core housing two windings, a stationary primary coil, and a secondary coil free to move linearly and angularly over a limited displacement, where the secondary coil is affixed to the moveable platform, thereby enabling energy to be extracted for powering apparatus mounted within the platform.

Abstract: An improved electromagnetic coupling circuit (16) is provided that features a rotor (18) carrying rotary windings (39) rotated by a rotary member (2) within an annular air gap (41) between two magnetic stator sections (34, 34') in which are disposed stator windings (40) and of which at least one of stator sections (34, 34') comprises a plurality of circumferentially-spaced wedge shaped segments (50) mounted upon a support member (27, 27') and having at least a portion of their respective facing edges in electrical contact with each other enabling low cost manufacture of large diameter stator sections.

Abstract: A linear synchro/resolver comprised of an opposed pair of stator assemblies, each of which has a plurality of corresponding, opposed, toothed pole piece pairs, a toothed slider movably mounted between the opposed sets of pole piece pairs, and wherein the pole piece pairs on each stator assembly are spaced apart along the assembly's length by a non-integral multiple of the pitch of the stator teeth. Separate coils are wound on the stator pole pieces, with the coils of adjacent and opposed pairs of coils being connected together in phases. The inductance of the coils is thus a function of the alignment of the slide teeth with the stator pole piece teeth. A source of alternating current is connected to the phases of coils, the current magnitude flowing through each phase of the coils is detected, and the current magnitude differences between the phases are amplified.

Abstract: A ferromagnetic multiple shell core for a plurality of electric coils has multiple recesses arranged concentrically with respect to one another and separated from one another by concentrically arranged side walls. A central core is provided at a center-point of the concentrically arranged recesses and side walls. The base of the cylindrical shell core has appropriate thickness below each recess to minimize radial tapering of magnetic flux.

Abstract: An electric power transfer system in the form of a transformer comprises a first core portion 12 with two or more regions 14, and a second core portion 34 movable relative to the first core portion 12 and providing a low reluctance flux path between the regions 14. Primary windings 10 are wound around the first portion 12 of the core, and secondary windings 20 wound around the second portion 34. The regions 14 may extend along a path along which power is to be supplied, and that path may be straight, curved or circular.

Abstract: An improved rotary transducer (60) featuring a rotary member (2) rotatably mounted in a housing (4). Member (2) is preferably provided with a section (8) adapted to enhance measurement of stresses or other parameters of interest imposed upon member (2) under operating conditions preferably by means of one or more strain gages (32) forming one or more legs of a wheatstone bridge preferably mounted on member (2). Excitation voltage for the wheatstone bridge and/or the output voltage therefrom is delivered across an electromagnetic field between a magnetic stator member (16) fixed to housing (4) and a rotor member (18) secured to member (2).

Abstract: A system for calibrating a strain gage transducer mounted on a rotating member comprising a mechanical switch capable of making contact from a stator to selected terminals on the rotor to provide both positive and negative shunt calibration of the transducer. In a first embodiment, calibration is carried out while the rotor is stationary, providing a simple, cost effective calibration system for most applications. In a second embodiment, special terminals permit contact while the rotor is in motion. In a third embodiment, simultaneous calibration and gage measurements are possible while the rotor is in motion providing a means of continuous correction which is especially advantageous in applications where the rotor is subject to a rapidly changing environment.

Abstract: A rotary converter machine which includes a stator with three-phase primary, and secondary windings, and a rotor mounted within the stator which includes a damping winding. The primary and secondary stator windings are arranged on a common stator pack and located in continuous stator slots, both windings extending over the whole axial length of the common stator pack. The converter machine provides a direct transfer of the electrical energy by flux linkage between the two windings. The rotor is driven by the rotating magnetic field either asynchronously, if a drum rotor is provided, or synchronously, if a salient-pole rotor is provided.

Abstract: A synchro/resolver in which a plurality of primary windings and secondary windings are wound on separate stator pole pieces having projecting teeth, with the stator poles of the secondary windings being located between the stator pole pieces of the primary windings and further including a rotor with teeth which are juxtaposed to the stator teeth for differentially coupling magnetic flux generated in the primary windings to the secondary windings as a function of the position of the rotor's teeth vis-a-vis the stators' teeth.

Abstract: A rotor telemetry apparatus 60 for providing a data communication link between a rotating member 68 and a stationary member 66 of a rotary machine is disclosed. The rotor telemetry apparatus includes a pair of coils 72 each mounted on an associated member for transferring electrical energy between the stationary member 66 and rotating member 68 of the turbomachine. At least one coil of the pair of coils is held by a first layer 88 of bonding agent and is attached to one of the members by a second layer 90 of bonding agent which is filled with a magnetizable material having a magnetic permeability under operating conditions that is greater than the magnetic permeability of the bonding agent. A method of assembling the coils to the stationary and rotating members is also disclosed.

Abstract: A coupling mechanism is disclosed for coaxially connecting a pair of connectable components, such as a pair of transducer assemblies each having a stator. A coupling ring is carried by one stator and engageable with the other for drawing the stators together axially in response to relative rotation of the coupling ring. First friction mechanism between the stators prevent relative rotation between the stators after the stators are aligned angularly to align the electrical zeros thereof. Second friction mechanism of lesser coefficient of friction between the coupling ring and the one stator permit relative rotation therebetween whereby the stators can be finally coupled by further rotation of the coupling member while the first friction means maintains the stators in zero electrical alignment. Subsequently, locking washers are fastened between the coupling ring and stators to permanently lock the stators in relative aligned position.

Abstract: A rotary transformer such as for use in a torque-meter structure arranged to have reduced cross talk between the excitation and signal transformer portions, and to have improved durability. In the illustrated embodiment, the air gaps of the transformer section are disposed outboard relative to each other, with the U-shaped cores opening away from each other toward outboard support bearings to provide a circuitous flux path and thereby reduce cross talk between the transformer sections. A two-piece housing structure minimizes dimensional errors in manufacture. The rotor support has a large axial mounting contact for improved accuracy and stability as a result of the short length of the core housing the improved structural arrangement.

Abstract: An improved synchro including a pair of flats helically-coiled hairsprings (320,330) mounted between a rotatable rotor (100) and relatively fixed stator (200), said hairsprings being electrically conductive for carrying an electrical excitation between a rotor-mounted connector (310) and an external source coupled to terminal blocks (350,360) and for providing a mechanical linkage allowing limited relative rotation between the stator and rotor. The hairsprings are contained within a dielectric or insulating housing assembly (340) which is mounted to or carried on the stator and each is coupled to one of a pair of spaced electrical contacts (312,314) on the rotor-mounted connector. As such, the system provides an electrical interconnection between the contacts (312,314) and the terminal blocks (350,360) for rotor energization, while maintaining a rotatable mechanical connection between the stator (200) and rotor (100).

Abstract: In an exemplary arrangement a rotatable scanning system comprises an X-ray tube which emits a beam of X-rays which penetrates the layer to be examined, and a radiation receiver which supplies electrical output signals corresponding to the measured radiation intensity. A computer is connected to the radiation receiver for calculating the attenuation values of specific image points of the irradiated body layer from the output signals of the radiation receiver. An inductive transformer is provided for transmitting energy to the X-ray tube, its secondary winding being arranged in a fixed position relative to the X-ray tube and rotating with the scanning system and its primary winding being fixed relative to the stationary part of the unit.

Abstract: A transformer (20) for coupling AC electrical energy from a stationary element (22) to a rotating element (24) without the use of sliding contacts. The transformer (20) is of the rotary type and includes a ferrite core (39) and two primary windings (70 and 72) which are stationary with respect to a secondary winding (88) which rotates within an annular cavity (48) adjacent an axial bore (58) in the core. The core (39) is comprised of two cup type core halves (40 and 42). Electrical connection to the secondary winding (88) is made through a split bobbin assembly (89) which couples to a coaxial shaft assembly (59) located in the axial bore (58). The electrical coupling to the coaxial shaft assembly is made through a continuous transverse channel (68) connecting the axial bore (58) with the annular cavity (48). The transverse channel (68) forms a single air gap; however, it is not open directly to free space but is shielded by the magnetic permeable material of the core halves (40 and 42).

Abstract: A variable leakage transformer or a variable voltage transformer comprising a magnetic core with a main magnetic path and a sub-magnetic path, the main magnetic path having at least a common magnetic path with the sub-magnetic path, a primary winding wound on said common magnetic path of the core, a secondary winding wound on said main magnetic path of the core, and means for controlling the magnetic flux in said sub-magnetic path. By controlling the magnetic flux in the sub-magnetic path, the leakage of the flux induced by the primary winding from the main magnetic path to the sub-magnetic path can be controlled, thus the coupling between the primary and secondary windings, and conduction period in each cycle of the AC output voltage are controlled. The control of the conduction period in each cycle provides the control of the power transmitted from the primary winding to the secondary winding.

Abstract: An adjustable output transformer using a pair of adjacent facing pot cores, the first of which carries both primary and secondary windings, the second having only a shorted winding around one leg. The shorted winding inhibits flux through its leg and the corresponding portion of the adjacent leg on the first core so that the secondary voltage may be varied by adjusting the relative rotational positions of the two cores and hence the amount of flux linking the secondary winding.