Abstract:
In a method of manufacturing a picture display tube a gettering device is used which comprises a first metal holder (1, 20) and a second metal holder (3, 28). A source (2, 21) of evaporable gettering metal is accommodated in the first metal holder (1, 20) from which the gettering metal can be released by inductive heating. A gas source (6) of a material having a comparatively high decomposition temperature and releasing gas upon heating is accommodated in the second metal holder. The second metal holder is connected to an outer surface (7, 30) of the first metal holder in such manner that the second metal holder forms an electric shunt for the induction currents generated in the first metal holder by the inductive heating. In this manner it is achieved that during the inductive heating the temperature of the second metal holder and its contents lead with respect to that of the contents of the first metal holder. As a result of this the gas releasing material (6) releases its gas before the gettering metal begins to evaporate from the source (2, 21) of gettering metal. The invention is suitable in particular for use in the manufacture of colour display tubes in which the gettering device is assembled in the tube before the window (12) and the cone (11) of the colour display tube are connected together by means of a sealing glass (18).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a colour television display tube the envelope of which comprises a conical portion (11) and a window portion (12) which are sealed together in a vacuum-tight manner by means of a sealing glass (18). Before said portions are sealed together, a gettering device (21) is assembled in a place inside the envelope of the tube, for example to the internal magnetic screening cap (17) or the high-voltage contact (26). The gettering device (21) comprises a source of evaporable gettering metal and at least one gas source of a material releasing gas upon heating. The gas-releasing material (5) is protected from the influence of moist air at comparatively high temperature by means of a layer of metal (6) provided on the grains of the gas-releasing material (5). As a result of this the gettering device (21) is suitable for being assembled in a television display tube before the window (12) and the cone (11) of the tube have been sealed together by means of a sealing glass (18).