Abstract:
An apparatus (20) for setting a filament (22) on an electrode (24) comprises a body (52) having a central member (54) with a longitudinal axis (A-A), a first end member (56) and a second end member (58). The first and second end members (56, 58) are located at opposite ends of the central member (54) and each extends away from the longitudinal axis (A-A) thereby forming a recess (59). Each end member (56, 58) includes a surface generally facing the recess (61, 63) and an outer surface (74, 76). A bore (68) in the body is adapted to receive a retaining member (not shown) for mounting the body (52) to the electrode (24). A cavity (70) extends through the first end member (56) from its outer surface (74) to its recess facing surface (61). A cavity (80) in the second end member (58) opens toward the recess (59). The cavities (70, 80) in the first end member (56) and second end member (58) are located opposite one another across the recess (59).
Abstract:
A method and the associated apparatus for alignment and assembly of microlenses and microcolumns in which aligning structures such as rigid fibers are used to precisely align multiple microlens components. Alignment openings are formed in the microlens components and standard optical fibers are threaded through the openings in each microlens component as they are stacked. The fibers provide sufficient stiffness and stability to the structure to precisely align the apertures of the microlens components and thereby allow for increased assembly efficiency over traditional microlens and microcolumn bonding techniques.
Abstract:
A back electrode (6), linear hot cathodes (7) as electron beam sources, and an electrode unit (8) are placed on and fixed to a rear case (4). On the other hand, wire electrodes (9) fixed to a grid frame (10) are positioned relative to stripes of a phosphor screen (2) and are then placed on and fixed to a supporting frame (11) placed in a front case (3) using stud pins (21). According to such a configuration, when the front case and the rear case are bonded and are thus fixed, the position shift between the phosphor screen (2) and the wire electrodes (9) can be suppressed within a tolerance. As a result, a flat-type display apparatus that can display excellent images can be provided.
Abstract:
An electron gun without deviation of diameter between grids, having a good object point diameter shape, and having a high cut-off voltage, which is cheap and has high performance, and a cathode ray tube provided with the same. The electron gun is provided with a spacer of a columnar shape which has surfaces facing each other on its two end surfaces, a beam aperture penetrating the spacer between the end surfaces, and conductive films provided on the two end surfaces, in which at least the circumferential wall of the beam aperture is constituted by a high resistance conductive material, the conductive films being used to constitute the grids and the beam aperture being constituted as an aperture for an electron beam.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a spark gap device. The method includes using standard metal transistor base and cap components, machining the base to cut out a portion of the top of the base, filling the base with an insulative substrate and placing a pin through the insulative substrate, depositing a first electrode on the top portion of the base in electrical contact with the metal portion of the base, and sealing the cap with respect to the base. Also featured is a spark gap device which eliminates heat related and electrode sputtering failures associated with prior art glass or ceramic spark gap devices.
Abstract:
When three or four panel attachment springs 3 are welded to side portions of an aperture grill 1 (or 21), the aperture grill is disposed so that a grill 107 should be opposed to a predetermined reference plane. The springs are disposed by three or four spring positioning means. A posture of the aperture grill 1 (or 21) is adjusted based on measured results of the respective measurement position Z.sub.0 to Z.sub.4 of the grill 107. Positions of spring pins for supporting springs on the spring positioning means are agreed with positions of panel pins provided on a panel. Thereafter, the respective springs are simultaneously welded to the side portions of the aperture grill. Thus, it is possible to precisely weld the springs to side-portion positions of the aperture grill. When the four springs are welded, it is possible to simultaneously weld the four springs by one equipment.
Abstract:
A laser welding method for preparation of an electron gun of a color cathode-ray tub. This laser welding comprises the steps of forming a coining part on an evaporation section of a weld zone of an upper part to be welded to a lower part, and focusing a laser beam on a bottom surface of the coining part. This coining part has a diameter larger than a diameter of the evaporation section and is formed in such a manner that it permits the weld zone of the upper part to have a predetermined thickness. In accordance with this laser welding, a weld nugget formed at the juncture between the upper and lower parts by is enlarged in its diameter and, as a result, increases the weld strength between the upper and lower parts. The coining part has a bottom surface of a plane surface or a curved surface. This laser welding can weld all of the parts of the electron gun even when an upper part to be welded to a lower part is thicker than the lower part and permit the welding condition to be easily determined.
Abstract:
An electron gun with an improved structure for providing accurately adjusted cut-off voltage. A novel process for producing the improved electron gun, and maintain substantially high uniformity of cut-off voltge in production. The electron gun comprises a plurality of grid electrodes including a first electrode mounted at the closest position to a cathode. The cathode is supported by a cathode base. The cathode base and the first electrode are provided in a pre-assembled form. The pre-assembly of the cathode base and the first electrode is supported by means of a holder which is fixed to glass beads together with other grid electrodes. In assembling of the electron gun, the distance between the cathode surface of the cathode and a plane surface of the first grid electrode, where an electron beam path is defined, is precisely adjusted during formation of the pre-assembly. The holder and the grid electrodes other than the first grid electrodes are subjected to a beading process so as to mount them on the glass beads with known spacings. After the beading process, the pre-assembly of the cathode base and the first grid electrode is mounted to the holder and the distance between the first and second grid electrodes is adjusted to a given distance.
Abstract:
A front assembly for a color cathode ray tube is disclosed. The tube includes a faceplate having on its inner surface a centrally disposed phosphor screen embraced by a peripheral sealing area adapted to mate with a funnel. A faceplate-mounted frame-like shadow mask support structure secured to the inner surface of the faceplate between the sealing area and the screen has a mask-receiving surface for receiving and supporting a foil shadow mask and holding the mask in tension by laser weldments. The weldments according to the invention are spaced close enough to hold the mask in tension without distortion, yet spaced widely enough to provide for relatively rapid welding and strong, independent welds.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a photomultiplier tube (10) comprising a tube body (20), a photocathode (30) and an electron multiplier element (40) destined to be placed at a small distance from the photocathode (30). According to the invention the tube (10) is provided with sliding means (50) of the electron multiplier (40) parallel to the axis (22) of the tube body (20), means (50) provided with abutments (53) situated in the proximity of the said window (31). The electron multiplier (40) is also provided with means (60) for the remote soldering of the electron multiplier to the said sliding means (50), and in a first step the electron multiplier (40) is placed at a sufficient distance from the window (31), then in a second step the constituents of the photocathode are evaporated by means of evaporators (70) placed at a distance from the window and, in a third step, the electron multiplier (40) is moved against the said abutments (53), while in a fourth step the electron multiplier (40) is maintained in position in the proximity of the photocathode (30) by remote soldering to the sliding means (50) with the aid of the remote soldering means (60).