公开(公告)号：US06817918B2

公开(公告)日：2004-11-16

申请号：US09877880

申请日：2001-06-08

Applicant: Holger Claus ,  Randal S. Kincade ,  Steven Osowski

Inventor： Holger Claus ,  Randal S. Kincade ,  Steven Osowski

IPC: H01J900

CPC classification number: H01J9/326 ,  H01J2209/261

Abstract: The present invention is a hybrid sealing technique. According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, an unsealed lamp body is heated and a partial pinch seal is performed on a first side of the lamp body at an outer junction area. Then, a shrink seal is applied which completes the sealing process at the first side of the lamp body by sealing an inner junction area on the same side of the lamp body. The present invention retains the benefits of the shrink seal, but alleviates the difficulty associated with holding the electrode assemblies in place when performing a traditional shrink seal. In addition, the machine which holds the electrode assemblies in place is greatly simplified.

Abstract translation: 本发明是混合密封技术。 根据本发明的一个或多个实施例，非密封灯体被加热，并且在外部接合区域处在灯体的第一侧上执行部分夹紧密封。 然后，施加收缩密封，其通过密封灯体的同一侧上的内部接合区域来在灯体的第一侧完成密封处理。 本发明保留了收缩密封的好处，但是减轻了当执行传统的收缩密封时将电极组件保持就位的困难。 此外，将电极组件固定就位的机器大大简化。