公开(公告)号：US3663793A

公开(公告)日：1972-05-16

申请号：US3663793D

申请日：1971-03-30

Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP

Inventor： PETRO JAMES ,  RIVELY CLAIR M

IPC: B23K15/00 ,  B23K26/00 ,  B23K26/08 ,  B23K26/18 ,  B44B7/00 ,  C03C17/02 ,  H01K3/00 ,  H01K7/06 ,  B23K9/00

CPC classification number: H01K7/06 ,  B23K15/002 ,  B23K26/0823 ,  B23K26/18 ,  B23K26/361 ,  B23K26/40 ,  B23K2203/52 ,  B44B7/00 ,  C03C17/02 ,  H01K3/00

Abstract: The surface of an article, such as a glass envelope for an electric lamp, is provided with a decorative pattern or indicia by coating the article with a vitreous material that includes a substance (such as lead oxide) that undergoes a permanent change in color when heated under reducing conditions, subjecting the article to a laser beam and a reducing gas flame, and varying the position of the article relative to the beam at a speed and in a manner such that the beam scans the article and thereby melts preselected portions of the vitreous coating and changes the color of such portions. In the case of a vitreous or ceramic article that is susceptible to thermally-induced fracturing, the vitreous coating material is preferably deposited on the article in the form of a frit and the article is preheated to a temperature which is near or above its strain point, thus fusing the frit in place just before the glazed heated article is exposed to the reducing environment and laser beam. An apparatus and method for concurrently firing a glass frit on an article and color-etching the resulting glazed article with a laser having control means which includes a prototype article are also disclosed.

Abstract translation: 物品的表面，例如用于电灯的玻璃封套的表面，通过用包括经历永久变色的物质（例如氧化铅）的玻璃质材料涂覆制品而设置有装饰图案或标记， 在还原条件下加热，使制品经受激光束和还原气体火焰，并以一定速度和方式改变制品相对于光束的位置，使得光束扫描物品，从而熔化物品的预选部分 玻璃质涂层并改变这些部分的颜色。 在易受热诱导破裂的玻璃质或陶瓷制品的情况下，玻璃质涂料优选以玻璃料的形式沉积在制品上，并将制品预热至接近或高于其应变点的温度 ，因此在玻璃加热制品暴露于还原环境和激光束之前将玻璃料熔化在适当位置。

公开(公告)号：US3701880A

公开(公告)日：1972-10-31

申请号：US3701880D

申请日：1968-11-29

Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP

Inventor： RIVELY CLAIR M ,  PETRO JAMES

IPC: B23K26/06 ,  B23K26/08 ,  B23Q35/128 ,  B44C1/22 ,  C03C23/00 ,  B23K9/00

CPC classification number: C03C23/004 ,  B23K26/064 ,  B23K26/0648 ,  B23K26/0665 ,  B23K26/0823 ,  B23Q35/128 ,  B44C1/228 ,  C03C23/0025 ,  Y10T428/131

Abstract: An indicia or artistic pattern, etc. is sculptured into the surface of an article, such as a glass envelope for an electric lamp or the like, by subjecting the article to a laser or an electron beam and varying the position of the article relative to the beam at a speed and in a manner such that the beam scans the article and removes preselected surface portions thereof either by vaporization or by thermally-induced fracturing and spalling. In the case of vitreous or ceramic articles that are susceptible to thermally-induced fracturing, etching by vaporization is achieved by preheating the article to a temperature which is near or above the strain point of the material. The sculpturing is preferably programmed by pulse-operating a laser with a control means which includes a photocell that scans a prototype article having the desired indicia or pattern on its surface. Apparatus for automatically reproducing a pattern or indicia in the surface of an article utilizing a laser source, a prototype article, means for correlating the movement of the prototype article and the article being processed relative to the laser beam and a photocell, and means for maintaining the laser beam in focused relationship with the surface of the article when the latter is of non-planar configuration is also disclosed. Novel decorative effects in the case of glass lamp bulbs are achieved by laser-etching the desired pattern in a coating applied to the exterior surface of the bulb and by subjecting a bulb to a series of laser pulses which produce a plurality of spaced cavities in the bulb surface by thermally-induced spalling and give it a pleasing facet-like appearance.

Abstract translation: 将标记或艺术图案等雕刻成物品的表面，例如用于电灯等的玻璃封套，通过使物品经受激光或电子束，并改变制品的位置相对于 梁的速度和方式使得光束扫描物品并通过蒸发或通​​过热诱导的断裂和剥落来去除其预选的表面部分。 在易受热诱导破裂的玻璃制品或陶瓷制品的情况下，通过将制品预热到接近或高于材料的应变点的温度来实现汽化蚀刻。 优选地通过用包括光电管的控制装置对激光进行脉冲操作来编程雕刻，所述光电管在其表面上扫描具有期望标记或图案的原型制品。

公开(公告)号：US3909583A

公开(公告)日：1975-09-30

申请号：US36536873

申请日：1973-05-30

Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP

Inventor： PETRO JAMES ,  RIVELY CLAIR M

IPC: B23K26/08 ,  B23K26/14 ,  B23K26/40 ,  H05B3/16 ,  B23K27/00

CPC classification number: B23K26/1435 ,  B23K26/0846 ,  B23K26/1438 ,  B23K26/147 ,  B23K26/40 ,  B23K2203/02 ,  B23K2203/08 ,  B23K2203/10 ,  B23K2203/12 ,  B23K2203/14 ,  B23K2203/18 ,  B23K2203/26 ,  B23K2203/50 ,  H05B3/16

Abstract: The tangling of helically coiled wire articles during bulk handling and shipment is prevented by providing integral nodules or beads of fused metal at each end of the articles which enclose the severed ends of the wire. In the case of tungsten wire coils that are designed for use in electric lamps and similar devices and are wound on iron mandrels, the fused beads are composed of tungsten-iron alloy and are formed in situ during coil manufacture by melting the ends of the mandrel with a source of concentrated heat, such as a laser, focused electron beam, plasma torch, or oxy-hydrogen flame. The tungsten-iron alloy beads remain on the end turns of the coil during the subsequent mandrel-dissolving operation, are ductile and are formed without embrittling the tungsten wire. Apparatus for manufacturing such beaded-end coils on a mass production basis using a continuous mandrel-coil stock wire and a laser is disclosed.

Abstract translation: 螺旋卷绕的丝线制品在大批量处理和装运期间的缠结是通过在包裹线的切断端的物品的每一端处提供整体的结块或熔融金属珠来防止的。 在设计用于电灯和类似装置并且缠绕在铁芯上的钨丝线圈的情况下，熔融珠由钨 - 铁合金组成，并且通过熔化心轴的端部在线圈制造期间原位形成 具有集中热源，例如激光，聚焦电子束，等离子体焰炬或氧 - 氢火焰。 在随后的芯棒溶解操作期间，钨 - 铁合金珠保持在线圈的端匝上，是延展性的并且不会使钨丝脆化而形成。 公开了使用连续的心轴线圈原料线和激光器在批量生产基础上制造这种串珠型线圈的装置。

公开(公告)号：US3542088A

公开(公告)日：1970-11-24

申请号：US3542088D

申请日：1968-05-15

Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP

Inventor： PETRO JAMES

IPC: H01J9/28 ,  B21F1/02

CPC classification number: H01J9/28