摘要:
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 preferred sculpturing apparatus includes a laser source, a prototype article which has the indicia on its surface, means for correlating the movement of the prototype article and the article being processed relative to the laser beam and a scanning 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. Novel decorative effects in the case of glass lamp bulbs are achieved by laser-etching the desired pattern in a coating on 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.
摘要:
The tangling of hellically-coiled wire articles during bulk handling and shipment is prevented by providing integral modules 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 formed in situ during coil manufacture by melting the ends of the mandrel with a concentrated heat source such as a focused laser beam. 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. Various methods and an apparatus for manufacturing such beadedend coils on a mass production basis using a CO2 laser are disclosed. Since the beads can readily be made larger than the diameter of the coil and be spaced a predetermined distance apart, they provide built-in guides or ''''reference points'''' for mounting incandescent lamp type filament coils on their lead wires and thus accurately controlling the lighted-length of the mounted coils.
摘要:
The ends of helically-coiled lamp filaments are provided with integral nodules or beads of fused metal which prevent the finished coils from tangling when handled en masse. The beads are formed by mechanically cutting the mandrel-coil composite (stock wire) into segments of uniform length, feeding the segments into a notched circular conveyor means, and indexing the conveyor means relative to a pair of stationary torches so that the flames from the latter melt the ends of the stock wire segments in situ and form the desired nodules of molten metal which then solidify. The unmelted portions of the mandrel are subsequently chemically dissolved from the stock wire segments in the usual fashion thus providing hollow filament coils of refractory wire that have a fused metal bead at each end.
摘要:
The tangling of helically-coiled wire articles during bulk handling and shipment is prevented by providing integral modules 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 formed in situ during coil manufacture by melting the ends of the mandrel with a concentrated heat source such as a focused laser beam. 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. Various methods for manufacturing such beaded-end coils on a mass production basis using a laser are disclosed.
摘要:
The tangling of helically coiled wire articles during bulk handling and shipment is prevented by providing integral 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 fluorescent or incandescent 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 concentrated heat source such as a focused laser beam. 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. Various methods and apparatus embodiments for manufacturing such beaded-end coils on a mass production basis using a CO2 laser are disclosed. Since the beads can readily be made larger than the diameter of the coil and be spaced a predetermined distance apart, they provide built-in guides or ''''reference points'''' for mounting incandescent lamp type filament coils on their lead wires and thus accurately controlling the lighted-length of the mounted coils.
摘要:
The coiled tungstem filament of an electric incandescent lamp is provided with a fused bead of tungsten-iron alloy at each end and is so fastened to the lead wires of the mount assembly that the beads are located outboard from and in contiguous relationship with the respective lead wires. The beads are larger than the diameter of the filament coil and spaced a predetermined distance apart and thus serve as built-in guides or ''''reference points'''' during the filament-mounting operation which accurately control the lighted-length of the mounted coils.