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US2281173A
US2281173A US313211A US31321140A US2281173A US 2281173 A US2281173 A US 2281173A US 313211 A US313211 A US 313211A US 31321140 A US31321140 A US 31321140A US 2281173 A US2281173 A US 2281173A
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  • This invention relates to an insulator having a dielectric ceramic body and a resistant coating that is partially conducting, withmore particular reference to high tension insulators, the surfaces of which are sometimes partially coated with a conducting glaze to make theinsulator' free from noise and radio interference by eliminating surface leakage or corona, and it has for its object to afford a coating or glaze that can easily be controlled and applied, which is economical to produce and suillciently conductive to dampen out corona and overcome radio interference, and which is permanently bonded or attached to the body of the insulator so that it is not subject to oxidation, chipping or wear, but is as permanent and enduring as the porcelain insulator body it- "If;
  • One purpose of the invention is to utilize coating materials that are comparatively inexpensive and can be readily applied to an insulator body without increasing its cost of production over previous methods, so as to afford a glaze of stable character that is not soluble oraiiected by any acids and will maintain its conductive efiiciency indefinitely.
  • Another object of the invention is to afford a coating material that is applicable to insulators formed of porcelain or other silica-containing materials, and which during the firing process becomes a permanent and integral part of the body of the insulator by a chemical action, but without in any way affecting or lessening the nonconductivity of the body of the insulator, while providing a glaze that is sufliciently conductive to prevent energy losses and radio interference.
  • the drawing illustrates a sectional view of a conventional type of insulator made by molding and thereafter firing a body of silica-containing material such as clay, feldspar and fiint, and illustrating applied to a portion of its surface thereof a coating in accordance with the invention.
  • silica-containing material such as clay, feldspar and fiint
  • a successful and practical coating that is sufiiciently resistant and conductive for the purpose, can be obtained by using a composition including as one of its materials lime, or calcium carbonate, commercially known as whiting, or any salt of calcium, or other of the materials in its group, that is unstable and will break down in firing, together with magnesia, and iron or steel filings, or iron Imetals including iron,
  • the coating composition may be applied to either a glazed or unglazed surface of an insulator, and various materials may be used to obtain the desired result.
  • Mendeleefs' Periodic Table namely magnesium, calcium, zinc, strontium, cadmium and barium, may be used, either in sulfate, sulfide, fluoride, or any unstable salt.
  • composition of materials that has been found. to produce a satisfactory and eflicient coating contained the following:
  • compositions have been usedsuccessfully containingthe various alternative materials hereinabove referred to, in place of iron andcalcium.
  • a composition such as described, it is fired in an oxidizing atmosphere, subject to temperatures of from approximately .2000 F. to 2500" F., such as are usually employedin the production of in sulators of this general character.
  • magnesia may be p omitted, and any material from group II of the form of a carbonate,
  • a high tension electric porcelain insulator having a fired surface conducting coating consisting of a material derived by firing a coated composition containing an inorganicrcoi npound of an element of group II of the (periodic table and an inorganic compound of an element from VIII of the periodic table which contains iron, cobalt, and nickel.
  • a high tension electric porcelain insulator having a fired surface conducting coating consisting of a material derived by firing a coated composition containing an inorganic compound of, an element of group II of the periodic table, an inorganic'compound of an element from the section of group VIIIof the periodic table which, cobalt, and nickel; and silicon.
  • a high tension electric porcelain insulator having a fired surface conducting coating consisting of a material derived by firing a coated composition containing inorganic compounds of calcium and iron.
  • a high tension electricporcelain insulator having a fired surface conducting coating consisting of a material derived by firing a coated composition containing inorganic compounds of calcium, iron, and silicon.

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April 1942- s. L. SANTOMIERI 2,281,173
INSULATOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING CONDUCTING COATING THEREON Filed Jan. 10, 1940 IN VENT OR. ,SsZasZzkvz/Z- flflzZ-omz'erv wa ATTORNEY.
Patented Apr. 28, 1942 msuu'ron AND METHOD or rnonucmo counoc'rmo cos'rmc mason Sebastian L. Santomierl, Columbus, Ohio, as-
signor to Victor Insulators, lne., Victor, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application January 10, 1940, Serial No. 813,211
11 Claims.
This invention relates to an insulator having a dielectric ceramic body and a resistant coating that is partially conducting, withmore particular reference to high tension insulators, the surfaces of which are sometimes partially coated with a conducting glaze to make theinsulator' free from noise and radio interference by eliminating surface leakage or corona, and it has for its object to afford a coating or glaze that can easily be controlled and applied, which is economical to produce and suillciently conductive to dampen out corona and overcome radio interference, and which is permanently bonded or attached to the body of the insulator so that it is not subject to oxidation, chipping or wear, but is as permanent and enduring as the porcelain insulator body it- "If;
It has heretofore been proposed to coat insulators with conducting materials, but such coatings have either been costly to apply or of such character that they quickly wear off or lose their conducting emciency, and it is a particular purpose of the invention to afford a coating or glaze that can be manufactured and applied cheaply and which becomes an integral part of the insulator body, so as to be chemical resisting and completely unaffected by weather or by the usual wear to which an insulator is subjected.
One purpose of the invention is to utilize coating materials that are comparatively inexpensive and can be readily applied to an insulator body without increasing its cost of production over previous methods, so as to afford a glaze of stable character that is not soluble oraiiected by any acids and will maintain its conductive efiiciency indefinitely.
Another object of the invention is to afford a coating material that is applicable to insulators formed of porcelain or other silica-containing materials, and which during the firing process becomes a permanent and integral part of the body of the insulator by a chemical action, but without in any way affecting or lessening the nonconductivity of the body of the insulator, while providing a glaze that is sufliciently conductive to prevent energy losses and radio interference.
It has heretofore been proposed to coat porcelain insulators with a metallic glaze, or with a mixture of metallic and silicate glazes, but these all have the objection that the final or resulting coating is a thin glaze metallic in form and containing free metal, since the metals that have been so proposed are resistant to kiln firing conditions, and the resulting glaze is therefore sub- Ject to abrasion and chemical action which will 55 shorten its life, and it is a particular purpose of this invention to provide a partially conducting glaze or coating that is not of a metallic char-' acter and which contains no free metal, such metal as is introduced into the coating composition in the beginning being united chemically during the kiln firing treatment with the other materials in the coating composition and with the body of the insulator, and thus becoming an integral and permanent part of the insulator body so as to resist any action or wear to the same extent as a ceramic insulating material.
It has also been proposed to coat insulators with glazes containing metallic oxides and to apply a reducing agent after firing to make the coating conductive, but this is a slow and expensive procedure, resulting in only a surface coating in the nature of a thin metal film which will oxidize and wear away in time, before the insulator body has lost its useful life, and it is a particular purpose of the invention to provide a glaze or coating that will have the required conductive characteristic and which at the same time is so united to the ceramic body as an integral part thereof as to wear and function efliciently as long as the insulator body, so that the life of the latter is not reduced by the coating or glaze wearing, chipping, or in any way losing the e!!!- ciency it possesses in the beginning.
so To these and other ends. the invention consists in the construction and procedure that will appear clearly from the following description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, the novel features being pointed out in the claims following the specification.
The drawing illustrates a sectional view of a conventional type of insulator made by molding and thereafter firing a body of silica-containing material such as clay, feldspar and fiint, and illustrating applied to a portion of its surface thereof a coating in accordance with the invention. This is a continuation in part of application filed January 19, 1939, Serial No. 251,777, and the invention is equally applicable to insulators made from any silica-containing ceramic material, as well known in the art.
I have ascertained that a successful and practical coating, that is sufiiciently resistant and conductive for the purpose, can be obtained by using a composition including as one of its materials lime, or calcium carbonate, commercially known as whiting, or any salt of calcium, or other of the materials in its group, that is unstable and will break down in firing, together with magnesia, and iron or steel filings, or iron Imetals including iron,
0! the I ceramic body attached thin metallic film hydroxide, or other material from the-group of that is unstable and will break down in firing, preferably mixed with a sumcient amount by aluminum silicate in the form of clay, which makes the mixture easy to apply to the surface by brushing or spraying thereon, previouslyto the firing operation.
The coating composition may be applied to either a glazed or unglazed surface of an insulator, and various materials may be used to obtain the desired result.
Mendeleefs' Periodic Table, namely magnesium, calcium, zinc, strontium, cadmium and barium, may be used, either in sulfate, sulfide, fluoride, or any unstable salt.
In place of iron, I have'successfully used cobait, or nickel, in unstable form, and may use an unstable compound derived from any material in the section from group VIII of Mendeleefs Periodic Table whi h contains iron, cobalt, and nickel.
Successful results are obtainable by combining an unstable salt of any material in group II, in the form of a carbonate, sulfam, sulfide, fluoride, or otherwise, with an unstable compound derived from any material from the section of group VIII which contains iron, cobalt, and nickel. Where the expression "unstable is used throughout the specification and claims, I intend by this to define a material thatis unstable when subjected to heat and breaks down or decomposes durin the subsequent firing of the insulator body.
It has been found thata coating produced with iron, calcium carbonate, and clay, possesses a high coeflicient of expansion, and in order to limit such expansion, a small amount of zirconium oxide can be added to. the mixture.
As an example, one composition of materials that has been found. to produce a satisfactory and eflicient coating contained the following:
Per cent Iron hydroxide 64.4 Calcium carbonate 23.5 Clay 6.7 Zirconium oxide 5.4
Other compositions have been usedsuccessfully containingthe various alternative materials hereinabove referred to, in place of iron andcalcium. After the molded ceramic body is coated with a composition such as described, it is fired in an oxidizing atmosphere, subject to temperatures of from approximately .2000 F. to 2500" F., such as are usually employedin the production of in sulators of this general character. I
While it can not be stated with certainty what reaction takes place during firing, it is believed that the iron, cobalt, or nickel most likely ceases to function as. a-metal after firing, having become along with the silicon, basic in reaction, and mating with the calcium or other material of its group. The result probably is to produce a,
calcium ferro-silicate, the ferro-silicate taking the place of the carbonate on firing, resulting in a conducting non-metallic glaze that is firmly and permanently bonded to the outer body portion of the insulator and becomes an integral part thereof as distinguished from a mechanically or covering The method and composition may be otherwise modified without departing from the essentials of the invention, and this application is'intended to cover any adaptations or changes, either in 75 iron,
of water and held in suspension the section of group The magnesia may be p omitted, and any material from group II of the form of a carbonate,
-. contains iron,
* the presence of heat; and a clay,
the composition or the procedure in applying it, that come within the purposes of the invention or the scope of the following claims.
I claim:
1. A high tension electric porcelain insulator having a fired surface conducting coating consisting of a material derived by firing a coated composition containing an inorganicrcoi npound of an element of group II of the (periodic table and an inorganic compound of an element from VIII of the periodic table which contains iron, cobalt, and nickel.
2. A high tension electric porcelain insulator having a fired surface conducting coating consisting of a material derived by firing a coated composition containing an inorganic compound of, an element of group II of the periodic table, an inorganic'compound of an element from the section of group VIIIof the periodic table which, cobalt, and nickel; and silicon. 3. A high tension electric porcelain insulator having a fired surface conducting coating consisting of a material derived by firing a coated composition containing inorganic compounds of calcium and iron. I
4. A high tension electricporcelain insulator having a fired surface conducting coating consisting of a material derived by firing a coated composition containing inorganic compounds of calcium, iron, and silicon.
5. The method of producinga high tension."
usual ceramic insulator firing temperature.
6. The method of producing a high tension electric porcelain insulator with a conductin surface which consists in coating the surface of a silica-containing ceramic body with a composition containing an inorganic compound of anelement of group II of the periodic table that is unstable in the presence of heat, and an inorganic compound of an element from the section of group VIII of the periodic table which contains iron, cobalt, and nickel, said compound being unstable in the presence of heat, and thereafter subjecting the insulator body and coating to a usual ceramic insulator firingtemperature.
7. The 'method of producing a high tension electric porcelain insulator witha conducting surface which consists in coating the surface of a silica-containing ceramic body with a compositioncontaining an inorganic compound .of an element of group II of the periodic table which is unstable in the presence of heat, and an inorganic compound of an element from the section of group VIII which contains. iron, cobalt, and nickel, said compound being unstable in and thereafter subjecting the ,insulator body and coating to a usual ceramic insulator firing temperature.v
'8. Theymethod of producing a high tension electric porcelain insulator with a conducting surface which consists in'coating the surface of a silica-containing ceramic body with a composition containing an inorganic compound of an element of group II of the periodic table, and and thereafter subjecting the insulator body and coating to a usual ceramic insulator firing temperature.
9. The method of producing a high tension electric porcelain insulator with a conducting surface which consists in coating the surface of a silica-containing ceramic body with a composition containing an inorganic compound of calcium and iron hydroxide. and thereafter subjecting the insulator body and coating to a usual ceramic insulator firing temperature.
10. The method of producing a high tension electric porcelain insulator with a conducting surface which consists in coating the surface of a silica-containing ceramic body with a composition containing an inorganic compound of an element of group II of the periodic table, iron hydroxide, and a clay, and thereafter subjecting the insulator body and coating to a usual ceramic insulator firing temperature.
11. The method of producing a high tension electric porcelain insulator with a conducting surface which consists in coating the surface of a silica-containing ceramic bodywith a composition containing an inorganic compound of iron which is unstable in the presence of heat, and an inorganic compound of an element of group II of the periodic table which is ustable in the presence of heat, and thereafter subjecting the insulator body and coating to a usual ceramic insulator firing temperature.
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