Therefore, purpose of the present invention just provide a kind of can be on the inner surface 1a of infundibulate glass bulb 1, around anode electrode 3, the graphite applying arrangement of coated graphite automatically and equably.
The present invention is on the inner surface of picture tube with the infundibulate glass bulb, near the anode electrode in imbedding its wall thickness, the device of coated graphite, it comprises clamping infundibulate glass bulb and revolvable clamping device, the uncovered part of infundibulate glass bulb is exposed outside clamping device, and keep certain position, it is characterized in that it also comprises following parts:
Positioning element with detected part, it and above-mentioned glass bulb clamping device rotate together, and the detected portion branch is arranged to keep with above-mentioned anode electrode the position relation of regulation;
Drive the drive unit that above-mentioned glass bulb clamping device rotates;
Detect after above-mentioned detected part forwarded the position of regulation to, send the transducer that makes the signal that above-mentioned drive unit stops;
The graphite applying device that can move between the primary importance and the second place, primary importance are meant near above-mentioned anode electrode and the contacted position of glass bulb inner surface that the second place is meant the position of accepting graphite powder suspension in the outside of this glass bulb;
Output signal reaction to the sensor makes above-mentioned graphite applying device move to the applicator mobile device that above-mentioned primary importance is gone from said second position;
Make this graphite applying arrangement applicator tumbler around the rotation of the axis of this graphite applying device on above-mentioned primary importance.
As mentioned above, in graphite applying arrangement of the present invention, for the detected part that makes positioning element is positioned at respect on the assigned position of imbedding the anode electrode in the glass bulb wall thickness, when this detected part forwards assigned position to, transducer promptly sends signal, drive unit is stopped, meanwhile, the mobile device of applicator is reacted to the signal of this transducer output, the graphite applying device is moved near above-mentioned anode electrode and the contacted position of the inner surface of glass bulb (primary importance) from the second place, so the graphite applying device just is positioned on the position of the depression on the glass bulb inner surface automatically.And, move on the applicator that primary importance goes at this, when it is in the second place, flooded the suspension of graphite powder, so, the applicator that rotates by means of the applicator tumbler on primary importance just can be automatically and coated graphite powder on the depression of glass bulb inner surface reliably.
Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 with reference to the accompanying drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention.
Represented graphite applying arrangement is on the circumference of a very big rotary table (not shown) in the accompanying drawing, for producing a device in the many applying devices that are provided with in a large number.All graphite applying arrangements, its structure is all identical with the course of work, only just can be implemented in the process of the inner surface coated graphite of the infundibulate glass bulb that picture tube uses, so it is just passable to need only a graphite applying arrangement shown in the key diagram with a graphite applying arrangement.
Be configured for the hollow cylindrical clamper 4 of the clamping device of clamping infundibulate glass bulb 1, be fixed on from a pair of supporting arm 5 that above-mentioned rotary table (not shown) is stretched and (only represented an arm the figure), the neck that can insert infundibulate glass bulb 1 is housed in the inside of clamper 4, and make it remain on rotary body (not shown) on the assigned position, this rotary body rotating shaft 6 protrudes from the bottom surface of clamper 4, and a disk 7 is fixed on the rotating shaft 6 of this protrusion.
Said structure is known before being, does not just describe in detail here.
On rotating shaft 6, also be fixed with positioning disc 8, on the circumference of this disk 8, process circular arc cutaway 8a.Positioning disc 8 is like this with respect to rotating shaft location and be fixed on the rotating shaft 6, that is, when glass bulb 1 was clamped in the position of regulation by above-mentioned not shown rotary body, breach 8a was on the assigned position facing to the anode electrode 3 of glass bulb 1.
On the other hand, on the pedestal 10 that is in tilted layout, supporting the bearing pin 12 that energy freely rotate by bearing 11, one end of swinging mounting 13 just is fixed on the bearing pin 12, the other end of swinging mounting 13 is installed motor 14, fixing roller 15 on the output shaft of this motor, roller 15 is arranged on the external peripheral surface position contacting that makes it and above-mentioned positioning disc 8.In addition, cylinder 16 with pivot suspension near the end of pedestal 10, an end of lever 17 is connected with the piston rod 16a of cylinder 16 with pivot, and the other end is connected with swinging mounting 13 with pivot.Connecting rod 18 runs through swinging mounting 13 and lever 17, can be free therein movable, at the two ends of connecting rod 18 locking nut 19 is housed, 20, be with a compression helical spring 21 in the periphery of connecting rod 18, its length extends between swinging mounting 13 and the lever 17, therefore, when the piston rod 16a of cylinder 16 elongation, its motion makes lever 17 rotate, the rotation of lever 17 has by spring 21 and flexibly passes to swinging mounting 13, so swinging mounting 13 is from double dot dash line position shown in Figure 2, with bearing pin 12 is that swing in the counterclockwise direction at the center, and roller 15 is contacted with the outer round surface of positioning disc 8.Under this state, motor 14 driving rollss 15 rotate, rely on the frictional force between roller 15 and the positioning disc 8, positioning disc 8 is passed in the rotation of roller 15, disk 8 is rotated, so the not shown above-mentioned rotary body that goes out of rotating shaft 6 and clamper 4 the insides also rotates, thereby drive 1 rotation of infundibulate glass bulb.
On pedestal 10, also fixing transducer 22 by support 23, this transducer is the change in location when falling into the breach 8a of positioning disc 8 by means of roller 15, detect the position (being position shown in Figure 2) of swinging mounting 13, thereby detect the position of the above-mentioned anode electrode 3 of glass bulb 1.In the present embodiment, this transducer 22 be by known near switch, (non-contact switch) made.
See Fig. 1, on the right side of above-mentioned clamper 4, on interior vertical plane, be provided with the column 24 of perpendicular at the axis that comprises rotating shaft 6, drive unit support plate 25 is fixed on the upper end of column 24.On support plate 25, fixing by driving shaft 26 compressed air-driven, that have output shaft 26a, one end of applicator support 27 just is fixed on this root output shaft 26a, support 27 is arranged in the above-mentioned axis that comprises rotating shaft 6 in interior vertical plane, rotates between the position that can represent by means of the drive unit 26 visible position of representing with solid line and double dot dash line in Fig. 1.The other end of applicator support 27 is divided into two forks, second drive unit 28 is installed in the centre of two forks by pivot 28a, the disc graphite applying device made from sponge 29 is housed, and applicator 29 can come back rotation around the axis of output shaft in 180 ° of scopes on the output shaft of second drive unit 28.In the side of drive unit 28 L shaped carriage 30 is housed, the front end of lock-screw 31 is screwed in the screw on the horizontal component of this carriage, the bar portion of this lock-screw is passed on the applicator support 27 and forms, penetrate into following slotted hole 27a(referring to Figure 1A from above), and the head of this lock-screw 31 with contact above the applicator support 27.
The following describes the course of work.Before the graphite applying operation begins, swinging mounting 13 is on the position of double dot dash line among Fig. 2, graphite applying device 29 and applicator support 27 are on the double dot dash line position among Fig. 1, on this position, to graphite applying device 29 supply graphite suspensions (solvent that contains graphite powder), make the graphite applying device be in the holding state that is full of graphite suspension by not shown graphite feeding mechanism.
Be under the positioning states with respect to clamper 4 shown in Figure 1 at infundibulate glass bulb 1, this glass bulb 1 is clamped on the not shown rotary body that goes out in the clamper 4, then, drive cylinder 16 actions, its piston rod is stretched out forward.So, swing in the counterclockwise direction the double dot dash line position of swinging mounting 13 from Fig. 2, be flapped toward solid line position, roller 15 is pressed on the outer round surface of positioning disc 8, under such state, starts motor 14, make positioning disc 8 rotations by roller 15, so rotating shaft 6 also rotates, make among the above-mentioned figure rotary body of expression not and be clamped in also rotation simultaneously of infundibulate glass bulb 1 on this rotary body.When positioning disc 8 forwarded roller to and falls into breach 8a, swinging mounting 13 was just put the position shown in the solid line among Fig. 2, after transducer 22 detects swinging mounting and arrived this position, just sent detection signal.Motor 14 quits work according to this signal.That is to say that glass bulb 1 is in the axis in interior vertical plane time that comprises rotating shaft 6 in the position that rotates to anode electrode 3, just stop the rotation.
The signal that above-mentioned drive unit 26 response the sensors 22 are sent begins action, applicator support 27 is rotated to solid line position from the double dot dash line position of Fig. 1, thereby graphite applying device 29 is leaned against on the inner surface of infundibulate glass bulb 1.At this moment, do not represent among the figure, the transducer that is installed on the drive unit 26 sends signal, second drive unit is reacted to this signal, begin action, make graphite applying device 29 do several times 180 ° reciprocal rotation such as three times, in this reciprocal rotating process, second drive unit 28 can rotate slightly around axle 28a, can be on the inner surface 1a that the most stably is pressed against infundibulate glass bulb 1 until graphite applying device 29, slide because the bar portion of lock-screw 31 can process in the slotted hole 27a on applicator support 27, rotate slightly so allow second drive unit.
Because the above-mentioned anode electrode 3 in the infundibulate glass bulb 1, with graphite applying device 29 be co-located on comprise rotating shaft 6 axis in interior vertical plane, so, the graphite applying device 29 that moves to the solid line position of Fig. 1 by means of the action of drive unit 26 just contacts with the inner surface of infundibulate glass bulb 1 being positioned on the conplane position with anode electrode 3.The diameter of graphite applying device 29 is more much bigger than the diameter of anode electrode 3, even the center of graphite applying device 29 does not temporarily overlap with the center of anode electrode 3, also can lean on the back rotation of coming of graphite applying device 29, in the zone that comprises the depression 1a ' around the anode electrode 3 in the inner surface that is embedded in infundibulate glass bulb 1, the automatic coating powdered graphite.Therefore, the graphite applying arrangement in the present embodiment can be used for the glass bulb of multiple size.
The back rotation of coming of graphite applying device 29 has reached after the number of times of regulation, just can stop operating automatically, and meanwhile, drive unit 26 makes applicator support 27 rise to double dot dash line position among Fig. 1.Simultaneously, cylinder 16 is regained piston rod 16a, makes swinging mounting 13 retreat into the double dot dash line position, has finished the graphite applying operation of anode electrode 3 near zones of an infundibulate glass bulb inner surface, and whole device is waited for and begun operation next time.
Above-mentioned graphite applying operation can be carried out before the operation of the total inner surface 1a of glass bulb 1 coated graphite, also can carry out after this operation.Just, carry out on another station in coated graphite on the total inner surface 1a of glass bulb 1, at this moment, disk 7 be subjected to not shown motor revolving force driving and rotate, make rotating shaft 6 also do constant speed rotation, in addition, another not shown graphite applying device with glass bulb inner surface state of contact under reciprocating motion before and after doing, so just on whole inner surfaces of glass bulb, the helix shape that Yi Yiquan connects a circle is coated with and applies powdered graphite.And the front is narrated, the operation of coated graphite powder near the glass bulb inner surface the anode electrode 3 was carried out before or after this comprehensive coated graphite operation.
In the above-described embodiments, the position of the swinging mounting 13 when roller 15 falls into breach 8a set on the disk 8, be by measuring with the transducer of making near switch automatically 22, but also can this transducer 22, and on disk 8, offer an aperture (not shown), measure the position of swinging mounting 13 by the light of this aperture with light sensors.