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EP0263379A1
EP0263379A1 EP87114059A EP87114059A EP0263379A1 EP 0263379 A1 EP0263379 A1 EP 0263379A1 EP 87114059 A EP87114059 A EP 87114059A EP 87114059 A EP87114059 A EP 87114059A EP 0263379 A1 EP0263379 A1 EP 0263379A1
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Ingo Dipl.-Phys. Dünisch
Eugen Achter
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    • H01JELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
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    • H01J61/361Seals between parts of vessel
    • H01J61/363End-disc seals or plug seals
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01JELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
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  • the invention relates to a flash lamp with a translucent tube in which two electrodes are located, which are tightly connected to the tube.
  • Discharge flash lamps which have a tube made of tempered glass as the discharge vessel, the thermal expansion of which is matched to that of the electrodes used (tungsten, molybdenum) and enables automatic mass production.
  • the invention has for its object to design a flash lamp so that it allows economical mass production with high resilience.
  • the tube consists of aluminum oxide Al2O3.
  • Al2O3 has a high resistance to the arc. Its thermal expansion, which matches niobium and certain electrode alloys, enables economical mass production.
  • FIG. 1 to 3 one end of a flash lamp is shown, which has a tube 1 made of translucent Al2O3, with which two electrodes are tightly connected, of which the electrode 2 is shown.
  • the electrode 2 is brazed with braze 3 to a cap 4, which covers the end of the tube 1.
  • the tube 1 is metallized at its end and tightly connected to the cap 4 by a hard solder 5.
  • the materials for the electrode 2, the cap 4 and the solders 3 and 5 are chosen so that their thermal expansion is approximately equal to the thermal expansion of Al2O3. As a material for the electrode 2 and the cap 4 comes z. B. Niobium in question.
  • the electrode 2 is hermetically connected to the tube 1 by a glass plug 6, which is fused on the one hand to the electrode 2 and on the other hand to the tube 1.
  • the material of the glass plug 6 must have exactly the same thermal expansion as that of Al2O3 and the material of the electrode 2, z. B. niobium.
  • the example according to FIG. 3 again has a glass plug 7 which is fused directly to the electrode 2. Between the tube 1 and the glass plug 7, however, a glass solder 8 is provided, which enables easy connection. In this example too, all four components 1, 2, 7, 8 must match in their thermal expansion.
  • Niobium was mentioned as the material for the metal parts, namely the electrodes and possibly the metal caps in the example according to FIG. 1.
  • suitable metal alloys can also be used which, in their thermal expansion, match Al2O3 and, if appropriate, glass.

Abstract

The invention relates to a flashlamp having a light-permeable tube (1) in which two electrodes (2) are located, which electrodes are closely connected to the tube (1). The tube (1) consists of Al2O3. The electrodes (2) can be connected to metal caps (4) which surround the ends of the tube (1) and are soldered to a metal layer which is applied there on the tube (1). It is, however, also possible to insert glass plugs in the tube ends, which plugs are fused to the electrodes (2) and, if required, also to the tube (1), using a glass solder. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Blitzlampe mit einem lichtdurchlässigen Rohr, in dem zwei Elektroden liegen, die mit dem Rohr dicht verbunden sind.The invention relates to a flash lamp with a translucent tube in which two electrodes are located, which are tightly connected to the tube.

Es sind Entladungs-Blitzlampen bekannt, die als Entladungsgefäß ein Rohr aus Hartglas aufweisen, das in seiner Wärmeausdehnung derjenigen der verwendeten Elektroden (Wolfram, Molybdän) angepaßt ist und eine automatische Massenfertigung ermöglicht.Discharge flash lamps are known which have a tube made of tempered glass as the discharge vessel, the thermal expansion of which is matched to that of the electrodes used (tungsten, molybdenum) and enables automatic mass production.

Es ist ferner bekannt, für Hochleistungs-Blitzlampen als Entladungsgefäß ein Rohr aus Quarzglas vorzusehen, das einerseits eine wesentlich höhere Belastbarkeit im Lichtbogen aufweist als Hartglas, andererseits jedoch durch seine extrem kleine Wärmeausdehnung bei der Einschmelzung der Elektroden Handarbeit erfordert.It is also known to provide a tube made of quartz glass as a discharge vessel for high-power flash lamps, which on the one hand has a significantly higher load capacity in the arc than hard glass, but on the other hand requires manual labor due to its extremely small thermal expansion when the electrodes are melted.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Blitzlampe so auszubilden, daß sie bei hoher Belastbarkeit eine wirtschaftliche Massenfertigung erlaubt.The invention has for its object to design a flash lamp so that it allows economical mass production with high resilience.

Diese Aufgabe ist erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß das Rohr aus Aluminiumoxid Al₂O₃ besteht. Al₂O₃ besitzt eine hohe Beständigkeit gegenüber dem Lichtbogen. Seine Wärmeausdehnung, die zu Niob und bestimmten Elektrodenlegierungen paßt, erlaubt eine wirtschaftliche Massenfertigung.This object is achieved in that the tube consists of aluminum oxide Al₂O₃. Al₂O₃ has a high resistance to the arc. Its thermal expansion, which matches niobium and certain electrode alloys, enables economical mass production.

Die Erfindung ist nachfolgend anhand dreier in den Figuren 1 bis 3 dargestellter Ausführungsbeispiele näher erläutert.The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to three exemplary embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 3.

In den Figuren 1 bis 3 ist jeweils das eine Ende einer Blitzlampe dargestellt, die ein Rohr 1 aus lichtdurchlässigem Al₂O₃ aufweist, mit dem zwei Elektroden dicht verbunden sind, von denen die Elektrode 2 dargestellt ist.In Figures 1 to 3, one end of a flash lamp is shown, which has a tube 1 made of translucent Al₂O₃, with which two electrodes are tightly connected, of which the electrode 2 is shown.

Bei dem Beispiel gemäß Figur 1 ist die Elektrode 2 mit Hartlot 3 mit einer Kappe 4 verlötet, die das Ende des Rohres 1 umfaßt. Das Rohr 1 ist an seinem Ende metallisiert und mit der Kappe 4 durch ein Hartlot 5 dicht verbunden. Die Materialien für die Elektrode 2, die Kappe 4 sowie die Lote 3 und 5 sind so gewählt, daß ihre Wärmeausdehnung etwa gleich der Wärmeausdehnung von Al₂O₃ ist. Als Material für die Elektrode 2 und die Kappe 4 kommt z. B. Niob in Frage.In the example according to FIG. 1, the electrode 2 is brazed with braze 3 to a cap 4, which covers the end of the tube 1. The tube 1 is metallized at its end and tightly connected to the cap 4 by a hard solder 5. The materials for the electrode 2, the cap 4 and the solders 3 and 5 are chosen so that their thermal expansion is approximately equal to the thermal expansion of Al₂O₃. As a material for the electrode 2 and the cap 4 comes z. B. Niobium in question.

Bei dem Beispiel gemäß Figur 2 ist die Elektrode 2 mit dem Rohr 1 durch einen Glaspfropfen 6 hermetisch verbunden, der einerseits mit der Elektrode 2 und andererseits mit dem Rohr 1 verschmolzen ist. Das Material des Glaspfropfens 6 muß dabei in seiner Wärmeausdehnung genau derjenigen von Al₂O₃ sowie dem Material der Elektrode 2, z. B. Niob, angepaßt sein.In the example according to FIG. 2, the electrode 2 is hermetically connected to the tube 1 by a glass plug 6, which is fused on the one hand to the electrode 2 and on the other hand to the tube 1. The material of the glass plug 6 must have exactly the same thermal expansion as that of Al₂O₃ and the material of the electrode 2, z. B. niobium.

Das Beispiel gemäß Figur 3 weist wieder einen Glaspfropfen 7 auf, der direkt mit der Elektrode 2 verschmolzen ist. Zwischen dem Rohr 1 und dem Glaspfropfen 7 ist jedoch ein Glaslot 8 vorgesehen, das eine leichte Verbindung ermöglicht. Auch bei diesem Beispiel müssen alle vier Komponenten 1, 2, 7, 8 in ihrer Wärmeausdehnung übereinstimmen.The example according to FIG. 3 again has a glass plug 7 which is fused directly to the electrode 2. Between the tube 1 and the glass plug 7, however, a glass solder 8 is provided, which enables easy connection. In this example too, all four components 1, 2, 7, 8 must match in their thermal expansion.

Als Material für die Metallteile, nämlich die Elektroden und gegebenenfalls bei dem Beispiel gemäß Figur 1 die Metallkappen, wurde Niob genannt. Es sind jedoch auch geeignete Metallegierungen verwendbar, die in ihrer Wärmeausdehnung zu Al₂O₃ sowie gegebenenfalls zu Glas passen.Niobium was mentioned as the material for the metal parts, namely the electrodes and possibly the metal caps in the example according to FIG. 1. However, suitable metal alloys can also be used which, in their thermal expansion, match Al₂O₃ and, if appropriate, glass.

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1. Blitzlampe mit einem lichtdurchlässigen Rohr (1), in dem zwei Elektroden (2) liegen, die mit dem Rohr (1) dicht verbunden sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Rohr (1) aus Aluminiumoxid AL₂O₃ besteht.1. flash lamp with a translucent tube (1) in which there are two electrodes (2) which are tightly connected to the tube (1), characterized in that the tube (1) consists of aluminum oxide AL₂O₃. 2. Blitzlampe nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Elektroden (2) mit Metallkappen (4) verbunden sind, die das Rohr (1) an seinen Enden umfassen und mit einer auf dem Rohr (1) dort aufgebrachten Metallschicht verlötet sind.2. Flash lamp according to claim 1, characterized in that the electrodes (2) are connected to metal caps (4) which enclose the tube (1) at its ends and are soldered to a metal layer applied thereon to the tube (1). 3. Blitzlampe nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß in die Rohrenden Glaspfropfen (6, 7) eingeschmolzen sind, die von den Elektroden (2) durchsetzt werden.3. flash lamp according to claim 1, characterized in that in the tube ends glass plugs (6, 7) are melted, which are penetrated by the electrodes (2). 4. Blitzlampe nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zwischen Glaspfropfen (7) und Rohr (1) ein Glaslot (8) vorgesehen ist.4. flash lamp according to claim 3, characterized in that a glass solder (8) is provided between glass plug (7) and tube (1).
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EP0786797A3 (en) * 1996-01-29 1997-11-12 General Electric Company Arctube for high pressure discharge lamp
US5866982A (en) * 1996-01-29 1999-02-02 General Electric Company Arctube for high pressure discharge lamp
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