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US1632080A
US1632080A US524874A US52487421A US1632080A US 1632080 A US1632080 A US 1632080A US 524874 A US524874 A US 524874A US 52487421 A US52487421 A US 52487421A US 1632080 A US1632080 A US 1632080A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
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    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J29/00—Details of cathode-ray tubes or of electron-beam tubes of the types covered by group H01J31/00
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  • This invention relates to electric discharge devices and more particularly it pertains to an electrode structure for an electric discharge device of the gas-containing type.
  • this invention will be hereinafter described in connection with the t pe of electric discharge devices known in tile art as the Braun tube, which is used primarily ,for the measurement or the indication of electric power, the wave form of alternating currents or potentials or similar conditions in electrical circuits.
  • the source of cathode rays comprises an electron emitting electrode, which may be a filament heated by .a battery or other suit-' able source.
  • a narrow pencil of cathode rays is obtained by having a small aperture in the anode of the tube so that only a narrow beam of the rays. pass beyond the mode to a receiving screen.
  • the anode is so arranged that its aperture is directly in line with the filament.
  • the life 'of the device has been relatively short because of the decreased activity of the filament after a few hours of operation due to the destruction of the filament from bombardment of positive ions passing through the aperture in-the anode;
  • This object is accomplished y locating the filament out of the, direct path of the positive ions, i'orexample by arranging it in the form of a ring coaxial with the axis of the aperture in the anode and of substantially the same diameter as said aperture.
  • the positive ions 40 passing through the anode also pass through the the ring and do not strike the filament.
  • Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings is a side elevation partially in section of a device embodying the invention, and Fig.2 is an enlarged detail of the cathode and anode.
  • the cathode any or Braun tube, illustrated, com rises an'elongated vessel 10 containing a" ot cathode 11,.
  • a perforated plate electrode 12 a perforated plate electrode 12, and a tubular anode 13.
  • a perforated plate electrode 12 a perforated plate electrode 12, and a tubular anode 13.
  • calcium tun state deposited directly on the glass and he (1 in place by sodium silicate.
  • the cathode ray stream ionizes the gas in the anode 13 and the space immediately ad jacent thereto, thereby setting free positive ions, which because of the field existing in this region,- travel in the direction of the cathode 11.
  • the cathode is formed of a metal ribbon bent at its middle portion to form a ring of internal diameter at least .as great as the aperture within the anode. The ends are bent parallel to the airis of the ring 15 and the whole structure is supported from the lead Wires 16 in such a way that the ring is coaxial with the anode and the ends lie out of alignment with the anode.
  • the disc 12 serves to protect the cathode against bombardment by ions set free in the space ad jacent the lower end of the anode and the Inertia of the ions set free in the anode and the space directly above it, causes them to pass, in a straight ath, through the ringshaped portion of t 1e cathode and prevents them from striking the active portion of the cathode.
  • an enclosing vessel containing a gaseous atmosphere, a substantially cylindrical tubular tion, said ring-shaped portion being spaced for supplying heating current to said cathode and means for establishing a difference of potential between said anode and cathode.
  • an en-' closing vessel containing a gaseous atmosphere, a cylindr cal tubular anode supported therein, a palr of leading-1n wires, a metallic ribbon having its ends connected to said leading-in wires and its intermediate portion forming a substantially annular cathode having an interior diameter at least as great as the interior diameter of said anode, said anode and cathode being spaced from and in substantial alignment with each other.

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14 1927. June J. B. JOHNSON ELECTRIC DISCHARGE DEVICE Filed Dec. 27. 1921 Patented June 14, 1927.
UNITED STATES 1,632,080 PATENT OFFICE.
JOHN BERTBAND JOHNSON, ELMHURST, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOLR TO WESTERN ELEC- TRIO COMPANY, INCORPORATED, OF NEW YORK, Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.
ELECTRIC mscnanennEv eE.
Application filed December 27, 1921. Serial No. 524,874.
This invention relates to electric discharge devices and more particularly it pertains to an electrode structure for an electric discharge device of the gas-containing type. For convenience, this invention will be hereinafter described in connection with the t pe of electric discharge devices known in tile art as the Braun tube, which is used primarily ,for the measurement or the indication of electric power, the wave form of alternating currents or potentials or similar conditions in electrical circuits.
In certain embodiments of the Braun tube, the source of cathode rays comprises an electron emitting electrode, which may be a filament heated by .a battery or other suit-' able source. A narrow pencil of cathode rays ,is obtained by having a small aperture in the anode of the tube so that only a narrow beam of the rays. pass beyond the mode to a receiving screen. The anode is so arranged that its aperture is directly in line with the filament. In these embodiments the life 'of the device has been relatively short because of the decreased activity of the filament after a few hours of operation due to the destruction of the filament from bombardment of positive ions passing through the aperture in-the anode;
It is the principal object of this invention to increase the life of tubes of this character by )reventing the bombardment of the filament y ositive ions. This object is accomplished y locating the filament out of the, direct path of the positive ions, i'orexample by arranging it in the form of a ring coaxial with the axis of the aperture in the anode and of substantially the same diameter as said aperture. The positive ions 40 passing through the anode also pass through the the ring and do not strike the filament.
Other objects and features of this invention will be apparent from the following specification and appended claims.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings, is a side elevation partially in section of a device embodying the invention, and Fig.2 is an enlarged detail of the cathode and anode.
Referring to Fig. 1, the cathode any or Braun tube, illustrated, com rises an'elongated vessel 10 containing a" ot cathode 11,.
a perforated plate electrode 12, and a tubular anode 13. Within the tube is contained calcium tun state deposited directly on the glass and he (1 in place by sodium silicate.
The cathode ray stream ionizes the gas in the anode 13 and the space immediately ad jacent thereto, thereby setting free positive ions, which because of the field existing in this region,- travel in the direction of the cathode 11. In order to prevent the positive irons from striking against thecathode and causing the destruction thereof, the cathode is formed of a metal ribbon bent at its middle portion to form a ring of internal diameter at least .as great as the aperture within the anode. The ends are bent parallel to the airis of the ring 15 and the whole structure is supported from the lead Wires 16 in such a way that the ring is coaxial with the anode and the ends lie out of alignment with the anode. The disc 12 serves to protect the cathode against bombardment by ions set free in the space ad jacent the lower end of the anode and the Inertia of the ions set free in the anode and the space directly above it, causes them to pass, in a straight ath, through the ringshaped portion of t 1e cathode and prevents them from striking the active portion of the cathode.
Except for the cathode, the structural features of this tube are fully set forth in applicants Patent 1,565,855 issued December 15, 1925.
It .is of course, understood that various modifications may be made in the structural arrangement of the cathode without departmg in any way from the spirit of the invention as defin in the appended claims.
What is claimed is:
1. In an electron discharge device an enclosing vessel containing a gaseous atmosphere, a substantially cylindrical tubular tion, said ring-shaped portion being spaced for supplying heating current to said cathode and means for establishing a difference of potential between said anode and cathode.
2. In an electron discharge device an en-' closing vessel containing a gaseous atmosphere, a cylindr cal tubular anode supported therein, a palr of leading-1n wires, a metallic ribbon having its ends connected to said leading-in wires and its intermediate portion forming a substantially annular cathode having an interior diameter at least as great as the interior diameter of said anode, said anode and cathode being spaced from and in substantial alignment with each other.
In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe rlrglname this 14th day of December, A. D.
JOHN BERTRAND JOHNSON.
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Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US2449569A (en) * 1943-01-18 1948-09-21 Sperry Corp Electron beam apparatus
US2517726A (en) * 1946-07-17 1950-08-08 Philco Corp Ultra high frequency electron tube
US2547200A (en) * 1945-09-15 1951-04-03 Hartford Nat Bank & Trust Co Getter structure for electric discharge tubes
DE768131C (en) * 1932-03-18 1956-03-15 Siegmund Loewe Dr Braun's tube, in which all electrodes are held using holders attached to the pinch foot

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE768131C (en) * 1932-03-18 1956-03-15 Siegmund Loewe Dr Braun's tube, in which all electrodes are held using holders attached to the pinch foot
US2449569A (en) * 1943-01-18 1948-09-21 Sperry Corp Electron beam apparatus
US2547200A (en) * 1945-09-15 1951-04-03 Hartford Nat Bank & Trust Co Getter structure for electric discharge tubes
US2517726A (en) * 1946-07-17 1950-08-08 Philco Corp Ultra high frequency electron tube

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