US1650754A

US1650754A - Vacuum-tube unit

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Publication number: US1650754A
Application number: US633356A
Authority: US
Inventors: Kent Arthur Atwater
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1923-04-20
Filing date: 1923-04-20
Publication date: 1927-11-29
Anticipated expiration: 1944-11-29

Description

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ff reti trit'iiii t ammltrib 26 finti mimi against til@ shoulder 2'?.

liisoosef l around the mrmiicr 23 arc tour it shoot mf l Contact members 23, Q9. i tcririimitlng :itljmfci'lt lli@ :x'lorcxiti holes: :uid engaging rmlwisc :igziiiict thc 'v220-umn tubo tY l iliostse 22. 32% STV-i miti 2535* rcirfgiccti volgt. '.flw posits R2 21ml Ti?) constituir? tixJ term ot timo filament or cathode ot "lio titille, V; tho iioszt 34 conirtitutos tlic termi :il of? thc plato or zu'iotlc. :mtl tlw post 353 tcriiiiiizil of the grifl or control cloctroflc. The coiit: (-*s 28 to fil inclusive arc accurati to ic mitici' sitio of the wall .2 liy screw luolts $36. v gral with 'l'lic member Q3 ti'iclioss or lug' 37 'for holding', as by Screw 38` the lioltlor r bracket member B9 for supporting or holding; in place any suitable `mixiliaurjy di vices, as, for @miopia the conclcnirers i-O and il and the grid leali: resistance 42, :ill ot which ma? be helcl togcther s :i unit bv "qos or tapes 43. Tho impor Sitlc oi the unit may ziliut against tiic lng-s 44 on tti@ onder of the @over 2 :mtl integral 'tirarsi-With.

i Corrieri by the cover 2 are binding' posts suitzi'blo miiiioeiZ1 tor mi? suitable ifmr- 'n the example illustrated, 'the li1iti y; Jost serves in common 'tor connecting; tornai lmtterics A and B supplying Iii respectivo if( for tito catliocc or filament J and tile plato or anode circuit tliorcoi Tlic other input or grid tor 'imi at the 1minding' post 46, between ucl-i miti the Contact Si inserted the usual itl mirflticriscr the grid leali :irco im rig coisiiiectccl iietwcen. the rontzic tieposi; The 'positive terminal ot ne bsitteryjl may connect to the binding; oit iL/, which connects mi conductor 028 with fic .lilcrn t com? the other iilziiricut intact, connecting? 'with one terminal ot he resistance R, the riieosstiit Contact i? connecting through the member 16 to the iiinfl ing'post45.allindicated in Fig. i0. Tile tree enti. of the resistance R- at i9 may ercteiiti through a hole in the cover 2 und 'he liouiirl on. the under sido thereof in any suitable =ivsijy. The positive terminal ot tlm battery E iscoimocted to the bintliiip; post 50, which may lio ol a type indicatori tor com'wcting; a plurality 0i tcicphoneg. :1:2 T, or other riferisco Whom other terminals muy connect to tim similar binding* posit lil. which may lic coifmectoii lii/ conductor 52 above tlm` cover iiimiiiig postwliiiii connects picto .or mimic Contact H0. llccovor 2 the comlcnser 40 may im commento@ with the posts :mtl 5i. :is iiiflicartoni, .:iercliy serving* as :i iiig'li trcqnciicv bypass in the imot'ic circuit tor tlm tclcolioric T or other instruments and the buttery l?.

Tho formati 'by the Walls l :intl 2 milj, be closotl lig; the closure member '54, oi shoot instal or @thor siiiffibic imitcrizii5 which Emili ti if; ii-cltil in plas@ against tiic annular #nonltlcr 55 lijf Screws 5G thrcaflco into tlm tappeti holes ir. the lugs 57 moltlctl. integral with tlio Wall l.,

Rcerriiig to ll'igs. il :intl lL tlicrc its siiowii a iiiorliticntion oi" my '.ii'cniior, util if'iiij miotlwr miti Slziiialzirf iioi'iii oi.' Socliclf or liolilcr im' vacuum tril'icS.

in thc coi-'cr or cnil closure 2 is a circular or other miinlillv Sliapotl npcrturc 5S within nml prc'l'kfreilily concentric with ilic uinvzirtlly cxtcmling :mmllur flzmjgc 5f) moldml ii'itegl'rnl with tilt' covcr '12. The mctullic "vlimli'icnl slicll ($0 rests with thc lower cnil against thc cover :2 :iml fits Within thc flange 59, Vtliov casing (SO having tlio usual bayonet Pilot Gl, with which co-zictS :i pin upon thc base of a vacuum tulle for locking the Sarno in the Socket,- 60. as Woll understood in the art- The shell G0 has a plurality ot' lugs 62 cX- tcutling through apertures in tlic cover 2 :mtl bent outwardly or horizontally as indicated to holtl the, shell 60 in ii'xcti position upon tlic covcr 2. this structure being ot tiic Clim'- :ictcr fliscloscd iii my prior application Stic-- rial No. 576,-? "l. Scciirctl Upon tho under Sitio ot the @over 2 with tl'icir cncls projecting over tlm aperture :rre the 'four rc- Silicnt or yielding metallic contacts: (33` G4, anti 66, scclirod b v thc Screws S7 cxtcmiing upwardly through i'lie cover 2 fmtl l'icltl Quitnlilo nots. The contato b 66 nrc in time forro Ot lont Springs nml prc'toi'rlilj,n 12S indicatori in Fiyi. lf. @zich comprises a pinrality of overlying rlibmis or slicct mcu'ilicrs or'limiri. 'Integral with the covcr 2 :mtl projecting from tlm imtlr gifle tncrco-t :irc the posts or studs Serving; suitzil'ily to position fiiiri space tiie contacts 21ml to prevcnt their movement, :iiiout their Screw; 6?. "i/Vitli om of tlic Contact memlocrs7 is 64;. is connected the biasing Spring Contact mcmbcr i6 ot tli@ i'iicostat structure. :is iioreinlioioro described. tlm contacts 64 mid 65 0mm-ging with 'the Contact posts or studs on the @mi ot the vacuum tulo@ rmit :nifl forming tori'ninzils on the filament thm-ooi'. The Contact may eng'glc tho tuoo terminal which connects' with tlm grid thcrootq :mtl tlm Contact 6G may engfigc with the :motie or lot@ tei'- miiml o't' tlic tulo@ unit.

Thor@ maf: lio (lispoml within tl'ie clmmbcr or loaS-t iVA lwrciniwforc tlcscrilictt tlic coo- (lt-nsers l0 fmtl 4l :mtl gricl lczil: rcoistanca 4:2. :lll ot which nifty lic iielti togctlicr im :i unit licrtinlictoro floscriliml. tls@ unit being licltl :iffziii'ist thc lugs .4 im tlic iiwitlc ot tl'ic @over Q by tlm iirntlcct 39 Sccurotl lijf screw 35% to llit lug 37. Whicli iii this instance iS iitcgrui with til-c will nml corvi' lVimt l" claim is:

l. A inzicnriiri tube unit comprising si c sing haring :in and closure, 'Limitato-coi ,al tubc-liolfliug member carried by Said no closure miti projecting into said casing, u

lug inegral wh said membre?. m a sul poing bracket secured i0 said lug.

2. A vacuum tube uni; comprising a casimg adapted i0 suppmt a pumiy 0f radio eceving elements fihereeom a vawum mbe moumec in said ceasing" having! inclined edges for guiding sai vacum tube into operative poiion, and contacts rm H1@ nppos side ofsaid moumng fm exlgfzgng :he eltroes of said mbe,

3. A vacuum tube unit cnmprsng sa casing mouldef insuatng maria having :am imag/eral and closm'm said end closure miaped no suppmt a pumlty mdo receiving elem ments and having a aepresiom theein imm ARTHUR ATER MNT