US1690232A - Vacuum tube and socket - Google Patents

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US1690232A
US1690232A US572259A US57225922A US1690232A US 1690232 A US1690232 A US 1690232A US 572259 A US572259 A US 572259A US 57225922 A US57225922 A US 57225922A US 1690232 A US1690232 A US 1690232A
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J5/00—Details relating to vessels or to leading-in conductors common to two or more basic types of discharge tubes or lamps
    • H01J5/50—Means forming part of the tube or lamps for the purpose of providing electrical connection to it
    • H01J5/54—Means forming part of the tube or lamps for the purpose of providing electrical connection to it supported by a separate part, e.g. base
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • This invention relates to electron discharge devices and sockets therefor.
  • An object of this invention is a base and socket structure, such as to prevent indiscriminate use of electron discharge devices having different characteristics in a socket.
  • Another object of the invention is a base and socket structure for electron discharge devices such that the base and socket are limited to use with each other.
  • Another object of this invention is to modify the base and socket structure of vacuum tubes so that tubes having certain characteristics are limited to use with certain sockets.
  • Another object of the invention is a vac' uum tube socket which will receive vacuum tubes having certain characteristics and eX- clude tubes not havino these characteristics.
  • Fig. 1 is a plan view, partially broken away of a socket with a tube inserted.
  • Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionthrough a socket attached to to a panel with a tube inserted y space therein.
  • Fig- 3 is a. bottom view, partially in section, of a tube base. 4
  • Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a tube. fFig is aside elevation of a diil'erent type A panel 10 has attached thereto a bracket 11, a. ortion 12 of which is parallel to and d) from the panel. A pair of strips 13 and 14 of insulating material are attached to each end of the portion 12 by means of the bolts 15 and nuts 16. A pair of contact members 17 are held against each of the outer strips 14 by means of the nuts 16 and 4have their free ends projectin beneath an aperture in the portion 12 of theracketll, the ends of the contact 1922. serial No. 572,259.
  • a shell or sleeve 18 is arranged in the aperture in the portion 12 ⁇ and projects therefrom through an aperture in the panel 10.
  • a plate 19 ofinsulating material is arranged intermediate the end of the shell 18 and the contact members 17, its ends being clamped between the strips 13 and 14. This plate is provided with apertures substantially in alignment with the ends of the contact members 17, three of which apertures 20 are of the same size and the diameter of the fourth of which, 21, is Oi. substantially greater area than any of the others.
  • a bayonet slot 22 In .the end of the shell 18, extending through the panel 10, is provided a bayonet slot 22.
  • a vacuum tube to be usedin connection with this socket comprises a base composed of a shell 23 of proper diameter to fit within the sleeve 18 from the outer surface of which projects a pin 24, which isadapted to cooperate with the bayonet slot 22 to locktermi'ned by the engagement of the indenture 26, on the interior of the shell, with a depression in one of the 'arrms of the web 25..
  • Carried by each arm of the web 25 are'ter minals 27, each of which is of small enou h diameter to be received within any of t e apertures 20 in the plate 19.
  • On one of the arms of the web 25 is a selector pin 28 so arranged With respect to the adjacent terminal 27 that ity can be received only through the apertufre 21 of the plate 19.
  • the selector. ⁇ pin 28 is arranged adjacent the particular terminal which will make its angular position with respect to the pin 24, correspond to the angular position of the aperture 2l with respect to the bayonet slot 22.
  • the position of the selector pin and largeaperture will be varied for tubes of dii'erent characteristics so that only the tube designed for use with the parthis device Without departing from the spirit of the invention as expressed in the following claim.
  • a vacuum tube socket and a vacuum tube having terminal pins
  • means associated with said socket and tube for definitely positioning the tube relative to the socket consisting of a selector pin on the tube adjacent one of the tube terminal pins and an insulating plate on the socket having a large aperture for receiving both said selector pin and the adjacent terminal pin and a. number of smaller apertures for receiving only the other terminal pins.

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Nov. 6, 1928.
J. J. KUHNv VACUUM TUBE AND SOCKET Filed July 1, 1922 Patented Nov. 6, 1928.
- UNITED STATE-s PATENT OFFICE.
JOHN J. KUHN, OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, AssIGNOR To WEsTEEN'ELEcTEIc com' PANY, INCORPORATED, OE NEW YOEK, N. Y., A CORPORATION or NEW YORK.
VACUUM TUBE AND SOCKET.
Application led July 1,
This invention relates to electron discharge devices and sockets therefor.
Heretofore, it has been customary to provide electron discharge devices having different electrical characteristics with bases of the same size and having the same. arrangement of terminals. Sockets for these devices have, likewise, beenv made the same size so that any one of the afore-mentioned tubes could be inserted in the same socket. When, however, a socket has been connected in a circuit adapted for use with a type of electron discharge device having certain characteristics, it is desirable that the possibility of substituting a device having different characteristics be prevented.
An object of this inventionis a base and socket structure, such as to prevent indiscriminate use of electron discharge devices having different characteristics in a socket.
Another object of the invention is a base and socket structure for electron discharge devices such that the base and socket are limited to use with each other.
Another object of this invention is to modify the base and socket structure of vacuum tubes so that tubes having certain characteristics are limited to use with certain sockets.
Another object of the invention is a vac' uum tube socket which will receive vacuum tubes having certain characteristics and eX- clude tubes not havino these characteristics.
Referring now tov the drawings, Fig. 1 is a plan view, partially broken away of a socket with a tube inserted.
Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionthrough a socket attached to to a panel with a tube inserted y space therein.
Fig- 3 is a. bottom view, partially in section, of a tube base. 4
Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a tube. fFig is aside elevation of a diil'erent type A panel 10 has attached thereto a bracket 11, a. ortion 12 of which is parallel to and d) from the panel. A pair of strips 13 and 14 of insulating material are attached to each end of the portion 12 by means of the bolts 15 and nuts 16. A pair of contact members 17 are held against each of the outer strips 14 by means of the nuts 16 and 4have their free ends projectin beneath an aperture in the portion 12 of theracketll, the ends of the contact 1922. serial No. 572,259.
members being arranged substantially at the corners of a square. A shell or sleeve 18 is arranged in the aperture in the portion 12 `and projects therefrom through an aperture in the panel 10. A plate 19 ofinsulating material is arranged intermediate the end of the shell 18 and the contact members 17, its ends being clamped between the strips 13 and 14. This plate is provided with apertures substantially in alignment with the ends of the contact members 17, three of which apertures 20 are of the same size and the diameter of the fourth of which, 21, is Oi. substantially greater area than any of the others. In .the end of the shell 18, extending through the panel 10, is provided a bayonet slot 22.
A vacuum tube to be usedin connection with this socket comprises a base composed of a shell 23 of proper diameter to fit within the sleeve 18 from the outer surface of which projects a pin 24, which isadapted to cooperate with the bayonet slot 22 to locktermi'ned by the engagement of the indenture 26, on the interior of the shell, with a depression in one of the 'arrms of the web 25.. Carried by each arm of the web 25 are'ter minals 27, each of which is of small enou h diameter to be received within any of t e apertures 20 in the plate 19. On one of the arms of the web 25 is a selector pin 28 so arranged With respect to the adjacent terminal 27 that ity can be received only through the apertufre 21 of the plate 19.
In the. tubes and sockets designed for use `with each other, the selector.` pin 28 is arranged adjacent the particular terminal which will make its angular position with respect to the pin 24, correspond to the angular position of the aperture 2l with respect to the bayonet slot 22. The position of the selector pin and largeaperture will be varied for tubes of dii'erent characteristics so that only the tube designed for use with the parthis device Without departing from the spirit of the invention as expressed in the following claim.
The invention claimed is:
In combination, a vacuum tube socket and a vacuum tube having terminal pins, means associated with said socket and tube for definitely positioning the tube relative to the socket consisting of a selector pin on the tube adjacent one of the tube terminal pins and an insulating plate on the socket having a large aperture for receiving both said selector pin and the adjacent terminal pin and a. number of smaller apertures for receiving only the other terminal pins.
In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 23rd day of June, A. D. 1922.
JOHN J. KUHN.
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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2490278A (en) * 1947-10-31 1949-12-06 Univ Minnesota Mass spectrometer tube ion source assembly
US2492202A (en) * 1944-11-04 1949-12-27 Sperry Corp Electron tube socket
US2552609A (en) * 1947-03-07 1951-05-15 Bendix Aviat Corp Distributor
US2583417A (en) * 1947-11-24 1952-01-22 Eitel Mccullough Inc Air-cooled socket for electron tubes
US4363078A (en) * 1980-04-17 1982-12-07 Sprague Electric Company Miniature electrolytic capacitor with anchoring terminal

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2492202A (en) * 1944-11-04 1949-12-27 Sperry Corp Electron tube socket
US2552609A (en) * 1947-03-07 1951-05-15 Bendix Aviat Corp Distributor
US2490278A (en) * 1947-10-31 1949-12-06 Univ Minnesota Mass spectrometer tube ion source assembly
US2583417A (en) * 1947-11-24 1952-01-22 Eitel Mccullough Inc Air-cooled socket for electron tubes
US4363078A (en) * 1980-04-17 1982-12-07 Sprague Electric Company Miniature electrolytic capacitor with anchoring terminal

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