US1719877A - Method of treating copper leading-in wires - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to leadingin wires employed in electric lamps and electric discharge tubes, and more artlcularly to a method of treatin during t e construction of such devices, t e usual stranded copper leading-in wires which supply current to the incandescent filament.
- a seal assembly including a glass stem portion provided at one end with a press seal through which heavy tungsten wires pass. These wires are usually secured within the stem portion to stranded copper conductors it and the upper portion of the glass stem is sealed or joined to the body portion of the tube. It is customary to anneal the glass stems to remove strains from the glass and when the so-called hard glass, which is a at borosilicate, is employed the annealing temperature is approximately 600 C. At such a temperature the stranded copper w1res often become so brittle, due to oxidation, that they break in two when bent. Co per is also deposited on the inner walls 0 the glass stem, this deposit leading frequently to a subsequent puncture of the tube.
- a stem portion of an electron discharge device the stem portion being made of hard glass and havin the usual press seal 2 at one end thereo through which tungsten wires 3 and 4 extend.
- a pair of. copper conductors 5 and 6, made up of a series'of wires of small diameter, are secured in any suitable manner to the tungsten wires and are adapted to supply current to a filamentary electrode, not shown, when connected to a source of energy.
- the up er end of stem 1 is provided with a flan e portion 7 whereby the stem may he joins or secured to a suitable glass receptacle.
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July 9, 1929. c, 1-, GRQAT 1,719,877
METHOD OF TREATING COPPER LEADING-IN WIRES Filed July 1, 1927 Ihventor: Charles T. De Great,
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Patented July 9, 1929.
UNITED STATES 1,719,877 PATENT OFFICE.
W T. DE GROAT, OI SGEENECTADY, NEW YORK, ASBIGNOB TO GENERAL ELEC- TRIO COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.
METHOD TREATING COPPER LEADING-IN WIRES.
Application filed July 1, 1927. Serial No. 202,988.
The present invention relates to leadingin wires employed in electric lamps and electric discharge tubes, and more artlcularly to a method of treatin during t e construction of such devices, t e usual stranded copper leading-in wires which supply current to the incandescent filament.
In the manufacture of relatively large vacuum tubes, it is customary to employ a seal assembly including a glass stem portion provided at one end with a press seal through which heavy tungsten wires pass. These wires are usually secured within the stem portion to stranded copper conductors it and the upper portion of the glass stem is sealed or joined to the body portion of the tube. It is customary to anneal the glass stems to remove strains from the glass and when the so-called hard glass, which is a at borosilicate, is employed the annealing temperature is approximately 600 C. At such a temperature the stranded copper w1res often become so brittle, due to oxidation, that they break in two when bent. Co per is also deposited on the inner walls 0 the glass stem, this deposit leading frequently to a subsequent puncture of the tube.
According to the present invention, I have provided an arrangement whereby embrittlement of the copper leads and deposition of copper on the glass stem during annealing is prevented and the copper wire at the same time is provided with a bright, clean surface. i
The novel features which I believe to be characteristic of my invention are set forth with particularity in the appended claims.
My invention itselff however, will best be understood from re erence to the following specification when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing in which the single figure shows a View broken away and partly in section and partly in elevation of a portion of an electron discharge device embodying the features of my invention.
Referring to the drawing, I have indicated at 1 a stem portion of an electron discharge device, the stem portion being made of hard glass and havin the usual press seal 2 at one end thereo through which tungsten wires 3 and 4 extend. A pair of. copper conductors 5 and 6, made up of a series'of wires of small diameter, are secured in any suitable manner to the tungsten wires and are adapted to supply current to a filamentary electrode, not shown, when connected to a source of energy. The up er end of stem 1 is provided with a flan e portion 7 whereby the stem may he joins or secured to a suitable glass receptacle.
To remove strains from the glass stem 1 and press seal 2, they are usually heated at an elevated temperature in an electric furnace. Before insertion in the furnace, leads 5 and 6 are surrounded with elongated co per jackets 8 and 9, closed or fused at their upper ends. These jackets have an inner diameter only slightly eater than the diameter of the strande copper conductors at the point where the latter are joined to the tungsten wires so that there is a small space between the copper conductors and their surrounding jackets. When the copper jackets have been adjusted, the stem and conductors are heated in the electric furnace, and in a non-reducing atmosphere, to a teinperature of approximately 600 C. When removed from the furnace the copper strands are entirely. free from brittleness, there is no deposition of copper on the inner walls of the stem and the strands have a clean, bright appearance, the leads being cleaner after, than before annealing. Although a small amount of air is enclosed b the jackets 8 and 9; it is so small that it has no deleterious effect on the stranded copper leads.
While I have illustrated my invention mainly as applied to electron discharge devices, it is not limited to that use but may also be employed in connection with electric lamps having large seals which require flexible leads.
What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is v .1. The method of treating a copper con- 95 ductor extending through a glass stem, while annealing the glass stem, which comprises surrounding said conductor durin the annealing process with a shielding tu e slightly larger in diameter than the diameter of 100 thg conductor and thereafter removing said tu e.
2. The method of treatin stranded copper conductors extending t rough a glass stem, during the anneal of the glass stem, 1 which comprises surrounding each of said conductors during the annealing process with a copper tube and thereafter removing said tube.
3. The method of treating stranded copsists in surrounding said copper member 10 with a loosely fit'ting envelope and heating said assembly in a non-reducing atmosphere to a temperature at which strains are removed from said glass member.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set 15 my hand this 29th day of June, 1927.
CHARLES '1. DE GROAT.
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US202968A US1719877A (en) | 1927-07-01 | 1927-07-01 | Method of treating copper leading-in wires |
DEP56281D DE470230C (en) | 1927-07-01 | 1927-10-18 | Process for the annealing of fuses for electric incandescent lamps and discharge tubes |
FR35582D FR35582E (en) | 1927-07-01 | 1928-06-15 | Improvements to electronic discharge tubes, particularly to the construction and mounting of their electrodes |
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