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US2048887A
US2048887A US310644A US31064428A US2048887A US 2048887 A US2048887 A US 2048887A US 310644 A US310644 A US 310644A US 31064428 A US31064428 A US 31064428A US 2048887 A US2048887 A US 2048887A
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Mulder Johannes Gijsbe Wilhelm
Duinker Daniel Marie
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    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • H01J61/92—Lamps with more than one main discharge path
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    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
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    • H01J61/30—Vessels; Containers
    • H01J61/35—Vessels; Containers provided with coatings on the walls thereof; Selection of materials for the coatings
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
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  • incandescible cathode This invention has reference to an electric discharge device, more particularly of the incandescible cathode type.
  • incandescent cathode will hereinafter be understood to mean 5 not only a cathode heated by a galvanic current but also heated in some other manner, for example by the discharge, if the temperature to which the cathode is heated is so high that the discharge has the character of an arc discharge.
  • Such arc discharge can only occur in discharge tubes of the type containing a gasfilling.
  • the shielding in a radio tube is to prevent electrostatic influences, which may cause noises and 5 therefore mar the reception.
  • the phenomenon may occur that the discharge between the incandescent cathode and an anode of the discharge tube is interrupted under cer- 40 tain conditions, for example, on the device being approached.
  • An object of our invention is to improve the reliability of such devices.
  • Another object is to apply conducting envelopes to gasfilled discharge tubes.
  • a further object is to improve the ignition of 50 incandescent cathode tubes having a gasfilling
  • an electric device comprising an incandescent cathode, gasfilled discharge tube, a conducting envelope is arranged in the vicinity of said discharge tube and a connection is made between said conducting member and 5 a direct current circuit for said tube.
  • a point of the direct current circuit is connected by a resistance or capacity to a metal housing, that constitutes the wall of the electric device.
  • a point of the direct current circuit may be connected to a conducting coating of the wall of a discharge tube.
  • connection may be satisfactorily formed by a stroke of lead pencil.
  • the wall of the discharge tube shown in the drawing is designated by IS, the incandescent cathode by I! and the anodes by 18 and 19.
  • the poles of the electrodes are taken out of the tube through the press 20 and connected to the lead wires 2
  • the wall of the tube is coated with a conducting layer 25, for example of tin-foil, which is connected to the lead wire 22 of the cathode by a resistance 26 that may consist of a stroke of lead pencil.
  • An electric discharge tube comprising a vitreous 40 envelope, an anode and a cathode, leads for the anode and cathode, a conductive coating intimately adhering to the outer surface of the envelope and having a portion extending substantially to the bottom thereof, and a lead pencil line at the bottom of said envelope, said line conductively interconnecting one of the cathode leads and the extending portion of said coating.

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July 28, 1936. E. OOSTERHUIS ET AL 2,048,837
DI SCHARGE TUBE Filed octfs, 19 28 Patented July 28, 1936 U srArEs cries DISCHARGE TUBE Netherlands, assignors to N. V. Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken, Eindhoven, Netherlands, a limited liability company Application October 5, 1928, Serial No. 310,644 In the Netherlands November 26, 1927 1 Claim.
This invention has reference to an electric discharge device, more particularly of the incandescible cathode type. The term incandescent cathode will hereinafter be understood to mean 5 not only a cathode heated by a galvanic current but also heated in some other manner, for example by the discharge, if the temperature to which the cathode is heated is so high that the discharge has the character of an arc discharge.
Such arc discharge can only occur in discharge tubes of the type containing a gasfilling.
Thus our invention is distinguished from improvements in the use of high vacuum tubes adapted for the reception of wireless signals. In
15 such devices conducting envelopes sometimes are employed to avoid external influences which would otherwise result in extreme noises in the loud speaker or telephone.
In devices containing electric discharge tubes 20 of the kind described, for instance in tubes for rectifying alternating currents there is no necessity of avoiding such noises.
The shielding in a radio tube is to prevent electrostatic influences, which may cause noises and 5 therefore mar the reception. On the other hand,
as stated, in gasfilled rectifying tubes the extraneous electric fields or other extraneous not understood phenomena may altogether interrupt operation of the tube. The two phenomena are quite 30 distinctly different, i. e., in case of radio tubes such outside electric influences do not cause interruption in the operation of the device, whereas in the case of rectifiers used, for instance, for power rectification, there is no sound reproduc- 35 tion and noises cannot be caused and observed.
However, during the operation of such a device the phenomenon may occur that the discharge between the incandescent cathode and an anode of the discharge tube is interrupted under cer- 40 tain conditions, for example, on the device being approached.
Probably this phenomenon is due to electrostatic influences, e. g. to atmospheric electric fields or earth fields.
45 An object of our invention is to improve the reliability of such devices.
Another object is to apply conducting envelopes to gasfilled discharge tubes.
A further object is to improve the ignition of 50 incandescent cathode tubes having a gasfilling,
when such tubes are employed in rectifying alternating current.
According to the invention in an electric device comprising an incandescent cathode, gasfilled discharge tube, a conducting envelope is arranged in the vicinity of said discharge tube and a connection is made between said conducting member and 5 a direct current circuit for said tube.
In an embodiment of the invention a point of the direct current circuit is connected by a resistance or capacity to a metal housing, that constitutes the wall of the electric device.
According to another embodiment a point of the direct current circuit may be connected to a conducting coating of the wall of a discharge tube.
In the latter two embodiments the connection may be satisfactorily formed by a stroke of lead pencil.
The invention will be more clearly understood by reference to the accompanying drawing. In this drawing is shown, in section, a construction in which the wall of the tube is coated with a conducting layer.
In order to prevent electrostatic or electromagnetic disturbances in the operation of a high vacuum discharge tube it has been proposed to 5 surround such a tube by a metallic casing con nected to the cathode of the tube.
The wall of the discharge tube shown in the drawing is designated by IS, the incandescent cathode by I! and the anodes by 18 and 19. The poles of the electrodes are taken out of the tube through the press 20 and connected to the lead wires 2|, 22, 23 and 24.
The wall of the tube is coated with a conducting layer 25, for example of tin-foil, which is connected to the lead wire 22 of the cathode by a resistance 26 that may consist of a stroke of lead pencil.
What we claim is:
An electric discharge tube comprising a vitreous 40 envelope, an anode and a cathode, leads for the anode and cathode, a conductive coating intimately adhering to the outer surface of the envelope and having a portion extending substantially to the bottom thereof, and a lead pencil line at the bottom of said envelope, said line conductively interconnecting one of the cathode leads and the extending portion of said coating.
EKKO OOSTERI-IUIS.
JOHANNES GIJSBERTUS WILI-IELM MULDER.
DANIEL MARIE DUINKER.
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