US2319338A - Incandescent cathode - Google Patents

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US2319338A
US2319338A US387762A US38776241A US2319338A US 2319338 A US2319338 A US 2319338A US 387762 A US387762 A US 387762A US 38776241 A US38776241 A US 38776241A US 2319338 A US2319338 A US 2319338A
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  • This invention relates to an incandescent cathode for use in gasor vapour-filled discharge tubes for high current intensities and constituted by directly heated parallel-connected individual elements which are preferably arranged symmetrically with respect to an axis.
  • the parallel-cathode according to the invention is so constructed that the symmetrically arranged individual elements are conductively inter-connected at a plurality of equipotential points lying closely together so that at these points diiferences in heat and disparities 7 in the emission load of the cathode are balanced,
  • sion current over the entire cathode surface can a generally be obtained with difliculty only since particularly at comparatively high gasor vapour-pressures, for example of the order of magnitude of 1 mm. of Hg or more, the discharge exhibits a tendency to concentration at given points of the activated surface. This has a bearing on the fact that a gas discharge which is concentrated on a part of the cathode brings about an intense local increase in temperature which in turn increases the emissionso that the discharge will preferably stay at this point.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a cathode whose active surface is formed by grouping of a plurality of equivalent component elements so that the size of the active surfaceis practically proportional to the weight of the cathode and the disadvantages of the well-known parallel cathodes, inter alia' restriction to low' supply voltages, is avoided.
  • the, above-mentioned conductive cross-connections should be formed by sintering-up of nickel, iron or some mixture of these or related metals.
  • the advantage is thus also obtained that a layer is formed to which the emitting material adheres more readily than to the core wire, generally formed of a material having a high melting point, of the cathode elements. v(In conjunction. or not with this measure it .may be advantageous to form the cross-connections by binding-off with thin refractory metal wire.)
  • a cathode For buildingup a cathode according to the invention we may start with advantage with separate elements or units of tungsten wire on which a covering, for example of wire of the same material or of nickel, is spun in known manner.
  • the manner referred to permits of composing cathodes for high current intensity of difierent values by arranging in parallel a corresponding number of unit elements in the manner described and providing them with cross-connections.
  • the individual elements of the cathodes may constitute the sides of a hollow cylindrical or star-shaped prismatic body. If the ratio between the section and length of this body is correctly chosen the discharge is not only admitted to the internal emitting surface through the apertures of the sides but also from the two ends.
  • these elements which may also be formed by fiat-wound helical spirals of metal wire or metal band, may be arranged in such manner that the successive loops or windings of each element jointly form a straight elongated body practically located in a single plane and are located each in itself in-such manner in radial planes around a common axis that one row of apices of the individual zigzag loops or windings is arranged along the axis referred to and jointly with the corresponding rows of apices of the other elements in the axis forms a plurality of cross-connections so that a body of star-shaped section is produced which at its two ends is connected to the leading-in wires.
  • FIG. 1 and 2 show a cathode in parallel-projection and axonometrically respectively whose zigzag elements jointly constitute a hollow prism of star-shaped section.
  • Figs. 3 and 4 show in an identical manner a cathode built up from similar elements which are arranged in a star-shaped manner along a common axis.
  • Figs. la and b show in two projections how individual zigzag elements "I can be composed to form a hollow prismatic body whose sides are formed by the individual elements, whereas the adjoining elements of the individual zigzag loops are united alternatively on the inside (2) and on the outside (3) of the body by cross-connections which constitute the vertices of rectangular pyramids.
  • the innermost points of connection are united with robust wire rings 4 which serve as leading-in conductors for the supply current which is supplied from the cathode supports 5.
  • This cathode construction is illustrated axonometrically in Fig. 2.
  • Figs. 3a and b similarly show how a prismatic cathode of star-shaped profile can be formed by grouping a plurality of zigzag elements I in a star-shaped manner so that a row of apices 6 of these elements are caused to be located along a common longitudinal axis and are united by cross-connections in the manner describedabove, Whereas the ends of the elements lie together in a bundle-shaped manner at l and 8 respectively and are jointly connected to the leading-in wires .9 for the cathode.
  • Fig. 4 shows the construction of Fig. 3 axonometrically.
  • a zigzag tungsten Wire whose diameter is 0.4 mm. and which is spun with a nickel wire of 0.15 mm. and is then bent into the form of a zigzag 68 mms. in length whose width is 5 mms. and with which the distance between two successive apices of the same side is 3 mms.
  • a cathode which is built up from 10 of these elements in the manner shown in Figs. 3 to 4 and which is coated with an activating layer of barium oxide may be used for a mean rectified current of from 60 to 100 amp. at a maximum value of about 200 amp. and requires a filament energy of 32 voltsx'lO amp.
  • the cathode according to the invention may be provided in well-known manner with a covering layer of nickel so as to facilitate the adhesion of the emitting oxide layer.
  • An incandescible cathode in the form of an elongated body, comprising a large number of undulated wire-like elements distributed around the longitudinal axis of the body and extending in the direction thereof. adjacent elements being interconnected thermally and electrically at the tips of the undulations. 7 I
  • An incandescible 'cathode in the form of an elongated body, comprising -a large number of undulated wire-like elements extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis of thebody', the undulated portions lying in a plurality of planes substantially parallel to the axis of the body and adjacent elements being interconnected thermally and electrically at the tips of the undulations to form a cage-like structure.
  • An incandescible cathode in the form of an elongated body comprising a large number of undulated wire-like elements distributed around the longitudinal axis of the body and extending in the direction thereof, adjacent elements being interconnected at the tips of the undulations to form a plurality of pyramidal elements arranged in the direction of the axisof the body, said pyramidal elements being distributed-about the axis of the body and adjacent pyramidal elements being interconnected at their base portions.
  • An incandescible cathode in the form of an elongated body, comprising a large number of undulated wire-like elements distributed around the longitudinal axis of the body and extending in the direction thereof, adjacent elements being interconnected at the tips of the undulations to form a plurality of pyramidal frames arranged in the direction or" the axis of the body, and-ad- -j acent pyramidal frames being interconnected at their base portions, said elements forming a large number of openings having a smallest ;dimension at least of the order "of .5'centimeter.
  • An incandescible cathode in the form of an elongated body comprising a large number of undulated wire-like elements 'extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis of-the body and 'disposed'in planes containing the said longitudinal axis,'said elementsbeing substantially uniformly distributed around the s'ai'dlongitudinal axis and being interconnected thermally and electrically at the tips of the undulations.
  • An incandescible cathode in the form of an elongated body, comprising a large number of undulated wire-like elements distributed about the longitudinal axis of the body and extending 5 the undulations.

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US3995188A (en) * 1974-06-28 1976-11-30 Thomson-Csf Grid for an electronic tube
US4585971A (en) * 1984-12-18 1986-04-29 Clegg John E Flat circular foil-filament lamp
US4598226A (en) * 1984-12-17 1986-07-01 Clegg John E Concave conical foil-filament lamp
DE3517060A1 (de) * 1985-05-11 1986-11-13 Trützschler GmbH & Co KG, 4050 Mönchengladbach Vorrichtung an einer karde mit einer faserbandeinlegevorrichtung

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3995188A (en) * 1974-06-28 1976-11-30 Thomson-Csf Grid for an electronic tube
US4598226A (en) * 1984-12-17 1986-07-01 Clegg John E Concave conical foil-filament lamp
US4585971A (en) * 1984-12-18 1986-04-29 Clegg John E Flat circular foil-filament lamp
DE3517060A1 (de) * 1985-05-11 1986-11-13 Trützschler GmbH & Co KG, 4050 Mönchengladbach Vorrichtung an einer karde mit einer faserbandeinlegevorrichtung

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