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US3134923A US51029A US5102960A US3134923A US 3134923 A US3134923 A US 3134923A US 51029 A US51029 A US 51029A US 5102960 A US5102960 A US 5102960A US 3134923 A US3134923 A US 3134923A
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  • the invention is predicated upon an appreciation of the fact that the now standard practice of employing separate mounting arrangements for the heater and cathode elements of an electron-gun causes short-circuits and other hazards that inhibit the achievement of a long useful life for the tube in which the gun is employed.
  • the coiled filamentary heater is mounted directly on the stem-leads, or extensions of such leads, and the cathode and other cylindrical elements of the gun are separately supported, as a unit, by glass rods or beads secured indirectly to the stem.
  • the cathode-cylinder and the heater therein e.g., during the sealing of the separate mounts, during thermal cycling, or when the tube is subject to microphonic vibrations.
  • the heater wire may become distorted or the insulating coating thereon may wear off, causing a short-circuit.
  • FIG. 1 is an elevational view, partly in section, of the neck portion of a cathode-ray tube containing a unitary gun-structure including heater and cathode elements mounted in accordance with the principle of the invention;
  • FIG. 2 is an end elevational view showing cathode heaters of a battery of three electron guns, with the heaters connected electrically in series and supported in accordance with the invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2 but showing the heater elements connected in electrically parallel relationship.
  • the electron gun that has been selected for illustration comprises a filamentary heater 1, a thirnble-like cathode 3, an inverted cup-shape control grid 5, and three cylindraceous beam-controlling electrodes 7, 9, and 11 disposed in the order named in spaced apart relationship along the central axis of the neck portion 13 of a cathode-ray tube.
  • the thimble-like cathode 3 is coated on the outer surface of its closed end with a thermionic electron-emissive material 3a which is presented across an intervening space to an aperture a in the control-grid cylinder 5.
  • An insulating grommet or washer 19 fitted tightly in the grid cylinder 5 about the cathode thirnble 3, and two bent metal cylinders 21 and 23, disposed on opposite sides of said washer and welded to the inner surface of the grid cylinder 5 serve to establish and to maintain the desired spacing between the emissive coating 3a and the grid aperture 5a.
  • the several cylindrical electrodes 5, 7, 9, and 11 are rigidly 3,134,923 Patented May 26, 1964 supported in spaced apart axial alignment by means of mounting lugs or straps 25 whose outer terminals are embedded in two or more inflexible glass support rods or beads 27 and 29.
  • the filamentary heater 1, for the indirectly heated electron-emissive layer 3a instead of being independently mounted upon the stem leads 31 and 33 (which supply heating current to the filament) is supported, as by means of rigid lugs or straps 25a and 2512, upon the same inflexible glass side-rods 27 and 29 as the other gun-elements.
  • the entire gun assembly including its inflexible siderods, may be mounted and supported, for example, by leads 35 and 37 for the cathode and grid cylinders 3 and 5, respectively, or by other support leads sealed through the stem.
  • FIG. 2 shows the invention as applied to supporting the heating elements 40, 41, and 42 for the indirectly heated cathodes 43, 44, and 45, respectively, of a battery of three electron-guns R, G, and B which are arranged delta (A) fashion in equally spaced array about a common axis X, as in a conventional color-kinescope.
  • three glass support rods 46, 47, and 48 are disposed in parallel relationship adjacent to the corners of an equilateral triangle, and the supports for the filamentary cathodes 40, 41, and 42 comprise three pairs of L-shape rigid metal straps 5050, 5151, and 5252, respectively.
  • Correspondingiterminals of the paired L-shape straps are embedded in respective ones of the rigid glass rods 46, 47, and 48.
  • the free end of each L extends beneath one of the cathode thimbles, so that there are two such strap end-portions, spaced from each other adjacent to the open end of each of said thimbles.
  • the terminals of each filamentary heater are welded, respectively, to one of these strap-ends and the coiled body of that heater is presented to the interior of the cathode cylinder which will be understood to be supported thereabove, for example, in the manner shown in FIG. 1.
  • the connectors may take the form of small metal angle pieces 53 bridging the embedded arms of two (of the three) pairs of straps; in which case the current supply leads 54 and 55 are connected, respectively, to the arms of the other pair.
  • the auxiliary connectors that provide such relationship are designed, positioned and arranged, in accordance with the invention, to enhance the rigidity of the assembly without increasing its overall dimensions.
  • the auxiliary connectors take the form of rigid bent metal strips and 61 of L-shape construction. A major surface of the short arm of each L lies in a plane parallel to the central axis X of the assembly and bridges the paired support straps 62-62', 63-63, respectively.
  • the other or long arms of the Us 60 and 61 are connected respec tively to the other filament supporting straps 64-64 so that they cross each other in spaced apart horizontal planes without increasing the overall dimensions of the assembly.
  • a battery of three electron-guns comprising three glass support rods disposed in parallel relationship adjacent to the corners of an equilateral triangle, three pairs of rigid metal straps having corresponding ends of each pair embedded in the glass of a respective one of said support rods and the free-end of each strap extending in the direction of a strap of another pair, three filamentary heaters each having two ends, each heater being supported at one of its ends upon the strap of one pair and, at its other end, upon an adjacent strap of another pair, and means including said straps for connecting said filamentary heaters in electrically parallel relationship.
  • said last-mentioned means comprises a pair of rigid bent metal straps of L-shape construction having the major faces of the short arm of each L lying in planes parallel to the direction of extension of said support rods and welded to each of the filament-support straps of respective adjacent pairs of such straps and the long arms of .4 said Ls lying in spaced apart crossed planes normal to said first-mentioned planes and welded to respective ones of the filament supporting straps of the other pair.

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May 26, 1964 M. K. BR-OWN PLURAL PARALLEL. ELECTRON-GUNS Filed Aug. 22, 1960 A 60 f a 63 INVENTOR. Mem/Kfiza/m United States Patent 3,134,923 PLURAL PARALLEL ELECTRON-GUNS Martin K. Brown, Lancaster, Pa, assignor to Radio Corporation of America, a corporation of Delaware Filed Aug. 22, 1960, Ser. No. 51,029 2 Claims. 01. 313 271) This invention relates to electron-guns and has special reference to improvements in the art of mounting the filamentary heaters for the indirectly heated cathodes of such devices.
The invention is predicated upon an appreciation of the fact that the now standard practice of employing separate mounting arrangements for the heater and cathode elements of an electron-gun causes short-circuits and other hazards that inhibit the achievement of a long useful life for the tube in which the gun is employed.
In accordance with the now standard practice, the coiled filamentary heater is mounted directly on the stem-leads, or extensions of such leads, and the cathode and other cylindrical elements of the gun are separately supported, as a unit, by glass rods or beads secured indirectly to the stem. Thus, there may be relative movement and resulting friction between the cathode-cylinder and the heater therein, e.g., during the sealing of the separate mounts, during thermal cycling, or when the tube is subject to microphonic vibrations. As a consequence, the heater wire may become distorted or the insulating coating thereon may wear off, causing a short-circuit.
The foregoing objections to present day bi-part gunmounting arrangements are substantially obviated, in accordance with the invention, by the provision of a mount wherein the heater as Well as the cathode and other elements of the gun are supported as a single n'gid unit as by straps or mounting lugs secured to inflexible side-rods.
The invention is described in greater detail in connection with the accompanying single sheet of drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is an elevational view, partly in section, of the neck portion of a cathode-ray tube containing a unitary gun-structure including heater and cathode elements mounted in accordance with the principle of the invention;
FIG. 2 is an end elevational view showing cathode heaters of a battery of three electron guns, with the heaters connected electrically in series and supported in accordance with the invention; and
FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2 but showing the heater elements connected in electrically parallel relationship.
Referring to FIG. 1: The electron gun that has been selected for illustration comprises a filamentary heater 1, a thirnble-like cathode 3, an inverted cup-shape control grid 5, and three cylindraceous beam-controlling electrodes 7, 9, and 11 disposed in the order named in spaced apart relationship along the central axis of the neck portion 13 of a cathode-ray tube. A single getter structure 15, which forms no part of the present invention, is shown mounted on the apertured end plate 17 of the uppermost cylinder 11.
As is conventional, the thimble-like cathode 3 is coated on the outer surface of its closed end with a thermionic electron-emissive material 3a which is presented across an intervening space to an aperture a in the control-grid cylinder 5. An insulating grommet or washer 19 fitted tightly in the grid cylinder 5 about the cathode thirnble 3, and two bent metal cylinders 21 and 23, disposed on opposite sides of said washer and welded to the inner surface of the grid cylinder 5 serve to establish and to maintain the desired spacing between the emissive coating 3a and the grid aperture 5a. As is also conventional, the several cylindrical electrodes 5, 7, 9, and 11 are rigidly 3,134,923 Patented May 26, 1964 supported in spaced apart axial alignment by means of mounting lugs or straps 25 whose outer terminals are embedded in two or more inflexible glass support rods or beads 27 and 29.
In accordance with the present invention the filamentary heater 1, for the indirectly heated electron-emissive layer 3a, instead of being independently mounted upon the stem leads 31 and 33 (which supply heating current to the filament) is supported, as by means of rigid lugs or straps 25a and 2512, upon the same inflexible glass side-rods 27 and 29 as the other gun-elements. Thus, there is substantially no possibility that the filament 1 will be subjected to abrasion or collapse resulting from undesired movement with respect to the inner surface of the thimble-like cathode 3 either during assembly or when In use.
The entire gun assembly, including its inflexible siderods, may be mounted and supported, for example, by leads 35 and 37 for the cathode and grid cylinders 3 and 5, respectively, or by other support leads sealed through the stem.
FIG. 2 shows the invention as applied to supporting the heating elements 40, 41, and 42 for the indirectly heated cathodes 43, 44, and 45, respectively, of a battery of three electron-guns R, G, and B which are arranged delta (A) fashion in equally spaced array about a common axis X, as in a conventional color-kinescope. Here, three glass support rods 46, 47, and 48 are disposed in parallel relationship adjacent to the corners of an equilateral triangle, and the supports for the filamentary cathodes 40, 41, and 42 comprise three pairs of L-shape rigid metal straps 5050, 5151, and 5252, respectively. Correspondingiterminals of the paired L-shape straps are embedded in respective ones of the rigid glass rods 46, 47, and 48. The free end of each L extends beneath one of the cathode thimbles, so that there are two such strap end-portions, spaced from each other adjacent to the open end of each of said thimbles. The terminals of each filamentary heater are welded, respectively, to one of these strap-ends and the coiled body of that heater is presented to the interior of the cathode cylinder which will be understood to be supported thereabove, for example, in the manner shown in FIG. 1. Where, as here, the filaments 40, 41, and 42 are to be connected in series, the connectors may take the form of small metal angle pieces 53 bridging the embedded arms of two (of the three) pairs of straps; in which case the current supply leads 54 and 55 are connected, respectively, to the arms of the other pair.
When, as shown in FIG. 3, the filamentary heating elements 40, 41, and 42 of a battery of three electron-guns R, B, and G are to be connected in electrically parallel (instead of series) relationship, the auxiliary connectors that provide such relationship are designed, positioned and arranged, in accordance with the invention, to enhance the rigidity of the assembly without increasing its overall dimensions. Here, it will be observed, the auxiliary connectors take the form of rigid bent metal strips and 61 of L-shape construction. A major surface of the short arm of each L lies in a plane parallel to the central axis X of the assembly and bridges the paired support straps 62-62', 63-63, respectively. The other or long arms of the Us 60 and 61 are connected respec tively to the other filament supporting straps 64-64 so that they cross each other in spaced apart horizontal planes without increasing the overall dimensions of the assembly.
What is claimed is:
1. A battery of three electron-guns comprising three glass support rods disposed in parallel relationship adjacent to the corners of an equilateral triangle, three pairs of rigid metal straps having corresponding ends of each pair embedded in the glass of a respective one of said support rods and the free-end of each strap extending in the direction of a strap of another pair, three filamentary heaters each having two ends, each heater being supported at one of its ends upon the strap of one pair and, at its other end, upon an adjacent strap of another pair, and means including said straps for connecting said filamentary heaters in electrically parallel relationship.
2. The invention as set forth in claim 1 and wherein said last-mentioned means comprises a pair of rigid bent metal straps of L-shape construction having the major faces of the short arm of each L lying in planes parallel to the direction of extension of said support rods and welded to each of the filament-support straps of respective adjacent pairs of such straps and the long arms of .4 said Ls lying in spaced apart crossed planes normal to said first-mentioned planes and welded to respective ones of the filament supporting straps of the other pair.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,689,971 Robinson Oct. 30, 1928 2,375,815 Ohl May 15, 1945 2,476,060 Moss July 12, 1949 2,564,737 Szegho Aug. 21, 1951 2,778,966 Faustini et a1. Jan. 22, 1957 2,958,800 Wallace Nov. 1, 1960 2,997,615 Adler Aug. 22, 1961

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1. A BATTERY OF THREE ELECTRON-GUNS COMPRISING THREE GLASS SUPPORT RODS DISPOSED IN PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP ADJACENT TO THE CORNERS OF AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE, THREE PAIRS OF RIGID METAL STRAPS HAVING CORRESPONDING ENDS OF EACH PAIR EMBEDDED IN THE GLASS OF A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID SUPPORT RODS AND THE FREE-END OF EACH STRAP EXTENDING IN THE DIRECTION OF A STRAP OF ANOTHER PAIR, THREE FILAMENTARY HEATERS EACH HAVING TWO ENDS, EACH HEATER BEING SUPPORTED AT ONE OF ITS ENDS UPON THE STRAP OF ONE PAIR AND, AT ITS OTHER END, UPON AN ADJACENT STRAP OF ANOTHER PAIR, AND MEANS INCLUDING SAID STRAPS FOR CONNECTING SAID FILAMENTARY HEATERS IN ELECTRICALLY PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP.
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