US3728067A - Device for flashing combustion flash bulbs one after the other - Google Patents

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US3728067A
US3728067A US00074811A US3728067DA US3728067A US 3728067 A US3728067 A US 3728067A US 00074811 A US00074811 A US 00074811A US 3728067D A US3728067D A US 3728067DA US 3728067 A US3728067 A US 3728067A
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
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    • G03B15/02—Illuminating scene
    • G03B15/03—Combinations of cameras with lighting apparatus; Flash units
    • G03B15/04—Combinations of cameras with non-electronic flash apparatus; Non-electronic flash units
    • G03B15/0452—Electrical ignition means connected to the shutter
    • G03B15/0457—Ignition mechanisms for sequential ignition of flash lamps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21K—NON-ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES USING LUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING CHARGES OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL; LIGHT SOURCES USING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AS LIGHT-GENERATING ELEMENTS; LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21K5/00—Light sources using charges of combustible material, e.g. illuminating flash devices
    • F21K5/02—Light sources using charges of combustible material, e.g. illuminating flash devices ignited in a non-disrupting container, e.g. photo-flash bulb
    • F21K5/023—Ignition devices in photo flash bulbs

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  • the invention relates to a device for flashing flash [30] Foreign Apphcauon Pnonty Dam bulbs one after the other. ln a device according to the Oct. 3, 1969 Netherlands ..6915056 invention the fla h bulbs are arranged in series, and a bulb is shunted by a make contact which reacts to the [52] U.S. Cl .431/95 radiation heat which is released when said lamp i [51] Int. Cl ..F21k 5/02 flashed [58] Field of Search ..431/93, 94, 95;
  • a device provided with at least two combustion flash bulbs and with means for flashing said bulbs one after the other, in which a filament of at least one flash bulb is shunted by a circuit which includes a switching element formed as a make contact which reacts to the energy released in said flash bulb upon flashing is characterized in that the bulbs are arranged in series.
  • An advantage of a device according to the invention is that a bulb once flashed is automatically shunted by a conducting connection which is constituted by the then closed make contact so that a further bulb may be flashed via this connection.
  • the circuit arrangement may therefore be very simple.
  • the switching element reacts to an increased pressure in the flash bulb upon flashing. Due to said increased pressure the contact may be closed, for example, in a separate space of this combustion flash bulb.
  • the switching element may alternatively be formed as a chemical switch. Then this switch consists for example, of a mass which becomes satisfactorily electrically conducting due to the action of radiation.
  • this switch consists for example, of a mass which becomes satisfactorily electrically conducting due to the action of radiation.
  • Ag O is used, for example, as the material for this mass with the addition of an organic binder such as polyvinyl resin.
  • the switching element reacts to the energy which is released as heat upon flashing in the flash bulb shunted by the switching element
  • the switching element consists of a make melt contact
  • this make melt contact for example, outside the bulb. It is likewise feasible that this make melt contact is present within the bulb.
  • a next bulb is shunted by a resistor and is also shunted by a make contact according to the invention, the last-mentioned make contact reacting to the energy which is released upon flashing in the bulb shunted by this contact. The first bulb is then flashed through this resistor.
  • An advantage of this preferred embodiment is that the supply energy for the device, for example, the energy in an ignition capacitor can be limited because none of the bulbs is to be fed through a resistor but is fed directly through strips which may have a low resistance.
  • said second make contact reacts to the energy released upon flashing of the bulb
  • said second make contact is arranged beside-and in series with a next bulb, the series arrangement of said second make contact and the next bulb being shunted by a resistor.
  • An advantage of the last-mentioned embodiment is that upon flashing of the first bulb the current is completely supplied through the said resistor to said first bulb and that no current at all flows through the second bulb because a make contact which has not yet operated is incorporated in series with said second bulb.
  • the risk of so-called double flashing, that is to say, simultaneous flashing of two bulbs is entirely excluded in the last-mentioned embodiment.
  • FIG. 1 shows the circuit of a device according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a circuit of a further device according to the invention.
  • the reference numerals l and 2 denote connecting terminals which are connected, for example, to a capacitor.
  • the connection to the capacitor may be established by means of a switch which is closed for a short period when a shutter mechanism of a photocamera is activated.
  • the capacitor is charged, for example, to 9 to 15 Volts by a device not further shown.
  • the terminals 1 and 2 are connected by means of a series arrangement of two low-voltage combustion flash bulbs 3 and 4.
  • the bulb 3 is shunted by a make contact 5.
  • the bulb 4 is shunted by a break melt contact 6.
  • the contacts 5 and 6 both react to the release of energy when the bulb 3 is flashed.
  • the operation of the circuit of FIG. 1 is as follows. When a voltage is applied to the terminals 1 and 2, the bulb 3 will receive current mainly through the strip 6.
  • This bulb 3 will then be flashed.
  • energy is released as a result of said flashing the melt strip 6 is melted and furthermore the make contact 5 is closed. This closing results in the bulb 3 being fully short-circuited.
  • Melting of the strip 6 implies that a short circuit across the bulb 4 is eliminated.
  • a voltage is applied once again to the terminals 1 and 2 the bulb 4 will be flashed. It is feasible that this row of two series-arranged flash bulbs is extended to a row in which more than two low'voltage flash bulbs are arranged in series. In that case substantially all bulbs may be shunted by a make contact and substantially all bulbs may also operate a melt contact shunting the next bulb.
  • the reference numerals l0 and 11 denote connecting terminals which are comparable with ter minals l and 2 of FIG. 1.
  • the reference numerals l2 and 13 denote two flash bulbs. These bulbs are arranged in series.
  • a make contact 14 is connected between these bulbs 12 and 13.
  • the bulb 12 is shunted by a make contact 15.
  • the series arrangement of bulb 13 and make contact 14 is shunted by a resistor 16.
  • the operation of the circuit of FIG. 2 is as follows.
  • the bulb 12 When a voltage is applied to the terminals and 11, the bulb 12 will first receive current through the resistor 16. The bulb 13 does not receive current yet, because the contact 14 which is arranged in series therewith is still open. The bulb 12 will now be flashed. This has two results. In the first place the make contact 1 15 will close and in the second place the make contact 14 will close. Closing of the make contact 15 means that the bulb 12 is short-circuited. Closing of the make contact 14 means that the bulb 13 is incorporated in the circuit. When a voltage is applied once again to the connecting terminals 10 and 11, the bulb 13 will be flashed namely because this bulb receives current from terminal 10 through make contact 15, through make contact 14 and the return connection to terminal 1 1.
  • the make contact 5 of FIG. 1 and the make contact bulb are made contact 5 of FIG. 1 and the make contact bulb. It is obvious that in that case the number of leadthrough wires through the envelope of the bulb need not be more than two.
  • the series-arranged row of flash bulbs may of course alternatively be extended to a series arrangement of more than two flash bulbs.
  • the melt strip 6 had a resistance of less than 0.1 Ohm prior to melting.
  • the resistance of each make contact 5, l4 and 15 was approximately 0.2 Ohm after flashing.
  • the resistor 16 had a value of approximately 2 Ohms.
  • Prior to flashing the bulbs 3, 4, 12 and 13 had a resistance of approximately 1 Ohm, and after flashing in approximately percent of the cases a resistance of more than l,OO0 Ohms and a resistance of between approximately 0.5 Ohm and 10 Ohms in the other cases.
  • a first switching element one of said bulb units being electrically connected in shunt arrangement with said first switching element, said first switching element being formed as a make contact and also being juxtaposed and physically responsive to energy released by said bulb upon flashing, whereby the first bulb upon flashing causes the switching element to make thereby effecting electrical coupling of remaining bulbs to said flashing means;
  • a second switching element which is also responsive to the energy released by said first bulb upon flashing, said second switching element also being connected in series arrangement with a second one of said series connected bulbs, said second switching element also formed as a make element;

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US3918884A (en) * 1973-05-01 1975-11-11 Philips Corp Arrangement provided with some combustion flash bulbs
US4017728A (en) * 1975-09-17 1977-04-12 Gte Sylvania Incorporated Multilamp photoflash unit having radiant-energy-activated quick-disconnect switch
US4478571A (en) * 1982-09-27 1984-10-23 Gte Products Corporation Photoflash array humidity protected switches
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US3532931A (en) * 1968-12-16 1970-10-06 Gen Electric Photoflash assembly for sequentially flashing lamps utilizing voltage and current responsive devices
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US3458270A (en) * 1966-06-04 1969-07-29 Philips Corp Series flash-lamp unit
US3544251A (en) * 1968-10-01 1970-12-01 Polaroid Corp Apparatus for sequentially selecting photoflash lamps for ignition
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US3918884A (en) * 1973-05-01 1975-11-11 Philips Corp Arrangement provided with some combustion flash bulbs
US4017728A (en) * 1975-09-17 1977-04-12 Gte Sylvania Incorporated Multilamp photoflash unit having radiant-energy-activated quick-disconnect switch
US4478571A (en) * 1982-09-27 1984-10-23 Gte Products Corporation Photoflash array humidity protected switches
US6474841B1 (en) * 2000-09-06 2002-11-05 Sienna, Llc Twinkle light set
USRE38909E1 (en) * 2000-09-06 2005-12-06 Sienna Llc Twinkle light set

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