US3794403A - Apparatus for introducing a substance into a discharge tube or electric lamp - Google Patents
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- ABSTRACT A method of manufacturing an electric discharge tube or an electric lamp starting from a vessel wherein a closed holder is placed which is provided with a quantity of one or more substances to be introduced into the vessel. Subsequently, a desired gas atmosphere is brought about in the vessel and the vessel is closed. Finally the holder is opened by means of current passage through a heating element present in the vessel. The heating element is connected to the ends of an electric conductor placed in the vessel, for example, a coil, between which ends an electric voltage difference is profuced by means of induction with the aid of a current-conveying primary coil placed outside the vessel.
- This invention relates to a method of manufacturing an electric discharge tube or an electric lamp, starting from a vessel wherein a closed holder is placed which is provided with a quantity of one or more substances to be introduced into the vessel. Furthermore the invention relates to a vessel intended for using such a method and to an electric discharge tube or an electric lamp manufactured in accordance with such a method. The invention particularly relates to a method of manufacturing a low-pressure mercury vapour discharge lamp.
- a quantity of a substance into a vessel for example, vacuum discharge tubes, gas discharge tubes and electric lamps, which vessel is closed in its finished state and may contain a given gas filling in addition to the introduced substance, encounters many difficulties in practice, especially when a very accurate dosageof the substance to be introduced and a very accurate composition of the gas atmosphere are required such as, for example, in low-pressure mercury vapour discharge lamps.
- the mercury required in the lamp is generally introduced with the aid of a dosing device which forms part of a so-called exhaust machine.
- a dosing device which forms part of a so-called exhaust machine.
- Completely assembled lamps the interior of which communicates with the ambience by means of an exhaust. tube at one or at both ends of the lamp are applied to this exhaust machine.
- Different further manufacturing steps are performed on the exhaust machine, such as firing of the lamp envelope and the electrodes, activating the electrodes, vacuum exhaustion, filling with ignition gas and sealing off.
- Prior to sealing off the mercury-containing dosing device introduces a quantity of mercury through one of the exhaust tubes within the lamp envelope. This known method has many drawbacks. In the first place the mercury-containing dosing device constitutes a great complication for the exhaust machine.
- the mercury is introduced into a vessel which is brought to a high temperature and which is in open communication with the exhaust machine.
- a portion of the introduced mercury evaporates and disappears from the lamp, or a portion of the filling gas is driven out of the lamp.
- the introduction of mercury through the exhaust tube involves the risk of mercury getting stuck in the exhaust tube so that after sealing off the lamp it contains too little or no mercury at all. For these reasons a large excess of mercury, namely a multiple of the quantity required in the lamp is generally introduced.
- working with mercury on the exhaust machine requires additional safety precautions on medical grounds.
- a method of manufacturing an electric discharge tube or an electric lamp starting from a vessel wherein a closed holder is placed which is provided with a quantity of one or more substances to be introduced into the vessel and wherein subsequently a desired gas atmosphere is brought about whereafter the vessel is closed and wherein finally the holder is opened by the passage of current through a heating element present in the vessel is characterized in that the heating element is connected to the ends of an electric conductor placed in the vessel and that an electric voltage difference is generated between the ends of the conductor by means of induction with the aid of a current-conveying primary coil placed outside the vessel.
- the transformer principle is used so that it is possible to generate the electric voltage for the heating element within the vessel without the use of current supply wires which are passed through the wall of the vessel.
- the conductor placed in the vessel may be a secondary coil to which the heating element is connected.
- a secondary coil which comprises one turn constituted by a resilient metal strip and the heating element connected to the ends of the strip. The holder is then clamped between the strip and the heating element using the resilience of the strip.
- a method according to the invention may be used, for example, for introducing a getter into vacuum discharge tubes or for introducing a certain component of the gas mixture in gas discharge tubes.
- a method according to the invention provides special advantages in the manufacture of a low-pressure mercury vapour discharge lamps which comprises a discharge space and two electrodes and wherein the closed holder is made of glass and contains the desired quantity of mercury. According to the invention, one turn whose ends are connected to the heating element and which is placed around one of the electrodes and substantially coaxially with the discharge space is then used as an electric conductor.
- a discharge vessel which in addition to a closed holder containing mercury and a heating element includes an open annular metal strip whose ends are connected to the heating element.
- a similar ring is known per se and is present in most low-pressure mercury vapour discharge lamps to prevent blackening of the lamp ends by material sputtered from the electrode during operation of the lamp, and furthermore to decrease the electrode losses which reduce the arc voltage during operation and increase the specific luminous flux of the lamp.
- this known ring which is arranged insulated from the electrode, need only be modified to a slight extent. Notably it is necessary that the ring is not closed but has an interruption so that the ends of the ring thus formed do not establish electrical contact with each other.
- the location of the ring in the lamp, namely around one electrode near one end of the lamp is very favourable, for it is possible to induce an electric voltage in the ring in a very efficient manner with the aid of a coil arranged around the relevant end of the lamp.
- Wire gauze cages are known per se and are used to suppress radio interference by low-pressure mercury vapour discharge lamps.
- the electric resistance of the ring or the cage and that of the heating element must be chosen to be such that the heating element is brought to a high temperature when the voltage is applied to the primary coil so that the glass holder is melt open. In that case, however, the ring or the cage must remain at a comparatively low temperature so that no unwanted gas can escape from the ring or the cage.
- a method of manufacturing a low-pressure mercury vapour discharge lamp provides considerable advantages as compared with the known method, wherein a mercury-containing dosing device placed on the exhaust machine is used.
- a mercury-containing dosing device placed on the exhaust machine is used.
- a much more accurate dosing is possible and much less mercury may be sufficient because the mercury cannot be lost.
- the mercury introduced into the lamp contains much fewer impurities.
- the mercuty-containing dosage device on the exhaust machine may be omitted so that this machine becomes simpler and safer.
- the mercury is released in the lamp only when it is necessary there, namely after sealing off the lamp. As a result it is avoided that the mercury gives rise to unwanted variations in filling pressure during the manufacture of the lamp.
- a discharge vessel intended for the manufacture of a low-pressure mercury vapour discharge lamp preferably includes a metal strip which is deformed in such a manner that the edges of the ends of the open ring constitute a berth for the mercury-containing holder.
- the heating element then urges the holder in a clamping manner onto the berth using the resilience of the open ring.
- at least one of the ends of the ring is provided with a bent edge so that an abutting face is formed for the holder thus pre venting the holder from sliding between the ends of topped the ring and, possibly, from getting loose in the lamp.
- the heating element in the above-mentioned discharge vessel preferably consists of a filament, for example, of molybdenum and/or tungsten. It is alternatively possible to use a metal strip, for example, of chrome-iron or chrome-nickel as a heating element.
- the glass holder is a mainly cylindrical capsule wherein a wire, preferably a copperclad wire or a chromium iron wire, is sealed in along the axis.
- the heating element which urges the capsule onto the berth is provided in such a manner that it intersects the sealed-in wire substantially at right angles. As a result it is avoided that upon opening the capsule glass of this capsule gets loose in the lamp.
- the heating element in a discharge vessel intended for the manufacture of a low-pressure mercury vapour discharge lamp according to the invention it is alternatively possible to form the heating element as a filament, for example, of molybdenum and/or tungsten a number of turns of which is provided in a clamping manner around the holder. In this embodiment no special berth for the holder is required.
- the mercury-containing holder is a mainly cylindrical capsule which is provided on the open ring near one of the ends.
- the capsule is then secured in a clamping manner with the aid of two strips depressed from the ring and the heating element, which is connected to the ends of the open ring, is secured in such a manner that it remains in mechanical contact with the capsule.
- TI-Ie resilience of the open ring may be used for this purpose.
- the holder may alternatively contain an inert gas in addition to mercury, for example, a quantity of the gas which serves as an ignition gas in the lamp and/or a filler gas.
- a method or a discharge vessel according to the invention proivdes special advantages in the manufacture of low-pressure mercury vapour discharge lamps which include a metal which can constitute an amalgam with mercury. In fact, for such lamps an accurate dosing of mercury is very important.
- FIG. 1 is an elevational view of an electric conductor, a heating element and a holder for use in a method according to the invention
- FIG. 2 is a cross-section of FIG. 1 taken on the plane II-'-II.
- FIG. 3 shows one end partially in a cross-section of a discharge vessel for a low-pressure mercury vapour discharge lamp according to the invention and
- FIG. 4 is a cross-section of the vessel of FIG. 3 taken on the plane IV-IV.
- FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of a ring, a heating element and a holder for use in a method of manufacturing a low-pressure mercury vapour discharge lamp according to the invention
- FIG. 6 is a cross-section of the part of the device of FIG. 5 taken on the plane VI--VI between the arrows.
- FIG. 7 shows on an enlarged scale an embodiment of a holder which may be used in a method according to the invention and FIG. 8 shows the same holder in its open state.
- the device according to FIG. I and FIG. 2 includes a resilient metal strip 1 whose ends 4 and 5 are connected by a heating element formed as a filament 2.
- the filament 2 is tightly stretched along the strip 1.
- a closed turn comprising strip 1 and filament 2 is formed and a berth is created for a glass holder 3.
- the holder 3 is kept in place by the resilience of the strip 1 and includes a quantity of rare gas.
- the device according to FIGS. 1 and 2 may be used for introducing a component of the gas mixture into gas discharge tubes.
- the reference numeral 6 denotes the wall of a low-pressure mercury vapour discharge lamp the end of which is accommodated in a lamp cap 7 which includes current supply terminals 8.
- the current supply terminals 8 are connected to the electrode 11 (FIG. 4) of the lamp by means of current supply wires which are passed through the pinch 9.
- a ring 12 of a 6 mm wide and 0.15 mm thick iron strip is placed around the electrode 11.
- the ring 12 is secured to the pinch 9 by means of a supporting terminal 13, and is electrically insulated from the electrode 11.
- the ring 12 is not closed and one of its ends has a bent edge 16 which constitutes an abutting face for a cylindrical glass holder 15.
- the holder contains mgs of mercury and argon at a pressure of approximately 1 atmosphere.
- a heating element 14 is tightly stretched across the holder 15 and is secured to the ends of the ring 12.
- the reference numeral 17 denotes a primary coil provided outside the lamp. When connecting the coil 17 to an alternating voltage source, a voltage different is induced between the ends of the ring 12. A current will then flow through the filament 14 which is connected to the ends of the ring 12 so that the holder 15 melts open. Due to the resilience of the ring 12, the mechanical contact between filament l4 and holder 15 is ensured and the filament 14 will cut deeper and deeper into the holder 15 when it melts open.
- FIGS. 5 and 6 show further embodiments of a device for the introduction of mercury into a low-pressure mercury vapour discharge lamp according to the invention.
- a metal strip ring 18 to be placed around one of the electrodes is used, the ends 19 and 20 of which ring do not establish contact with each other.
- a glass holder 2l, which contains the desired quantity of mercury, is clamped near the end 19 of the ring between two strips 22 and 23 depressed from the ring.
- a filament 24 is connected to the ends of the ring and as a result of the resilience of the ring it is maintained in mechanical cintact with the holder 21.
- glass ridges are produced at the area of the recess in the holder so that, if the holder breaks into two halves, these halves are prevented from falling off the ring.
- FIGS. 7 and 8 show on an enlarged scale a crosssection of a holder which may be used in the manufacture of a low-pressure mercury vapour discharge lamp according to FIGS. 3 and 4, and wherein the occurrence of loose glass in the lamp is inhibited in a different manner.
- the cylindrical holder 25 of lead glass or of chalk glass is approximately 8 mms long and has'a wall thickness of approximately 0.2 mms and an external diameter of approximately 2 mms.
- the holder contains l5 mgs of mercury 26 and argon up to a pressure of approximately 1 atmosphere.
- a 200 11. thick copperclad wire 27 is sealed in along the axis of the holder.
- the Figures also show the heating element 28 of 150 u thick molybdenum wire.
- FIG. 8 shows the holder in its open state. When the holder breaks into two halves due to cracking upon opening, the copper-clad wire 27 will retain these halves behind the filament 28 so that they cannot get loose in the lamp.
- the heating element When using the holder according to FIG. 7 in a lamp according to FIG. 3, the heating element was found to have a temperature of approximately l,700C upon opening while the ring was only brought to a temperature of approximately 200C at which temperature the ring did not release a noticeable quantity of gas.
- a lamp vessel adapted for having a desired gaseous material introduced into said vessel after said vessel is closed comprising:
- a resilient metal strip within said envelope, said strip having first and second end portions which are spaced apart to avoid electrical contact;
- closed holding means including heat meltable walls containing preselected materials for release into the vessel;
- a filamentary heating element having first and second ends and a central portion, said first end being affixed and electrically connected to said first end portion of said metal strip, said heating element central portion tightly extending over the holding means and clamping said holding means to said strip using the resilience of the strip, said second end of said heating element being affixed and electrically connected to said second end portion of said metal strip, said metal strip and heating element forming a single closed turn for use as a secondary induction element, said heating element being adapted to melt and cut through the walls of the holding means to release said materials.
- an arrangement for introducing gaseous material therein also including a primary induction element whereby application of an AC voltage to said primary induction element induces a voltage in said secondary element sufficient to heat said heating element so as to cause the walls of said holding means to melt, thereby releasing said preselected materials within said closed vessel.
- said lamp is a low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp which includes a discharge space and two electrodes, the closed holder being of glass and containing a desired quantity of mercury subject to release by melting of the glass holder by said heating element.
- the lamp of claim 1 wherein the heating element is a filament of molybdenum or tungsten.
- the lamp of claim 1 wherein the heating element is a strip of chrome-iron or chrome-nickel.
- Patent No. 3794403 Dated I 's uaiy 26, 1974 Inventor(s) JOHANNES' ANTONIUS MARIA RIDDERS ET AL;
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FI58845C (fi) | 1981-04-10 |
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