Abstract:
A direct heating cathode structure for electron tubes, which has a low electrical conductivity cermet layer, an intermediate metal layer of a material capable of promoting the electron emission of electron emissive materials and an electron emissive material layer successively laminated on a cathode body of a high resistivity alloy. The cermet layer in this cathode structure provides improved heat generating effect of heater current on the cathode body, permits passage of adequate current into the intermediate metal layer and electron emissive material layer, and prolongs the service life of the cathode.
Abstract:
A novel self-supporting flat display screen based on thermionic emission of indirectly heated cathode structures (23, 30, 31, 32, 34; 230, 32, 34) is provided utilizing micro-filament heaters (21) that can be interconnected in any predetermined manner. The planar micro-filament (21) construction utilizes Dewer and Dewer-like techniques (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15) for controlling the thermal energy emitted and lowering the power consumption of a display device. Several control electrode techniques (42, 52, 33, 133, 142) are also incorporated in the invention to reduce the voltage levels required to control the display and simplify the overall electronic control circuitry needed by the display device. These techniques are combined to provide a high intensity, high contrast flat panel display using low voltage off-the-shelf electronic driver circuitry.
Abstract:
A low-power cathode can be obtained by arranging it on a substrate (1), preferably of silicon, which is entirely or partly removed at the location of the emissive structure (11) by means of, for example, anisotropic etching. Because of its low power, the cathode is particularly suitable for multi-beam applications.
Abstract:
A thin high temperature heater includes an adhesive layer of Ti disposed an insulating substrate and a resistor layer of a Ti compound disposed the adhesive layer.
Abstract:
A cathode assembly (27) includes a thermally conductive insulating substrate (21) having a pair of opposing surfaces. A cathode base member (24) is formed on one surface of the insulating substrate, and a heating member (25) for heating the cathode base member is formed on the other surface of the insulating substrate. A heater electrode terminal (26) is fixed to the electrode of the heating member through a metal layer (26a). A first grid (30) is fixed to the insulating substrate to oppose the cathode base member through a predetermined space.
Abstract:
A low-power cathode can be obtained by arranging it on a substrate (1), preferably of silicon, which is entirely or partly removed at the location of the emissive structure (11) by means of, for example, anisotropic etching. Because of its low power, the cathode is particularly suitable for multi-beam applications.
Abstract:
A cathode heater includes a patterned conductor embedded within a dielectric substrate. The ceramic substrate has a pair of conductors over the respective surfaces thereof to provide electrical contact for the heater. To assemble the substrates having the conductors, the substrates and printed conductive patterns are fired to provide a composite multi-layer ceramic heater which can be used to heat cathode electrodes in microwave tubes such as travelling wave tubes.
Abstract:
A cathode body (27) is provided with an insulating substrate (21) having a pair of facing surfaces and thermal conductivity and a cathode base body (24) is provided on one surface of the substrate (21). On the other surface of the substrate (21), a heating element (25) is formed for heating the base body (24). Electrode terminals (26) are fixed to the electrodes of the heating element (25) with conductive layers (26a) in between. A first grid (30) is fixed to the substrate (21) in a state where the grid (30) is confronted with the base body (24) with a prescribed gap in between.