Abstract:
In a gas discharge tube 1 in accordance with the present invention, one or both of the inner wall face 22A and outer wall face 22B of a side tube body 22 are provided with a coating 21 made of a glass material or ceramics. As a result, the side tube body 22 can be made of various materials regardless of properties of the gas filling the inside, whereby the gas discharge tube 1 can have a wider range of processed forms and smaller dimensions at the same time, and its mass production can freely be carried out.
Abstract:
A flange portion 4A is integrally formed with a stem 4 which forms a sealing envelope for a gas discharge tube. Accordingly, operation for building and fixing the flange portion 4A is not necessary, so that lamp assembly operation is simplified, and mass production is facilitated. In addition, when a gas discharge tube 1 is to be fixed to an external stem setting portion 17, lamp setting is enabled at higher precision by utilizing positioning holes 22 formed in the flange portion 4A in advance.
Abstract:
In a gas discharge tube 1 in accordance with the present invention, a side tube 22 is formed from a metal, the outer periphery of the stem 4 is provided with a joint portion 15b made of a metal, and the latter is joined to a metal-made joint portion 16 of the side tube 22 by welding, whereby the assembling is made easier by welding, while the gas discharge tube 1 itself can attain smaller dimensions. Also, since the side tube 22 is small and made of a metal, its handling improves greatly. Further, since side tube 22 is formed from a metal, the gas discharge tube 1 is encouraged to have a wider range of processed forms and attains a prospect for mass production.
Abstract:
Determined is a correlation value R (=I(t)/I(0)) between an intensity I(0) of monitor light at least at one specific wavelength which is detected before cure of resin RSN and an intensity I (t) of the monitor light at the specific wavelength which is thereafter detected, and the cure of the resin RSN is judged to be completed when a temporal change of the correlation value R comes to a stable state. In assembly manufacturing, light-cure resin RSN is interposed between at least two members M1 and M2. After the above described cure end point is detected, application of resin curing light to the resin RSN is stopped, and the assembly is transferred.
Abstract:
A flange portion 4A is integrally formed with a stem 4 which forms a sealing envelope for a gas discharge tube. Accordingly, operation for building and fixing the flange portion 4A is not necessary, so that lamp assembly operation is simplified, and mass production is facilitated. In addition, when a gas discharge tube 1 is to be fixed to an external stem setting portion 17, lamp setting is enabled at higher precision by utilizing positioning holes 22 formed in the flange portion 4A in advance.
Abstract:
While high heat is generated in the anode section 6 in the gas discharge tube 1 in accordance with the present invention during its use, the heat is transmitted to the stem 4 by way of the anode support plate 5 due to a configuration in which the anode support plate 5 abuts against the stem 4, and is released outside from the stem 4, whereby the cooling efficiency of the anode section 6 is improved. Since the anode section 6 employs not a floating structure including stem pins 10 interposed therein but a configuration in which it is seated on the stem 4 by way of the anode support plate 5, the anode section 6 is stabilized on the stem 4, whereby the resistance to vibration improves. Also, for assembling the anode section 6 into a sealed envelope 2, it will be sufficient if the anode support plate 5 is mounted on the stem 4, which contributes to improving the easiness in assembling the gas discharge tube 1.
Abstract:
A gas discharge tube of the present invention has an envelope for accommodating an anode (24) for receiving thermoelectrons emitted from a thermionic cathode (25), a focusing electrode (26) for focusing a path of the thermoelectrons from the thermionic cathode to the anode, and a discharge shielding plate (21) consisting of a material having electrical insulating properties, the anode being arranged in contact with one end of the discharge plate, and the focusing electrode being arranged in contact with the other end of the discharge shielding plate. Since the anode and the focusing electrode are arranged in contact with both the sides of the discharge shielding plate consisting of an insulating material such as a ceramic, the positions of these electrodes are held at high accuracy, and the electrical insulating properties therebetween are maintained even at a high temperature during long-time continuous light emission. For this reason, a short circuit between the electrodes and variations in length of a discharge path can be prevented. Therefore, a gas discharge tube having a long service life and a high operational stability during long-time continuous light emission can be provided.
Abstract:
The correlation R=I(t)/I(0) between the intensity I(0) of at least one specific wavelenght of monitoring light measured before a resin RSN is cured and the Intensity (t) of the specific wavelenght after the resin RSN is cured is determined. When the variation with time of the correlation R becomes stable, it is judged that the curing of the resin RSN has ended. To produce an assembly, a photocuring resin RSN is interposed between at least two members (M1, M2). When the curing end point is detected, the irradiation of the resin RSN with resin-curing light is stopped, and the assembly is transferred.
Abstract:
A gas discharge tube (1), wherein a gas is sealed in a sealed case (2) at least a part of which is light transmissible, to generate electric discharge between an anode (6) and a cathode (9) provided in the sealed case (2), whereby predetermined light is discharged from a light transmission portion (14a) of the sealed case (2) to the outside, comprising the anode (6) placed on an insulating anode support member (5), a converging electrode support member (7) placed on a surface, which surrounds the anode (6), of the anode support member and having an opening (7a) at which the anode (6) is exposed, a converging electrode (8) which has a converging opening (8a) at a front surface of the opening (7a) so that the opening (8a) projects toward the anode (6), and which is placed on the support member (7), and a cathode (9) placed on the anode support member (5) or converging electrode support member (7) so as to be spaced from the converging opening (8a).
Abstract:
A gas discharge tube (1), wherein high-temperature heat generated in an anode (6) during the use of the gas discharge pipe is transmitted to a stem (4) via an anode support plate (5) owing to a structure in which the anode support plate (5) is in contact with the stem (4), the high-temperature heat being then discharged from the stem (4) to the outside to improve an efficiency in cooling the anode (6), the anode (6) being stable on the stem (4) since a structure in which the anode (6) is seated on the stem (4) via the anode support plate (5) is employed instead of a floating structure involving a stem pin (10), whereby the earthquake resistance of the anode is improved, this also contributing to an easier and simpler work for assembling the gas discharge tube (1) since the anode (6) can be incorporated in a sealed case (2) by merely placing the anode support plate (5) on the stem (4).