EP0107522B1 - Direkt geheizte Kathoden - Google Patents

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EP0107522B1
EP0107522B1 EP83401675A EP83401675A EP0107522B1 EP 0107522 B1 EP0107522 B1 EP 0107522B1 EP 83401675 A EP83401675 A EP 83401675A EP 83401675 A EP83401675 A EP 83401675A EP 0107522 B1 EP0107522 B1 EP 0107522B1
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cathode
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Guy Clerc
Pierre Gerlach
Roger Hoet
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J1/00—Details of electrodes, of magnetic control means, of screens, or of the mounting or spacing thereof, common to two or more basic types of discharge tubes or lamps
    • H01J1/02—Main electrodes
    • H01J1/13—Solid thermionic cathodes
    • H01J1/15—Cathodes heated directly by an electric current

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  • the present invention relates to a direct heating cathode, in particular a direct heating cathode for power electronic tubes such as triodes, tetrodes or pentodes.
  • the direct heating cathodes used in these types of tubes are most often formed by a cylindrical sleeve formed of tungsten wires, whether or not wired, wound in a helix and regularly distributed in two layers inclined respectively in opposite directions with respect to a generator of the cylinder. so as to form a trellis, the wires of the two plies being joined at each crossing by a welding point.
  • the two ends of this cylindrical trellis forming the emissive part of the cathode are fixed respectively on two circular metal plates facing each other, connected to the external connections of the electronic tube by refractory metal rods between which is applied a difference of potential ensuring that the cathode is brought up to temperature and maintained.
  • the aim of the present invention is to solve the unsolved problems of the solutions of the prior art by proposing a solution which allows significant expansion of the lattice sleeve of the cathode while retaining the geometric dimensions essential for the electrical performance of the tube. maintaining the centering of the lattice sleeve relative to the axis of the electronic tube.
  • the present invention therefore relates to a direct heating cathode for electronic tubes comprising a cylindrical sleeve constituted by a lattice of crossed wires forming the emissive part of the cathode, two plates mounted respectively on the ends of said sleeve and at least one flexible metallic element fixed between one of the plates and the corresponding end of the cylindrical sleeve, characterized in that the flexible metallic element is of the bellows type allowing an axial expansion or contraction of the sleeve, while maintaining its centering.
  • the flexible metal element in the form of a bellows can be produced in different ways.
  • the bellows-type element consists of a flared cone-shaped element whose small diameter is welded to the plate and the large diameter to the corresponding end of the sleeve.
  • the bellows-type element consists of two annular elements welded together by their internal peripheral edges and having a V-shaped cross-section, the external peripheral edge of the plate and the corresponding end of the sleeve. being respectively welded to the outer peripheral edges of the two annular elements.
  • the surface of the annular elements can be planar or provided with concentric ribs.
  • these can be provided on their periphery with radial slots or other similar cutouts.
  • the bellows-type element is produced by a cylindrical element folded in accordion in its axial direction.
  • the reference 1 designates the cylindrical sleeve forming the emissive part of the cathode.
  • the sleeve 1 is constituted in a known manner by a lattice of crossed wires in thoriated tungsten.
  • the two ends of the sleeve 1 are fixed respectively, as described below, on two circular metal plates 2 and 3.
  • the references 4 and 5 respectively denote a rod and a tube used to connect the cathode to the voltage source ensuring , in operation, its heating.
  • the plate 2 has a diameter smaller than that of the plate 3.
  • the end 1 ′ of the cylindrical sleeve 1 is bent so as to be in the plane of the plate 2 and the strands of the mesh forming the sleeve 1 are welded flat on said plate.
  • the plate 2 has at its outer periphery intended to receive the end of the sleeve 1 a thinned crown 2 '. Due to this thinned part 2 ′, the plate 2 acquires a flexibility which gives the cathode a degree of freedom along its axis.
  • a metal element 6 elastically deformable in the form of a bellows.
  • the element 6 consists of two annular elements 7 and 8.
  • the two elements 7 and 8 are welded together at their internal periphery by spot welding or by argon welding and widen outwardly so as to have a cross section substantially in the form of a V.
  • the elements 7 and 8 comprise at their external peripheral edge an annular flange 7 1 and 8 ′ substantially perpendicular to the surface elements onto which one of the plates 3 and the corresponding end of the sleeve 1 are welded respectively.
  • the surface of the annular elements 7, 8 is provided with ribs 7 ", 8" to increase the possibilities of deformation elastic of the element 6.
  • the annular elements 7 and 8 are made of a material such as tantalum and have a thickness chosen according to the dimension of the cathode which is between a few hundredths and q a few tenths of a millimeter.
  • a reinforcing ring 11 can be provided against the flange 8 on which is welded one of the ends of the lattice sleeve 1.
  • the element 6 can either be elongated or s' crush according to the deformations of the cathode.
  • the element 6 is constituted by a flared truncated cone element 9 whose internal peripheral edge is welded to the plate 2 or 3 which, in this case, has a slightly greater diameter the internal diameter of the annular element.
  • the element 9 comprises an annular flange 9 'on which the strands of the sleeve 1 are welded.
  • an element 9 is provided between the plate 2 and the upper end of the sleeve 1 and a element 9 between the plate 3 and the lower end of the sleeve 1.
  • the plates 2 and 3 are made of a rigid material such as molybdenum.
  • the plates 2 and 3 can be made of a flexible material.
  • the flexibility of the annular elements 7, 8 and 9 can be increased by providing in said annular elements radial slots 12 or other similar cutouts, as shown in FIG. 6.
  • the bellows-shaped element 6 can be produced by a cylindrical element 10 folded in an accordion in its axial direction, one of the ends of the cylindrical element 10 being welded to the periphery of the plate 2 while the strands of the sleeve 1 are welded to the other end of the cylindrical element 10.
  • the cathode is provided with a single bellows element 6 provided between the lower plate 3 and the corresponding end of the sleeve 1.
  • the element 6 could be provided between the plate 2 and the upper end of the sleeve 1 or that two elements 6 could be used as in the embodiment of FIGS. 5 and 6.

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Claims (7)

1. Kathode mit direkter Heizung für Elektronenröhren, versehen mit einem zylindrischen Mantel (1), der durch ein Gitter aus gekreuzten Drähten gebildet ist, welche den emittierenden Teil der Kathode bilden, aus zwei jeweils am einen bzw. anderen Ende dieses Mantels angebrachten Platten (2, 3) und aus wenigstens einem metallischen flexiblen Element, das zwischen einer der Platten und dem entsprechenden Ende des zylindrischen Mantels befestigt ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das flexible metallische Element balgartig ist und eine axiale Dehnung oder Kontraktion des Mantels zulässt, wobei seine Zentrierung erhalten bleibt.
2. Kathode nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das balgartige Element (6) aus einem kegelstumpfförmig sich erweiternden Element (9) gebildet ist, das an seinem kleinen Durchmesser an der Platte (2 oder 3) und am grossen Durchmesser (9') an dem entsprechenden Ende des Mantels (1) angeschweisst ist.
3. Kathode nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Platte (2 oder 3) aus einem nachgiebigen metallischen Material gebildet ist.
4. Kathode nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das balgartige Element (6) aus zwei Ringelementen (6 und 7) gebildet ist, welche an ihren innenliegenden Umfangsrändern aneinandergeschweisst sind und einen V-förmigen Querschnitt aufweisen, wobei der äussere Umfangsrand der Platte (2 oder 3) und das entsprechende Ende des Mantels (1) jeweils am äusseren Umfangsrand (71 und 81) des einen bzw. anderen Ringelementes (7 und 8) angeschweisst ist.
5. Kathode nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Oberfläche des Ringelementes bzw. der Ringelemente (7 und 8) mit konzentrischen Rippen (7", 8") versehen ist.
6. Kathode nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Ringelemente an ihrem Aussenumfang radiale Schlitze (12) aufweisen.
7. Kathode nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das balgartige Element (6) durch ein zylindrisches Element gebildet ist, welches in Axialrichtung nach Art eines Akkordeons gefaltet ist.
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FR8214894A FR2532468A1 (fr) 1982-08-31 1982-08-31 Perfectionnement aux cathodes a chauffage direct
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