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【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、電子顕微鏡等の真空容器を備えた理化学機器において真空容器内外の装置間で電気信号を伝達するのに用いられる真空端子に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
従来、電子顕微鏡等の真空容器を備えた理化学機器では、真空容器内外の装置間で電気信号を伝達するのに真空端子が用いられている。この真空端子は、通常、酸化アルミニウム質焼結体からなり、一端が真空容器に固定され、鉄（Ｆｅ）−ニッケル（Ｎｉ）−コバルト（Ｃｏ）合金等から成る金属スリーブと、一端に鍔部が形成されるとともに中心軸に沿って貫通孔が形成され、鍔部がロウ付けされた絶縁体と、その絶縁体の貫通孔に両端を突出させて挿入固定されたＦｅ−Ｎｉ−Ｃｏ合金から成るリードピンとを具備している。そして、真空容器に金属スリーブの一端を固定し、真空容器内外の装置とリードピンの両端とをそれぞれ電気的に接続することによって、両装置間で電気信号の伝達が可能となる。
【０００３】
なお、金属スリーブおよびリードピンと絶縁体との接着は、絶縁体の鍔部の外周面、貫通孔の内面およびその開口周囲付近に、モリブデン−マンガン等から成るメタライズ金属層とニッケルメッキ層の２層構造を有する金属層をそれぞれ被着しておき、それらの金属層と金属スリーブおよびリードピンとを銀ロウ（銀−銅合金から成るロウ材）等のロウ材でロウ付けすることによって行われる。
【０００４】
また、加速器等の理化学機器においては、マグネットにより強力な磁場が発生する真空装置があり、非磁性の真空端子が必要となる場合があった。そこで、非磁性の真空端子として、金属スリーブが非磁性のチタンから成り、真空容器に固定される一端側にステンレススチールが拡散接合されているもの提案されている（特許文献１参照）。
【０００５】
【特許文献１】
特開平6−223902号公報
【０００６】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、上記特許文献１の真空端子においては、チタンおよび拡散接合材を用いるため金属スリーブの製造コストが非常に高くなるとともに、チタン製の金属スリーブと絶縁体とのロウ付けは、厳密な条件管理を行わないとチタンと銀ロウとの間に金属間化合物が生成し、これによって接合強度が極端に小さくなる。その結果、真空端子として必要な強度や気密性が得られず、強度不良および気密不良が発生しやすいという問題点があった。
【０００７】
従って、本発明は上記従来技術における問題点に鑑みて完成されたものであり、その目的は、ステンレススチール製等の真空容器との溶接性が良く非磁性であり、またロウ付け強度および気密性の高い真空端子を提供することにある。
【０００８】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明の真空端子は、筒状の金属スリーブと、中心軸に沿って貫通孔が形成されるとともに一端に鍔部が形成された略柱状とされ、前記鍔部が前記金属スリーブの内周面の一部に全周にわたってロウ付けされたセラミックスから成る絶縁体と、該絶縁体の前記貫通孔に両端を突出させて挿入固定されたリードピンと、一端が開放された有底筒状とされているとともに底面の中央部に貫通穴が形成され、該貫通穴に前記リードピンが挿通されるとともに一端面が前記絶縁体の他端面にロウ付けされた金属部材とを具備しており、前記金属スリーブおよび前記金属部材はステンレススチールまたは耐食耐熱超合金（ＪＩＳ Ｇ ４９０１）から成り、前記リードピンは前記ステンレススチール、前記耐食耐熱超合金または無酸素銅から成り、前記金属スリーブと前記絶縁体とのロウ付け部で、前記金属スリーブの外周面の一部が凹状とされて、前記ロウ付け部で前記金属スリーブの厚みが残部より薄肉化されていることを特徴とする真空端子。また、前記金属部材の肉厚が前記金属スリーブの前記ロウ付け部の厚みと略同じとされていることが好ましい。前記金属スリーブの前記ロウ付け部の厚みおよび前記金属部材の肉厚が０．１乃至０．３５ｍｍとされていることが好ましい。
【０００９】
本発明の真空端子は、金属スリーブおよび金属部材はステンレススチールまたは耐食耐熱超合金（ＪＩＳ Ｇ ４９０１）から成り、リードピンはステンレススチール、耐食耐熱超合金または無酸素銅から成ることから、非磁性でかつステンレススチール製等の真空容器との溶接性が良く、ロウ付け強度が大きくなるとともに、安価に製造できるものとなる。
【００１０】
また、金属スリーブと絶縁体とのロウ付け部で金属スリーブの厚みが残部よりも薄くされていることから、金属スリーブと絶縁体とのロウ付け後の降温時にロウ材が固化した状態で、金属スリーブと絶縁体との熱膨張率差により発生し絶縁体に働く応力が、金属スリーブのロウ付け部である薄い部分の変形により軽減される。その結果、絶縁体にクラックや欠け等の破損を発生させることなくロウ付けができることとなる。
【００１１】
さらに、金属部材の肉厚が金属スリーブのロウ付け部の厚みと略同じとされていることから、金属部材およびリードピンと絶縁体とのロウ付け後の降温時にロウ材が固化した状態で、金属部材およびリードピンと絶縁体との熱膨張率差により発生し絶縁体に働く応力が、金属部材の変形により軽減される。その結果、金属部材を用いずにリードピンと絶縁体とを直接ロウ付けする場合と比較して、絶縁体にクラックや欠け等の破損を発生させることなくロウ付けができることとなる。
【００１２】
本発明の真空端子において、好ましくは、前記金属スリーブの前記ロウ付け部の厚みおよび前記金属部材の肉厚が0.1乃至0.35ｍｍとされていることを特徴とする。
【００１３】
本発明の真空端子は、好ましくは金属スリーブのロウ付け部の厚みおよび金属部材の肉厚が0.1乃至0.35ｍｍとされていることから、ロウ付け後の降温時に絶縁体にクラックや欠け等の破損が発生するのをより効果的に防ぐことができる。
【００１４】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明の真空端子を以下に詳細に説明する。図１は本発明の真空端子について実施の形態の例を示す断面図である。図１において、１は絶縁体、１ａは絶縁体１の鍔部、１ｂは絶縁体１の貫通孔、２は金属スリーブ、３はリードピン、４，７，９はロウ材、５，６はメタライズ金属層、８は金属部材である。
【００１５】
本発明の真空端子は、筒状の金属スリーブ２と、中心軸に沿って貫通孔１ｂが形成されるとともに一端に鍔部１ａが形成された略柱状とされ、鍔部１ａが金属スリーブ２の内周面の一部に全周にわたってロウ付けされたセラミックスから成る絶縁体１と、絶縁体１の貫通孔１ｂに両端を突出させて挿入固定されたリードピン３と、一端が開放された有底筒状とされているとともに底面の中央部に貫通穴が形成され、貫通穴にリードピン３が挿通されて一端面が絶縁体１の他端面にロウ付けされた金属部材８とを具備し、金属スリーブ２および金属部材８はステンレススチール（ＪＩＳ Ｇ ４３０３等）または耐食耐熱超合金（ＪＩＳ Ｇ４９０１：インコネル）から成り、リードピン３はステンレススチール、耐食耐熱超合金または無酸素銅（ＪＩＳ Ｈ ３１００等）から成り、金属スリーブ２と絶縁体１とのロウ付け部で金属スリーブ２の厚みが残部よりも薄くされており、金属部材８の肉厚が金属スリーブ２のロウ付け部の厚みと略同じとされている。
【００１６】
なお、金属部材８の肉厚と金属スリーブ２のロウ付け部の厚みとが略同じであるとは、それらの差が0.2ｍｍ程度以下の範囲内にあることを意味するものである。
【００１７】
本発明の絶縁体１は、酸化アルミニウム質焼結体（アルミナセラミックス）等の電気絶縁材料から成り、リードピン３を電気的絶縁をもって保持するためのものである。この絶縁体１は、鍔部１ａが筒状の金属スリーブ２の内周面の一部にロウ材４を介してロウ付けされ、貫通孔１ｂの他端面側の開口の周囲に金属部材８がロウ材７を介してロウ付けされている。また、絶縁体１は、鍔部１ａの外周面にメタライズ層５が被着されており、メタライズ層５には金属スリーブ２がロウ材４を介してロウ付けされる。また、リードピン３と金属部材８とがロウ材９を介してロウ付けされている。
【００１８】
上記のメタライズ金属層５は、表面をニッケルメッキ層で被覆したモリブデン−マンガンからなり、例えばモリブデン−マンガンの粉末に適当な有機溶剤、溶媒を添加混合して得た金属ペーストを従来周知のスクリーン印刷法により絶縁体１の鍔部１ａの外周面に約50μｍの厚みに印刷塗布してこれを約1500℃の温度で焼成し、しかる後、モリブデン−マンガンから成るメタライズ層の表面に電解メッキ法や無電解メッキ法によってニッケルを約10μｍの厚みで被着させることによって形成される。
【００１９】
本発明の金属スリーブ２は、真空端子を理化学機器の真空容器に取着するためのものであり、ステンレススチール（以下、ステンレスともいう）または耐食耐熱超合金から成ることによって、一般にステンレスから成る真空容器に対して、良好かつ容易に溶接を行なうことができる。上記のステンレスと耐食耐熱超合金は、ビッカース硬度（Ｈｖ）がいずれも約160と硬いこと、および、例えば絶縁体１を構成する酸化アルミニウム焼結体の熱膨張係数（約7.0×10-6／℃）とステンレスの熱膨張係数（約17.5×10-6／℃）および耐食耐熱超合金の熱膨張係数（約16.2×10-6／℃）とが大きく相違することから、絶縁体１の鍔部１ａに金属スリーブ２をロウ材４を介して接合する際、両者の接合部に熱膨張係数の相違に起因して大きな応力が発生しやすいため、金属スリーブ２と絶縁体１とのロウ付け部で金属スリーブ２の厚みが0.1乃至0.35ｍｍであることが好ましい。
【００２０】
金属スリーブ２の厚みが0.1ｍｍ未満では、真空端子として片側が真空状態で片側が大気圧環境下で使用した場合に金属スリーブ２自体が変形し、場合によっては破壊されてしまうこととなる。0.35ｍｍを超えると、絶縁体１と金属スリーブ２との熱膨張係数差に起因して発生する応力が金属スリーブ２において緩和されにくくなり、絶縁体１にクラックが生じ気密不良が生じやすい。
【００２１】
絶縁体１はその中心軸に沿って形成された貫通孔１ｂにリードピン３が両端を突出させた状態で金属部材８を介して固定されている。このリードピン３は、真空容器内外の装置を電気的に接続させるものであり、上記ステンレス、上記耐食耐熱超合金または無酸素銅から成る。この金属部材８は、一端が開放された有底筒状（キャップ状）とされているとともに底面の中央部に貫通穴が形成され、その貫通穴にリードピン３が挿通されるとともに一端面が絶縁体１の他端面にロウ付けされる。即ち、金属部材８は、貫通孔１ｂの絶縁体１の他端面側開口の周囲に被着されたメタライズ金属層６に、ロウ材７を介してロウ付けすることによって絶縁体１に取着される。また、金属部材８の底面の貫通穴にリードピン３が挿通されてロウ材９を介してロウ付けされる。
【００２２】
金属部材８を成すステンレスまたは耐食耐熱超合金は、ビッカース硬度がいずれも約160と硬いこと、および、例えば絶縁体１を構成する酸化アルミニウム焼結体の熱膨張係数（約7.0×10-6／℃）とステンレスの熱膨張係数（約17.5×10-6／℃）および耐食耐熱超合金の熱膨張係数（約16.2×10-6／℃）とが大きく相違することから、絶縁体１の貫通孔１ｂの開口の周囲にリードピン３をロウ材７を介して接合する際、両者の接合部に両者の熱膨張係数の相違に起因して大きな熱応力が発生しやすいので、金属部材８の肉厚は0.1乃至0.35ｍｍであることが好ましい。
【００２３】
金属部材８の厚みが0.1ｍｍ未満では、真空端子として片側が真空状態で片側が大気圧環境下で使用した場合に金属部材８自体が変形し、場合によっては破壊されてしまうこととなる。0.35ｍｍを超えると、絶縁体１と金属部材８との熱膨張係数差に起因して発生する応力を金属部材８において緩和しにくくなり、絶縁体１にクラックが生じ気密不良が生じやすい。
【００２４】
本発明のリードピン３は、ステンレス、耐食耐熱超合金または無酸素銅から成り、これにより、リードピン３が非磁性のものとなり、加速器等のマグネットにより強力な磁場が発生する真空装置を備えた理化学機器において、リードピン３が磁化されたりリードピン３の残留磁場が生じることがなく、支障なく使用することができる。
【００２５】
本発明において、金属スリーブ２および金属部材８を成すステンレス、耐食耐熱超合金、リードピン３を成すステンレス、耐食耐熱超合金、無酸素銅は、それらの透磁率が1.1以下の材料であることから、リードピン３に電気信号を伝達させた際、金属スリーブ２、リードピン３および金属部材８に電気信号の伝達に伴う磁場が残留することはなく、残留磁場で電気信号にノイズが入り込むこともなくなる。その結果、リードピン３で伝達される電気信号のＳ／Ｎ比（信号と雑音との比）が小さくなる。
【００２６】
かくして、本発明の真空端子は、金属スリーブ２を理化学機器の真空容器に取着し、真空容器内外の装置をリードピン３の突出した両端にそれぞれ電気的に接続することによって、真空容器内外の装置間で電気信号を伝達させる真空端子として機能する。
【００２７】
【実施例】
本発明の真空端子の実施例について以下に説明する。
【００２８】
図１の構成のものを以下のようにして製作した。純度約99.5重量％の酸化アルミニウム質焼結体から成り、一端に形成された鍔部１ａの直径が7.5ｍｍ、鍔部１ａの軸方向の長さが2.5ｍｍ、鍔部１ａ以外の部分の直径が2.5ｍｍ、全体の軸方向の長さが５ｍｍであり、中心軸に沿って直径1.8ｍｍの円形の貫通孔１ｂが形成された絶縁体１を用意した。絶縁体１の鍔部１ａの外周面および貫通孔１ｂの絶縁体１の他端面側開口の周囲には、Ｍｏ粉末とＭｎ粉末と酸化ケイ素（ＳｉＯ2）粉末とに有機バインダや溶剤を混合してなる金属ペーストを、約10μｍの厚さとなるように印刷塗布し、乾燥後加湿したフォーミングガス中で約1400℃の温度で焼成して、絶縁体１にＭｏ−Ｍｎ合金からなるメタライズ層を被着した。その後、メタライズ層上にＮｉメッキ層を電解メッキ法により約２μｍの厚さで被着してメタライズ金属層５とメタライズ金属層６を形成した。
【００２９】
次に、絶縁体１の鍔部１ａに金属スリーブ２を、貫通孔１ｂの上記開口の周囲に金属部材８を、金属部材８の底面の貫通穴にリードピン３を、それぞれロウ付けした。これらの金属スリーブ２、リードピン３、金属部材８は、ステンレスからなるものとした。金属スリーブ２は外径8.1ｍｍ、内径7.5ｍｍの円筒形で、軸方向の長さは6.5ｍｍであり、リードピン３は、断面が直径1.8ｍｍの円形で長さが41ｍｍである。
【００３０】
このとき、ロウ材４，７，９としてＡｇ−Ｃｕ合金からなる線状のプリフォームを接合部に設置し、真空端子全体を約820℃に加熱して、全ての部品をロウ付けした。
【００３１】
次に、作製した真空端子の気密性について調べた。比較のため、金属部材８の肉厚を0.3ｍｍとし、金属スリーブ２の肉厚を0.09ｍｍ、0.1ｍｍ、0.3ｍｍ、0.35ｍｍ、0.4ｍｍにした５種類の真空端子を製作した。また、金属スリーブ２の肉厚を0.3ｍｍとし、金属部材８も肉厚を0.09ｍｍ、0.1ｍｍ、0.3ｍｍ、0.35ｍ、0.4ｍｍにした５種類の真空端子を製作し、合計10種類の真空端子を得た。気密性の調査は、各部品をロウ付け後に内部を真空状態にし、外側からヘリウムガスを吹き付けた際に内部へのヘリウムガスの侵入がないかどうかを検出する方法で気密試験を行い、外観を観察することによって行った。その結果を表１に示す。
【００３２】
【表１】
表１より、金属スリーブ２、金属部材８の肉厚が0.1ｍｍ未満では、真空端子を真空容器に設けて片側が真空状態、片側が大気圧下となるようにして使用した場合に、金属スリーブ２、金属部材８が変形し割れが生じ、絶縁体１にクラックが生じ易いことが判った。また、金属スリーブ２、金属部材８の肉厚が0.35ｍｍを超えると、絶縁体１にクラックが生じ易いことが判った。
【００３４】
なお、本発明は上記実施の形態および実施例に限定されるものではなく、本発明の要旨を逸脱しない範囲内で変更を施すことは何ら差し支えない。
【００３５】
【発明の効果】
本発明の真空端子は、金属スリーブおよび金属部材はステンレスまたは耐食耐熱超合金（ＪＩＳ Ｇ ４９０１）から成り、リードピンはステンレス、耐食耐熱超合金または無酸素銅から成ることにより、非磁性でかつステンレス製等の真空容器との溶接性が良く、ロウ付け強度が大きくなるとともに、安価に製造できるものとなる。
【００３６】
また、金属スリーブと絶縁体とのロウ付け部で金属スリーブの厚みが残部よりも薄くされていることにより、金属スリーブと絶縁体とのロウ付け後の降温時にロウ材が固化した状態で、金属スリーブと絶縁体との熱膨張率差により発生し絶縁体に働く応力が、金属スリーブのロウ付け部である薄い部分の変形により軽減される。その結果、絶縁体にクラックや欠け等の破損を発生させることなくロウ付けができることとなる。
【００３７】
さらに、金属部材の肉厚が金属スリーブのロウ付け部の厚みと略同じとされていることにより、金属部材およびリードピンと絶縁体とのロウ付け後の降温時にロウ材が固化した状態で、金属部材およびリードピンと絶縁体との熱膨張率差により発生し絶縁体に働く応力が、金属部材の変形により軽減される。その結果、金属部材を用いずにリードピンと絶縁体とを直接ロウ付けする場合と比較して、絶縁体にクラックや欠け等の破損を発生させることなくロウ付けができることとなる。
【００３８】
また本発明の真空端子は、好ましくは金属スリーブのロウ付け部の厚みおよび金属部材の肉厚が0.1乃至0.35ｍｍとされていることから、ロウ付け後の降温時に絶縁体にクラックや欠け等の破損が発生するのをより効果的に防ぐことができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明の真空端子について実施の形態の例を示す断面図である。
【符号の説明】
１：絶縁体
１ａ：鍔部
１ｂ：貫通孔
２：金属スリーブ
３：リードピン
４：ロウ材
５：メタライズ金属層
６：メタライズ金属層
７：ロウ材
８：金属部材
９：ロウ材[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vacuum terminal used for transmitting an electrical signal between devices inside and outside a vacuum vessel in a physics and chemistry instrument equipped with a vacuum vessel such as an electron microscope.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in a physics and chemistry instrument equipped with a vacuum vessel such as an electron microscope, a vacuum terminal is used to transmit an electric signal between devices inside and outside the vacuum vessel. This vacuum terminal is usually made of an aluminum oxide sintered body, one end of which is fixed to a vacuum vessel, a metal sleeve made of iron (Fe) -nickel (Ni) -cobalt (Co) alloy, and the like, and a collar at one end. And an insulator in which a through hole is formed along the central axis and the flange portion is brazed, and an Fe-Ni-Co alloy inserted and fixed with both ends protruding into the through hole of the insulator And a lead pin. Then, by fixing one end of the metal sleeve to the vacuum vessel and electrically connecting the inside and outside devices of the vacuum vessel and both ends of the lead pins, an electric signal can be transmitted between the two devices.
[0003]
The metal sleeve and the lead pin are bonded to the insulator by two layers of a metallized metal layer made of molybdenum-manganese and the like and a nickel plating layer on the outer peripheral surface of the flange portion of the insulator, the inner surface of the through hole, and the vicinity of the opening. Each of the metal layers having a structure is deposited, and the metal layer, the metal sleeve, and the lead pin are brazed with a brazing material such as silver brazing (a brazing material composed of a silver-copper alloy).
[0004]
Further, in physics and chemistry equipment such as an accelerator, there is a vacuum device that generates a strong magnetic field by a magnet, and a non-magnetic vacuum terminal may be required. Therefore, a nonmagnetic vacuum terminal has been proposed in which a metal sleeve is made of nonmagnetic titanium, and stainless steel is diffusion bonded to one end fixed to a vacuum vessel (see Patent Document 1).
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-6-223902 [0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the vacuum terminal of Patent Document 1 uses titanium and a diffusion bonding material, the manufacturing cost of the metal sleeve is very high, and brazing between the titanium metal sleeve and the insulator is strictly controlled. Otherwise, an intermetallic compound is formed between the titanium and the silver brazing, thereby extremely reducing the bonding strength. As a result, the strength and hermeticity required for a vacuum terminal cannot be obtained, and there is a problem in that strength failure and airtightness are likely to occur.
[0007]
Accordingly, the present invention has been completed in view of the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, and its purpose is good non-magnetic weldability with a vacuum vessel made of stainless steel or the like, and brazing strength and airtightness. It is to provide a high vacuum terminal.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The vacuum terminal of the present invention has a cylindrical metal sleeve and a substantially columnar shape in which a through hole is formed along the central axis and a flange is formed at one end, and the flange is an inner peripheral surface of the metal sleeve. An insulator made of ceramics brazed to a part of the entire body, a lead pin inserted and fixed with both ends protruding into the through-hole of the insulator, and a bottomed cylindrical shape with one end opened A metal member having a through hole formed in the center of the bottom surface, the lead pin being inserted into the through hole, and one end surface brazed to the other end surface of the insulator, And the metal member is made of stainless steel or a corrosion-resistant heat-resistant superalloy (JIS G 4901), and the lead pin is made of the stainless steel, the corrosion-resistant heat-resistant superalloy, or oxygen-free copper, and the gold In brazed portion between the sleeve and the insulator, part of the outer peripheral surface of the metal sleeve is concave, the thickness of the metal sleeve in the brazed portion is characterized in that it is thinner than the remainder Vacuum terminal. Moreover, it is preferable that the thickness of the metal member is substantially the same as the thickness of the brazing portion of the metal sleeve. It is preferable that a thickness of the brazing portion of the metal sleeve and a thickness of the metal member are 0.1 to 0.35 mm.
[0009]
The vacuum terminal of the present invention is non-magnetic because the metal sleeve and the metal member are made of stainless steel or corrosion-resistant heat-resistant superalloy (JIS G 4901), and the lead pin is made of stainless steel, corrosion-resistant heat-resistant superalloy or oxygen-free copper. It has good weldability with a vacuum vessel made of stainless steel or the like, increases brazing strength, and can be manufactured at low cost.
[0010]
In addition, since the thickness of the metal sleeve is thinner than the remaining portion at the brazed portion between the metal sleeve and the insulator, the brazing material is solidified when the temperature is lowered after the brazing between the metal sleeve and the insulator. The stress generated by the difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the sleeve and the insulator and acting on the insulator is reduced by deformation of a thin portion that is a brazed portion of the metal sleeve. As a result, brazing can be performed without causing damage such as cracks and chips to the insulator.
[0011]
Furthermore, since the thickness of the metal member is substantially the same as the thickness of the brazing portion of the metal sleeve, the brazing material is solidified when the temperature of the metal member and the lead pin and the insulator is lowered after brazing. Stress generated by the difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the member and the lead pin and the insulator and acting on the insulator is reduced by deformation of the metal member. As a result, brazing can be performed without causing breakage such as cracks or chips in the insulator as compared with the case where the lead pin and the insulator are brazed directly without using a metal member.
[0012]
In the vacuum terminal according to the present invention, preferably, the thickness of the brazing portion of the metal sleeve and the thickness of the metal member are 0.1 to 0.35 mm.
[0013]
In the vacuum terminal of the present invention, the thickness of the brazed portion of the metal sleeve and the thickness of the metal member are preferably 0.1 to 0.35 mm, so that the insulator is damaged such as cracks and chips when the temperature is lowered after brazing. Can be effectively prevented.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The vacuum terminal of the present invention will be described in detail below. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of an embodiment of a vacuum terminal according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is an insulator, 1a is a flange portion of the insulator 1, 1b is a through hole of the insulator 1, 2 is a metal sleeve, 3 is a lead pin, 4, 7, and 9 are brazing materials, and 5 and 6 are metallized. A metal layer 8 is a metal member.
[0015]
The vacuum terminal of the present invention has a cylindrical metal sleeve 2 and a substantially columnar shape in which a through hole 1b is formed along the central axis and a flange portion 1a is formed at one end. An insulator 1 made of ceramics brazed to a part of the inner peripheral surface, a lead pin 3 inserted and fixed by protruding both ends of the through-hole 1b of the insulator 1, and a bottomed one end opened A metal member 8 having a cylindrical shape and having a through hole formed in the center of the bottom surface, the lead pin 3 being inserted into the through hole, and having one end surface brazed to the other end surface of the insulator 1; The sleeve 2 and the metal member 8 are made of stainless steel (JIS G 4303 or the like) or a corrosion-resistant heat-resistant superalloy (JIS G4901: Inconel), and the lead pin 3 is stainless steel, corrosion-resistant heat-resistant superalloy or oxygen-free copper ( HI 3100 etc.), the thickness of the metal sleeve 2 is made thinner than the remaining portion at the brazed portion of the metal sleeve 2 and the insulator 1, and the thickness of the metal member 8 is the same as that of the brazed portion of the metal sleeve 2. It is almost the same as the thickness.
[0016]
Note that that the thickness of the metal member 8 and the thickness of the brazed portion of the metal sleeve 2 are substantially the same means that the difference between them is in the range of about 0.2 mm or less.
[0017]
The insulator 1 of the present invention is made of an electrically insulating material such as an aluminum oxide sintered body (alumina ceramic), and holds the lead pin 3 with electrical insulation. In this insulator 1, the flange 1a is brazed to a part of the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical metal sleeve 2 via a brazing material 4, and a metal member 8 is formed around the opening on the other end surface side of the through hole 1b. It is brazed via a brazing material 7. Further, the insulator 1 has a metallized
[0018]
The metallized
[0019]
The metal sleeve 2 of the present invention is for attaching a vacuum terminal to a vacuum vessel of a physics and chemistry instrument, and is generally made of stainless steel by being made of stainless steel (hereinafter also referred to as stainless steel) or a corrosion-resistant heat-resistant superalloy. Good and easy welding can be performed on the container. Both the stainless steel and the corrosion-resistant heat-resistant superalloy have a Vickers hardness (Hv) of about 160, and, for example, the thermal expansion coefficient of the aluminum oxide sintered body constituting the insulator 1 (about 7.0 × 10 −6 / ) And the thermal expansion coefficient of stainless steel (about 17.5 × 10 -6 / ° C) and the thermal expansion coefficient of corrosion-resistant heat-resistant superalloy (about 16.2 × 10 -6 / ° C). When the metal sleeve 2 is joined to the part 1a via the brazing material 4, a large stress is likely to be generated due to the difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the two, so that the metal sleeve 2 and the insulator 1 are brazed. The thickness of the metal sleeve 2 is preferably 0.1 to 0.35 mm.
[0020]
If the thickness of the metal sleeve 2 is less than 0.1 mm, the metal sleeve 2 itself is deformed and destroyed in some cases when the one side is used in a vacuum state and one side is used in an atmospheric pressure environment as a vacuum terminal. If it exceeds 0.35 mm, the stress generated due to the difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the insulator 1 and the metal sleeve 2 becomes difficult to be relaxed in the metal sleeve 2, and the insulator 1 is cracked and airtight defects are likely to occur.
[0021]
The insulator 1 is fixed to the through hole 1b formed along the central axis through the metal member 8 with the lead pins 3 protruding at both ends. The lead pin 3 is for electrically connecting devices inside and outside the vacuum vessel, and is made of the stainless steel, the corrosion-resistant heat-resistant superalloy, or oxygen-free copper. The metal member 8 has a bottomed cylindrical shape (cap shape) with one end open, a through hole is formed in the center of the bottom surface, the lead pin 3 is inserted into the through hole, and one end surface is insulated. The other end surface of the body 1 is brazed. That is, the metal member 8 is attached to the insulator 1 by brazing the metallized metal layer 6 deposited around the opening of the other end surface side of the insulator 1 in the through hole 1b through the brazing material 7. The Further, the lead pin 3 is inserted into the through hole on the bottom surface of the metal member 8 and brazed via the brazing material 9.
[0022]
The stainless steel or the corrosion-resistant heat-resistant superalloy forming the metal member 8 has a Vickers hardness of about 160, and, for example, the thermal expansion coefficient of the aluminum oxide sintered body constituting the insulator 1 (about 7.0 × 10 −6 / ° C.) and thermal expansion coefficient of stainless steel (approximately 17.5 × 10 -6 / ℃) and thermal expansion coefficient of the corrosion resistant superalloys (about 16.2 × 10 -6 / ℃) and since it is largely different, the through insulator 1 When the lead pin 3 is joined to the periphery of the opening of the hole 1b via the brazing material 7, a large thermal stress is likely to be generated due to the difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the two, so that the thickness of the metal member 8 is increased. The thickness is preferably 0.1 to 0.35 mm.
[0023]
If the thickness of the metal member 8 is less than 0.1 mm, the metal member 8 itself is deformed and destroyed in some cases as a vacuum terminal when one side is used in a vacuum state and one side is used in an atmospheric pressure environment. If it exceeds 0.35 mm, the stress generated due to the difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the insulator 1 and the metal member 8 becomes difficult to be relaxed in the metal member 8, and the insulator 1 is cracked and airtight defects are likely to occur.
[0024]
The lead pin 3 of the present invention is made of stainless steel, a corrosion-resistant heat-resistant superalloy, or oxygen-free copper. As a result, the lead pin 3 becomes non-magnetic, and a physics and chemistry instrument equipped with a vacuum device that generates a strong magnetic field by a magnet such as an accelerator. The lead pin 3 is not magnetized and the residual magnetic field of the lead pin 3 is not generated, and can be used without any trouble.
[0025]
In the present invention, the stainless steel forming the metal sleeve 2 and the metal member 8, the corrosion-resistant heat-resistant superalloy, the stainless steel forming the lead pin 3, the corrosion-resistant heat-resistant superalloy, and oxygen-free copper are materials having a magnetic permeability of 1.1 or less. When an electrical signal is transmitted to the lead pin 3, a magnetic field accompanying the transmission of the electrical signal does not remain in the metal sleeve 2, the lead pin 3, and the metal member 8, and noise does not enter the electrical signal due to the residual magnetic field. As a result, the S / N ratio (ratio of signal to noise) of the electrical signal transmitted by the lead pin 3 is reduced.
[0026]
Thus, in the vacuum terminal of the present invention, the metal sleeve 2 is attached to the vacuum vessel of the physics and chemistry equipment, and the devices inside and outside the vacuum vessel are electrically connected to the projecting ends of the lead pins 3, respectively. It functions as a vacuum terminal that transmits electrical signals between them.
[0027]
【Example】
Examples of the vacuum terminal of the present invention will be described below.
[0028]
The thing of the structure of FIG. 1 was manufactured as follows. It consists of an aluminum oxide sintered body with a purity of about 99.5% by weight. The diameter of the flange 1a formed at one end is 7.5mm, the axial length of the flange 1a is 2.5mm, and the diameter of the portion other than the flange 1a. 2.5 mm, the total axial length was 5 mm, and an insulator 1 was prepared in which a circular through hole 1b having a diameter of 1.8 mm was formed along the central axis. An organic binder and a solvent are mixed with Mo powder, Mn powder, and silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) powder around the outer peripheral surface of the flange 1a of the insulator 1 and the opening on the other end surface side of the insulator 1 in the through hole 1b. The metal paste is printed and applied to a thickness of about 10 μm, dried and fired in a humidified forming gas at a temperature of about 1400 ° C., and the insulator 1 is coated with a metallized layer made of a Mo—Mn alloy. I wore it. Thereafter, a Ni plating layer was deposited on the metallized layer to a thickness of about 2 μm by electrolytic plating to form a metallized
[0029]
Next, the metal sleeve 2 was brazed to the flange portion 1a of the insulator 1, the metal member 8 was brazed around the opening of the through hole 1b, and the lead pin 3 was brazed to the through hole in the bottom surface of the metal member 8. These metal sleeve 2, lead pin 3, and metal member 8 are made of stainless steel. The metal sleeve 2 has a cylindrical shape with an outer diameter of 8.1 mm and an inner diameter of 7.5 mm, the axial length is 6.5 mm, and the lead pin 3 has a circular section with a diameter of 1.8 mm and a length of 41 mm.
[0030]
At this time, a linear preform made of an Ag—Cu alloy was placed as a brazing material 4, 7, 9 at the joint, and the entire vacuum terminal was heated to about 820 ° C. to braze all parts.
[0031]
Next, the airtightness of the produced vacuum terminal was examined. For comparison, five types of vacuum terminals were manufactured in which the thickness of the metal member 8 was 0.3 mm and the thickness of the metal sleeve 2 was 0.09 mm, 0.1 mm, 0.3 mm, 0.35 mm, and 0.4 mm. In addition, the metal sleeve 2 has a thickness of 0.3 mm, and the metal member 8 has a thickness of 0.09 mm, 0.1 mm, 0.3 mm, 0.35 m, and 0.4 mm. Got the terminal. The airtightness investigation is performed by brazing each part and then vacuuming the interior, and when helium gas is blown from the outside, an airtight test is performed to detect whether or not helium gas has entered the interior. This was done by observing. The results are shown in Table 1.
[0032]
[Table 1]
From Table 1, when the thickness of the metal sleeve 2 and the metal member 8 is less than 0.1 mm, the metal sleeve is used when the vacuum terminal is provided in a vacuum vessel and is used with one side under vacuum and one side under atmospheric pressure. 2. It was found that the metal member 8 was deformed and cracked, and the insulator 1 was easily cracked. Further, it has been found that when the thickness of the metal sleeve 2 and the metal member 8 exceeds 0.35 mm, the insulator 1 is easily cracked.
[0034]
In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment and Example, It does not interfere at all within the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
In the vacuum terminal of the present invention, the metal sleeve and the metal member are made of stainless steel or corrosion-resistant heat-resistant superalloy (JIS G 4901), and the lead pin is made of stainless steel, corrosion-resistant heat-resistant superalloy or oxygen-free copper, so that it is nonmagnetic and made of stainless steel. The weldability with a vacuum vessel such as the above is good, the brazing strength is increased, and it can be manufactured at a low cost.
[0036]
In addition, since the thickness of the metal sleeve is thinner than the remaining portion at the brazed portion between the metal sleeve and the insulator, the brazing material is solidified when the temperature is lowered after brazing between the metal sleeve and the insulator. The stress generated by the difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the sleeve and the insulator and acting on the insulator is reduced by deformation of a thin portion that is a brazed portion of the metal sleeve. As a result, brazing can be performed without causing damage such as cracks and chips to the insulator.
[0037]
Further, since the thickness of the metal member is substantially the same as the thickness of the brazed portion of the metal sleeve, the brazing material is solidified when the temperature of the metal member and the lead pin and the insulator is lowered after brazing. Stress generated by the difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the member and the lead pin and the insulator and acting on the insulator is reduced by deformation of the metal member. As a result, brazing can be performed without causing breakage such as cracks or chips in the insulator as compared with the case where the lead pin and the insulator are brazed directly without using a metal member.
[0038]
The vacuum terminal of the present invention preferably has a thickness of the brazing portion of the metal sleeve and a thickness of the metal member of 0.1 to 0.35 mm, so that the insulator is free from cracks and chips when the temperature is lowered after brazing. It is possible to prevent damage from occurring more effectively.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of an embodiment of a vacuum terminal of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1: Insulator 1a: collar 1b: through hole 2: metal sleeve 3: lead pin 4: brazing material 5: metallized metal layer 6: metallized metal layer 7: brazing material 8: metal member 9: brazing material
Claims (3)
前記金属スリーブと前記絶縁体とのロウ付け部で、前記金属スリーブの外周面の一部が凹状とされて、前記ロウ付け部で前記金属スリーブの厚みが残部より薄肉化されていることを特徴とする真空端子。A cylindrical metal sleeve and a substantially columnar shape in which a through hole is formed along the central axis and a flange is formed at one end, and the flange extends over a part of the inner circumferential surface of the metal sleeve. An insulator made of brazed ceramic, a lead pin that is inserted and fixed by projecting both ends into the through-hole of the insulator, a bottomed cylindrical shape with one end open, and at the center of the bottom surface A through hole is formed, and the lead pin is inserted into the through hole, and one end surface is brazed to the other end surface of the insulator, and the metal sleeve and the metal member are made of stainless steel. Or made of a corrosion-resistant heat-resistant superalloy (JIS G 4901), and the lead pin is made of the stainless steel, the corrosion-resistant heat-resistant superalloy, or oxygen-free copper,
A part of the outer peripheral surface of the metal sleeve is concave at the brazed portion of the metal sleeve and the insulator, and the thickness of the metal sleeve is thinner than the remaining portion at the brazed portion. Vacuum terminal.
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