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Electrical current inlet particularly for discharge tubes of high pressure discharge light sources

US4531074A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 22, 1983
Grant dateJul 23, 1985
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J61/366
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Electrical current supply terminal, especially for discharge tubes of light sources having a high pressure gas discharge. The invention is concerned with an electrical feed through, especially for discharge tubes of light sources having high pressure gas discharge, which current supply terminal is passed through a ceramic material, preferably from aluminum oxide and with a binding material is hermetically binded thereto, the heat expansion coefficient of which is appropriately selected and which is preferably vitreous enamel. In order to eliminate the difficulties resulting from the different heat expansion coefficient of ceramics, binding material and the metal material, the feed through is formed from a bundle of metallic threads. The bundle comprises preferably strands or braids and as material preferably molybdenum or tungsten is used.

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