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Vacuum envelope for a radiation image intensifying tube and a process for manufacturing such an envelope

US4763042A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 21, 1985
Grant dateAug 9, 1988
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J9/263
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a vacuum envelope for a radiation image intensifying tube and a process for manufacturing same. In a vacuum envelope of the type comprising a central body, an input window made from aluminum or an aluminum alloy at one end of said central body and a transparent output window at the other end of the body, said input window comprises a peripheral skirt fitting over a ring having the same section as said skirt, and made from iron or an iron alloy, integral with the end of the body, said skirt being welded to the ring by magnetic induction welding so as to be vacuum tight.

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