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Electron beam tube collector having ceramic shielding means

US5684364A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 18, 1994
Grant dateNov 4, 1997
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Expiry dateMay 18, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J23/0275
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an electron beam tube such as a klystron, a vacuum seal comprises a ceramic cylindrical wall on which are brazed metal rings which are welded to flares and fixed to electrodes and of a collector. Ceramic rings and are located between the metal ring and the electrodes. The cylindrical wall includes inner flanges which overlap the inner peripheries of the metal rings hence reducing the likelihood of arcing occurring between them and other parts of the arrangement at different potentials. In other embodiments of the invention, the ceramic rings are extended to shield the inner edges of the metal rings or a separate ceramic tube is positioned within the metal rings to provided shielding.

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