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Method of coating photoflash lamp
Assignee: FLOWIL INTERNATIONAL (HOLDING) BV
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Filing: 1974-06-24
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Granted: 1976-05-25
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Expires: 1994-06-24
Abstract
Abstract A method of coating the glass envelope of a photoflash lamp with a thermoplastic material, the method comprising: preheating the glass envelope at a predetermined temperature for approximately one minute; immersing the heated envelope into a fluidized bed of powdered thermoplastic material from 1 to 5 seconds; removing the coated lamp from the fluidized bed; and postheating the coated envelope at a predetermined temperature for about 1 minute. To assist in preventing inadvertent flashing during these steps, the lamp can be held by a heat sink structure gripping the ignition leads or primer tube.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas J. Sentementes
- 👤 Eugene A. Castello
- 👤 Richard Coppola
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 16:15
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21K; F21K5/00; F21K5/02; C; C03; C03C; C03C17/00; C03C17/28; C03C17/32; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S118/00; Y10S118/05
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A method of coating the glass envelope of a photoflash lamp with a polymeric material wherein said lamp includes a quantity of combustible material located inside the envelope, ignition means attached to said envelope and having an exterior metallic portion extending from the glass envelope, said method comprising: heating the glass envelope of said lamp at a first predetermined temperature above the melting point of the polymeric material for approximately 1 minute, immersing said heated glass envelope in a fluidized bed of a powder of said polymeric material for less than about five seconds, said lamp being held during said heating and immersing steps by heat sink means gripping said exterior metallic portion of the ignition means, and removing the coated lamp from said fluidized bed.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
126 words
A method of coating the glass envelope of a photoflash lamp with a polymeric material wherein said lamp includes a quantity of combustible material located inside the envelope, ignition means attached to said envelope and having an exterior metallic portion extending from the glass envelope, said method comprising: heating the glass envelope of said lamp at a first predetermined temperature above the melting point of the polymeric material for approximately 1 minute, immersing said heated glass envelope in a fluidized bed of a powder of said polymeric material for less than about five seconds, said lamp being held during said heating and immersing steps by heat sink means gripping said exterior metallic portion of the ignition means, and removing the coated lamp from said fluidized bed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said polymeric material is a thermoplastic and said first predetermined temperature is within a range from about 270°C to 340°C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method of claim 1 including the further step of reheating said coated glass envelope at a second predetermined temperature above the melting point of the polymeric material for approximately one minute subsequent to removing the lamp from the fluidized bed, said lamp being held during said reheating step by said heat sink means gripping said exterior metallic portion of the ignition means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
98 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said polymeric material is polycarbonate, said heating step prior to immersion comprises heating said glass envelope at about 270°C for about 62 seconds, said bed of powdered polycarbonate is fluidized by an inert gas at room temperature, said heated glass envelope is immersed in said fluidized bed for about 3 seconds, and said reheating step subsequent to removal of the lamp from the fluidized bed comprises heating said coated glass envelope at a temperature within a range from about 215° to 255°C for a period of from about 32 to 67 seconds.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said fluidized bed in heated above room temperature.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method of claim 5 including the further step of reheating said coated glass envelope at a second predetermined temperature above the melting point of the polymeric material for approximately 1 minute subsequent to removing the lamp from the fluidized bed, said lamp being held during said reheating step by said heat sink means gripping said exterior metallic portion of the ignition means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said polymeric material is a thermoplastic, said bed of powdered thermoplastic is fluidized by an inert gas and heated to a temperature of about 100°F, and said heated glass envelope is immersed in said fluidized bed for about one second.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 7 wherein said thermoplastic material is polycarbonate, and said first and second predetermined temperatures are both about 340°C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the powdered polymeric material in said fluidized bed has a cryogenically ground particle size of between about 100 and 325 mesh, said inert gas is nitrogen at a pressure of about 20 pounds per square inch (guage) flowing at about 35 standard cubic per feet hour.
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