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Vapor discharge lamp cermet electrode-closure and method of making
Assignee: Chemokomplex Vegyipari Gep es Berendezes Export Import Vallalat
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Filing: 1975-01-13
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Granted: 1978-05-30
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Expires: 1995-01-13
Abstract
Abstract A cermet seal for high pressure gas discharge lamps which also serves as an electrode, is made from a metallic component suitable for use as an electrode, and a ceramic component which is a metal oxide, by mixing the ingredients in a powdered form, then molded, prefired and then final-fired in a protective atmosphere by sintering into an electrically conductive, vacuum-dense polycrystalline body.
Inventors
- 👤 Ferenc Puskas
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2026-10-25 22:57
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J61/00; H01J61/02; H01J61/04; H01J61/06; H01J61/073; C; C04; C04B; C04B37/00; C04B37/02; C04B37/021; H01J5/00; H01J5/20; C04B2235/00; C04B2235/65; C04B2235/656; C04B2235/6567; C04B2235/658; C04B2235/6581; C04B2235/70; C04B2235/74; C04B2235/78; C04B2235/786; C04B2237/00; C04B2237/30; C04B2237/32; C04B2237/34; C04B2237/343; C04B2237/345; C04B2237/346; C04B2237/348; C04B2237/40; C04B2237/401; C04B2237/402; C04B2237/403; C04B2237/50; C04B2237/52; C04B2237/525; H01J2893/00; H01J2893/0033; H01J2893/0037
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
43 words
An end electrode closure for high pressure vapor discharge lamps, which comprises a shaped, sintered, electrically conductive cermet body made from an electrode metal component and a metal oxide ceramic component as ingredients, said body including an integral shaped part as an electrode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
43 words
An end electrode closure for high pressure vapor discharge lamps, which comprises a shaped, sintered, electrically conductive cermet body made from an electrode metal component and a metal oxide ceramic component as ingredients, said body including an integral shaped part as an electrode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
The electrode-closure of claim 1, wherein the electrode metal component of the cermet is at least one of niobium, molybdenum, rhenium, tungsten and tantalum, and the metal oxide ceramic component of the cermet is at least one of alumina, beryllia, zirconia and titania.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electode-closure of claim 1, wherein the cermet becomes electrically conductive when heated above a given temperature when the ceramic component constitutes over 50%(wt) of the cermet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
74 words
A process for making the electrode-closure of claim 1, which comprises preparing a mixture from a powdered electrode metal or its oxide with a ceramic oxide ingredient in powdered form, molding said mixture, and sintering the shaped body at a temperature between 1800° and 2200° C in a reducing atmosphere or in vacuum for a period of at least 5 minutes to convert the shaped body into a polycrystalline, electrically conductive, vacuumtighly dense cermet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 4, wherein the electrode metal is niobium, molybdenum, rhenium, tantalum, or tungsten, and the ceramic oxide ingredient is alumina, beryllia, zirconia, or titania.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 5, wherein the electrode metal is an oxide thereof, and wherein said metal oxide is reduced to its corresponding metal during sintering.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 4, wherein the maximum average particle size of the electrode metal powder and of the ceramic powder is 50 micrometers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 4, further comprising the step of prefiring the shaped body at a temperature between 1000° and 1360° C before the sintering thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 7, wherein the maximum average particle size of the electrode metal powder and of the ceramic powder is 5 micrometers.
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