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Hermetic glass-to-metal seal and method for making same

Assignee: Osaka City Government
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Filing: 1981-07-10
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Granted: 1983-03-22
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Expires: 2001-07-10
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Abstract

Abstract This invention relates to a manufacturing method and a hermetic glass-to-metal seal suitable for a component in an electric circuit such as a liquid tantalum electrolytic capacitor. The method comprises the steps of fusing a raw material glass in order to form a glass tube; setting a bead, obtained by cutting the glass tube across the axis, in the opening to be sealed, for example, the opening of a member which forms a circuit component; and heating the assembly of the members which composes the circuit component including the bead, above the melting temperature of the bead, with a longitudinal conductor piercing through the bead. This simplified method of manufacturing a hermetic glass-to-metal seal accomplishes a perfect sealing since the sealing glass includes no undesirable impurities such as binder, and since the thermal expansion coefficient of the sealing glass is close to that of the metals used to construct the circuit components, and the sealing glass is stable to electrolyte.

Inventors

  • 👤 Takeshi Hoshikawa
  • 👤 Iwao Takinami

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 21:19
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01G; H01G9/00; H01G9/004; H01G9/08; H01G9/10; C; C03; C03C; C03C27/00; C03C27/04; C03C27/042; C03C27/044; C03C8/00; C03C8/24

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 125 words
A method of forming a hermetic glass-to-metal seal in a first opening of a metal member, comprising the steps of: fusing a glass to form a glass tube, said glass containing (1) 67-71% of silicon dioxide, (2) 3-5% of aluminum oxide, (3) 12-14% of boric anhydride, (4) 8-10% of sodium oxide, (5) 3-6% of barium oxide, or calcium oxide, or a mixture of both, and (6) from 1 to under 2% of lithium oxide; cutting said glass tube across its longitudinal axis to obtain a glass bead having a second opening therethrough; placing said glass bead in said first opening; inserting a metal conductor through said second opening; heating the resultant assembly above the melting point of said glass bead; and cooling the heated assembly.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 125 words
A method of forming a hermetic glass-to-metal seal in a first opening of a metal member, comprising the steps of: fusing a glass to form a glass tube, said glass containing (1) 67-71% of silicon dioxide, (2) 3-5% of aluminum oxide, (3) 12-14% of boric anhydride, (4) 8-10% of sodium oxide, (5) 3-6% of barium oxide, or calcium oxide, or a mixture of both, and (6) from 1 to under 2% of lithium oxide; cutting said glass tube across its longitudinal axis to obtain a glass bead having a second opening therethrough; placing said glass bead in said first opening; inserting a metal conductor through said second opening; heating the resultant assembly above the melting point of said glass bead; and cooling the heated assembly.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 15 words
A liquid electrolytic capacitor having a hermetic glass-to-metal seal formed in accordance with claim 1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 65 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said glass consists of (1) 67-71% of silicon dioxide, (2) 3-5% of aluminum oxide, (3) 12-14% of boric anhydride, (4) 8-10% of sodium oxide, (5) 3-6% of barium oxide, or calcium oxide, or a mixture of both, (6) from 1 to under 2% of lithium oxide, and, optionally, (7) a color-producing amount of cobaltous oxide or nickel monoxide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 70 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said glass consists of (1) 67-71% of silicon dioxide, (2) 3-5% of aluminum oxide, (3) 12-14% of boric anhydride, (4) 8-10% of sodium oxide, (5) 3-6% of barium oxide, or calcium oxide, or a mixture of both, (6) from 1 to under 2% of lithium oxide, (7) 0.2-0.4% of calcium fluoride, and, optionally, (8) a color-producing amount of cobaltous oxide or nickel monoxide.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1986-03-21 1986-09-20 1987-03-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1990-03-21 1990-09-20 1991-03-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1994-03-21 1994-09-20 1995-03-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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