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Method of manufacturing a vacuum vessel provided with a radiation-permeable window
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1981-06-03
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Granted: 1984-02-21
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Expires: 2001-06-03
Abstract
Abstract A vacuum vessel, used for such as an X-ray image intensifier, is provided with a radiation-permeable window member prepared from titanium or alloys thereof. The window member is supported on a support frame of iron or alloys thereof by resistance welding. A method of manufacturing the vacuum vessel comprises the steps of: successively spot welding the periphery of the window member by resistive heating to a support frame made of iron or alloys thereof with a pressure of 40-200 kg/cm 2 while interposing a metal foil insert member having a lower melting point than the transformation point of the window member between the window member and the support frame; and hermetically sealing the periphery of the window member in the support frame.
Inventors
- 👤 Tetsu Sano
- 👤 Takezou Yasuzuka
- 👤 Hisao Ishiwata
- 👤 Tatsuo Simizu
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-05 16:40
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K11/00; B23K11/10; B01; B01J; B01J3/00; B01J3/006; H; H01; H01J; H01J29/00; H01J29/86; H01J5/00; H01J5/20; H01J9/00; H01J9/24; H01J9/26; H01J9/263
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A method of manufacturing a vacuum vessel, which comprises the steps of: superposing a radiation-permeable window member of titanium or alloys thereof, a support frame of iron or alloys thereof and a metal foil insert member having a lower melting point than the transformation point of the window member in such a manner that the metal foil insert member is interposed between the window member and the support frame; holding the superposed members between a pair of welding electrodes; applying a pressure of 40 to 200 kg/cm 2 to the welding electrodes; conducting an electric current through said electrodes to heat-melt the insert member at a temperature lower than the transformation point of the window member thereby welding the window member and the support frames together; and successively carrying out said welding in such a manner that the adjacent welded portions are in contact with each other contiguously all along the periphery of the window member.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
156 words
A method of manufacturing a vacuum vessel, which comprises the steps of: superposing a radiation-permeable window member of titanium or alloys thereof, a support frame of iron or alloys thereof and a metal foil insert member having a lower melting point than the transformation point of the window member in such a manner that the metal foil insert member is interposed between the window member and the support frame; holding the superposed members between a pair of welding electrodes; applying a pressure of 40 to 200 kg/cm 2 to the welding electrodes; conducting an electric current through said electrodes to heat-melt the insert member at a temperature lower than the transformation point of the window member thereby welding the window member and the support frames together; and successively carrying out said welding in such a manner that the adjacent welded portions are in contact with each other contiguously all along the periphery of the window member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
70 words
The method of manufacturing a vacuum vessel according to claim 1, which comprises the steps of: previously depositing a thin nickel layer on at least that portion of the support frame which is to be welded to the window member; and welding the window member and the support frame together with the deposited nickel layer and the metal foil insert member interposed between the window member and the support frame.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said step of conducting an electric current comprises the step of conducting a pulse current of 10,000 to 40,000 A/cm 2 (at the peak).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of manufacturing a vacuum vessel according to claim 1, wherein welding electrodes having a broader width than that of the metal foil insert member are applied in welding the window member and the support frame together by conducting said current through said electrodes.
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