Electric lamp or space discharge component or device manufacturi – Process – With assembly or disassembly
Patent
1996-03-01
1998-03-31
Ramsey, Kenneth J.
Electric lamp or space discharge component or device manufacturi
Process
With assembly or disassembly
445 25, H01J 130
Patent
active
057331600
ABSTRACT:
A method disclosed herein for making a spacer 30 useful for maintaining a fixed spacing between the cathode 12 and anode 10 structures of a flat display. The method includes the steps of melting an end of a glass filament 40 held in the bore of a capillary 42, urging the melted end 46 against the surface 23 of the cathode structure 12 to form a bond thereon, and severing the filament 40 at a fixed distance h from the surface 23 to thereby form an upright spacer 30. The severing step may be accomplished by tilting or twisting the capillary 42 until the filament 40 is severed, or by cutting the filament 40 with a torch flame 54. The bonding process may be enhanced by preheating the cathode structure 12 and/or by subjecting the cathode structure 12 to ultrasonic vibration during bonding.
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Gnade Bruce E.
Jeng Shin-Puu
Lin Johnson J.
Robbins Dennis I.
Brady III W. James
Donaldson Richard L.
Maginniss Christopher L.
Ramsey Kenneth J.
Texas Instruments Incorporated
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