Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

Fumio Sugimori

Norio Harao

Chikae Nishino

This invention relates to an X-ray image intensifier for intensifying and reproducing an image of an object, by use of X-ray and the like. An evacuated envelope of the image intensifier is constituted by a cylindrical glass body having an open end and a closed end, an X-ray input window covering the open end of the body, and a support ring for providing a hermetical seal between the body and the window at the open end. The window is constituted by a domed portion which expands outwardly from the evacuated envelope, a flange portion which is formed around the peripheral edge of the window and has a flat bonding surface which extends perpendicular to the axis of the evacuated envelope, with a curved portion forming a transitional area between the domed and flange portions. The support ring is bonded to the flange portion, at the flat bonding surface, and has a smaller inner diameter than the outer diameter of the curved portion. Further, the inner end of the ring member is located inward of the inner end of the flange portion.

X-ray image intensifier having a support ring that prevents implosion

A vacuum container of a radiation image multiplier tube is disclosed, which is provided with a radiation input window made of Al or an Al alloy and an output portion made of a glass or ceramic insulator for outputting radiation image multiplied signals. Between the input window and the output portion is interposed a ring made of Fe or an Fe alloy, and an airtight joint between the ring of the input window is effected by hot pressure-bonding through a thin layer of Ni, Cu or Al. A method of manufacturing the vacuum container by means of such hot pressure-bonding is also disclosed.

Growing community of inventors

Yokohama, Japan

Fumio Sugimori