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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1981
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1979
Yukio Takanashi, Hiratsuka, JP;
Toshiharu Higuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A directly heated type cathode assembly comprises a ribbon filament to a substantially central portion of which an electron-emitting substance is attached through a metal plate, a first support member on which one end portion of the ribbon filament is fixed to support the ribbon filament, the first support member being electroconductive, a second support member for supporting that portion of the ribbon filament which is a little short of the other end of the ribbon filament, a conductive spring member fixed to the other end portion of the ribbon filament, and a conductive cathode cylinder supporting the first support member, second support member and spring member and having a base at the filament side, the base of the cylinder having at least one opening.