Abstract: To provide a cathode ray tube stabilizing the potential at an inner wall of a neck, providing stabilized nocking effect by forced discharge among electrodes or the like, promoting the withstand voltage characteristic of an electron gun and preventing deterioration in image quality resulted from straying leakage current, an electron gun where both ends of metal lines are welded to an intermediate electrode and a focus electrode (5-1-th electrode) to surround beading glass and a voltage dividing resistor, is sealed in a neck portion and thereafter, the metal lines are heated by high frequency heating by which a metal film is formed on surfaces of an inner wall of the neck and the voltage dividing resistor and the beading glass.

Abstract: A one-piece grid assembly for use in an electron gun for a miniature cathode-ray tube application that consists of a core made of an electrically insulating material, a first grid deposited on the core, and a second grid deposited on the core that is spaced apart from the first grid, and a method of making the one-piece grid assembly by first compression molding the core and then depositing the grid by plating are disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are Fe-Ni alloys used for electron gun parts and press punched electron guns, typically a electron gun electrode manufactured by press punching, comprising: all by weight, 30 to 55% of Ni; 0.0010 to 0.0200% of S; 0.1 to 0.8% of Mn; no more than 0.3% of Si; no more than 0.05% of Al; no more than 0.005% of O; and the balance of substantially Fe and inevitable impurities; said alloy preferably having a crystal grain size of not less than 7.0 in grain size number based on JIS G 0551. When oxide-type inclusions are included, Mn and S which form MnS combine with the oxide-type inclusions, so that MnS which is effective for improvement of punching properties do not sufficiently precipitate. Therefore, the invention controls contents of elements forming oxides in proper ranges.

Abstract: An indirect cathode sleeve and manufacturing method thereof capable of substantially reducing electric power consumption of a heater disposed inside the cathode sleeve and simultaneously reducing a picture-producing time by oxidizing an inside surface of the cathode sleeve and reducing an outside surface thereof. The cathode sleeve includes a heater disposed inside the cathode sleeve; a base metal formed at the top of the cathode sleeve; an electron-emitting material layer formed at the outside surface of the base metal; and an indirect cathode sleeve including a black inside surface and a white outside surface.

Abstract: A color display tube having an in-line electron gun. The in-line electron gun has two elongated supporting elements and is secured to the electrical leadthroughs in the neck by two pairs of supports. The distance between the supports is at least 3 mm. By virtue thereof, one or more supports can be connected to a high-voltage leadthrough without the risk of flashover between the supports.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube is provided with an electron gun having an electron lens including a large-diameter cylinder electrode and a small-diameter cylinder electrode composed of a large-diameter cylinder portion and a small-diameter cylinder portion, and at least the large-diameter cylinder portion of the small-diameter cylinder electrode is inserted in the large-diameter cylinder electrode thereby forming the electron lens. The small-diameter cylinder portion extending in the tube axis direction of the large-diameter cylinder electrode and connected to the large-diameter cylinder electrode is expanded or bulged, or the bottom portion of the large-diameter cylinder electrode is removed while only the electrode support portion connected to the large-diameter cylinder electrode is left, so that the electrode support fixed to the outer surface of the small-diameter cylinder portion of the small-diameter cylinder electrode can pass therethrough.

Abstract: An electron gun without deviation of diameter between grids, having a good object point diameter shape, and having a high cut-off voltage, which is cheap and has high performance, and a cathode ray tube provided with the same. The electron gun is provided with a spacer of a columnar shape which has surfaces facing each other on its two end surfaces, a beam aperture penetrating the spacer between the end surfaces, and conductive films provided on the two end surfaces, in which at least the circumferential wall of the beam aperture is constituted by a high resistance conductive material, the conductive films being used to constitute the grids and the beam aperture being constituted as an aperture for an electron beam.

Abstract: An in-line electron gun includes an electron beam forming area formed with first and second grids, a main electrostatic focusing lens with first and second accelerating/focusing electrodes, and a shield cup. The first accelerating/focusing electrode is formed in a horizontally elongated rectangular hole and has an elliptical electrode in which electron beam passing holes are formed. The second accelerating/focusing electrode is formed in a horizontally elongated rectangular hole, and the shield cup has a bottom in which non-circular holes are formed.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electron gun which includes at least one pair of plate electrodes for focusing and accelerating thermal electrons, and at least one pair of cup-shaped focusing electrodes for focusing an electron beam coming out of plate electrodes, wherein the focusing electrodes have two or more electrodes embedded in a bead glass by means of fusing. The embedded electrodes are arranged perpendicularly to each other. A final focusing electrode has a cut groove at both ends, which contains the embedded electrodes. The inside of the final electrode is provided with an internal electrode having the embedded electrodes extended towards the outside through the cut grooves.

Abstract: An electron gun for cathode ray tubes which is easily assembled and reduces the cost is disclosed. The electron gun has a cathode holding structure. The cathode holding structure includes a support bracket which is fixedly fitted in the first electrode. The support bracket is provided with a plurality of insert holes spaced apart from each other. A plurality of hollow cases are received in the insert holes of the support bracket respectively and fixed to the support bracket. A cathode is concentrically received in each hollow case. The cathode holding structure also has an insulating material which is filled in the hollow case in order to hold and insulate the cathode in the hollow case. In the present invention, the gap between the cathodes and first electrode of the electron gun is easily adjusted thereby preventing the inferiority of the electron gun.

Abstract: An electron gun having a stacked construction is provided, comprising a cylindrical shell, a cathode concentrically disposed within the shell, and at least one spacing ring disposed within the shell in abutting engagement with the cathode. The cathode is electrically insulated from the shell by the spacing ring, which is comprised of an electrically insulative material. The cathode and spacing ring are held together within the shell by simple mechanical force, such that the cathode and spacing ring can be readily detached from the shell as desired. An additional electrode, such as an anode or grid, may also be concentrically disposed within the shell, with a second spacing ring disposed in abutting engagement with the cathode and the electrode. A third spacing ring may also be disposed between the electrode and a shoulder portion of the shell disposed at an end thereof.

Abstract: An electron gun cathode structure includes a support member made of an insulating material, a first grid fixed to the support member, and a cathode disposed on the side of the support member opposite to the first grid. A thermal expansion .DELTA.L.sub.s /L.sub.s of the insulating material constituting the support member due to heat from the cathode is larger than a thermal expansion .DELTA.L.sub.G /L.sub.G of a material constituting the first grid due to heat from the cathode. A manufacturing method of an electron gun cathode structure includes preparing a member including a first face and a second face having a step therebetween, a height of the step being equal to a predetermined distance d.sub.12, placing a first grid on the first face, placing a spacer on the second face, placing an insulating support member on the first grid and the spacer, and grinding a top surface of the spacer opposite to its surface that is fixed to the support member so that an actual distance d.sub.12 becomes a desired value.

Abstract: A vacuum tube includes a ceramic element and a conductive element. A conductive connection consisting of a first layer containing silver and a filler and a second layer containing silver, gold or copper is formed between the ceramic element and the conductive element. The two above-mentioned layers are bonded together by means of diffusion bonding.

Abstract: In a cathode ray tube (CRT) having a glass envelope with a neck portion, a funnel portion and a display screen, or front panel, an electron gun disposed in the CRT's neck portion has a plurality of aligned electrodes, including a charged shield cup. The shield cup includes a plurality of contact springs disposed about the outer periphery thereof and engaging a conductive layer on the inner surface of the CRT's neck portion for supporting the electron gun and charging the shield cup to an electron accelerating, or anode, voltage. Also disposed on the outer periphery of the shield cup and engaging the inner conductive layer is a getter support member.

Abstract: An electrode for electro gun of a cathode ray tube includes an external electrode member formed on the top of a cup-shaped body and having a large-diameter electron beam passing hole through which three electron beams pass commonly, and an internal electrode member inserted into the external electrode member and having three separate electron beam passing holes on the top of the internal electrode, wherein protrusions are formed on the outer surface of the internal electrode member, thereby enhancing the assembly precision of the external and internal electrode members.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cathode assembly of an electron gun for a color cathode ray tube in which a heater support structure is improved. The cathode assembly of an electron gun for a color cathode ray tube comprising three cylindrical sleeves which are arranged in an in-line type, a base metal which is located at the upper end of the sleeves, and of which the surfaces are coated with thermal electron emitting material, a heater which is located on the inner portion of each of the sleeves and having two parallel terminals which are exposed out of the sleeves, and a heater fixture block in which three pairs of welding terminals corresponding to the three heaters and two signal lines for forming an electrical circuit along with the welding terminals are provided in the lateral surface and two parallel bead glasses for supporting the sleeves and the block. The heater support structure is simple and the stability thereof is improved. Also, the heater is easily assembled to have a high productivity.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube comprising an electron gun having two oppositely arranged conductor patterns. In operation, the electron beams (or electron beam) move between the conductor patterns. It has been found that the electron-optical functions, such as focusing and converging the electron beams, which are fulfilled by electrodes in a conventional gun can be fulfilled by two flat-conductor patterns. Said conductor patterns can be accurately manufactured and arranged relative to each other. This enables the manufacture of complicated lens systems.

Abstract: In a planar type display device, deterioration of the picture quality caused by distortion of laminated electrodes due to temperature rise in use is prevented by laminating the electrodes having such a structure that each electrode plate is free from expansion and contract by thermal expansion. Securing means spacers 23 thicker slightly than electrode plates are inserted in holes of the electrode plates 21a to 21e, securing means pin 24 is passed therethrough holding electrode plate spacers 22 therebetween, forming laminated electrode group 5. Since the respective electrode plates have slight gaps in a thickness direction and the electrode plates are free from expansion and contraction and do not distorted at the time of thermal expansion.

Abstract: There is disclosed a display apparatus including a rear electrode unit, electron beam generating sources, a front electrode unit including a plurality of electron beam control electrodes laminated together with insulating spacers therebetween, and a face plate formed with a fluorescent screen. The front electrode is coupled together by first metallic coupling pins fixed on the electron beam control electrode arranged to confront the fluorescent screen. The rear electrode unit is coupled with the electrode unit by second metallic coupling pins fixed to one of the electron beam control electrodes other than the electron beam control electrode confronting the fluorescent screen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cathode support structure of an electron gun for a cathode ray tube for improving the electron beam emission characteristics by way of ensuring the support operation of the cathode, whereby upgrading the white balance holding characteristics and preventing the degradation of carbonate. A cathode support structure of an electron gun for a cathode ray tube which is designed to support the cathode support member 2, 2' or 2" using the support strip 3, 3' or 3" between the bead glasses 1 where the support strip 3, 3' or 3" has semicircular curved surface 3a, 3a' or 3a" which encompassing the cylindrical cathode support meber 2, 2' or 2" for secure fixation and having a pair of integral reinforcement strips 4, 4' or 4".

Abstract: An electron gun supporting member for securing and supporting an electron gun within a cathode ray tube, such as a Braun tube of a television receiver, is disclosed. The electron gun supporting member is comprised of a shield section, electron gun supporting sections and connecting sections. The function of the electron gun supporting sections is to secure and support the electron gun with respect to the cathode ray tube, while that of the connecting sections is to establish electrical connection between the last electrode of the electron gun and an electrically conductive layer formed on the inner wall of the cathode ray tube. The electron gun supporting sections and the connecting sections are bent obliquely outwards in a direction opposite to the direction of insertion of the electron gun into the cathode ray tube.

Abstract: In an electron tube having a glass envelope portion (1) is an electrode system (3) which is slid in the envelope portion (1) and is centered with respect to the wall (7) of the envelope portion (1) by means of a number of pretensioned springs (6). The springs (6) each extend from a supporting point B, which is fixed with respect to the electrode system (3), over their effective spring length toward the wall (7) of the envelope portion (1) and press against the wall (7) at a contact point A. A stick-slip movement of the springs over the surface of the wall (7) during the sliding movement of the electrode system (3) is avoided because the springs (6) each extend over their effective spring length along a straight line between supporting point B and contact point A. Flowing of the springs and the resulting occurrence of glass damage to the wall (7) is minimized by this spring configuration.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube comprising an electron gun having a number of electrodes with securing members and a number of supports of electrically insulating material, said supports and electrodes being interconnected by means of serrated clamping members. By virtue of this construction, the microphonic behavior of the electron gun is improved.

Abstract: A cathode structure for an electron gun of a cathode ray tube contains supporting pieces for preventing the detachment of an insulating block that are buried into insertion grooves made in the insulating block. These supporting pieces contact and are welded to the inside of the skirt of the control grid after they are inserted into the control grid together with the insulating block. This provides high stability against external impacts.

Abstract: Three pipes for supporting three cathodes of an electron gun for an in-line type color cathode-ray tube parallel with one another in one and the same plane are arranged in one and the same plane, peripheral portions of the pipes are surrounded by a laterally extending cylindrical outer supporting frame extended in an arranging direction of the pipes through a fixing agent formed of crystallized hard glass powder with low melting point to fix the pipes, and a trapizoidal notch is provided upwardly of a lower side of the cylindrical outer supporting frame and along axes of the pipes to thereby prevent the pipes from being deformed.

Abstract: An electron gun heater supporting structure includes a pair of supporting pieces respectively mounted on separate opposed glass beads of an electron gun and U-shaped connecting pieces disposed between the pair of supporting pieces for welding terminals of a heater thereto, the connecting pieces including position determining elements for determining the positions of the connecting pieces relative to the supporting pieces for welding them together. According to the present invention, the welding positions can be exactly determined and the uniformity of heater positions can be realized.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved cathode-ray tube. The neck of the tube envelope is closed at one end by a stem that includes a plurality of electrically conductive pins extending therethrough. The pins are interconnected to various electrodes of the gun by electrical leads that are welded to respective pins. The improvement comprises at least one of the leads having a bend therein that positions a nonwelded portion of the lead between a lead-to-pin weld location and the neck of the tube.

Abstract: A color picture tube, includes an envelope having a faceplate panel and a tubular neck interconnected by a funnel. A three-color phosphor screen is formed on the interior surface of the faceplate and a multi-apertured color selection electrode is spaced from the screen. An electron gun is disposed within the neck of the tube. The electron gun includes three cathodes and a plurality of spaced-apart electrodes, having substantially aligned apertures therethrough, for generating and directing three electron beams along paths toward the screen. Each of the electrodes is secured to a plurality of longitudinally extending insulative support rods by at least two oppositely disposed, integral attachment elements, each having a distal end, a proximal end and an appendage portion therebetween. The distal end of each attachment elements includes a bifurcated portion including spaced-apart grasping members to facilitate attachment to the support rods.

Abstract: A three-beam unitized, in-line electron gun for a color cathode ray tube has a series of hollow, rectangulr-in-cross-section electrodes for the side-by-side accommodation of the three beams. A two-element anode electrode for the gun includes first and second cup-shaped elements each having an apertured electrode face. The second cup-shaped element is nested in the first element, and has a cup draw effective to provide a predetermined distance between the electrode faces when the cups are in nested relationship. The critical focusing and convergence of the gun can thereby be adjusted by the adjustment of the cup draw.

Abstract: An electron gun assembly for use in a color CRT includes a pair of insulating support rods, three inline indirectly heated cathode disposed between the support rods, a heater for each of the cathodes and a pair of improved, reinforced heater tabs. The heater includes a pair of heater legs which are attached to the heater tabs. Heater bead straps are provided for attaching the heater tabs to the support rods. The electron gun also includes a plurality of electrodes for focusing and accelerating an electron beam generated by the cathodes. The reinforced heater tabs comprise a main body portion including a first and a second part. Each of the parts is attached to one of the heater legs. Each of the heater tabs has a pair of outwardly directed feet each of which is connected to one of the parts of the main body portion by a pair of substantially orthogonal legs extending therebetween.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing an electron gun for use in a cathode ray tube. The electrodes of the gun have plate-shaped fastening members (19) which at the free end partly surround an aperture (45). One step of the method is the bonding to each other of the electrodes and the supports (21, 22) by softening the supports and making the fastening members penetrate the supports. The protruding part (44) of the fastening member is at an angle with the direction of penetration, such that a constrained material flow through the aperture (45) develops. Thus, the fastening members (19) cool down and are clamped along various lines (46, 47, 48), which leads to an improved microphonic behaviour.

Abstract: An electron gun with an improved structure for providing accurately adjusted cut-off voltage. A novel process for producing the improved electron gun, and maintain substantially high uniformity of cut-off voltge in production. The electron gun comprises a plurality of grid electrodes including a first electrode mounted at the closest position to a cathode. The cathode is supported by a cathode base. The cathode base and the first electrode are provided in a pre-assembled form. The pre-assembly of the cathode base and the first electrode is supported by means of a holder which is fixed to glass beads together with other grid electrodes. In assembling of the electron gun, the distance between the cathode surface of the cathode and a plane surface of the first grid electrode, where an electron beam path is defined, is precisely adjusted during formation of the pre-assembly.

Abstract: A color picture tube having an in-line electron gun and using a high frequency magnetic field for the horizontal deflection of three electron beams is disclosed in which a conductive skirt member is bonded to a portion of the side wall of a shielding electrode to reduce the resistance of the portion so that three electron beams are equally affected by a magnetic field induced by an eddy current in the side wall of the shielding electrode, and further a leg portion is extended from the skirt member to keep the tip of the leg portion in electrical contact with the inner surface of an electron tube and to support the electron gun by the leg portion.

Abstract: A resistor assembly built into an electron tube, comprising a resistor element having at least one hole, an inner connector fitted in the hole, and an outer connector which formed integrally with the inner connector, or fixed thereto. The inner connector is electrically connected to the resistor element. The outer connector is secured and electrically connected to a part in the electron tube, whereby the resistor element is electrically connected to said part.

Abstract: An inline electron gun for a cathode-ray tube has three cathode assemblies each including a cathode sleeve having a cathode cap closing one end of the sleeve and extending therealong. Each cap has an electron emissive coating thereon and a heater is disposed within each sleeve. The center cathode assembly has a laminated bimetal cathode cap comprising a first layer integral with the sleeve and an overlying second layer with a sidewall portion that is shorter than the sidewall portions of the two outer cathode caps of the outer cathode assemblies. The center cap thus has less thermal mass than the outer caps and the center cathode assembly therefore reaches electron emission temperature before the outer cathode assemblies.

Abstract: Coma correction means is provided in a color display tube including an evacuated envelope (1) containing an electron gun system (5) of the "in-line" type to generate three electron beams (6, 7, 8) situated with their axes in one plane. The electron beams converge on a display screen (10) provided on a wall of the envelope and are deflected over the display screen in two mutually perpendicular directions by means of a first and a second deflection field. The first deflection field is parallel to the plane. The electron gun system includes at its end field shapers (34, 35) for causing the frames described on the display screen by the electron beams to substantially coincide the field shapers include substantially annular elements (34) of a material having a high magnetic permeability around the two outermost beams. Two elongate flat strips (35) of a material having a high magnetic permeability are provided symmetrically with respect to the axis (37) of the central beam and the plane through the beam axes.

Abstract: A novel electron gun for a cathode-ray tube includes at least one and preferably three cathode assemblies and at least four successive electrodes longitudinally spaced from the cathode assemblies. Each of the electrodes has at least one and preferably three electron beam apertures therethrough. The cathode assemblies and two of the electrodes are attached to a ceramic support member which is the sole supporting interconnection therebetween. A third electrode of the four successive electrodes has a distal electrode member and a proximal electrode member. The proximal member also is attached to the ceramic support member to form a first gun module. A second gun module includes a fourth electrode of the four successive electrodes which is in spaced relation to the distal member of the third electrode. The fourth electrode and the distal member of the third electrode are interconnected by a pair of insulative spacers.

Abstract: A device for picking up or displaying images includes a semiconductor device having at least one cold cathode. The semiconductor device is mounted to the outside of the device for picking up or displaying images by being fixed to a support having an opening to permit the passage of electrons from the semiconductor device to the interior of the devices for picking up or displaying images. This mounting configuration offers the advantages of simple cooling of the semiconductor device, direction connection of the semiconductor device, and improved electro-optical performance.

Abstract: An electron gun for a cathode-ray tube comprises a modular beam-forming region assembly and a main focusing lens which are affixed to at least two insulative support rods. The modular beam-forming region assembly includes a plurality of cathode assemblies, a control grid electrode and a screen grid electrode. The control grid electrode and the screen grid electrode are attached to a first major surface, of a common ceramic member and the cathode assemblies are attached to a second major surface thereof. A transition member is disposed between a metallized pattern on the first major surface of the ceramic member and the screen grid electrode. The transition member includes a substantially flat portion attached to the metallized pattern and two upright portions substantially perpendicular to the flat portion and substantially parallel to each other. The screen grid electrode is disposed between the upright portions and connected thereto by a plurality of step-like support members.

Abstract: The novel electron gun comprises, as in prior guns, a plurality of cathode assemblies and at least two spaced successive electrodes having aligned apertures therethrough for passage of a plurality of electron beams. The cathode assemblies and the electrodes are individually held in position from a common ceramic member. The ceramic member has a first major surface and an oppositely disposed second major surface with a metallized pattern formed on at least a portion of each major surface. The electrodes are attached to the first major surface, and the cathode assemblies are attached to the second major surface. Unlike prior guns, a first transition member is attached to the metallized pattern on the first major surface. At least one of the electrodes is attached to the first transition member.

Abstract: The novel electron gun comprises, as in prior guns, a plurality of cathode assemblies and at least two spaced successive electrodes having aligned apertures therethrough for passage of a plurality of electron beams. The cathode assemblies and the electrodes are individually held in position from a common ceramic member. The ceramic member has a first major surface and an oppositely disposed second major surface with a metallized pattern formed on at least a portion of each major surface. The electrodes are attached to the first major surface, and the cathode assemblies are attached to the second major surface. A transition member is attached to the metallized pattern on the first major surface. The transition member includes a substantially flat portion attached to the metallized pattern on the first surface and two upright portions substantially perpendicular to the flat portion and substantially parallel to each other.

Abstract: An electron-gun system is described in which the segments of the particularly long electrode neighboring the other electrodes are made of a material having a temperature expansion coefficient differing from that of the other electrodes.

Abstract: The novel electron gun comprises, as in prior guns, a plurality of cathode assemblies and at least two spaced successive electrodes having aligned apertures therethrough for passage of a plurality of electron beams. The cathode assemblies and the electrodes are individually held in position from a common ceramic member. The ceramic member has a first major surface and an oppositely disposed second major surface with a metallized pattern formed on at least a portion of each major surface. The electrodes are attached to the first major surface, and the cathode assemblies are attached to the second major surface. A transition member is attached to the metallized pattern on the first major surface. The transition member includes a substantially flat first part and a second part electrically isolated from the first part.

Abstract: The electrodes in a tube, such as a cathode ray tube, are held in accurate alignment, particularly under conditions of high stress, by employing a series of glass rods along the electrodes with a plurality of U-shaped straps extending over the rods and forming a tight fit between the rods and the neck of the tube with the legs of the U being bowed outwardly under tension.

Abstract: A color cathode-ray tube according to the present invention includes an electron gun, in the neck portion thereof, aligned with the central axis of the neck portion of the cathode-ray tube by support members connected to the rear end portion of the electron gun to be in contact with the inner surface of the neck portion in addition to contactors connected to the front end portion of the electron gun.

Abstract: An electron gun assembly includes a plurality of cathode assemblies and a plurality of spaced successive electrodes mounted on at least two electrically-insulative support rods. At least one of the electrodes comprises a deep-drawn substantially rectangular cup-shaped member having a base portion, a supporting flange portion, including a plurality of attachment tabs, and a sidewall extending therebetween. The sidewall includes a plurality of reinforcing ribs formed therein which extend substantially from the supporting flange portion to the opposite end of the sidewall adjacent to the base. The reinforcing ribs minimize the flexure of the sidewall.

Abstract: The gun of a cathode ray tube (CRT) is held precisely centered in the neck of the CRT by a pair of cylindrical spacers and a spring, all equally spaced around the electron gun.

Abstract: An electron gun for a cathode ray type tube and comprising a coaxially aligned series of tubular electrodes insulatingly connected to one another to form a sub-assembly and an axially spaced glass stem having sealed through it an array of electrical terminal pins, at least one of the electrodes being electrically connected to a terminal pin through a hollow tubular conductor having crimped portions which permit misalignment of the stem with respect to the gun while supporting said sub-assembly of electrodes axially and anti-rotationally with respect to said terminal pins extending from the stem.

Abstract: A cathode-ray tube having an electron gun includes at least one cathode assembly comprising a novel cathode sleeve, a heater filament disposed within the sleeve and a cathode eyelet disposed around at least a portion of the cathode sleeve and attached thereto. The cathode sleeve has oppositely disposed ends, one end being open and the other end being closed by a cap having an electron emitting coating thereon. The novel cathode sleeve comprises a longitudinally extending first portion having a first diameter conforming closely to the heater body portion of the heater filament for reducing the power requirement thereof, and at least one other longitudinally extending portion having a diameter greater than the first diameter. The first portion and the other portion of the cathode sleeve being connected by a transition region inclined at an obtuse angle to the longitudinally extending first portion of the sleeve.

Abstract: A heater and support structure for a line cathode includes heater electrodes and an S-shaped cathode support member arranged between the heater electrodes. The heater electrodes and the S-shaped support member have a higher resistance than the cathode and thus heat flows into the cathode to compensate for heat radiation losses and the support compensates for thermal expansion to retain the cathode at a substantially constant position.