Tube for pumping a space between two tiles, especially for a plasma display
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorAlain Normanni
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Abstract
Tube for pumping a space between two tiles, comprising a metal end-piece 9 and a glass tube 25 bonded together via a glass-to-metal seal 26; the metal end-piece 9 has shoulder means 3. Such a tube is especially intended to be fitted onto plasma displays or field emission displays. This tube is inexpensive and allows rapid and precise handling and fitting.
Claims13
Tube for pumping, where appropriate for filling, and for sealing a space between two tiles, at least one of which is provided with a pumping orifice, said to be comprising a cylindrical pumping pipe and metal shoulder means for security the pipe on one of the tiles, the cylindrical pipe comprising a metal upstream portion having a part upstream of the metal shoulder means that is fitted into the said orifice and a glass downstream portion, wherein the upstream metal portion and the metal shoulder means form a metal end-piece.
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