Mechanically sealed tube for laser sustained plasma lamp and production method for same
First Claim
1. A laser sustained plasma lamp (300), comprising:
- a mechanically sealed pressurized chamber assembly (330) configured to contain an ionizable material, the chamber assembly comprising and bounded by;
a chamber tube (310) comprising an ingress end and an egress end;
an ingress sapphire window (340) disposed at the chamber tube ingress end;
a first metal seal ring (320) configured to seal against the chamber tube ingress end and the ingress sapphire window;
an egress sapphire window (342) disposed at the chamber tube egress end; and
a second metal seal ring (322) configured to seal against the chamber tube egress end and the egress sapphire window; and
a mechanical clamping structure (350, 355) external to the chamber assembly configured to clamp across at least a portion of the ingress sapphire window and the egress sapphire window,wherein the ingress sapphire window and the egress sapphire window are not connected to the chamber tube via welding and/or brazing.
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Abstract
A laser sustained plasma lamp includes a mechanically sealed pressurized chamber assembly (330) configured to contain an ionizable material. The chamber assembly is bounded by a chamber tube (310), an ingress sapphire window (340), a first metal seal ring (320) configured to seal against the chamber tube ingress end and the ingress sapphire window, an egress sapphire window (342), and a second metal seal ring (322) configured to seal against the chamber tube egress end and the egress sapphire window. A mechanical clamping structure (350, 355) external to the chamber assembly is configured to clamp across at least a portion of the ingress sapphire window and the egress sapphire window. The ingress sapphire window and the egress sapphire window are not connected to the chamber tube via welding and/or brazing.
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16 Claims
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1. A laser sustained plasma lamp (300), comprising:
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a mechanically sealed pressurized chamber assembly (330) configured to contain an ionizable material, the chamber assembly comprising and bounded by; a chamber tube (310) comprising an ingress end and an egress end; an ingress sapphire window (340) disposed at the chamber tube ingress end; a first metal seal ring (320) configured to seal against the chamber tube ingress end and the ingress sapphire window; an egress sapphire window (342) disposed at the chamber tube egress end; and a second metal seal ring (322) configured to seal against the chamber tube egress end and the egress sapphire window; and a mechanical clamping structure (350, 355) external to the chamber assembly configured to clamp across at least a portion of the ingress sapphire window and the egress sapphire window, wherein the ingress sapphire window and the egress sapphire window are not connected to the chamber tube via welding and/or brazing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for manufacturing a laser sustained plasma lamp, comprising the steps of:
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positioning within a sleeve assembly comprising a first sleeve portion and a second sleeve portion a chamber assembly comprising a chamber tube, a first chamber window, a first chamber seal, a second chamber window, and a second chamber seal; securing the sleeve assembly and the chamber assembly in a jig within a tooling chamber; sealing the tooling chamber; filling the tooling chamber with a pressurized ionizable medium; compressing the first window, the first seal, the chamber tube, the second seal, and the second window against the jig to seal the chamber assembly; and evacuating the tooling chamber. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A laser sustained plasma lamp, comprising:
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a mechanically sealed pressurized chamber assembly configured to contain an ionizable material, the chamber assembly comprising and bounded by; a chamber tube comprising an open ingress end and a closed end; a sapphire window disposed at the chamber tube open end; a metal seal ring configured to seal against the chamber tube open end and the sapphire window; a mechanical clamping structure external to the chamber assembly configured to clamp across at least a portion of the sapphire window and the chamber tube closed end wherein the sapphire window is not connected to the chamber tube via welding and/or brazing.
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