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Fluorescent display device

US4303917A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 20, 1978
Grant dateDec 1, 1981
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Expiry dateDec 20, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J31/15
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A fluorescent display device comprising a display tube section having a plurality of phosphur-coated anodes arranged in the form of a matrix and electrically connected together on a row-by-row basis, the anodes being grouped into a plurality of groups each having a plurality of anodes, primary control electrodes provided opposite to the anodes, one for each group, secondary control electrodes provided between the primary control electrodes and the anodes, one for each column, the groups being grouped into a plurality of blocks each containing at least two groups, and the secondary control electrodes being provided so that those disposed opposite to the corresponding columns of the blocks are electrically connected together by control-electrode wires.

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