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Flat panel display device

US5083058A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 18, 1990
Grant dateJan 21, 1992
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Expiry dateJun 18, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2329/865
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A flat panel display device includes a face plate made of a transparent material, a back plate positioned parallel to the face plate, and a wall member extending between the face plate and back plate to define an airtight housing. An anode is provided on a inner surface of the face plate, a fluorescent layer is provided in association with the anode, and a cathode is provided in association with an inner surface of the back plate. A plurality of struts, made of an electrically conductive screen printed powdery material, are tightly held between the back plate and the face plate, such that an electric charge accumulated between the anode and cathode is discharged by a leakage current flowing through the struts.

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