Circuitry for demagnetizing the mask in a color picture tube
US5093755A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 1989 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N9/29
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circuit for demagnetizing a mask in a color picture tube of a television receiver, in which a resistor with positive temperature coefficient is applied to the input alternating current when the receiver is turned on. A bridge rectifier is connected with one terminal, to a first pole of the alternating current source, via the demagnetizing coil that is mounted on the picture tube, and the resistor. The bridge rectifier has another terminal connected to a second pole of the alternating current source. A variable electronic switch interconnects the direct-current output terminals of the bridge rectifier. The variable electronic switch is controlled to continuously decrease current flowing through the demagnetizing coil to zero. For this purpose, a controlling voltage is obtained from a winding in a horizontal-frequency synchronized power-intake stage by flyback rectification. A feedback circuit is connected to a delay network and to the variable electronic switch for opening the latter completely after a time interval determined by the delay network.
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