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Image display apparatus

US5604394A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 6, 1994
Grant dateFeb 18, 1997
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2329/8625
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to provide an image display apparatus which is light and thin and is manufactured with reduced cost and which assures a clear image with no luminance unevenness over the entire screen. The image display apparatus includes: a string like hot cathode for emitting electrons; a perforated cover electrode for leading out and accelerating the electrons emitted from the cathode; a control electrode disposed substantially parallel with the cathode and having an electron-pass aperture permitting an electron beam to pass therethrough, the control electrode being adapted to control the electron beam; a luminous element which emits light when irradiated with the electron beam and is disposed on a curved surface; and a focusing electrode disposed between the control electrode and the luminous element, the focusing electrode being divided into focusing electrodes. Where the luminous element, the focusing electrode and the control electrode comprise respective curved surfaces and the string like hot cathode and the perforated cover electrode are formed on a flat plane, a second grid is provided between the control electrode and the perforated cover electro…

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