Display apparatus having enhanced resolution shadow mask and method of making same
US5730887A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J9/142
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, a display apparatus 8 comprises a color CRT 10 having an evacuated envelope 11 with a faceplate panel 12 sealed to one end of a funnel 15 that is closed at the other end by a neck 14. The faceplate panel has a luminescent screen 22 on an interior surface thereof. A shadow mask 25 is located in proximity to the screen. The shadow mask comprises a metal sheet having a central portion and an exterior portion with a plurality of apertures 40, 43 therethrough. An electron gun 26 is disposed within the neck for generating and directing electron beams 28 toward the screen. A deflection yoke 30 is disposed around the envelope at the junction of the neck and the funnel. The yoke deflects the beams to scan a raster across the screen. The display apparatus is improved other prior devices in that the apertures 43 in the exterior portion of the mask, on the screen-facing side thereof, have openings 45 that are elongated in the direction of the incident electron beams and offset relative to the corresponding openings 44 on the electron gun-facing side of the mask. A method of making the present mask also is disclosed.
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