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Tension mask frame assembly having a variable area for dummy bridges

US6614154B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 20, 2001
Grant dateSep 2, 2003
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J29/07
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A tension mask frame assembly for a color picture tube includes a tension mask where a plurality of strips formed on a thin plate to be separated a predetermined distance forming slots, a plurality of tie bars for connecting the strips and sectioning the slots at a predetermined pitch, and a plurality of dummy bridges extending from at least one strip toward a facing strip in the slots sectioned by the tie bars, and a frame supporting the edge of the tension mask so that a not less than can be applied to the tension mask. In the tension mask frame assembly, the area of the dummy bridge of the tension mask is smaller from the central portion of the tension mask to the peripheral portion thereof.

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