Abstract:
In a color picture tube apparatus having a first auxiliary deflecting means for deflecting a single electron beam, emitted from a cathode, in a direction to separate from the tube axis in synchronism with switching among a plurality of video signals supplied to an electron gun, and splitting the single electron beam substantially into a plurality of beam segments, and a second auxiliary deflecting means, disposed between the first auxiliary deflecting means and a main deflecting unit, for deflecting the plurality of beam segments in a direction to come close to the tube axis, the first auxiliary deflecting means is constituted by an electrostatic deflecting lens provided to an accelerating electrode system between a control electrode and a focusing electrode of the electron gun, and the second auxiliary deflecting means is constituted by a main electron lens of the electron gun for finally focusing the electron beam segments on a phosphor screen. Accordingly, the entire length of the picture tube can be shortened, and the auxiliary deflecting power can be reduced as well as the manufacturing cost.
Abstract:
A color cathode ray tube employs a shadowmask having substantially vertical slots positioned between a single electron gun and substantially vertical color phosphor stripes on the faceplate of the tube. Piezoelectric bimorph actuators translate the shadowmask back and forth in a direction generally perpendicular to the direction of the slots and stripes in synchronization with field sequential color information to excite the phosphor stripes. In an alternative embodiment, the phosphor screen is moved relative to a fixed shadowmask. During the relative movement between the shadowmask and screen in a first direction, video information is provided from a memory in a first sequential manner, while for relative movement in a second direction, the video information is read out of memory in a reverse direction for executing a reverse raster starting from the bottom of the screen. The slots and phosphor stripes are skewed slightly with respect to one another to maintain proper color registration. In a further embodiment, instead of a shadowmask, a gating array is located between a broad source of electrons and the phosphor screen.
Abstract:
A color cathode ray tube with a shadow mask has a screen partitioned into a plurality of elemental screen areas and electron guns positioned and corresponding to the respecting elemental screen areas, the electron guns generating electron beams to scan the screen. The shadow mask includes effective regions having a number of apertures passed through by the electron beams to impinge on the screen and a non-effective region adjacent to the effective regions. Phosphors as a signal source are deposited on the non-effective regions or the boundaries between the elemental screen areas to emit a light signal by electron beam excitation. A photo-electric transducer is provided facing the shadow mask and to detect the light signal for feed back to a deflection system to control the electron beam deflection.
Abstract:
This disclosure depicts, in a color cathode ray tube, the combination comprising an approximately rectangular, flangeless, curved faceplate supporting on a concave inner surface thereof in a central region a phosphor screen comprising a pattern of red-emissive, blue-emissive and green-emissive phosphor triads. A low mass, approximately rectangular, non-self-rigid shadow mask has a central portion with a pattern of electron-transmissive apertures registered with the pattern of phosphor triads. The mask has a rim portion providing substantial rigidity with respect to axes normal to the sides thereof while providing for flexure of the mask with respect to its diagonals. A mask suspension system for establishing a predetermined position of the mask relative to and at a predetermined spacing from the inner surface of the faceplate includes four suspension means for mechanically coupling the mask directly to corner portions of the faceplate. The suspension means are located one at each corner of the mask to permit the mask to flex about its diagonals and conform to the contour of the faceplate despite any twist-wise deformation thereof, thereby maintaining said predetermined spacing between the mask and the faceplate inner surface.
Abstract:
A method for processing color cathode ray tubes each having a color selection electrode consisting of a thin metal foil with a pattern of electron-transmissive apertures formed therein. The foil is stretched across the bulb of the tube and sealed directly thereto. According to this invention, such a tube may be exposed and screened without the necessity of resorting to a processing system which dictates the use of interchangeable masks.
Abstract:
Cathode-ray tube comprising an evacuated envelope including a viewing window and a viewing screen comprised of a mosaic of phosphor areas of different emission colors supported on the inner surface of the viewing window. Closely spaced from the screen is a shadow mask having two opposed major surfaces and an array of apertures therein registered with the phosphor areas of said screen. At least one of the major surfaces of the mask and the inner surface of said screen have surface means for effecting faster radiative heat transfer from the central portion of the mask than from peripheral portions of the mask.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating an improved color cathode ray tube of the shadow mask type is provided wherein localized areas of a primary conductive substance are disposed on the interior surface of the envelope funnel and neck portions separately covering the high voltage button and gun assembly contact areas. A substantially continuous secondary reflective coating of gassorbtive electrically conductive metallic material, providing advantagesous life performance results, is disposed over the back surface of the shadow mask and over the interior surface of the funnel portion to provide a final anode coating effecting a peripheral unipotential field for the tube and electrically connecting the mask-screen area and the aforementioned localized primary coated areas. A thin tertiary film of high-efficiency gas-adsorbing getter material is disposed over at least a portion of the secondary conductive coating material.
Abstract:
An improved color cathode ray tube of the shadow mask type is provided wherein localized areas of a primary conductive substance are disposed on the interior surface of the envelope funnel and neck portions separately covering the high voltage button and gun assembly contact areas. A substantially continuous secondary reflective coating of gas-sorbtive electrically conductive metallic material, providing advantageous life performance results, is disposed over the back surface of the shadow mask and over the interior surface of the funnel portion to provide a final anode coating effecting a peripheral unipotential field for the tube and electrically connecting the mask-screen area and the aforementioned localized primary coated areas. A thin tertiary film of high-efficiency gas-adsorbing getter material is disposed over at least a portion of the secondary conductive coating material.
Abstract:
A color television picture tube, having a plurality of electron guns delivering electron beams and a deflection device for causing the television screen to be swept by said beams, comprises means for supplying parallel and coplanar electron beams at their entrance into the deflection device and means imposing a delay on the video signals controlling two of the guns so that the three elements of a triad of elementary colors of the screen receive quantities of electrons according to the video information corresponding to one and the same televised dot.
Abstract:
The invention relates to novel cathode-ray/vacuum tubes for color television. It was found that the present color television tubes emit considerable amount of X-radiation. The novel tubes described below are characterized by the X-ray absorbing faceplate which prevents the escape of such X-radiation or at least reduces the amount of said escaping X-radiation to the level which is safe for the public. These tubes have a construction in which their light transparent endwall on which the fluorescent screen is mounted has the X-ray absorbing power to accomplish this objective, which means to reduce the transmission of X-ray through said endwall to the amount smaller than 0.04 mr./hr. in addition the faceplate of said tubes is provided with a light partially absorbing material which means light filtering material to improve the contrast of images produced by said tubes.