IP Library Granted Patent US 7,012,356
Granted Patent B2
US 7,012,356 · App. 10/386,515 · Granted Mar 14, 2006

Color cathode ray tube

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Patent No.
US 7,012,356
App. No.
10/386,515
Granted
Mar 14, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides A color cathode ray tube comprising: a panel having a flat outer surface and an inner surface that has a predetermined curvature; and a shadow mask, wherein B2 P2 ≤ B3 P3 where B1 is a length of a bridge as a distance between holes in a vertical direction at a center portion of the shadow mask; B2 is a length of a bridge as a distance between holes in a vertical direction at four corner portions of the shadow mask; B3 is a length of a bridge as a distance between holes at edge portions of the shadow mask in a direction of a long axis thereof; P1 is a vertical pitch of the holes at the center portion of the shadow mask; P2 is a vertical pitch of the holes at the four corner portions of the shadow mask; and P3 is a vertical pitch of the holes at the edge portions of the shadow mask in a direction of a long axis thereof.

Claims (197)

1. A color cathode ray tube comprising:

a panel having a fluorescent surface therein;

a funnel coupled sealingly with the panel;

electron guns installed in the funnel, for projecting electron beams;

a deflection yoke for deflecting the electron beams; and

a shadow mask for selecting colors,

wherein the shadow mask satisfies the following condition:

B1

P1

B2

P2

<

B3

P3

;

where B1 is a length of a bridge as a distance between holes in a vertical direction at a center portion of the shadow mask;

B2 is a length of a bridge as a distance between holes in a vertical direction at a corner portion of the shadow mask;

B3 is a length of a bridge as a distance between holes at edge portions of the shadow mask in a direction of a long axis thereof;

P1 is a vertical pitch of the holes at the center portion of the shadow mask;

P2 is a vertical pitch of the holes at a corner portion of the shadow mask; and

P3 is a vertical pitch of the holes at the edge portions of the shadow mask in a direction of a long axis thereof.

2. The color cathode ray tube according to claim 1 , wherein the shadow mask is made of an Aluminum Killed material.

3. The color cathode ray tube according to claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the panel is substantially flat and an inner surface has a predetermined curvature.

4. The color cathode ray tube according to claim 1 , wherein the shadow mask satisfies the following conditions:

Rh<Rv, and

Rh<Rd,

where Rh is a mean curvature radius in the direction of the long axis of the shadow mask,

Rv is a mean curvature radius in a direction of a short axis thereof, and

Rd is a mean curvature radius in a diagonal direction thereof.

5. The color cathode ray tube according to claim 1 , wherein the shadow mask satisfies the following condition:

0.5 mm≦P1≦0.9 mm,

0.5 mm≦P2≦0.9 mm, and

0.5 mm≦P3≦0.9 mm.

6. A color cathode ray tube comprising:

a panel having a fluorescent surface therein;

a funnel coupled sealingly with the panel;

electron guns installed in the funnel, for projecting electron beams;

a deflection yoke for deflecting the electron beams; and

a shadow mask for selecting colors,

wherein the shadow mask satisfies the following condition:

B2

P2

<

B3

P3

and

B1

B2

B3

;

where B1 is a length of a bridge as a distance between holes in a vertical direction at a center portion of the shadow mask;

B2 is a length of a bridge as a distance between holes in a vertical direction at a corner portion of the shadow mask;

B3 is a length of a bridge as a distance between holes at edge portions of the shadow mask in a direction of a long axis thereof;

P2 is a vertical pitch of the holes at a corner portion of the shadow mask; and

P3 is a vertical pitch of the holes at the edge portions of the shadow mask in a direction of a long axis thereof.

7. The color cathode ray tube according to claim 6 , wherein the shadow mask satisfies the following condition:

0.10 mm≦B1≦0.18 mm,

0.10 mm≦B2≦0.18 mm, and

0.10 mm≦B3≦0.18 mm.

8. The color cathode ray tube according to claim 6 , wherein the shadow mask is made of an Aluminum Killed material.

9. The color cathode ray tube according to claim 6 , wherein the shadow mask satisfies the following conditions:

Rh<Rv, and

Rh<Rd,

where Rh is a mean curvature radius in the direction of the long axis of the shadow mask,

Rv is a mean curvature radius in a direction of a short axis thereof, and

Rd is a mean curvature radius in a diagonal direction thereof.

10. The color cathode ray tube according to claim 6 , wherein the shadow mask satisfies the following condition:

0.5 mm≦P1≦0.9 mm,

0.5 mm≦P2≦0.9 mm, and

0.5 mm≦P3≦0.9 mm,

where P1 is a vertical pitch of the holes at the center portion of the shadow mask.

11. A color cathode ray tube comprising:

a panel having a fluorescent surface therein;

a funnel coupled sealingly with the panel;

electron guns installed in the funnel, for projecting electron beams;

a deflection yoke for deflecting the electron beams; and

a shadow mask for selecting colors,

wherein the shadow mask satisfies the following condition:

B2

P2

<

B3

P3

and

P3

P2

P1

;

where B2 is a length of a bridge as a distance between holes in a vertical direction at a corner portion of the shadow mask;

B3 is a length of a bridge as a distance between holes at edge portions of the shadow mask in a direction of a long axis thereof;

P1 is a vertical pitch of the holes at the center portion of the shadow mask;

P2 is a vertical pitch of the holes at a corner portion of the shadow mask; and

P3 is a vertical pitch of the holes at the edge portions of the shadow mask in a direction of a long axis thereof.

12. The color cathode ray tube according to claim 11 , wherein the shadow mask is made of an Aluminum Killed material.

13. The color cathode ray tube according to claim 11 , wherein the shadow mask satisfies the following conditions:

Rh<Rv, and

Rh<Rd,

where Rh is a mean curvature radius in the direction of the long axis of the shadow mask,

Rv is a mean curvature radius in a direction of a short axis thereof, and

Rd is a mean curvature radius in a diagonal direction thereof.

14. The color cathode ray tube according to claim 11 , wherein the shadow mask satisfies the following condition:

0.5 mm≦P1≦0.9 mm,

0.5 mm≦P2≦0.9 mm, and

0.5 mm≦P3≦0.9 mm.

15. A color cathode ray tube comprising:

a panel having a fluorescent surface therein;

a funnel coupled sealingly with the panel;

electron guns installed in the funnel, for projecting electron beams;

a deflection yoke for deflecting the electron beams; and

a shadow mask for selecting colors,

wherein the shadow mask satisfies the following condition:

B2

P2

<

B3

P3

and

0.15

B2

P2

0.36

;

where B2 is a length of a bridge as a distance between holes in a vertical direction at a corner portion of the shadow mask;

B3 is a length of a bridge as a distance between holes at edge portions of the shadow mask in a direction of a long axis thereof;

P2 is a vertical pitch of the holes at a corner portion of the shadow mask; and

P3 is a vertical pitch of the holes at the edge portions of the shadow mask in a direction of a long axis thereof.

16. The color cathode ray tube according to claim 15 , wherein the shadow mask is made of an Aluminum Killed material.

17. The color cathode ray tube according to claim 15 , wherein the shadow mask satisfies the following conditions:

Rh<Rv, and

Rh<Rd,

where Rh is a mean curvature radius in the direction of the long axis of the shadow mask,

Rv is a mean curvature radius in a direction of a short axis thereof, and

Rd is a mean curvature radius in a diagonal direction thereof.

18. The color cathode ray tube according to claim 15 , wherein the shadow mask satisfies the following condition:

0.5 mm≦P1≦0.9 mm,

0.5 mm≦P2≦0.9 mm, and

0.5 mm≦P3≦0.9 mm,

where P1 is a vertical pitch of the holes at the center portion of the shadow mask.

19. A color cathode ray tube comprising:

a panel having a fluorescent surface therein;

a funnel coupled sealingly with the panel;

electron guns installed in the funnel, for projecting electron beams;

a deflection yoke for deflecting the electron beams; and

a shadow mask for selecting colors,

wherein the shadow mask satisfies the following condition:

B2

P2

<

B3

P3

and

0.15

B2

P2

0.36

;

where B2 is a length of a bridge as a distance between holes in a vertical direction at a corner portion of the shadow mask;

B3 is a length of a bridge as a distance between holes at edge portions of the shadow mask in a direction of a long axis thereof;

P2 is a vertical pitch of the holes at a corner portion of the shadow mask; and

P3 is a vertical pitch of the holes at the edge portions of the shadow mask in a direction of a long axis thereof.

20. The color cathode ray tube according to claim 19 , wherein the shadow mask is made of an Aluminum Killed material.

21. The color cathode ray tube according to claim 19 , wherein the shadow mask satisfies the following conditions:

Rh<Rv, and

Rh<Rd,

where Rh is a mean curvature radius in the direction of the long axis of the shadow mask,

Rv is a mean curvature radius in a direction of a short axis thereof, and

Rd is a mean curvature radius in a diagonal direction thereof.

22. The color cathode ray tube according to claim 19 , wherein the shadow mask satisfies the following condition:

0.5 mm≦P1≦0.9 mm,

0.5 mm≦P2≦0.9 mm, and

0.5 mm≦P3≦0.9 mm,

where P1 is a vertical pitch of the holes at the center portion of the shadow mask.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2009
From: LG PHILIPS DISPLAYS KOREA CO., LTD
To: MERIDIAN SOLAR & DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023103/0903 →
LIEN Recorded Aug 11, 2009
From: LP DISPLAYS KOREA CO., LTD. F/K/A LG.PHILIPS DISPLAYS KOREA CO., LTD.
To: BURTCH, CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEE, JEOFFREY L.
Reel/Frame 023079/0588 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2003
From: PARK, JIN TAE; BAE, JE YUN
To: LG.PHILIPS DISLAYS KOREA CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 014269/0097 →