Mask frame for cathode ray tube
View Patent ↗A color cathode ray tube comprising a panel having a substantially flat outer surface, a funnel mounted on a rear side of the panel, a shadow mask including a plurality of electron beam through holes, and a mask frame for supporting the shadow mask, said mask frame satisfying the following condition: d/v≧0.9, d/h≧0.9 wherein d is a height of a center of a diagonal portion of the mask frame, h is a height of a center of a short side portion of the mask frame, and v is a height of a center of a long side portion of the mask frame.
1. A color cathode ray tube comprising a panel having a substantially flat outer surface, a funnel mounted on a rear side of the panel, a shadow mask including a plurality of electron beam through holes, and a mask frame for supporting the shadow mask;
said mask frame satisfying the following condition:
d/v ≧0.9 , d/h ≧0.9
wherein d is a height of a diagonal portion of the mask frame, h is a height of a short side portion of the mask frame, and v is a height of a long side portion of the mask frame.
2. The color cathode ray tube of claim 1 , wherein the mask frame satisfies the following conditions
0.9 ≦d/v ≦1.15, 0.95 ≦d/h ≦1.2.
3. The color cathode ray tube of claim 1 , wherein a height of the long side portion of the mask frame gradually decreases and increases from the center of the long side portion toward an end side of the long side portion in the range of L/2 to 4L/5 of the long side portion;
wherein L is half of a length from the center of the long side portion toward the end side of the long side portion of the mask frame.
4. The color cathode ray tube of claim 1 , wherein the mask frame satisfies the following conditions
d/v ≧1.0 , d/h ≧1.0.
5. The color cathode ray tube of claim 1 , wherein a height of the short side portion of the mask frame gradually decreases and increases from the center of the short side portion toward an end side of the short side portion in the range of S/2 to 4S/5 of the short side portion;
wherein S is half of a length from the center of the short side portion toward the end side of the short side portion of the mask frame.
6. The color cathode ray tube of claim 1 , wherein an upper side of the long side portion of the mask frame is formed as continuous curve of substantially sinusoidal course by having at least one inflection point from the center of the long side portion toward an end side of the long side portion.
7. The color cathode ray tube of claim 6 , wherein the inflection point is placed in the range of L/2 to 4L/5 of the long side portion;
wherein L is half of a length from the center of the long side portion toward the end side of the long side portion of the mask frame.
8. The color cathode ray tube of claim 1 , wherein an upper side of the short side portion of the mask frame is formed as continuous curve of substantially sinusoidal course by having at least one inflection point from the center of the short side portion toward an end side of the short side portion.
9. The color cathode ray tube of claim 8 , wherein the inflection point is placed in the range of S/2 to 4S/5 of the short side portion;
wherein S is half of a length from the center of the short side portion toward the end side of the short side portion of the mask frame.
10. The color cathode ray tube of claim 1 , wherein the mask frame satisfies the following condition
d≧v≧h.
11. The color cathode ray tube of claim 1 , wherein the mask frame satisfies the following condition
d≧h≧v.
12. The color cathode ray tube of claim 1 , wherein the panel satisfies the following condition
Pc≦ 54%
wherein Pc is an optical transmittance in a center portion of the panel.
13. The color cathode ray tube of claim 1 , wherein the panel satisfies the following condition
Pco≦ 26%
wherein Pco is an optical transmittance in a peripheral portion of the panel.
14. The color cathode ray tube of claim 1 , wherein the panel satisfies the following condition
Tc ≦13.5 mm
wherein Tc is a height of a center portion of the panel.
15. The color cathode ray tube of claim 1 , wherein the panel satisfies the following condition
Tco/Tc <2.4
wherein Tc is a height of a center portion of the panel, and Tco is a height of a peripheral portion of the panel.
16. A color cathode ray tube comprising a panel having a substantially flat outer surface, a funnel mounted on a rear side of the panel, a shadow mask including a plurality of electron beam through holes and a mask frame for supporting the shadow mask;
said mask frame satisfying the following condition:
d≧h, d≧v
wherein d is a height of a diagonal portion of the mask frame, h is a height of a short side portion of the mask frame, and v is a height of a long side portion of the mask frame.
17. The color cathode ray tube of claim 16 , wherein the mask frame satisfies the following condition
d≧v≧h.
18. The color cathode ray tube of claim 16 , wherein the mask frame satisfies the following condition
d≧h≧v.
19. The color cathode ray tube of claim 16 , wherein the panel satisfies the following condition
Pc≦ 54%
wherein Pc is an optical transmittance in a center portion of the panel.
20. The color cathode ray tube of claim 16 , wherein the panel satisfies the following condition
Pco≦ 26%
wherein Pco is an optical transmittance in a peripheral portion of the panel.
21. The color cathode ray tube of claim 16 , wherein the panel satisfies the following condition
Tc≦ 13.5 mm
wherein Tc is a height of a center portion of the panel.
22. The color cathode ray tube of claim 16 , wherein the panel satisfies the following condition
Tco/Tc< 2.4
wherein Tc is a height of a center portion of the panel, and Tco is a height of a peripheral portion of the panel.
23. The color cathode ray tube of claim 1 , wherein d is no greater than 17 mm higher than h and d is no greater than 17 mm higher than v.
24. The color cathode ray tube of claim 16 , wherein d is no greater than 17 mm higher than h and d is no greater than 17 mm higher than v.