Image display device

1. An image display device comprising:

a face substrate which has anodes and phosphors formed on an inner surface thereof:

a back substrate, which has: a plurality of cathode lines which extend in one direction and are arranged in parallel in another direction which intersects one direction, which cathode lines include electron sources; control electrodes which are arranged to face the cathode lines in a non-contact manner and include a plurality of electron passing holes which allow electrons emitted from the electron sources to pass therethrough to an inner surface side of the face substrate in regions which respectively face the electron sources and control an emission quantity of electrons emitted from the electron sources; and acceleration electrodes which face the control electrodes in a non-contact manner, include a plurality of electron passing holes which allow the electrons which pass through the electron passing holes formed in the control electrodes to pass therethrough in regions which respectively face the respective electron passing holes formed in the control electrodes and which accelerate the electrons which pass through the electron passing holes on an inner surface thereof; said back substrate being disposed to face the face substrate with a given distance therebetween; and

a frame body which is inserted between the face substrate and the back substrate while surrounding a display region so as to maintain a given distance between the face substrate and the back substrates; wherein

assuming a distance between the electron sources and the control electrodes as Lkg, a distance between the control electrodes and the acceleration electrodes as L 12 , a thickness of the electron passing holes formed in the control electrodes as Tgl and a short diameter of the electron passing holes formed in the control electrodes as FGI, the acceleration electrodes satisfy the relationship (Lkg+Tgl+L 12 /2)/FGI≧0.25;

assuming a thickness of the electron passing holes formed in the acceleration electrodes as Tg 2 and a short diameter of the electron passing holes of the acceleration electrodes as FG 2 , the acceleration electrodes satisfy the relationship Tg 2 min≦Tg 2 ≦Tg 2 max and the relationship Tg 2 min=2.98FG 2 −0.04;

assuming FG 2 <0.109, the acceleration electrodes satisfy the relationship Tg 2 max=0.02/(0.115−FG 2 )−0.06; and

assuming FG 2 ≧0.109, the acceleration electrodes satisfy the relationship Tg 2 max=0.03/(FG 2 −0.1)+0.045.

2. An image display device comprising:

a face substrate which has anodes and phosphors formed on an inner surface thereof:

a back substrate, which has: a plurality of cathode lines which extend in one direction and are arranged in parallel in another direction which intersects one direction, which cathode lines include electron sources; control electrodes which are arranged to face the cathode lines in a non-contact manner and include a plurality of electron passing holes which allow electrons emitted from the electron sources to pass therethrough to an inner surface side of the face substrate in regions which respectively face the electron sources and control an emission quantity of electrons emitted from the electron sources; and acceleration electrodes which face the control electrodes in a non-contact manner, include a plurality of electron passing holes which allow the electrons which pass through the electron passing holes formed in the control electrodes to pass therethrough in regions which respectively face the respective electron passing holes formed in the control electrodes, the electron passing holes being formed while having an N-stage structure in which an open hole diameter thereof is gradually increased in the direction toward the face substrate, and which accelerate the electrons which pass through the electron passing holes toward the inner surface side of the face substrate on an inner surface thereof; and back substrate being disposed to face the face substrate with a given distance therebetween; and

a frame body which is inserted between the face substrate and the back substrate while surrounding a display region so as to maintain a given distance between the face substrate and the back substrate; wherein

assuming a distance between the electron sources and the control electrodes as Lkg, a distance between the control electrodes and the acceleration electrodes as L 12 , a thickness of the electron passing holes formed in the control electrodes as Tgl and a short diameter of the electron passing holes formed in the control electrodes as FGI, the acceleration electrodes satisfy the relationship (Lkg+Tgl+L 12 /2)/FGI≧0.25;

assuming a thickness of a first-stage open hole of the electron passing hole of the acceleration electrode as Tg 2 - 1 , a thickness of open holes ranging from the first-stage open hole to a Nth-stage open hole of the electron passing hole of the acceleration electrode as Tg 2 -N, a short diameter of the first-stage open hole of the electron passing hole of the acceleration electrode as FG 2 - 1 , a short diameter of the Nth-stage open hole of the electron passing hole of the acceleration electrode as FG 2 -N, a minimum value of a thickness of open holes ranging from the first-stage open hole to the Nth-stage open hole as Tg 2 min-N, and a maximum value of a thickness of open holes ranging from the first-stage open hole to the Nth-stage open hole as Tg 2 max-N, the acceleration electrodes satisfy the relationship FG 2 - 1 <FG 2 - 2 < . . . <FG 2 -N;

wherein with respect to at least one Tg 2 -N, the relationship Tg 2 -N≧Tg 2 min-N is satisfied, and with respect to all Tg 2 -N, the relationship Tg 2 -N≦Tg 2 max-N is satisfied.

3. An image display device according to claim 1 , wherein the electron sources are made of carbon nanotubes.

4. An image display device comprising:

a face substrate which has anodes and phosphors formed on an inner surface thereof:

a back substrate, which has: cathodes which form electron sources on a display region; control electrodes which are arranged to face the cathodes in a non-contact manner and include a plurality of electron passing holes which allow electrons emitted from the electron sources to pass therethrough to an inner surface side of the face substrate in regions which respectively face the electron sources and control an emission quantity of electrons emitted from the electron sources; and acceleration electrodes which face the control electrodes in a non-contact manner, include a plurality of electron passing holes which allow the electrons which pass through the electron passing holes formed in the control electrodes in regions which respectively face the respective electron passing holes formed in the control electrodes and which accelerate the electrons which pass through the electron passing holes toward the inner surface side of the face substrate on an inner surface thereof; said back substrate being disposed to face the face substrate with a given distance therebetween; and

a frame body which is inserted between the face substrate and the back substrate while surrounding a display region so as to maintain a given distance between the face substrate and the back substrate; wherein

assuming a distance between the electron sources and the control electrodes as Lkg, a distance between the control electrodes and the acceleration electrodes as L 12 , a thickness of the electron passing holes formed in the control electrodes as Tgl and a short diameter of the electron passing holes formed in the control electrodes as FGI, the acceleration electrodes satisfy the relationship (Lkg+Tgl+L 12 /2)/FGI≧0.25;

assuming a thickness of the electron passing holes formed in the control electrodes as Tg 2 and a short diameter of the electron passing holes of the acceleration electrodes as FG 2 , the acceleration electrodes satisfy the relationship Tg 2 min≦Tg 2 ≦Tg 2 max and the relationship Tg 2 min=2.98FG 2 −0.04;

assuming FG 2 <0.109, the acceleration electrodes satisfy the relationship Tg 2 max=0.02/(0.115−FG 2 )−0.06; and

assuming FG 2 ≧0.109, the acceleration electrodes satisfy the relationship Tg 2 max=0.03/(FG 2 −0.1)+0.045; and

matrix driving is performed using the control electrodes and the acceleration electrodes.

5. An image display device according to claim 4 , wherein the electron sources are made of carbon nanotubes.

6. An image display device according to claim 1 , wherein the control electrodes and the acceleration electrodes adopt a laminated film electrode structure in which the control electrodes are formed of a first conductive metal film and the acceleration electrodes are formed of a second conductive metal film.

7. An image display device according to claim 1 , wherein the control electrodes and the acceleration electrodes adopt a laminated electrode structure in which the control electrodes are formed on the cathode line side of the insulation substrate using a first conductive metal film and the acceleration electrodes are formed on the anode side of the insulation substrate using a second conductive metal film.

8. An image display device according to claim 1 , wherein the control electrodes and the acceleration electrodes adopt a laminated electrode structure in which the control electrodes are formed on the cathode line side of the insulation substrate using a strip-like electrode element and the acceleration electrodes are formed on the anode side of the insulation substrate using a conductive metal film.