Abstract: A bubble trap for use in a projection system that reduces distortions caused by bubbles that occur in the coupler supporting a projection lens in alignment with a projection optical signal generation device (e.g., a Cathode Ray Tube). The coupler defines a cooling chamber between said projection lens and said projection signal generating device and is filled with liquid in order to transport the optical signal between the projection optical signal generation device and projection lens while minimizing contrast distortion. The bubble trap is an optical blocking system that is responsive to the angle of the coupler in the projection product and prevents the light from the optical signal path from striking the bubbles in the liquid in the coupler.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer sealed between main surfaces of the substrates, a sealing member formed on peripheral portions of opposing main surfaces of a pair of these substrates to fixedly secure the pair of substrates to each other and surround the liquid crystal layer, and a light shielding film formed on one of the peripheral portions of the pair of substrates opposite to the liquid crystal layer without manual application. A region on which the light shielding film is formed is overlapped on a region of the main surface of one of the pair of substrates on which the seal member is formed in a back-to-back relationship, and light shielding film is formed of polyester-based resin to which a black pigment is added.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube has an anode and a focus electrode. The large-diameter cylinder portion of the focus electrode is disposed concentrically within a large-diameter cylinder portion of the anode. The anode and a first electrode facing a cathode side end of the focus electrode are electrically connected together within the cathode ray tube. The following relationship is satisfied: −LP+184.9≧LG4≧0.0004 LP3−0.1571 LP2+21.006 LP−922.41, where LG4 (mm) is an axial length of the focus electrode, and LP (mm) is a distance from a phosphor screen side end of the focus electrode to a center of a phosphor screen.

Abstract: A one piece, double gland, quad lobe design gasket system for use in a projection system that redundantly seals in the liquid present in a coupler supporting a projection lens in alignment with a projection optical signal generation device (e.g., a Cathode Ray Tube). The coupler defines a cooling chamber between said projection lens and said projection signal generating device and is filled with liquid in order to transport the optical signal between the projection optical signal generation device and projection lens while minimizing contrast distortion. In order to prevent leaking from the cooling chamber between the coupler and projection signal generation device, an improved sealing system is used by providing two separate channels in the coupler and using the integral double gland, quad lobe gasket. Each gland is placed in a corresponding groove in the coupler thus creating two separate lines of seal that keeps the liquid in the coupler from leaking out.

Abstract: An improved coupler with contrast ribs for use in a projection system. The coupler supports a projection lens in alignment with a projection optical signal generation device (e.g., a Cathode Ray Tube). The contrast ribs minimize contrast distortion that occurs in the coupler. The coupler defines a cooling chamber between said projection lens and said projection signal generating device and is filled with liquid in order to transport the optical signal between the projection optical signal generation device and projection lens. The contrast ribs change the angle of reflection of stray light rays generated by the projection optical signal generation device and direct a portion of those stray light rays to other contrast ribs. The ribs are preferably coated with a chemical composition that helps allow the ribs to absorb a portion of each ray incident on the rib.

Abstract: The invention provides a color cathode ray tube using a shadow mask capable of avoiding ruptures or cracks during press-working. The shadow mask has an apertured region having color selecting apertures, and an unapertured region which surrounds the apertured region. A skirt portion is bent from the unapertured region in the direction of the tube axis. The shadow mask has at least two inclined surfaces in a boundary portion between the unapertured region and the skirt portion.

Abstract: A magnetron has an anode cylinder, a plurality of vanes extending radially inwardly from the anode cylinder, a cathode filament extending along a center axis of the anode cylinder, an output section including an antenna coupled to one of the vanes, and a magnetic circuit section for supplying a magnetic field into the anode cylinder, whereby the magnetron oscillates at a fundamental frequency in a range from 400 MHz to 600 MHz.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to reduce unevenness in luminance caused on the display surface of a liquid crystal display element in a liquid crystal display device employing a direct backlight unit. To accomplish this object, the invention provides a liquid crystal display device having a plurality of light sources and a reflection member disposed opposite to the display surface of the liquid crystal display element, characterized in that the protrusions are provided in the regions between the plurality of light sources of the reflection member and each protrusion is triangular in cross section when it is cut by a plane perpendicular to the direction of extension of the plurality of light sources.

Abstract: There is provided a cathode ray tube capable of displaying high quality images by suppressing eddy current from occurring and by realizing the velocity modulation. A cylindrical focusing electrode is divided into first cylindrical focusing electrode 4B and second cylindrical focusing electrode 4T and the gap between the both electrodes formed and divided by optimizing the length of the second cylindrical focusing electrode 4T in the tube axial direction is enlarged substantially to increase the infiltration of the velocity modulating magnetic field to the non-electric space of the focusing electrode 4. An electrode 4a having the equal potential with the focusing electrode 4 is disposed at the gap to suppress eddy current from being generated.

Abstract: A lens structure of a pre-focus part of an Hi-UPF electron gun to be used for a cathode ray tube has a cathode, a control electrode, an acceleration electrode, a first anode, a focus electrode and a second anode arranged in this order. The first anode and the second anode are to be commonly supplied with an anode voltage, and the focus electrode is to be supplied with a focus electrode. In a cathode ray tube of this construction, in the pre-focus part, the control electrode has an electrode beam passage hole of 0.57 mm or smaller and the distance in the vicinity of the electron beam passage hole between the acceleration electrode and the first anode is 1.9 mm or smaller.

Abstract: A projection type cathode ray tube has a panel and an electron gun. The electron gun has a plurality of electrodes including a cathode, a control electrode, an accelerating electrode, a first anode, a focus electrode and a second anode, which electrodes are arranged in a tube axial direction at predetermined intervals. The second anode has a first cylindrical portion at the panel side and a second cylindrical portion at the cathode side, the first cylindrical portion having a larger inner dinner diameter than the inner diameter of the second cylindrical portion. The focus electrode has a panel side cylindrical portion with an inner diameter D1 and a length L1, an intermediate cylindrical portion with an inner diameter D3 and a length L3, and a cathode side cylindrical portion with an inner diameter D2 and a length L2. The inner diameters D1, D2, and D3 are different from each other.

Abstract: A color cathode ray tube has a phosphor screen and an electron gun. The electron gun includes an electron beam generating section for emitting three in-line electron beams toward the phosphor screen and an electron beam focusing section for focusing the electron beams onto the phosphor screen. The electron beam focusing section includes at least one cup-shaped electrode having a tubular portion and a flange formed continuously from the tubular portion. The tubular portion has a generally rectangular cross section having an outwardly curved portion at each side thereof in a direction of arrangement of the three in-line electron beams in a plane perpendicular to the color cathode ray tube axis, the flange has a generally rectangular cross section having an outwardly curved portion at each side thereof in the direction of arrangement of the electron beams in the plane perpendicular to the color cathode ray tube axis, and the flange is formed with a locally thinned-down portion.

Abstract: The profile lines of plate-like grid electrodes are formed by a first punching step and separation lines of the plate-like grid electrodes are formed by a subsequent punching step. The angle of a crossing portion formed by the profile line and the separation line is set to not less than 70 degrees and not more than 110 degrees. Due to such a constitution, burrs on the plate-like grid electrode which constitutes an electron gun of a color cathode ray tube can be reduced so that the quality of the cathode ray tube can be enhanced and the manufacturing time of the cathode ray tube can be shortened.

Abstract: A cathode-ray tube includes a plate having a first hole on a first surface of the plate and a second hole on a second surface of the plate. The first and second holes coupled together to allow electron beams to pass therethrough. The plate is a unitary structure. The first hole is formed by initiating a first hole formation from the first surface, and the second hole is formed by initiating a second hole formation from the second surface. The first surface is on an opposing side of the second surface.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal display panel having a plurality of liquid crystal cells, and a back light that irradiates the liquid crystal display panel with irradiation light. The back light includes a light source, and a light guide plate having one side arranged adjacent the light source and having a planar surface with a plurality of small concaves. The planar surface is almost parallel to a liquid crystal cell face, and a plane shape of the small concaves is almost rectangular.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube has an electron gun supported on a stem of a vacuum envelope having stem pins. The electron gun includes electrodes fixed on two bead glasses, and mount supports are embedded in end portions of the bead glasses for supporting the electron gun on the stem, and a supporting member connects one of the stem pins and one of the mount supports. The supporting member includes a plate-like portion, first and second bent portions bent from respective sides of the plate-like portion to form a generally C-shaped transverse cross section, the first bent portion is welded to the one of the mount supports, and the second bent portion is welded to the one of the stem pins. An axial length of the plate-like portion on its first-bent-portion side is longer than that on its second-bent-portion side.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube has an anode of a large-diameter cylinder portion on its phosphor screen side and a small-diameter cylinder portion on its cathode side connected together, and a focus electrode formed of a large-diameter cylinder portion of a diameter larger than that of the small-diameter cylinder portion of the anode and a small-diameter cylinder portion having a diameter smaller than that of the small-diameter cylinder portion of the anode, the large-diameter and small-diameter cylinder portions being connected together. The large-diameter cylinder portion of the focus electrode is disposed concentrically within the large-diameter cylinder portion of the anode. The anode and a first electrode facing a cathode side end of the focus electrode are electrically connected together within the cathode ray tube. The following relationship is satisfied: −LP+184.9≧LG4≧0.0004 LP3−0.1571 LP2+21.006 LP−922.41, LP≧131.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube includes an electron gun having plural focus electrodes and an anode in its neck portion, a voltage-dividing resistor for producing an intermediate voltage applied to a first one of the focus electrodes adjacent to the anode by dividing an anode voltage, a metal conductor attached to a second one of the focus electrodes to surround the voltage-dividing resistor, and a metal film on an insulating substrate of the voltage-dividing resistor between the metal conductor and an intermediate-voltage terminal of the voltage-dividing resistor. The second one of the focus electrodes is disposed upstream of the first one of the focus electrodes, and the metal film extends at least 1 mm axially and is spaced at least 1 mm from the metal conductor.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube includes a phosphor screen and an electron gun. The electron gun includes an indirectly heated cathode structure and plural grid electrodes in axially spaced relationship. The cathode structure includes a base metal having an electron emissive material coating and a heater for heating the base metal. The heater includes a major heating portion having a spirally wound heating wire and leg portions disposed at ends of the major heating portion, and each of the leg portions includes a first multilayer winding portion having heating wires wound spirally in plural layers and a second multilayer winding portion disposed intermediate between the major heating portion and the first multilayer winding portion and having heating wires wound in plural layers.

Abstract: Light-emitting elements can be accurately directly opposed to the entrance surface of a light guide at an accurate distance therefrom, and can be mounted on a single side of a printed circuit board together with other electronic components, whereby the number of manufacturing steps and the thickness of a liquid crystal display device can be reduced. The light guide and the printed circuit board are disposed on the back surface of the liquid crystal display panel, and the respective light-emitting elements are inserted through through-holes formed to extend through the printed circuit board, with the light-emitting portions of the respective light-emitting elements opposed to the entrance surface of the light guide. The light-emitting elements, together with the other electronic components, are mounted on the printed circuit board from one side. Electrodes of the light-emitting elements are bridged and secured to a mounting surface of the printed circuit board.