Abstract: An electron-emitting source includes a substrate and a coating film. The substrate is made of a material containing a metal serving as a growth nucleus for nanotube fibers as a main component, and has a plurality of through holes. The coating film is constituted by nanotube fibers formed on a surface of the substrate and wall surfaces of the through holes. A method of manufacturing an electron-emitting source is also disclosed.

Abstract: A vacuum fluorescent display includes a front glass member, substrate, control electrode, plate-like field emission type electron-emitting source, mesh-like electron extracting electrode, and phosphor film. The front glass member has light transmission properties at least partly, and the substrate opposes the front glass member through a vacuum space. The control electrode is formed on an inner surface of the substrate. The plate-like field emission type electron-emitting source with a plurality of through holes is arranged in the vacuum space to be spaced apart from the control electrode. The mesh-like electron extracting electrode is formed between the field emission type electron-emitting source and the front glass member to be spaced apart from the field emission type electron-emitting source. The phosphor film is formed inside the front glass member.

Abstract: An electron-emitting source of this invention includes at least a carbon nanotube formed from a columnar graphite layer. Electron are emitted from the tip of the carbon nanotube.

Abstract: A light emitting device is provided including a front panel on which fluorescent elements are arranged in a matrix form and a rear panel onwhich cathodes are arranged in a corresponding relation to the fluorescent elements. The cathodes emit thermoelectrons for causing the fluorescent elements to emit light, and a square frame-like spacer is provided, one opening portionof the spacer being covered with the front panel and the other opening portion thereof covered with the rear panel. A stepped portion for fitting with the spacer is formed in a position of the rear panel to be bonded with the spacer.

Abstract: A dot matrix type vacuum fluorescent display tube includes anode electrodes, first and second wiring groups, an anode driver, light-emitting portions, a grid electrode, cathode electrodes, and an envelope. The anode electrodes are arranged in a matrix on a substrate. The first and second wiring groups extend in opposite directions with respect to the arrangement direction of the anode electrodes, and each of the first and second wiring groups is extracted from every other ones of the anode electrodes arranged in the matrix. The anode driver applies drive signals, respectively, to the anode electrodes connected to the first and second wiring groups. The light-emitting portions comprise phosphors and are formed on the anode electrodes. The grid electrode is arranged to be spaced apart from the light-emitting portions arranged in a matrix by a predetermined distance. The cathode electrodes are arranged above the grid electrode.

Abstract: A vacuum fluorescent display apparatus includes semiconductor chips and a phosphor layer. The semiconductor chips are disposed on a glass substrate and having semiconductor integrated circuits formed thereon. The phosphor layer includes phosphor pixels driven by the semiconductor integrated circuits and arranged on the semiconductor integrated circuits in a matrix with the same space in horizontal and vertical directions. A space between first and second arrays of the phosphor pixels that are formed on end portions of opposing sides of first and second semiconductor chips arranged adjacent to each other becomes equal to a space among the phosphor pixels arranged on the semiconductor integrated circuits.

Abstract: A display tube for a light source including a translucent face glass assembly having a front surface side which is formed spherically, a peripheral portion on which a step portion is formed, inner surface side on which a phosphor layer and a metallized film are sequentially formed, and a contact segment having one end connected to the metallized film. A glass bulb is provided having one open end portion sealed to the step portion of the translucent face glass assembly with low-melting frit glass. A stem assembly is provided having a anode electrode assembly and a cathode assembly mounted therein. The anode electrode assembly and the cathode assembly are accommodated in the glass bulb. The contact segment is contacted by the anode electrode assembly, the stem assembly being hermetically sealed at the other open end portion of the glass bulb. A high voltage applied to the anode assembly accommodated in the glass bulb is applied to the metallized film through the path of the contact segment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to light emitting devices which emit light upon impingement of thermoelectrons on a front panel having fluorescent elements and where an array of cathodes and electrodes are provided on a substrate within each light emitting device. Thus, in the present invention, first electrode leads having a coefficient of thermal expansion substantially equal to that of the substrate are inserted into and through the substrate, and second electrode leads having a coefficient of thermal expansion substantially equal to that of the rear panel are inserted into and through the rear panel, and the first and second electrode leads are connected such that the substrate is supported at a distance above the rear panel.

Abstract: A light-emitting device having front and back panels combined together through a spacer and frit glass, wherein the frit glass is prevented from flowing onto a fluorescent surface or flowing out to the outer surface side of the spacer. A joint surface of the spacer on the front panel side is provided with a slanted surface spaced more from the front panel as the outer periphery of the light-emitting device is approached. Alternatively, a gap for accommodating frit glass may be provided at an outer side portion of the joint surface. Further, the front panel and/or the back panel may be joined to the spacer by frit glass which is applied to each joint surface of the spacer by screen printing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device which emits light upon impingement of thermoelectrons on a front panel having fluorescent elements. In each bonding surface of a spacer which is bonded to both front and rear panels, a positional deviation or displacement of the spacer with respect to the front panel, the rear panel or a shielding electrode is prevented, whereby there is obtained a light emitting device of high accuracy free of variations in luminance, and it is made possible to reduce a dead space between adjacent light emitting devices and thereby attain a display of high resolution. In order to obtain such display, the front panel and the spacer, as well as the rear panel and the spacer, are respectively bonded through premolded frit glass.

Abstract: A light source display tube arranged in matrix form in one plane as a unit element to constitute a large screen display device, where a stray path for electrons emitted from the cathode is eliminated, and concentration of the electric field of the control grid disturbing the electron flow is prevented, thereby pseudo light emission is prevented and electrical trouble is minimized in simple fashion.

Abstract: A fluorescent display apparatus as a constituent of picture elements of a large-screen display apparatus which is provided with control electrodes for controlling courses of thermoelectrons emitted from cathodes, thereby decreasing fluctuation in brightness of a fluorescent display cell emitting light upon being bombarded by the electrons and preventing the electrons from bombarding other than predetermined fluorescent display cell with result of no emission of false light.

Abstract: Fluorescent display apparatus for use in a large-screen display comprising a display portion having fluorescent display portions arranged in a matrix and coated with fluorescent material for emitting light upon being bombarded by thermoelectrons, cathodes of the type consuming small power shaped in a linear form oriented in the direction of the row or column and disposed to oppose the display portion arranged that one cathode corresponds to two or four of the fluorescent display portions, a first control electrode in a planar form having openings made therein corresponding to the fluorescent display portions of the display portion and disposed between the display portion and the cathodes, second control electrodes disposed on the side of the cathodes opposite to the display portion, and arranged corresponding to each cathode along the length of the cathode, and third control electrodes disposed on both sides of the second control electrodes in the direction of the column, and arranged so as to correspond to e

Abstract: A fluorescent display tube includes a plurality of phosphor screens formed on a front panel of an envelope to constitute a matrix, a plurality of cathode electrodes floating from the inner surface of a rear panel of the envelope and corresponding to the phosphor screens so as to constitute a matrix in the same manner as the phosphor screens, grid electrodes which are arranged between the phosphor screens and the cathode electrodes of the rows of the matrix and each of which has electron beam apertures, and stripe-like back electrodes formed on the inner surface of the rear panel so as to correspond to the columns of the matrix. A voltage applied to the cathode electrodes is higher or lower than that to the grid and back electrodes. Light emission of the phosphor screens can be arbitrarily controlled to obtain high resolution with a compact arrangement.

Abstract: In a fluorescent display device, a light-emitting display section and a drive section for controlling the light-emitting display section are formed on a single semiconductor substrate to constitute an integrated semiconductor substrate, and the integrated semiconductor substrate and a cathode opposing a surface of the integrated semiconductor substrate which has the light-emitting display section thereon are hermetically sealed in a vacuum chamber having at least one light-transmitting surface. The light-emitting display section has a plurality of light-emitting elements in a matrix form. Each of the light-emitting elements is constituted by a static random access memory of a flip-flop and a drive transistor, a first terminal of which is connected to one of Q and Q output terminals of the flip-flop, a second terminal of which is connected to a phosphor screen electrode, and a third terminal of which is connected to a power source line.

Abstract: In a hand held type electronic calculator wherein a display section and a key board are mounted on the surface of an insulative substrate, a driving circuit for driving the display section and an operation circuit operated by the key board are also mounted on the same surface of the insulative substrate.

Abstract: The fluorescent display tube is of the flat tube type driven by a dynamic drive system. The tube comprises a transparent envelope made up of a flat substrate and a cover spaced therefrom. A first display unit is formed on the inner surface of the substrate while a second display unit is formed on the inner surface of the cover. Each of the first and second display units comprises electrodes arranged in a pattern to be displayed and phosphor films coated on the electrodes. The electrodes of the second display unit are made of transparent material. Where the electrodes of respective display units are selectively energized the phosphor films on the selected electrodes are caused to fluoresce by thermal electrons generated by a cathode electrode thus displaying a desired pattern.

Abstract: A cathode-ray display panel comprising first and second transparent substrates which constitute an envelope, a transparent electrode arranged on the first transparent substrate, a photoconductive layer arranged on the transparent electrode, a plurality of phosphor members arranged on the photoconductive layer, electrically insulating opaque substances embedded between the phosphor members, at least one cathode electrode for emitting electrons and at least one grid electrode for uniformly distributing the electrons emitted from the cathode electrode onto the phosphor members.

Abstract: A sealing member not adhesive before melting is applied to a portion of a vacuum article to be sealed while maintaining a communication passage between the inside and outside of the article. After mounting the article in an evacuation tank, the tank is evacuated to evacuate the article through the communication passage. Then the sealing member is heated and melted to seal the article airtightly.

Abstract: A switching element is mounted on a substrate covered by an envelope, and a fluorescent film is formed on the switching element. A cathode electrode is provided to face the fluorescent film, and a grid electrode is disposed therebetween.