Abstract: An image display device includes a front plate and a rear plate opposing the front plate, the front plate being provided with phosphor film segments, resistance layers provided between the phosphor film segments, metal back layer segments provided on the phosphor film segments and the resistance layers, and high-voltage applying means which applies a high voltage to the metal back layer segments, the metal back layer segments being obtained by dividing a metal back layer along a first axis X with gaps Gx therebetween and along a second axis Y with gaps Gy (Gy>Gx) therebetween, the rear plate being provided with a plurality of electron emission elements. Those of the resistance layers which are provided in areas existing between the gaps Gy include first resistance layer segments adjacent to the phosphor film segments, and second resistance layer segments adjacent to the first resistance layer segments.

Abstract: A front substrate includes a phosphor screen including a plurality of phosphor layers arranged at a specific pitch in a first direction and at another specific pitch in a second direction intersecting at right angles to the first direction and including a light-shielding layer, divided metal-back layers laid on the phosphor screen and divided, in the first and second directions, divided getter films laid on the metal-back layer and divided, in the first and second directions, and a thin-film dividing layer formed on divided portions of at least one of the divided metal-back layers and the divided getter-films. Spacers are provided between the front substrate and a rear substrate and oppose to the thin-film dividing layer. Spacer-abutting layers are discretely arranged near the thin-film-dividing layer, at positions where the spacer-abutting layers abut the spacers.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a front substrate, and a rear substrate opposed to the front substrate. The front substrate has phosphor layers, resistor layers provided between the phosphor layers, a metal-back layer divided into metal-back segments covering the phosphor layers and resistor layers at least in part, and spaced apart by gaps Gx in a first direction intersecting at right angles with a scanning direction and by gaps Gy in a second direction identical to the scanning direction, and a voltage-applying portion which applies a voltage on the metal-back segments. Rx(100)/Rx(1)<Ry(100)/Ry(1) is satisfied, where Rx(V) is a resistance between any two metal-back segments on the sides of a gap Gx, respectively, which is the function of voltage V [V], and Rx(V) is a resistance between any two metal-back segments on the sides of a gap Gy, respectively, which is the function of the voltage V [V].

Abstract: A front substrate includes a phosphor screen including a plurality of phosphor layers arranged at a specific pitch in a first direction and at another specific pitch in a second direction intersecting at right angles to the first direction and including a light-shielding layer, divided metal-back layers laid on the phosphor screen and divided, in the first and second directions, divided getter films laid on the metal-back layer and divided, in the first and second directions, and a thin-film dividing layer formed on divided portions of at least one of the divided metal-back layers and the divided getter-films. Spacers are provided between the front substrate and a rear substrate and oppose to the thin-film dividing layer. Spacer-abutting layers are discretely arranged near the thin-film-dividing layer, at positions where the spacer-abutting layers abut the spacers.

Abstract: The evacuated envelope of an image display apparatus has a rear substrate, a front substrate opposing the rear substrate, and a sidewall interposed between the rear and front substrates. A phosphor screen is formed on the inner surface of the front substrate. Electron-emitting elements are provided on the rear substrate. An indium layer is formed on a sealing surface lying between the front substrate and the sidewall. When the indium layer is heated and melted in a vacuum atmosphere, the front and rear substrates are sealed to each other, with the sidewall interposed between them.

Abstract: An image display device includes a front plate and a rear plate opposing the front plate, the front plate being provided with phosphor film segments, resistance layers provided between the phosphor film segments, metal back layer segments provided on the phosphor film segments and the resistance layers, and high-voltage applying means which applies a high voltage to the metal back layer segments, the metal back layer segments being obtained by dividing a metal back layer along a first axis X with gaps Gx therebetween and along a second axis Y with gaps Gy (Gy>Gx) therebetween, the rear plate being provided with a plurality of electron emission elements. Those of the resistance layers which are provided in areas existing between the gaps Gy include first resistance layer segments adjacent to the phosphor film segments, and second resistance layer segments adjacent to the first resistance layer segments.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a front substrate, and a rear substrate opposed to the front substrate. The front substrate has phosphor layers, resistor layers provided between the phosphor layers, a metal-back layer divided into metal-back segments covering the phosphor layers and resistor layers at least in part, and spaced apart by gaps Gx in a first direction intersecting at right angles with a scanning direction and by gaps Gy in a second direction identical to the scanning direction, and a voltage-applying portion which applies a voltage on the metal-back segments. Rx(100)/Rx(1)<Ry(100)/Ry(1) is satisfied, where Rx(V) is a resistance between any two metal-back segments on the sides of a gap Gx, respectively, which is the function of voltage V[V], and Rx(V) is a resistance between any two metal-back segments on the sides of a gap Gy, respectively, which is the function of the voltage V[V].

Abstract: In an image display device which comprises a front plate having phosphor layers, resistance layers formed between the phosphor layers, a matal back layer which is formed on the phosphor layers and the resistance layers and segmented into regions by gaps in a first direction X perpendicular to the scanning direction for image display and by gaps on the resistance layers in a second direction Y which coincides with the scanning direction for image display, and high-voltage supplier which applies a high voltage to the matal back layer, and a back plate which is set opposite to the front plate and has a number of electron emitting elements arranged on it, characterized in that the resistance layer present between each region segmented by the gaps is discretely formed in its portions with low-resistance regions which are relatively lower in resistance than the other portions.

Abstract: A flat panel display device, in which a getter layer employed has a region including a striped discontinuous portion in an image display region, and the discontinuous portion is formed by forming the getter layer on an underlayer formed with microstructures on its surface, or the phosphor screen includes a two-dimensional array of pixels each including a red-emitting phosphor element, a green-emitting phosphor element, and a blue-emitting phosphor element that are arrayed at predetermined intervals to form one unit, and the interval of the pixels is larger than the interval of R, G, and B phosphor elements.

Abstract: A front substrate of an image display device has a phosphor screen and a metal back layer superposed on the phosphor screen. A plurality of electron emitting elements which emit electrons toward the phosphor screen are located on a rear substrate opposed to the front substrate. The metal back layer has a region which corresponds to the phosphor screen and is divided by gaps g1 in a first direction and gaps g2 in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction such that there are relations g1<g2, and ?g1<?g2, where ?g1 and ?g2 are sheet resistances at the gaps g1 and g2, respectively.

Abstract: An SED is formed by sealing a front-side substrate provided with an image display area having a fluorescent layer on its inside surface, and a back-side substrate provided with a plurality of electron-emitting elements and driving wires for driving the electron-emitting elements, through a rectangular frame-like sidewall. On the outside of the image display area of the front-side substrate, frame-like power supply wiring to apply a high voltage to the image display area through a metal back is formed. In the area of the back-side substrate opposite to the power supply wiring, a bypass member to function as a lightning rod is provided electrically independent of a lower wire.

Abstract: A front substrate, which forms an image display device, includes a metal back layer which is laid over a phosphor screen and is composed of a plurality of divisional electrodes. A first gap is provided between neighboring divisional electrodes in a first region on the front substrate. A second gap, which is greater than the first gap, is provided between neighboring divisional electrodes in a second region which is located at a periphery of the first region. The second region includes, at least at a part thereof, a region having a lower resistance than the first region.

Abstract: A front substrate, which is included in an image display device, has a metal back layer which is laid over a phosphor screen and is composed of a plurality of insular divisional electrodes. The divisional electrode is composed of at least two row segments extending in a row direction X, and column segments which extend in a column direction Y and connect end portions of the row segments.

Abstract: A front substrate of an image display device has a phosphor screen and a metal back layer superposed on the phosphor screen. A plurality of electron emitting elements which emit electrons toward the phosphor screen are located on a rear substrate opposed to the front substrate. The metal back layer has a region which corresponds to the phosphor screen and is divided by gaps g1 in a first direction and gaps g2 in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction such that there are relations g1<g2, and ?g1<?g2, where ?g1 and ?g2 are sheet resistances at the gaps g1 and g2, respectively.

Abstract: An image display system produces a color image by arranging a color shutter capable of time-divisionally switching a plurality of colors to be displayed, in front of a monochrome image display. This image display system comprises: a self-luminous image display part for time-divisionally displaying monochrome images corresponding to three primary colors; and a color display part for time-divisionally coloring and outputting the monochrome images which formed on the side of the light outgoing surface of the self-luminous image display part and which correspond to the three primary colors.

Abstract: A front substrate of an image display device comprises a phosphor screen, a metal back layer lapped on the phosphor screen and having a plurality of divided regions spaced from one another, a common electrode which applies voltage to the metal back layer, and a plurality of connecting resistors which connect the common electrode and the plurality of divided regions of the metal back layer. A plurality of electron emitting elements which emit electrons toward the phosphor screen are arranged on a rear substrate opposed to the front substrate. The common electrode is covered by a coat member having a sheet resistance higher than that of the connecting resistors.

Abstract: At least one substrate, a front substrate or a rear substrate, is opposed to a processing electrode in a vacuum atmosphere, and an electric field is applied between the at least one substrate and the processing electrode, whereby the substrate is electric field-processed. After the electric field processing, the front substrate and the rear substrate kept in the vacuum atmosphere are sealed together to form an envelope.

Abstract: An image display system produces a color image by arranging a color shutter capable of time-divisionally switching a plurality of colors to be displayed, in front of a monochrome image display. This image display system comprises: a self-luminous image display part for time-divisionally displaying monochrome images corresponding to three primary colors; and a color display part for time-divisionally coloring and outputting the monochrome images which formed on the side of the light outgoing surface of the self-luminous image display part and which correspond to the three primary colors.

Abstract: A vacuum envelope of a display apparatus includes a rear plate, a face plate opposing the rear plate, and a side wall interposed between the rear and face plates. A phosphor screen is formed on the inner surface of the face plate. A plurality of electron-emitting elements are provide on the inner surface of the rear plate, to emit electrons to the phosphor screen. A reinforced glass plate is provided, opposing the outer surface of the face plate. A resistive layer is provided between the reinforced glass plate and the face plate. The resistive layer has a sheet resistance of 10 &OHgr;/□ or more and is set at an anode potential.

Abstract: A vacuum envelope of an image display apparatus includes a rear substrate and a front substrate opposed to each other and a sidewall interposed between the rear substrate and the front substrate. An image display surface is formed on an inner surface of the front substrate, and a large number of electron emitting elements that emit electrons toward the image display surface are arranged on an inner surface of the rear substrate. A grid is located between the rear substrate and the front substrate and fixed to the rear substrate. The grid has a thermal expansion coefficient higher than that of the rear substrate.