Abstract: The present invention relates to a color cathode ray tube in which beam landing errors caused by non-uniform thermal expansion of a shadow mask are corrected such that color purity is improved. In one aspect of the present invention, a color cathode ray tube comprises a panel on inner surface of which a phosphor screen is formed; a funnel joined to the panel; an electron gun; a shadow mask mounted to the panel, the shadow mask having a faceplate portion and a peripheral skirt portion bent back from the faceplate portion; and a frame joined to said shadow mask; wherein radius of curvature of at least a corner of the faceplate portion of said shadow mask is not smaller than 50 mm, and gap is provided between a corner of the faceplate portion of said shadow mask and a corresponding corner of said frame.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube includes a shadow mask having a faceplate portion and a skirt portion. The faceplate portion includes an apertured portion. A frame is provided having a supporting portion and a bottom portion that extends by width Da from the short side of the supporting portion. Da satisfies the relation Da<Ha×La/P+Na, where La represents a distance between a center point of the faceplate portion and a short side of the apertured portion, Na represents a distance between the short side of the apertured portion and a short side of the border of the faceplate portion, P represents a distance between the electron beams deflection center and the center point of the faceplate portion, and Ha represents a distance between the short side of the border of the faceplate portion and a short side of a rear end line of the supporting portion.

Abstract: A color cathode ray tube in which beam landing errors caused by non-uniform thermal expansion of a shadow mask are corrected is provided such that color purity is improved. The color cathode ray tube in accordance with the present invention comprises a panel having a phosphor screen formed on an inner surface thereof, a shadow mask having a faceplate portion and a peripheral skirt portion bent back from the faceplate portion and a frame joined to the skirt portion, wherein a height of the skirt portion is less than or equal to 12 mm for substantially the entire skirt portion, and a plurality of holes are perforated at the skirt portion.