Non-circular Aperture Patents (Class 313/403)
  • Patent number: 11578400
    Abstract: The fine metal mask provided in the present disclosure includes at least one mask pattern portion, and at least one protective portion that is disposed on and connected with at least one side edge of the at least one mask pattern portion, wherein a thickness of the at least one protective portion is less than a thickness of the at least one mask pattern portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bin Zhang, Xinxing Wang, Tingting Zhou, Xuefei Sun, Weijie Wang, Haibin Zhu
  • Patent number: 11337333
    Abstract: A cooling unit can be downsized. Air is taken in through an intake port, and heat is discharged from a heat source through an exhaust port. A heat transport unit, forming a part of a cooling fan or is substantially in contact with it, has a first region which has one end facing the heat source and another end having a through hole which air taken in or air to be discharged passes through, and in which air passes through the through hole to perform heat exchange with the air in an inner wall of the through hole. The cooling fan has an intake opening and an exhaust opening. The through hole has an intake through hole and/or an exhaust through hole. Air passes through the intake port, the intake through hole, the intake opening, the exhaust opening, the exhaust through hole, and the exhaust port in this order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Go Naito, Masafumi Kimura
  • Patent number: 10101592
    Abstract: Metrology targets and methods are provided, which provide self-Moiré measurements of unresolved target features, i.e., interaction of electromagnetic fields re-scattered off elements within a single target layer provides signals with Moiré pitches that are measurable, although the actual target pitches are unresolved and possibly device-like. Targets comprise cell(s) with interlaced lines of elements having different device-like pitches which are selected to yield resolved Moiré pitch(es). Different target designs are presented for scatterometry and imaging metrology measurements, as well as for critical dimension, dose and focus, and pitch walk measurements—of device-like targets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corporation
    Inventors: Vladimir Levinski, Yuri Paskover, Daniel Kandel
  • Patent number: 9864209
    Abstract: Metrology targets and methods are provided, which provide self-Moiré measurements of unresolved target features, i.e., interaction of electromagnetic fields re-scattered off elements within a single target layer provides signals with Moiré pitches that are measurable, although the actual target pitches are unresolved and possibly device-like. Targets comprise cell(s) with interlaced lines of elements having different device-like pitches which are selected to yield resolved Moiré pitch(es). Different target designs are presented for scatterometry and imaging metrology measurements, as well as for critical dimension, dose and focus, and pitch walk measurements—of device-like targets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corporation
    Inventors: Vladimir Levinski, Yuri Paskover, Daniel Kandel
  • Patent number: 9450185
    Abstract: A thin-film deposition mask includes a mask body, the mask body having a first surface and a second surface that is an opposite surface of the first surface, the mask body having a plurality of deposition holes therein, and a spacer near the deposition holes, the spacer protruding from the first surface of the mask body in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tae-Wook Kang
  • Publication number: 20110142204
    Abstract: An apparatus for modifying an aspect ratio of an electron beam to form a focal spot having a desired size and aspect ratio on a target anode is disclosed. The apparatus includes an emitter element configured to generate an electron beam having a first aspect ratio shape and an extraction electrode positioned adjacent to the emitter element to extract the electron beam out therefrom, the extraction electrode including an opening therethrough. The apparatus also includes at least one shaping electrode positioned to receive the electron beam after passing through the extraction electrode, the shaping electrode defining a non-circular aperture therein and being configured to provide at least one of shaping and focusing of the electron beam to have a second aspect ratio shape different from the first aspect ratio shape so as to form a focal spot having a desired size and aspect ratio on a target anode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Yun Zou, Peter Andras Zavodszky, Mark E. Vermilyea, Sergio Lemaitre, Mark Alan Frontera
  • Patent number: 7694648
    Abstract: An organic EL display device and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed, wherein an organic luminescence layer is formed at a crossing region of first and second electrodes using a shadow mask on which a plurality of holes are connected by bridges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chang Nam Kim
  • Publication number: 20090251041
    Abstract: An electron beam display, in which light extracting efficiency from phosphor and a bright-portion contrast are improved is provided, has: an electron-emitting device, a metal back, and a phosphor dot which is disposed in opposition to the electron-emitting device through the metal back and emits light responsive to an irradiation with an electron beam emitted from the electron-emitting device; and further has a face plate having a black member which is disposed in opposition to the electron source through the phosphor dot and has an aperture in a region in which the phosphor dot is formed. A region irradiated with the electron beam emitted from the electron-emitting device is not larger than the phosphor dot, a part of the black member is disposed in the region irradiated with the electron beam, and at least a part of the aperture is disposed outside of the region irradiated with the electron beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomoya Onishi
  • Patent number: 7471036
    Abstract: A shadow mask for a cathode ray tube has an effective screen portion having a plurality of beam passage holes arranged in a predetermined pattern, and an inactive portion with no beam passage holes. The length of a beam passage hole at a column adjacent to a division between the effective screen portion and the inactive portion (hereinafter “the beam passage hole length”) in the long-sided direction is set to be smaller than the length of a beam passage hole placed at the short-sided center of the column. The beam passage hole length “a” at columns which are even-numbered from the long-sided center of the effective screen portion is set to satisfy the condition of 1>a/A?0.45, compared to the length A of the beam passage hole placed at the short-sided center of relevant columns. The beam passage hole length “b” at columns which are odd-numbered is set to satisfy the condition of 1>b/B?0.35, compared to the length B of the beam passage hole placed at the short-sided center of relevant columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon-Dong Jeong, Do-Hun Pyun, Chang-Mog Jo, Jae-Kwang Ryu
  • Patent number: 7459840
    Abstract: A shadow mask for a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) which achieves a high brightness and white uniformity by minimizing light emission of incorrect colors, includes: an effective screen portion with a plurality of beam passage holes arranged in a predetermined pattern and a non-holed portion surrounding the effective screen portion with no beam passage holes. The beam passage holes have a large-sized hole portion on a side facing a panel of the CRT and a small-sized hole portion that is smaller than the large-sized hole portion on a side facing an electron gun are selected such.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do-Hun Pyun, Soon-Dong Jeong, Soon-Cheol Shin, Hoo-Deuk Kim, Mun-Seong Kim
  • Patent number: 7329980
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a shadow mask for cathode ray tubes. When the width of a smaller hole part of each of slots formed at the shadow mask is defined as Sw, the horizontal distance between the end of a taper-shaped larger hole part facing the panel side of each of the slots, which is adjacent to the edge part of the shadow mask, and the end of the smaller hole part, which is adjacent to the edge part of the shadow mask, is defined as Ta, and the incident angle at which the electron beam passes through each of the slots is defined as ?, the shadow mask has at least one slot through which the electron beam passes at an incident angle ? of above 47 degrees, and the at least one slot through which the electron beam passes at an incident angle ? of above 47 degrees is configured such that the following inequality is satisfied: 1<Ta/Sw<2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: LG.Philips Displays Korea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Ho Lim, Jin Tae Park, Sang Hyung Kang
  • Publication number: 20070266943
    Abstract: A shadow mask and an evaporation system incorporating the same. The shadow mask comprises at least one opening. The length and the width of the opening range from about 100 ?m to about 200 ?m and from about 25 ?m to about 75 ?m, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hsien-Hsin Yeh, Yao-An Mo
  • Patent number: 7224112
    Abstract: A shadow mask stretched in such a manner that tension is applied in a vertical direction includes a plurality of arrays of apertures in which a first aperture, a second aperture, a third aperture, and bridges between these apertures are aligned in a vertical direction. Assuming that a horizontal line passing through a center in the vertical direction of each bridge is a horizontal center line, and vertical spacings between the horizontal center lines of pairs of bridges that respectively sandwich the first aperture, the second aperture, and the third aperture in the vertical direction are PBa, PBb, and PBc in this order, the relationships: PBb=N1×PBa and PBc=N2×PBa (N1, N2 are natural numbers, 1<N1<N2) are satisfied. Vertical spacings between the horizontal center lines with respect to all the bridges included in two arrays of apertures adjacent in the horizontal direction are substantially constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsushi Kato
  • Patent number: 7170220
    Abstract: In a shadow mask 21, a large number of slots 23 are made in a mask body 22 in the horizontal direction X and in the vertical direction Y. Each slot 23 has a roughly rectangular backside opening 33, a roughly rectangular front-side opening 32, and a through-hole 31 that connects these two openings 33, 32. Of the multiple slots 23 made in the mask body 22, the slots 23 situated at least in those areas of the mask body 22 that are surrounded by a horizontal axis 24 and two diagonal axes 26, 27 that pass through the center point 28 of the mask body 22 have such front-side openings 32 that a pair of the upper and lower short sides 32c, 32d of the rectangular outline of the front-side opening 32 of each slot 23 are inclined, relative to the horizontal axis 24, along the radiate line 61 radiating from the center point 28 of the mask body 22 toward the slot 23.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Hideshima, Hiroki Oka
  • Patent number: 7098583
    Abstract: A slot tension-type shadow mask for the cathode-ray tube (CRT) has slots. Each slot has two openings and a pseudo-bridge between the two opening of the slot. The slots are formed in the X-Y plane that is formed away from the electron gun in the Z-axis. Each pseudo bridge has a pair of protuberances separated by a lacuna. The edges of each protuberance is etched to have various surface profiles in the X, Y, Z directions and/or the shape of the lacuna is also varied to provide effective shielding while overcoming various problems associated with heating and image imperfections appearing on the CRT screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Hideshima, Toshihiro Hatori, Akira Makita
  • Patent number: 7012356
    Abstract: The present invention provides A color cathode ray tube comprising: a panel having a flat outer surface and an inner surface that has a predetermined curvature; and a shadow mask, wherein B2 P2 ? B3 P3 where B1 is a length of a bridge as a distance between holes in a vertical direction at a center portion of the shadow mask; B2 is a length of a bridge as a distance between holes in a vertical direction at four corner portions of the shadow mask; B3 is a length of a bridge as a distance between holes at edge portions of the shadow mask in a direction of a long axis thereof; P1 is a vertical pitch of the holes at the center portion of the shadow mask; P2 is a vertical pitch of the holes at the four corner portions of the shadow mask; and P3 is a vertical pitch of the holes at the edge portions of the shadow mask in a direction of a long axis thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: LG. Philips Displays Korea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Tae Park, Je Yun Bae
  • Patent number: 6998765
    Abstract: Disclosed is a color cathode ray tube which can effectively improve impact resistance by setting a ratio of a curvature coefficient (a/b) of the shadow mask for a long axis to be in a range of about 100,000–135,000, and by setting a ratio of a curvature coefficient (c/d) of the shadow mask for a short axis to be in a range of about 60,000–360,000. Also, in defining ratios between a curvature radius of a center portion of the shadow mask and curvature radiuses along a horizontal direction, a vertical direction, and a diagonal direction, the curvature radius decreases towards the peripheral portions of the shadow mask, thereby improving impact resistance and drop characteristics and thus effectively preventing color purity from being degraded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: LG.Philips Display Korea Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong-Kun Kim
  • Patent number: 6987350
    Abstract: An inner shield for a cathode ray tube includes a screen opening and an electron gun opening through which electron beams pass, and a main body including a pair of long sections and a pair of short sections interconnected to form the screen opening and the electron gun opening. A cathode ray tube includes the inner shield. Each of the short sections includes a cutaway section having a pair of first cutaway sections formed starting from the electron gun opening and extending at a predetermined angle for a predetermined distance toward the screen opening, and a second cutaway section formed starting from where the first cutaway sections end and extending inwardly toward the screen opening, the second cutaway section being formed to extend past imaginary lines formed from where the first cutaway sections end to a furthermost inward point of the second cutaway section, that is, the point of the second cutaway section closest to the screen opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Heon Kim, Eung-Suk Lee
  • Patent number: 6972515
    Abstract: In a flat type color cathode ray tube, in using of a tint or a dark tint panel capable of improving contrast characteristics of a screen and reducing production processes, namely, having the conventional coating process reduction advantage, by optimizing a horizontal pitch and a transmissivity of a shadow mask and a transmissivity of a screen in order to solve a brightness balance deterioration problem at the circumference portion of the screen due to a glass transmissivity difference, it is possible to maintain inner impact resistance and howling characteristics of the shadow mask, in addition, by improving a circumference portion transmissivity of the shadow mask and a screen transmissivity, it is possible to improve a brightness balance at the circumference portion and a quality of the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: LG. Philips Displays Korea Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hoon Jeong
  • Patent number: 6954026
    Abstract: Each of a plurality of arrays of apertures of a shadow mask has a vertically long aperture, a vertically short aperture and a bridge between these apertures. In each of the arrays of apertures, one long aperture and one or more short apertures are arranged alternately, and a horizontal maximum width HSmax of the short aperture is larger than a horizontal basic width HL of the long aperture. This makes it possible to provide a color cathode ray tube having an improved brightness without causing moiré fringes, color displacement, breaking of the shadow mask or variation in color purity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideaki Etou
  • Patent number: 6946783
    Abstract: Shadow mask, flat display fabricated by using the same, and method for fabricating the flat display, the shadow mask including a substrate, a plurality of via holes formed in the substrate on a plurality of rows, inclusive of first via holes on odd numbered rows, and second via holes on even numbered rows, wherein the first via holes are arranged to straddle the second via holes, and bridges formed between the first via holes, and between the second via holes, thereby improving an aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Chang Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 6922010
    Abstract: The present invention provides a shadow mask having an improved resistance to an impact such as vibration or dropping so as to keep a constant quality of a color cathode-ray tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayasu Komatsu, Hirofumi Hideshima, Akira Makita, Yutaka Matsumoto, Takuya Ogio
  • Patent number: 6917150
    Abstract: A subject of the present invention is to provide for a shadow mask material for a color picture tube with excellent tensile strength and excellent high temperature creep strength, a shadow mask made of the shadow mask material and a color picture tube with the shadow mask. Material for a shadow mask is made from low carbon steel containing manganese of equal or more than 0.60 wt % and aluminum of 0.002 to 0.12 wt %. A shadow mask is made of the material and the shadow mask is installed in a picture image tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Aoki, Toshiyuki Ueda, Naomi Yabuta, Masahiro Fukumoto, Jun Agari
  • Patent number: 6917149
    Abstract: A tension mask for a color cathode-ray tube includes a plurality of strips separated by a predetermined distance and connected by real bridges. The strips define slots, through which an electron beam passes, together with the real bridges. The slots are formed such that the width of middle portions of the slots is narrower than the width of upper and lower portions of the slots in order to compensate for contraction of the strips arising when tension is applied to the strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Samsung SDI, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Jeon, Jong-Han Rhee, Kun-Moo Lee
  • Patent number: 6906454
    Abstract: A shadow mask includes an aperture area having a plurality of apertures through which electron beams pass; a non-aperture area extending a from a circumference of the aperture area; and a skirt formed extending from an outer circumference of the non-aperture area at a predetermined angle, wherein the front surface of the aperture area is formed satisfying the following conditions, 100%<RMV?/RMV<110% 120%<RMS/RMV?<150% where RMV is a vertical radius of curvature of the front surface of the aperture area with respect to a vertical direction passing through a center of the aperture area, RMS is a vertical radius of curvature with respect to a short side of the aperture area, and RMV? is a vertical radius of curvature of the front surface of the aperture area with respect to the vertical direction at a location on a horizontal axis passing through the center of the aperture area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung-Seok Oh, Dong-Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 6879092
    Abstract: A structure of a slot feature for a shadow mask in which, on the assumption that the width at the point of ½ in a vertical direction in the feature of slots of the shadow mask is ‘Sw’, horizontal distances from a virtual vertical line passing an apex of a concave portion of a slot at a marginal portion to a protrusion portion formed at both upper and lower sides on the basis of the width Sw line are ‘M’ and ‘N’, and angles inclined in the direction of the protrusion portion from the virtual straight line passing the apex of the curved protrusion portion formed at the opposite side of the concave portion are ‘P’ and ‘Q’, there are at least one and more mask slot satisfying a formula of M>0, N>0, P>0°, Q>0°. The shape of electron beams by positions on the screen are identical to each other, and the shape of electron beam at the left and right sides of marginal portion can be maintained in a straight line in the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: LG. Philips Displays Korea Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gi Hoon Tho
  • Publication number: 20040263046
    Abstract: A cathode ray tube comprising a panel of which an outer surface is substantially flat and an inner surface has a certain curvature, and a shadow mask arranged with a certain interval from an inner surface of the panel and having a plurality of apertures through which electron beams pass, wherein the shadow mask satisfied a condition of 0.9≦ZmD/(ZmX+ZmY)≦1.1, in which an arbitrary point on a diagonal axis of the shadow mask is supposed to be Dr, points on a long axis and a short axis meeting with perpendiculars drawn to the long axis and the short axis from the point Dr are respectively supposed to be Xr and Yr, and intervals between the respective points Xr, Yr, and Dr and the shadow mask in a tube axis direction are respectively supposed to be ZmX, ZmY, and ZmD. In the cathode ray tube, a structural strength of the shadow mask is enhanced thus to increase an impact resistance of the shadow mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventor: Hoon Jeong
  • Patent number: 6836061
    Abstract: A shadow mask for a color cathode-ray tube including a first portion on which a plurality of electron beam through holes are formed; and a second portion on which no electron beam through holes are formed, the second portion surrounding the first surface portion, wherein each of the plurality of electron beam through holes includes an electron beam exit hole, each of the electron beam exit holes of electron beam through holes formed at a periphery of the fist portion near the second portion having a first length Dh in a direction facing away from the center of the shadow mask that is greater than a second length Dv perpendicular to the direction facing away from the center of the shadow mask. Therefore, a vibration generated on the shadow mask is attenuated within an elastic range of shadow mask, and thereby the shadow mask is able to endure an external shock and a permanent distortion to the shadow mask can be prevented to ensure color purity of the color cathode-ray tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: LG. Philips Displays Korea Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sun-Hun Kim
  • Publication number: 20040256970
    Abstract: A shadow mask is composed of a main mask and a sub-mask lapped on each other. Each smaller hole that opens in the main mask has a diameter gradually reduced toward each larger hole, and each smaller hole that opens in the sub-mask has a substantially fixed diameter or a diameter gradually increased toward each larger hole. In this configuration, no part of the smaller-hole-side surface of the sub-mask is hit by an electron beam, so that the electron beam is reflected by a sidewall surface of the main mask only. Thus, a satisfactory screen can be obtained without causing undesired distinctions in brightness or belt-shaped boundaries to appear on the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Tohru Takahashi, Takuya Mashimo, Hiroyuki Oda, Takeshi Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20040239230
    Abstract: A cathode ray tube comprising a panel having an outer surface which is substantially flat and an inner surface which has a radius of curvature, and a shadow mask having a plurality of apertures through which electron beams pass, wherein a ratio Sh/Sv of a horizontal dimension Sh of the aperture to a vertical dimension Sv of the aperture satisfies a condition of Sh/Sv<1 at a central portion of the shadow mask, and thereby improving strength of the shadow mask. Thusly, deformation of the shadow mask caused by an external impact or the like can be minimized, and a grade of color purity of a screen can be maintained optimally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventor: Sung-Hun Kim
  • Patent number: 6825599
    Abstract: Disclosed is a CRT(Cathode Ray Tube), in which lengths of vertical axes(Y-axes) of outermost row slots of a long side of a shadow mask, slots adjacent to the outermost row slots in a central direction of the shadow mask and slots adjacent to the adjacent slots in a central direction of the shadow mask are maintained in the range of 70%˜110% of a length of a vertical axis (Y-axis) of a perfect slot, thereby providing a visually stable screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Min-Ho Lim
  • Patent number: 6825600
    Abstract: A color selection apparatus for a cathode ray tube. A mask is formed having a long axis and a short axis. A frame supports the mask in one of a long axis direction and a short axis direction. The mask has a plurality of strips separated by a predetermined distance. A plurality of first beam apertures are formed as single long slits between the strips in a center portion of the mask. A plurality of second beam apertures are formed on outer portions of the mask to both sides of the center portion of the mask. The second beam apertures are divided into a plurality of individual units within a single column by real bridges and at least one dummy bridge for each individual second beam aperture unit. The at least on dummy bridge extends inwardly from the strips but does not cross completely through the individual second beam aperture unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon-Cheol Shin, Jong-Han Rhee, Sang-Ho Jeon, Jun-Jong Lee, Hyang-Jin Koh
  • Publication number: 20040217682
    Abstract: A mask structure for use in a color CRT includes a color-separating mask made of a thin metal plate having a row of slits formed therein with a predetermined pitch, and a mask frame holding the color-separating mask while applying tension perpendicular to a direction in which the slits are arranged to the color-separating mask. The color-separating mask has a first hole-bearing area including all of the slits of the row except two outermost slits of the row, and two second hole-bearing areas each of which includes one of the outermost slits. The thin metal plate has projections formed therein for each of the outermost slits, the projections protruding to an opening of corresponding one of the outermost slits. The opening area of the outermost slits of the second hole bearing areas is smaller than the opening area of the slits of the first hole bearing area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Hisanobu Tokunaga, Kiyoshi Aoki
  • Publication number: 20040217683
    Abstract: In a mask assembly for a color cathode ray tube, the color selection mask has the form of a thin metal plate with relatively long vertical slits alternating with vertical columns of relatively short slots, at least in the central screen area. The metal strips bounding a column of slots are joined by real bridges, which define the slots. Dummy bridges project from the metal strips into the slits, to reduce the electron beam flux transmitted through the slits to approximately the same level as the electron beam flux transmitted through the columns of slots, thereby preventing brightness irregularities on the screen. The alternate arrangement of slits and columns of slots also reduces vibration and prevents doming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Hirohisa Nishino, Haruo Watanuki
  • Patent number: 6806632
    Abstract: Shadow mask in a color cathode ray tube, including a plurality of slots for passing electron beams, and an open type bridge having a portion removed therefrom and dividing into slots in a vertical direction, wherein a difference ‘Ti’ of horizontal distances of an electron beam inlet edge and an electron beam outlet edge of the open type bridge formed near to vertical center line ‘l’ of the shadow mask is equal to, or greater than a difference ‘To’ of horizontal distances of an electron beam inlet edge and an electron beam outlet edge of the open type bridge formed far from a vertical center line ‘l’ of the shadow mask, thereby enhancing a luminance while open type bridges having an advantage over doming are maintained, and quality deterioration caused by view of bridge shadows coming from lengthened slots with a reduced number of bridges can be overcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Hun Kim, Sung Yeon Kim
  • Publication number: 20040201344
    Abstract: A color cathode ray tube has stress-absorbing hole patterns in skirt portions of its color selection electrode. Each of the stress-absorbing hole patterns is composed of a plurality of columns of rectangular through holes, and the columns are arranged in a lengthwise direction of the skirt portions. Each of the plurality of columns of rectangular through holes is composed of rectangular through holes arranged in a widthwise direction of the skirt portions. The relationships in shape of the rectangular through holes among outermost columns, columns next to the outermost columns, and remaining columns is optimized in the stress-absorbing hole patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Mitsuru Watanabe, Satoshi Muto
  • Patent number: 6803714
    Abstract: A mask assembly for a color cathode ray tube, has an amount of tension applied to a shadow mask thereof reduced by preventing a main frame for applying tension in the shadow mask from deformation due to creeping during a high temperature process, by regulating the ratios of thickness, width, and height of the main frame to the thickness of the shadow mask. The color cathode ray tube comprises a frame composed of a main frame welded to the shadow mask for supporting the shadow mask toward the panel and a sub-frame supporting said main frame, wherein relations T/t≧45, W/t≧270, and H/t≧270 are satisfied, where t is a thickness of the shadow mask, T is the thickness of part where a main frame is welded to a shadow mask, W is a width of part attached to a sub-frame of a frame, and H is a length of main frame from said shadow mask to the sub-frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: LG Philips Displays Korea Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: In Hyuk Hwang
  • Patent number: 6803710
    Abstract: A shadow mask with a slot having a substantially rectangular shape and a curved slot. The rectangular slot is composed of a back side opening formed on an electron beam incident side, a front side opening having a large area to allow the electron beam to pass, and a side wall sections inclining between the back side opening and the front side opening. The curved slot is composed of a back side opening (11) formed on the electron beam incident side and curved such that both longitudinal end portions are apart from an axis of ordinate passing a central portion of the shadow mask, a front side opening (2) formed having a large area to allow the electron beam to pass and side wall section (3 - - - 6) inclining between the back side opening and the front side opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ikegami, Toshihiro Hatori
  • Patent number: 6803711
    Abstract: A mask for a color cathode ray tube (CRT) and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. This mask includes a plurality of strips isolated from each other at predetermined intervals in parallel, and a plurality of bridges for forming slots through which electron beams pass by connecting adjacent strips to each other. In this mask, each of the bridges between adjacent strips has a first curved portion formed on the side from which electron beams come out, and a second curved portion formed on the side upon which electron beams are incident. The first curved portion has a first width in the direction perpendicular to the length direction of the strips, and extends in the length direction of the strips. The second curved portion has a second width that is smaller than the first width in the length direction of the adjacent strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-bin Im, Deok-hyeon Choe
  • Publication number: 20040189178
    Abstract: A strip-type mask assembly includes a strip-type mask having slits and strips. The strip-type mask further has perforations aligned with at least one of the slits and is disposed in at least one of regions between the extreme ends of the slits and the weld lines. The distance between the perforation and the extreme end of the slit is less than or equal to 2 mm. The dimensions and the positions of the perforations, and the number of the perforations aligned with one slit are determined so as to reduce the difference among the widths of the slits resulting from the local variation of the distribution of the tension on the slits or the difference among the lengths of the slits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Hisakazu Yamane, Haruo Watanuki
  • Publication number: 20040183424
    Abstract: A shadow mask has a main mask and an auxiliary mask overlapped on the main mask. Electron beam passage apertures formed in the main mask and the auxiliary mask are arranged at given pitches in the direction of a major axis. Each electron beam passage aperture of the auxiliary mask is a communicating hole, which is formed of a smaller hole in that surface of the auxiliary mask which is in contact with the main mask and a larger hole opening in the opposite surface of the auxiliary mask. The smaller and larger holes of each electron beam passage aperture of the auxiliary mask have their respective central axes extending coaxially with each other and substantially at right angles to the surface of the auxiliary mask in the direction of the major axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Takuya Mashimo, Tohru Takahashi, Hiroyuki Oda, Takeshi Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20040160158
    Abstract: A shadow mask is arranged to face a phosphor screen formed on an inner surface of a panel. A plurality of aperture columns are formed in parallel in the shadow mask. Each aperture column includes a plurality of apertures arranged in line at a predetermined interval. On both sides of each aperture column on the surface of the shadow mask facing the electron gun, stripe-shaped dielectric layers for acting on electron beams toward the apertures are formed respectively, and extend in substantial parallel with the aperture columns. The shadow mask is manufactured in such a manner that stripe-shaped insulating material layers are formed on the surface of a mask base material facing the electron gun, the mask base material is thereafter shaped into a predetermined shape, and the insulating material layers on the shaped mask are sintered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Tohru Takahashi, Masatsugu Inoue, Kumio Fukuda, Masaru Nikaido, Hitoshi Shiozawa, Akiyoshi Nakamura, Satoshi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 6768251
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a deflection yoke. According to the invention, in particular, anti-release means is provided in upper hook pieces formed in sides of a rear cover thereby preventing a printed circuit board from easy separation from the rear cover in fixing therebetween so that the assembling ability and productivity can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Byoung Jin Park
  • Patent number: 6762545
    Abstract: A tension mask for a color cathode-ray tube, a method for manufacturing the tension mask, and an exposure mask for use in the manufacture of the tension mask are provided. The tension mask is manufactured by depositing photosensitive layers over the top and bottom surfaces of a steel foil. An upper exposure mask with a pattern including a series of parallel upper light transmission portions arranged in lines is aligned over the top surface of the steel foil, and a lower exposure mask with a pattern is aligned over the bottom surface of the steel foil. Here, the pattern of the lower exposure mask includes a series of parallel lower light transmission portions arranged in lines, a plurality of first light shielding portions intersecting adjacent lower light transmission portions among the series of the parallel lower light transmission portions, and a plurality of second light shielding portions partially extending between the edges of the adjacent lower light transmission portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Deok-Hyeon Choe, Jong-Han Rhee, Sang-Ho Jeon, Young-Bin Im
  • Patent number: 6734612
    Abstract: A tension mask assembly for a flat cathode ray tube includes a tension mask having a plurality of strips separated from one another by a predetermined gap, real bridges connecting adjacent strips to thus define slots through which electron beams pass, and first and second dummy bridges extending from adjacent strips toward each slot therebetween, the tension mask being installed such that its top surface faces a panel forming a screen and it is separated from the panel by a predetermined gap, a plurality of supporting members disposed at opposite sides of the tension mask to support the tension mask, and a plurality of rigid members secured to opposite ends of the supporting members to apply tension to the tension mask. A first etching boundary formed at an end of the first dummy bridge near to the center of the tension mask is lower with respect to the screen than a second etching boundary formed at an end of the second dummy bridge near to the periphery of the tension mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Bin Im, Nozomu Arimoto, Do-Hun Pyun
  • Patent number: 6724137
    Abstract: A tension mask frame assembly for a color cathode ray tube, includes: a tension mask having a plurality of strips on which slots are formed, the slots being separated by a predetermined distance from each other on a thin plate; real bridges for partitioning slots at a predetermined pitch interval by connecting adjacent ones of a plurality of strips to each other; and a frame which supports the corresponding edges of the tension mask; whereby the vertical pitch of the real bridges becomes smaller, such as in a stepwise relation, in a direction from the center portion of the tension mask to the peripheral portion of the tension mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon-Cheol Shin, Chan-Yong Kim, Sang-Shin Choi, Sang-Ho Jeon
  • Patent number: 6720719
    Abstract: A color cathode-ray tube having an evacuated envelope with an electron gun therein for generating at least one electron beam is disclosed. The envelope further includes a faceplate panel having a luminescent screen with phosphor lines on an interior surface thereof. A tensioned focus mask, having a plurality of spaced-apart strands, is located adjacent to an effective picture area of the screen. The spacing between the strands defines a plurality of slots substantially parallel to the phosphor lines on the screen. Each of the strands has a substantially continuous insulating material layer formed on a screen-facing side thereof. A plurality of cross-wires are oriented substantially perpendicular to the plurality of strands and are bonded thereto by the insulating material layer. The plurality of cross-wires are bonded to busbars (located at opposite ends of the focus mask) with a resistive coating that has adhesive properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing S. A.
    Inventors: Donald Walter Bartch, David Paul Ciampa, Samuel Paul Benigni
  • Patent number: 6717342
    Abstract: Shadow mask in a color CRT including an electron reflective film formed, starting from a surface of the shadow mask, down to an inside surface of each of holes, or an electron reflective film formed on a surface of the shadow mask facing an electron gun, or on the surface of the shadow mask and an inside tapered surfaces of holes of the shadow mask and another electron reflective film formed on a surface of the electron reflective film formed on the shadow mask facing an electron gun, thereby reducing thermal deformation of the shadow mask, with a consequential reduction of doming, that prevents mislanding of the electron beams, color dispersion of the color CRT, to improve a color purity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yeoung Ku Kim, Sang Mun Kim, Yoon Lae Cho
  • Patent number: 6710527
    Abstract: Due to a slit formed in the dead space, a cathode ray tube capable of preventing incorrect hitting of color electron beams caused by the local doming phenomenon from occurring and thus preventing displacement of colors, unevenness in colors, and deterioration of luminance from occurring is provided. The cathode ray tube comprises a shadow mask having an effective area where lines of apertures for passing electron beams are arranged and a dead space formed on both outer sides of the effective area. In the dead space, a slit extending along the lines of the apertures is formed. Accordingly, the thermal expansion of the dead space caused by a temperature increase can be reduced, and the stress applied to the aperture line of the effective area adjacent to the dead space can be suppressed. As a result, the local doming phenomenon can be prevented from occurring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Yoshikazu Demi
  • Patent number: 6710530
    Abstract: A cathode ray tube includes a panel with an inner phosphor screen, and a funnel sealed to the panel while facing the phosphor screen. The funnel is externally mounted with a deflection yoke. A neck is sealed to the rear of the funnel while mounting an electron gun to emit electron beams therein. A shadow mask is placed within the panel. The shadow mask has a hole-formation portion with a plurality of beam-guide holes, a non-holed portion externally surrounding the hole-formation portion while being shaped with a rectangular frame, and a skirt bent from the outer periphery of the non-holed portion to the rear of the panel. The skirt has a basic etching portion half-etched at a predetermined roughness. The components of the shadow mask are integrated into one body. A welding portion is formed at the bottom of the skirt with a plurality of welding points. A mask frame is internally suspension-fitted to the panel while being welded to the skirt to support the shadow mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Jong Lee, Kyou-Bong Lee, Jong-Han Rhee, Sang-Ho Jeon