Abstract: A mask frame assembly may be constructed with a supporting bar and a plurality of stick-type split masks installed on a frame while crossing each other. The supporting bar and the split masks are fixed to each other by being welded to each other at points where the supporting bar and the plurality of split masks cross, and a partial cutting portion is formed around each of the welding points by cutting portions of the split masks. By using the supporting bar, the split masks are prevented from drooping, and adhesion between the split masks and a substrate is enhanced.

Abstract: A multiple split ring clamp for securing a printed circuit board on a cathode ray tube, in which the clamp first split ring has overlapping jaws and teeth on each end of the jaws, wherein the jaws and teeth are adapted to engage and hold the clamp on the cathode ray tube, and wherein the clamp has a second ring and stand-off which is adapted for removably securing a printed circuit board on but spaced apart from the first ring and cathode ray tube. The first split ring may be connected to but independent from the second ring and standoff so that movement of the clamp will not affect the position of the stand-off.

Abstract: A shadow mask structure is held on a panel via a support member in which a base member and a spring member are connected to each other in a substantially V-shape. The spring member includes a connecting portion connected to the base member, an engagement portion having an engagement hole in which a stud pin is fitted, and an elastic portion between the connecting portion and the engagement portion, tilted with respect to the base member and mainly having a spring function. Assuming that a width of an end of the elastic portion on the connecting portion side is A, a width of an end of the elastic portion on the engagement portion side is B, a width of a narrowest part of the elastic portion in a region including both the ends is C, and a minimum value of an effective width of the elastic portion in the region including both the ends is C?, relationships: A>C and B>C, and 0.40<C?/A<0.55 are satisfied.

Abstract: A clamp for securing a printed circuit board on a cathode ray tube, in which the clamp has a split ring with overlapping jaws and teeth on each end of the jaws, wherein the jaws and teeth are adapted to engage and hold the clamp on the cathode ray tube, and wherein the clamp has an stand-off which is adapted for removably securing a printed circuit board on but spaced apart from the cathode ray tube. The split ring may be connected to but independent from the standoff so that movement of the clamp will not affect the position of the stand-off.

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 tension mask frame assembly for a color CRT includes a pair of first and second support members separated a predetermined distance from each other, first and second elastic members installed at end portions of the first and second support members to support the first and second support members, a tension mask installed at the first and second support members such that a tensile force is applied to the first and second support member and having a plurality of electronic beam passing holes formed therein, and a compensation portion installed at the end portions of the first and second support members to make the tensile force applied to the tension mask after heat treatment distributed such that tension at a central portion is greater than that at a surrounding portion.

Abstract: A first frame includes a bottom portion, an inclined portion, a joint portion and a lateral portion for supporting a shadow mask. Between the lateral portion and the joint portion, a space is provided except where the lateral portion and the joint portion are welded. The joint portion is inclined with respect to the lateral portion such that the space enlarges with an increase in the distance from an edge of the lateral portion on the side of supporting the shadow mask. With this configuration, foreign substances can be removed from between the lateral portion and the joint portion in the process of cleaning the first frame, making it possible to both suppress the deterioration of high-voltage withstand capabilities of a color cathode ray tube and prevent the poor welding of the first frame.

Abstract: A tension mask frame assembly for a color cathode ray tube (CRT) includes a frame and a tension mask installed to apply tension to the support members, and wherein a plurality of electron beam passing holes are formed. The frame includes; a pair of first and second support members separated by a predetermined distance; first and second elastic members installed between the first and second support members, and supporting the first and second support members; and first, second, third, and fourth holder units installed on the first and second support members and the first and second elastic members, and respectively including first, second, third, and fourth holders and first, second, third, and fourth springs fixed to the first, second, third, and fourth holders. The thermal expansion coefficient of the material forming the third and fourth holders is no more than that of the material forming the first and second elastic members.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube comprises a panel having a fluorescent formed on an inner surface thereof; a funnel fastened to the panel; an electron gun housed in the funnel, emitting electron beams; a shadow mask for selecting colors of the electron beams; a mask frame for supporting the shadow mask; and a mask spring for coupling the mask frame to the panel, wherein the mask spring is comprised of an fastening portion welded to the mask frame, a attaching portion attached to the panel, and a connecting portion for connecting the fastening portion with the attaching portion, and elongated embossments are formed on a bending portion formed between the fastening portion and the connecting portion.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube includes a color selection apparatus mounted between a phosphor screen and an electron gun, and support members for supporting the color selection apparatus. Each of the support members is formed by a spring including a fixed section secured to the color selection apparatus, a locking section connected to the cathode ray tube, and a center section formed between these elements. The fixed section and the center section are separated by and bent at a first folding trace, and the center section and the locking section are separated by and bent at a second folding trace. Also, if a direction along a width of the springs is X, the first folding trace has an angle ?1 with a straight line drawn on the fixed section along direction X, and the second folding trace has an angle ?2 with a straight line drawn on the center section along direction X, the angle ?2 is greater than the angle ?1.

Abstract: A holder for a cathode ray tube includes a stud engaging portion having an engaging hole in order to be engaged to a stud pin mounted inside a panel, a frame engaging portion engaged to a mask frame which supports a shadow mask, and a connecting portion for connecting the stud engaging portion and the frame engaging portion. Lower end surfaces of a pair of holders are arranged facing toward each other so that the lower end surfaces of the connecting portion are in substantial contact with each other.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube includes an electron gun for emitting at least one electron beam; a mask frame include a mask having a plurality of holes or slits for allowing the electron beam to be transmitted therethrough and a frame to which the mask is attached; and a panel including a phosphor layer to be scanned by the at least one electron beam transmitted through the plurality of holes or slits of the mask. The panel includes a plurality of stud pins for supporting the frame. The frame includes a plurality of elastic supports engaged with the plurality of stud pins. At least one of the plurality of elastic supports includes an engagement portion having an engaging hole which is engaged with one of the plurality of the stud pins and an elastic portion in contact with the one stud pin. Mask frame vibration causes the elastic portion to rub against a respective stud pin so as to generate a frictional force for attenuating the vibration of the mask frame.

Abstract: A color CRT includes a panel having a fluorescent film formed on an inner surface, a tension mask frame assembly installed in the panel and including a frame including a pair of first and second support members separated a predetermined distance from each other, and first and second elastic members installed between the first and second support members to support the first and second support members and having support portions fixed at the first and second support members and a connection portion to connect the support portions, a mask having electron beam passing holes formed therein and installed such that a tension is applied to the first and second support members, and a correction unit installed at the first and second support members or support portions between the connection portion and the mask, to correct a mis-landing of an electron beam due to thermal expansion of the mask and the frame.

Abstract: Anti-howling device in a cathode ray tube including anti-howling means having contact members each in contact with a shadow mask for receiving, and dispersing a vibration, and connecting members for connecting adjacent contact members, and fixing means for actually bringing the contact members in the anti-howling means into contact with the shadow mask, wherein the contact members receive the vibration of the shadow mask, to disperse the vibration by impact and friction between the contact members and the shadow mask.

Abstract: Color cathode-ray tube comprising a color selection mask (8) placed on a metal frame (19), the said frame comprising, on at least two opposite sides, means of damping vibrations of the mask, of the type comprising two masses (51) connected to the surface of the frame by a connection having a mechanical clearance between the facing surfaces of the mask and of the frame.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube comprises a panel; a funnel engaged to the panel for forming a vacuous space; and a shadow mask supported in the cathode ray tube by being fixed to a mask frame and including an effective surface having a plurality of electron beam passing holes at a center thereof, an ineffective surface formed at a periphery of the effective surface and not having the electron beam passing holes and a skirt portion extended from the ineffective surface towards a vertical direction thereof and welded to the mask frame. In the cathode ray tube, a slot of a predetermined size is formed between welding points by which the skirt portion is welded to the mask frame, and a height of the slot from an end of the skirt portion is higher than a height of the welding points, thereby reducing a doming effect of the shadow mask, reducing a mis-landing which the electron beam does not land to a precise landing point, and thus preventing a color purity of a screen from being deteriorated.

Abstract: A color selection apparatus for a cathode ray tube. A mask frame having a pair of supporting members is disposed in parallel and spaced away from each other. A pair of elastic members is disposed between and coupled to the supporting members. A tensioned mask is coupled to the supporting members and is provided with a plurality of beam-passing apertures. A spring assembly includes a hook having a frame fixing part fixed on the mask frame and a spring fixing part and a spring fixed to the spring fixing part. The hook has a cut-away portion defined by cutting a portion of the frame fixing part. The cut-away portion forms a welding portion for welding the hook to the mask frame.

Abstract: A color picture tube includes: a glass panel having a substantially rectangular-frame skirt; a rectangular frame holding a shadow mask; and a support spring elastically supporting the frame inside the skirt and fixed to a first position at inside surface of a long side of the skirt and to a second position at the facing outside surface of the frame. The first and second positions are away in horizontal axis direction perpendicular to tube axis and substantially parallel to the long side. The second position is more away from vertical axis perpendicular to tube axis and horizontal axis than the first position. Materials for the support spring and frame are selected so that, in horizontal axis direction, thermal expansion amount of the support spring between the first and second positions is substantially same as that of the frame between the second position and vertical axis when the tube is operated.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved support blade structure for use on a tension mask frame assembly. The support blade structure is formed of a material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion and includes fastening portions and an insert member connected at a generally central location to the support blade structure. The insert member is formed of a material having a second coefficient of thermal expansion and has a plurality of apertures extending in a row along its length. The aperatures are dimensioned to be larger than the fastening portions passing therethrough to loosely connect the insert member to the support blade structure. This allows the insert member to be connected at the center while it's end are free to slide relative to the support blade structure during thermal cycling.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube having a panel with a fluorescent film made of a fluorescent material coated at the inner surface thereof; a cathode mounted in the panel and generating an electron beam; an electron beam controller for controlling and deflecting the electron beam in order to hit the fluorescent film; and a back glass attached to the panel and sealed in a state that the cathode and the electron beam controller are mounted therein, in which a ratio of a minimum thickness of a panel glass to a minimum thickness of a skirt portion of the panel is below 1.0. The full depth of the cathode ray tube is reduced and the weight of the cathode ray tube is minimized by controlling the thickness of the panel glass, the skirt portion of the panel glass and the back glass. In addition, the atmospheric pressure applied to the panel glass and the back glass is uniformly distributed to the panel glass, the back glass and the skirt portion, thereby performing a deformation.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube comprises a panel having a fluorescent formed on an inner surface thereof; a funnel fastened to the panel; an electron gun housed in the funnel, emitting electron beams; a shadow mask for selecting colors of the electron beams; a mask frame for supporting the shadow mask; and a mask spring for coupling the mask frame to the panel, wherein the mask spring is comprised of an fastening portion welded to the mask frame, a attaching portion attached to the panel, and a connecting portion for connecting the fastening portion with the attaching portion, and elongated embossments are formed on a bending portion formed between the fastening portion and the connecting portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a color cathode-ray tube, a method for manufacturing thereof, a color selection mechanism, and a flame for the color selection mechanism, in order to improve the temperature drift of the beam landing. According to the present invention, the color selection mechanism having the flame formed of a pair of supporting members and a pair of elasticity providing members in which a color selection mask is provided with tension between the pair of supporting members is provided. Also, as the flame, such as a flame in which the pair of elasticity providing members is made of a flat plate and a surface of the plates is opposed to each other, a flame in which the pair of supporting members with approximately L-shaped cross section is inclined and disposed, or a flame in which both of the elasticity providing members and the supporting members are combined can be employed.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube is provided which includes a panel having a fluorescent surface formed on an inside surface thereof, a tension type shadow mask fitted to the panel with a gap formed therebetween, and a frame. The frame includes two main frames fixed to the tension type shadow mask under tension, and two subframes fixed respectively to ends of the two main frames. A distance between the two main frames between a center part or portion of the main frame and an edge part or portion. To assemble the frame assembly and the shadow mask, the main frames are compressed, the tension type shadow mask is welded thereto, and the compression applied to the main frames is then released. The invention improves a howling characteristic by reducing a vibratory length of the shadow mask and increasing a natural frequency of the center part or portion of the shadow mask.

Abstract: Colour cathode-ray tube comprising a colour selection mask tensioned in at least one direction inside a metal frame, the said frame comprising on at least two opposed sides means for damping vibrations of the mask of the type comprising a central part joined to the surface of the frame and two wings extending on each side of the central part and coming into contact with the mask.

Abstract: A tension mask cathode ray tube has a vacuum tube and an inner shield mounted within the vacuum tube to shield the vacuum tube from geomagnetism. A value Br/Hc of the inner shield where Br indicates a residual magnetic flux density and Hc indicates a coercive force is established to be 1.0-2.0 times more than a value Br/Hc of the mask frame. In this structure, the route of electron beams is established to be more precise. Consequently, the purity characteristic and the convergence characteristic are improved while forming a precise raster. In this way, the display screen quality can be enhanced.

Abstract: A display arrangement includes a cathode ray tube, inside which tube a mask with at least one curved outer edge is located. The mask is at least partly attached by at least part of the curved edge to the tube by means of at least a diaphragm arrangement. The diaphragm arrangement includes at least one diaphragm part in the form of an elongated folded sheet including a straight fold, said sheet extending from the straight fold to a curved fold and from the curved fold to a curved part of the sheet for attaching to the curved mask edge. Preferably, the straight fold has a varying folding angle and the curved fold follows a curve which enables the transition from the straight fold to the curved fold to provide a folded sheet which is free from inherent mechanical stress.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube includes an evacuated envelope having a substantially rectangular faceplate panel with two diagonal axes that extend between the opposing corners of the panel. The panel includes a mask-frame assembly having a frame with two opposing long sides and two opposing short sides forming a continuous mask support frame. The frame is mounted within the tube by brackets located near the corners of the frame. Each bracket is adjustably secured along the short sides of the frame and includes a flat surface section extending normal to the diagonal axes of the panel. A spring clip assembly is secured to the flat surface section of the bracket for engaging a stud affixed to the panel.

Abstract: A tension mask frame assembly for use in a cathode ray tube is provided. The tension mask frame assembly includes a substantially rectangular mask support frame, having a first coefficient of thermal expansion. The frame is formed of a pair of opposing long sides being joined to a pair of opposing short sides wherein one of these pairs has an attachment zone. The tension mask, having a second coefficient of thermal expansion, is supported by the frame at the attachment zones along the opposing sides. The attachment zones are formed of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion which is approximately the same as the second coefficient of thermal expansion in order to be matched with the tension mask.

Abstract: In a color cathode ray tube in which a shadow mask and an inner magnetic shield are supported by a mask frame and an electron shield is provided in the mask frame, at least a part of the electron shield is made to have a smaller anhysteretic magnetic permeability than the shadow mask, the mask frame and the inner magnetic shield when an applied magnetic field is 800 A/m (10 Oe). Since the magnetic resistance of the electron shield increases, it is possible to reduce a leakage magnetic field from a tube-axis-side edge of the electron shield. Thus, a color cathode ray tube that reduces mis-landing due to a terrestrial magnetism and has no color displacement can be provided.

Abstract: A tension mask assembly for a flat color Braun tube is disclosed, in which each of main frames is bent at a middle portion in the width direction, and has a portion perpendicular to a tension mask defining a partition and another portion opposite to the tension mask defining a lower plane, wherein widths of a middle portion and both ends of the lower plane are formed in the range of the following equation: 0 < w 1 - w 2 w 2 ≤ 1.0 . Also, it is possible to prevent the tension mask assembly from howling, and to prevent the tension mask from being deformed or broken during a heat treatment, and stiffness of the main frames can be enhanced.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of maintaining spacing between tension mask strands in a tension mask. The method includes providing a tension mask with strands connecting therebetween and attaching a set of barrier ridge elements to a first side of the strands. Next, the tension mask is tensioned and affixed to a mask frame to form a mask frame assembly.

Abstract: An elastic support member 5 or an elastic support member-holding plate is located substantially in the middle portion of a frame portion (1 and 2), and a shadow mask is constructed such that a tension in the middle portion of the shadow mask 3 is larger than the tension in the edge portions of the shadow mask 3. In another aspect, a plurality of elastic support members 5 are such that at least two elastic support members having substantially different spring constants are combined.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube includes a panel with a substantially flat outer surface and an inner curved surface. The inner curved surface of the panel has a phosphor screen. A funnel is connected to the panel while externally mounting a deflection unit for deflecting electron beams. A neck is connected to the funnel while internally mounting an electron gun for emitting the electron beams. A color selection apparatus is internally fitted to the panel such that the electron beams land on correct phosphors of the phosphor screen. The panel has an effective screen with short and long axis. The panel bears a first thickness Th at the ends of the effective screen in the long axis direction, and a second thickness Tv at the ends of the effective screen in the short axis direction. The second thickness Tv of the panel is established to be larger than the first thickness Th of the panel.

Abstract: In color display tubes (1) the color purity performance is of the utmost importance. One of the factors adversely affecting this color purity performance is the microphony behavior of the shadow mask (13). Vibrations or shocks coming from outside the color display tube (1) can be transferred to the shadow mask (13) via the suspension means (20) of the color selection electrode (12). By introducing a vibration damping element (40, 45) coupled to the resilient element (30) of the suspension means (20), the amount of spot shift on the screen (6) due to these vibrations is reduced by at least 50%. The vibration damping element (40, 45) is preferably a flat plate which is rigidly coupled with one side to the suspension means (20), while the other side is in close contact with the resilient element (30), as a result of which it is capable of absorbing said vibrations.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube includes a tension mask attached to a rectangular mask frame assembly that has two longs sides paralleling a central major axis thereof and two short sides paralleling a central minor axis thereof. A pair of support blade members are attached each to one of the long or short sides at a central location. Each support blade member includes an inner edge having of a plurality of first sides formed from a relatively low coefficient of thermal expansion material and an outer edge having a second side formed of a material having a relatively high coefficient of thermal expansion. Each edge having a centroid separated from each other along the minor axis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a shadow mask comprising an effective surface including electron beam passage holes all over, an ineffective surface having a certain width surrounding the circumference of the effective surface, a skirt portion curved formed on the circumference of the ineffective surface, and concave-compressed beads formed on the ineffective surface along the skirt portion in order to improve the stiffness of the effective surface. The present invention can prevent distortions of a screen by forming the beads on the ineffective surface which is capable of improving stiffness of the shadow mask by increasing a lot value of the section modulus performing a function resisting the relative vibration occurred between the effective surface and skirt portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a color cathode ray including a pair of long frames, a pair of opposing short frames that are fixed to the pair of long frames and support the long frames, and a shadow mask fixed to the pair of long frames in a state applied with a tensile force. The short frames have substantially-triangular bent parts formed to protrude toward the shadow mask. Since such a cathode ray tube can decrease an internal moment of the shadow mask structure, the displacement of the shadow mask in a direction to recede from the phosphor screen surface of the color cathode ray tube can be suppressed and the q-value deviation also can be suppressed even if the shadow mask is expanded by heat generated by an impact of electron beams.

Abstract: A color CRT has a panel portion with a phosphor screen and a shadow mask structure. The shadow mask structure has a support frame, a shadow mask, and suspension springs attached to corners of the support frame. Studs are embedded in corners of the panel portion for supporting the shadow mask structure. Each suspension spring includes a base member and a spring member. The spring member includes a sloped portion extending axially and bent outwardly, an engagement portion formed with a hole engaged with one of the studs, and a step-like portion provided between the sloped portion and the engagement portion. The step-like portion protrudes the engagement portion toward the stud such that a center of the hole engaged with the stud is displaced toward the skirt portion of the panel portion from an intersection of an axis of the stud with an imaginary plane projected from the sloped portion.

Abstract: A cathode-ray tube comprises a color-selection frame/mask assembly, the mask being held under tension by being welded onto the ends of the long sides of the frame, the frame/mask assembly being suspended within the tube with the aid of supports capable of serving to augment the mechanical rigidity of the sides onto which these supports are welded and to cause the long sides of the frame to approach closer to each other during the phases of manufacture at high temperature.

Abstract: A color cathode ray tube includes a shadow mask structure composed of a frame, a shadow mask attached to the frame and suspension springs attached to the frame, and studs embedded in a skirt portion of its panel portion. Each suspension spring is composed of a base member including a portion attached to the frame, a sloped portion extending from the portion toward the skirt portion, and a first joint portion extending axially from the sloped portion; and a spring member including a second joint portion fixed to the first joint portion, a resilient portion extending at an angle &thgr; from the second joint portion, and a stud-engaging portion extending from the resilient portion and formed with a hole engaged with one of the studs, where 0°≦&thgr;≦10°. A length L of the resilient portion satisfies 20 mm≦L≦an axial length of the frame.

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: The present invention relates to a color cathode ray tube having a spring structure capable of compensating for the displacement of a shadow mask frame, thereby suppressing the degradation of the color purity according to the mislanding of electron beams. The spring according to the present invention includes a stud pin coupling part, a frame welding part and an inclined part as an elastic support body having a predetermined inclination angle between the stud pin coupling part and the frame welding part. Further, the spring is bonded to a plurality of metal members that have different thermal expansion coefficients, while being separated from each other in a length direction of the spring relative to a tube shaft.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube comprises a color selection electrode with a shadow mask fixed to a frame and put under tension. The frame comprises a bimetal element (or bimetal elements) which are constructed such that at a raised temperature the tension is released by reducing the distance between sides of the frame to which the mask is attached. The reduction in distance at the center of the sides exceeds, preferably by a factor 1.5 to 3, the reduction in distance at the corners of said sides.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube includes a color selection apparatus mounted between a phosphor screen and an electron gun, and support members for supporting the color selection apparatus. Each of the support members is formed by a spring including a fixed section secured to the color selection apparatus, a locking section connected to the cathode ray tube, and a center section formed between these elements. The fixed section and the center section are separated by and bent at a first folding trace, and the center section and the locking section are separated by and bent at a second folding trace. Also, if a direction along a width of the springs is X, the first folding trace has an angle &thgr;1 with a straight line drawn on the fixed section along direction X, and the second folding trace has an angle &thgr;2 with a straight line drawn on the center section along direction X, the angle &thgr;2 is greater than the angle &thgr;1.

Abstract: In the manufacturing process of a color display tube (1), the display window (3) is assembled with the funnel shaped part (4) in a furnace by subjecting them to a heat treatment. This heat treatment can lead to deformation of the color selection electrode (12), because in color display tubes (1) with an invar shadow mask (13), the diaphragm parts (15) are made from invar as well, while the corner sections (16) are made from iron in order to obtain enough stiffness. The difference in expansion coefficient between invar and iron leads to shearing of the welds (22) that connect the diaphragm parts (15) to the corner section (16). To overcome this problem the invention proposes to provide the diaphragm parts (15) with slits (23) or impressions (24), which are arranged so that no stress occurs between the spot welds (22) when the color selection electrode (12) is heated.

Abstract: A color display tube (1) is disclosed having an improved suspension system of the color selection electrode (12). The positional stability of the color selection electrode (12) is of eminent importance for the color purity of the color display tube (1). If the color selection electrode (12) slightly shifts, the electron beams (7,8,9) may impinge on electroluminescent material of the wrong color, leading to discolorations. It is recognized that this positional stability is improved by applying free end portions (22) of a smaller diameter on the supporting elements (17) because this will lower the friction between the free end portions (22) and the suspension means (20). This smaller diameter has the disadvantage that the insertion of the color selection electrode (12) into the display window (3) of the color display tube (1) becomes more difficult. This invention solves this problem by applying free end portions (22), which are provided with a centering tip (44).

Abstract: A color selection apparatus for a cathode ray tube, having a panel as a front glass that is formed to be flat, including a pair of supporting members disposed to be separated by a predetermined distance, a pair of elastic members disposed between the supporting members to be coupled with the supporting members, and a mask coupled with the supporting members and formed with a plurality of electron beam passing apertures, the elastic members having a plurality of overlapped plate members, so that it becomes possible to maintain a tension of the mask formed with the plurality of electron beam passing apertures optimally by varying the shapes of the elastic members.

Abstract: In a shadow mask for a color cathode ray tube including a plurality of slots in which electron beams pass, a roughly rectangular-shaped effective surface having long sides and short sides and a skirt portion downwardly curved-extended from the outer surface of the effective surface, wherein a horizontal pitch at the central portion of a shadow mask satisfies a condition of W×0.08%≦Pho≦W×0.086% when a horizontal pitch at the central portion of a shadow mask slot is Pho, a screen effective surface long side length is W and the shadow mask central portion is placed on the center in which the shadow mask effective surface long side is divided into three equal parts. In addition, the shadow mask satisfies a condition of Pho×0.24≦Sw≦Pho×0.30 when a slot horizontal width at the shadow mask central portion is Sw.

Abstract: A color selection apparatus includes a frame comprising a pair of supporting members disposed in parallel with each other and a pair of elastic members disposed between and coupled to the supporting members. Each of the elastic members is formed of a hollow tube. A mask is coupled to the supporting members while being applied with a predetermined tension, and exhaust openings are formed for exhausting remaining alien substances from within the elastic members during an assembling process of the color selection apparatus. The exhaust openings are formed on each of the elastic members at a portion adjacent to where the elastic members are coupled to the supporting members.

Abstract: The invention provides a CRT having a funnel sealed at one end to a faceplate panel with a luminescent screen on an interior surface thereof, a mask assembly supported within the CRT and in proximity to the screen, the faceplate panel having a plurality of peripheral sidewalls each having an inside surface. The CRT also includes a plurality of studs, with at least one stud affixed in each of the corners of inside surface of the sidewalls. A plurality of springs engage the corner studs, to support the mask assembly within the CRT; at least one additional stud is affixed along the inside surface of one sidewall and a shim is attached around the additional stud. On the mask assembly at least one bracket is positioned to have a slot into which the shim is loosely engaged, thereby mitigating motion in a plane parallel to the interior sidewall.