Abstract: A light-absorptive antireflection film comprising a light-absorptive film formed on a glass substrate containing pigment microparticles and having a physical thickness of not less than 10 nm and an antireflection multilayer film attenuating reflected light of incident light by interference of light, wherein at least one layer of the antireflection multilayer film is an electroconductive thin film having a surface resistance of not more than 1000 &OHgr;/□, and a display device including the same and methods of producing them.

Abstract: A color cathode-ray tube employs a tint or dark tint glass panel having optimal transmittance in order to solve a problem of brightness balance of a periphery to a center of a screen becoming degraded due to a difference between glass transmittances. The cathode-ray tube comprises a panel, an external surface of which is substantially flat and an internal surface of which has a fluorescent screen with a predetermined curvature, and a shadow mask which is placed at a predetermined distance apart from the internal surface of the panel and has a plurality of electron beam through-holes formed therein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for gratings able to resist dizziness, enhance color displayed, eliminate static electricity and block radiation. Steps included are: making a substrate with an enhanced glass or optical plastic glass or optical plastics; coating the surface of the substrate with dizziness-resistant films composed of evenly distributed nano-particles, wherein the inner layer is made of Cu particles or Al particles and the outer layer is made of Cr particles; forming a static-electricity-resistant layer on the grating's surface so as to form an optical diffraction grating able to resist dizziness, enhance color displayed, eliminate static electricity and block radiation.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube includes a bulb including a front panel and a funnel, and an electron gun. The front panel includes a color selection mechanism and phosphors on an inner surface thereof. The funnel includes a conductive layer on an inner wall thereof. The electron gun is accommodated in a neck portion of the funnel. The conductive layer is divided into at least two regions, each of which has a different electric potential. A high electric potential conductive layer having a high electric potential, an insulating region, a resistive layer, and a low electric potential conductive layer having an electric potential lower than that of the high electric potential conductive layer are formed in this order from the panel side to the electron gun side. With this configuration, the two conductive layers do not interfere with each other because of discharge or the like and are independent, and stable voltage can be maintained. Thus, an electrostatic lens can be formed.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube includes a film which is formed on an outer surface of a panel portion. The film is comprised of a first particles which become transparent due to the oxidation and a second particles which are chemically and physically stable and have the light absorbing ability and the conductivity. A number of the transparent first particles is gradually increased toward a peripheral portion from the center portion of the panel portion.

Abstract: An internal magnetic shield includes a pair of opposing long side walls (1), a pair of opposing short side walls (2), and an opening (3) enclosed by these side walls in the center. The short side walls (2) are provided with notches (4) having a substantially home-plate shape. This configuration can reduce mislanding of an electron beam on the entire screen and easily balance the amount of mislanding due to geomagnetism in the tube-axis direction and in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the tube axis. As a result, a cathode ray tube capable of displaying images without displacement and unevenness of colors can be provided.

Abstract: A magnetic shield structure for a color cathode ray tube is provided which can improve color chrominance, rotation redundancy and magnetic field redundancy of the color cathode ray tube, by preventing an electron beam from being moved due to an earth magnetic field, so that the electron beam can be landed on a designated fluorescent material. Accordingly, in a color cathode ray tube including a tension mask assembly comprising a tension mask for color-discriminating an electron beam, and a main frame and a sub frame for supporting the tension mask, and a magnetic shield structure disposed at a funnel, for preventing deflection and distortion of the electron beam, the magnetic shield structure includes a main unit for shielding the inner sides of the funnel, and a front unit where the tension mask assembly is inserted.

Abstract: In general, increased video image contrast is achieved by reducing light transmission through an antistatic/antireflective (ASAR) coating disposed on the surface of the display screen of a cathode ray tube (CRT) by adding an organic dye to the coating. A silane coupling agent is added to the coating to prevent diffusion of the dye out of the coating which gives rise to undesirable water marks on the display screen. However, the silane coupling agent at the required concentrations weakens the mechanical strength of the coating, reduces its electrical conductivity, and changes its light reflective index. To avoid this, two or more different silane coupling agents are added to the ASAR coating with the plural silane coupling agents having an additive, or combining, effect which allows for the use of reduced amounts of the coupling agents and avoids the aforementioned problems. One agent is hydrophobic, while the other bonds to the organic dye.

Abstract: A split core of a cathode ray tube includes an attaching portion that is thicker than an end portion of the core proximate a panel of the cathode ray tube to prevent the formation of cracks in the attaching portion of the core over the lifetime of the core.

Abstract: Disclosed are a shrinkage band and a cathode ray tube (CRT) comprising the same. The shrinkage band includes includes a pair of spaced apart parallel first sides, a pair of spaced apart parallel second sides perpendicular to the first sides, the second sides being longer than the first sides, and corner portions connecting the first and second sides such that the corner portions are provided at four corners of the shrinkage band, wherein the shrinkage band is configured to go around an outer circumference of a CRT face panel skirt to apply tension to the face panel, and wherein the first sides, the second sides, and the corner portions of the shrinkage band comprise two materials each having a different permeability.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cathode-ray tube having funnel sealed at one end to a faceplate panel with a viewing screen on an interior surface thereof, the funnel and the faceplate panel form an evacuated envelope, and a mask frame assembly supported within the envelope and in proximity to the screen. The cathode-ray tube includes a knee action circuit connector which electrically connects the internal conductive coating which is supported on an inside surface of the funnel. The knee action circuit connector is disposed between the exterior surface of the magnetic shield and the inside surface of the funnel and extends from the magnetic shield to form a curved first contact portion resiliently engaging the conductive coating of the funnel and a second contact portion extending from the curved portion and urged inwardly against the exterior surface of the internal magnetic shield thereby making electrical contact between the conductive coating and the internal magnetic shield.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improvement in the mounting of a cathode-ray tube within a bezel. The cathode-ray tube includes a unitary shellbond frame having integral mounting lugs which are positioned at locations either in the corners or off of the corners. The mounting lugs are formed with tapered sections along a depth dimension to allow a tube having the shellbond frame applied to be simply lowered into a bezel having lug receiving recesses of a complimentary shape. The tapered lug and complimentary lug receiving recess provides self-alignment of the tube before it is secured to the bezel.

Abstract: A metallic foil and a transparent substrate film are laminated with an adhesive layer. The roughness of the adhesive-layer-side surface (lower surface) of the metallic foil is such that the maximum height Rmax is more than 0 and less than 4 &mgr;m. As long as the maximum height Rmax falls in the range, the adhesive layer never contains air bubbles in such sizes that reflectance is adversely affected. The roughness of the surface (upper surface) of the metallic foil, opposite the adhesive-layer-side surface, is preferably such that the arithmetic mean roughness Ra is between 0.02 &mgr;m and 1 &mgr;m. As long as the arithmetic mean roughness Ra is in this range, it is possible to efficiently conduct vacuuming to bring, into close contact, a photosensitive resin layer and a photomask in sheet form placed on the photosensitive resin layer, before effecting the pattern-wise exposure of the photosensitive resin layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a field emission display device which can prevent mixing of colors between the phosphor elements of the field emission display device. In the field emission display device, an upper substrate and a lower substrate are spaced apart with a predetermined gap and opposed to each other. Cathode assemblies are formed in a shape of stripes on the lower substrate. Anodes are formed on the upper substrate, and black matrices are formed on the anodes. The black matrices are disposed at locations respectively corresponding to every space between the cathode assemblies, so as to respectively have a shape of a partition. R, G, and B phosphor elements are formed in spaces between the black matrices, so as to respectively correspond to the cathode assemblies.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube includes a panel on which a phosphor screen is formed, a cylindrical neck in which an electron gun assembly is arranged, and a funnel formed between the panel and the neck. The funnel has a substantially rectangular cone portion on which a deflection yoke is mounted. An anode button is provided on the funnel to supply a high voltage in the funnel, and an inner graphite layer is disposed on an inner surface of the funnel to form a path for the transmission of the high voltage. The inner graphite layer satisfies at least one of the following conditions on an inner surface of the cone portion: 0.9≦Td/Th≦1.36 0.9≦Td/Tv≦1.36 where Td is a thickness of the inner graphite layer disposed on inside corners of the cone portion, Th is a thickness of the inner graphite layer disposed on inside horizontal walls of the cone portion, and Tv is a thickness of the inner graphtie layer disposed on inside vertical walls of the cone portion.

Abstract: In a display device (70, 70A, 80-80G, 90-90F) having a display window (73, 81, 93), a magnetic loss layer or layer (75, 75A, 88-88C, 97-97C) is formed on at least a part of a principal surface of the display window. The magnetic loss layer may be a granular magnetic thin layer which is, for example, made of a magnetic substance of a magnetic composition comprising M, X and Y, where M is a metallic magnetic material consisting of Fe, Co, and/or Ni, X being element or elements other than M and Y, and Y being F, N, and/or O. The magnetic loss layer may be formed in any one selected from mat, lattice, stripe, and speck fashions. The magnetic loss layer may be formed in a mesh fashion.

Abstract: An internal magnetic shield is joined to a color selection electrode structure including a color selection electrode, a pair of longer side frames supporting the color selection electrode with tension being applied and a pair of shorter side frames joined to the pair of longer side frames. Magnetic shielding members inclined at an inclination angle &thgr; (&thgr;≠0°) to a tube axis are provided on lateral surfaces of shorter sides of the internal magnetic shield. Phosphor screen side edges of the magnetic shielding members are located between the color selection electrode and a plane that passes through color selection electrode side ends of the pair of shorter side frames and is perpendicular to the tube axis. In this manner, magnetic shielding characteristics can be improved against not only a transverse magnetic field but a tube axis magnetic field.

Abstract: The invention is a cathode-ray tube (CRT) and method of manufacturing the CRT having a contrast enhancing coating on the exterior surface of the viewing faceplate. The contrast enhancing coating reduces the transmission of faceplate of the CRT by about 50%. The coating also yields gloss values in the range of 70 to 90. The manufacture comprises the steps of preparing an intermediate formulation containing a hydrolyzed organic silicate, diluting the intermediate formulation with an organic solvent and adding a contrast enhancing material to provide a final formulation, spraying the final formulation onto the faceplate to form the coating, heating the faceplate to cure the coating, and rinsing the coating, thereby forming a stable contrast enhancing coating on the faceplate.

Abstract: A color display tube with an elongated phosphor screen having a pattern of discrete phosphor elements. In order to reduce landing errors of the electron beams, in particular in the X direction, and simultaneously minimize the amount of magnetic material used for the internal magnetic shield, the color display tube has an internal magnetic shield consisting of a tub that is deep-drawn from a foil, which tube has a bottom with an aperture for allowing passage of electrons. Material of the bottom adjoining the aperture for allowing passage of electrons has been bent outwards from the plane of the bottom. In this manner, material of the bottom of the tub which would otherwise have been cut away is used to enlarge the “virtual” height of the magnetic shield.

Abstract: This invention provides a method of forming an electrode section on the inner surface of the transparent, electromagnetic wave shielding plate, composed of a transparent substrate coated with an electroconductive member and transparent film in this order. These are laminated into a monolithic structure via a heat-bond film. (a) The components of the transparent, electromagnetic wave shielding plate are laminated by hot pressing into the monolithic structure, after replacing the perimeter or part of the heat-bond film corresponding to the electrode section by a frame member almost as thick as the heat-bond film. (b) The frame member and part of the outer transparent film are removed. Both of these correspond to the electrode section, or only the outer transparent film for the part corresponds to the electrode section. (c) The electroconductive section of the electroconductive member is exposed to the surface layer section by the above steps (a) and (b).

Abstract: A panel glass wherein a surface treating film is formed on a substrate glass so that the surface treating film has a transmittance distribution reverse to the transmittance distribution of the substrate glass, thus providing a uniform-brightness image with a flattened panel glass.

Abstract: An optical filter comprises a transparent support and a filter layer. The filter layer has at least three absorption maximums in the wavelength region of 750 to 1,100 nm. Each of the three absorption maximums is in the wavelength regions of 750 to 850 nm, 851 to 950 nm, and 951 to 1,100 nm.

Abstract: A cover plate covering a display panel of a display device has a transparent base having a surface facing the display panel and provided with reflection-reducing minute irregularities. The reflection-reducing minute irregularities consist of numerous projections and numerous valleys lying between the projections, and meet a condition expressed by: PMAX≦&lgr;MIN, where PMAX is the maximum distance between the tips of the adjacent projections, and &lgr;MIN is the minimum wavelength in a visible region in a vacuum. The sectional area ratio of total area of sections of the projections of the transparent base in a plane parallel to the transparent base in the plane increases continuously and gradually in a direction from the tips of the projections toward bottoms of the valleys.

Abstract: A panel for a color cathode ray tube includes an opening portion provided with a seal end surface to which a funnel is sealed through a frit glass. The seal end surface of the opening portion is a rough surface comprising a large number of streak-shape ridges and troughs in which minute recesses and protrusions range in a circumference direction of the seal end surface.

Abstract: A discharge lamp unit with noise shields includes a discharge lamp, a discharge lamp control circuit, a filter circuit, the first and the second shield cases, and a power supply. The first shield case shields a discharge lamp control circuit and a filter circuit. The second shield case exclusively shields the filter circuit. Further, a ground wire of the filter circuit and the first shield case are electrically connected. Still further, a ground wire of the control circuit and the second shield case are electrically connected.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cathode ray tube which can suppress a coloring phenomenon of a panel glass which is attributed to the irradiation of electron beams. At an electron beam irradiation side of a panel glass PNL of the cathode ray tube PRT, a transparent thin oxide layer TF of an element whose reduction by the irradiation of electron beams is difficult is formed. With the provision of the transparent thin oxide layer TF, the present invention suppresses the coloring phenomenon of the panel glass attributed to the irradiation of electron beams.

Abstract: A color cathode ray tube is generally constituted from a panel section for visually displaying images and a neck portion containing therein an electron gun assembly plus a funnel section for coupling the panel section and the neck portion together. The panel comprises on its outer surface a colored film that includes a coloring matter or pigment for color-selective absorption of light rays and fine or micro-particles with electricity-resistant property for letting the pigment scatter or disperse. With said arrangement, it is possible to improve the light absorbability of the colored film, thereby enabling provision of the intended cathode ray tube with improved contrast.

Abstract: A panel defining a front exterior of a cathode ray tube has an inner surface overlaid with a phosphor screen, and an outer surface overlaid with a tinted coating layer, wherein the tinted coating layer varies light transmission at the center and the periphery of the panel by being dark at the center and gradating brighter toward the periphery thereby preventing a difference in brightness of the panel between the center and the periphery thereof due to incremental growth in the volume of a black matrix and in the thickness of the panel toward the periphery.

Abstract: A color cathode ray tube includes an evacuated envelope having a generally rectangular panel portion, a narrow neck portion having a circular cross-section and a funnel portion tapering down from a panel-portion side thereof toward a neck-portion side thereof for connecting the panel portion and the neck portion, a three-color phosphor screen formed on an inner surface of the panel portion, an electron gun housed in the neck portion, and an internal conductive film extending from an inner wall of the neck portion to an inner wall of the funnel portion. The funnel portion is provided with a yoke-mounting portion of generally truncated quadrilateral-pyramidal shape for mounting a beam deflection yoke therearound on the neck-portion side of the funnel portion. The internal conductive film is formed of a first part and a second part, the first part is formed of graphite, metallic oxide and potassium silicate, and the second part is formed of graphite and potassium silicate.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a cathode ray tube includes arranging the tube with its neck part in a downward position, and covering the inner surface of its funnel-shaped part with a carrier liquid including a conductive material. Carrier liquid is supplied through a pipe positioned near an edge of the funnel-shaped part and close to the inner surface of the funnel-shaped part. The pipe and the funnel-shaped part are moved with respect to each other so that a projection of the pipe on the inner surface describes a trajectory on the inner surface of the funnel-shaped part which is substantially parallel to the edge of the funnel-shaped part, thus allowing the carrier liquid to drain downwardly, thereby leaving a coating formed by a residue of the conductive material on the inner surface. During the covering step, the pipe and the funnel-shaped part are moved with respect to each other to describe a non-closed loop trajectory, such that a high-voltage connection element is not completely coated.

Abstract: A surface treatment film composed of a conductive film with a surface resistance of 1×103&OHgr;/□ or more and an antireflection film is provided on the surface of a glass panel. A ground electrode is provided on the surface treatment film so as to be electrically connected with the conductive film. The ground electrode is grounded in a circuit manner. An area of the surface treatment film covered with the ground electrode is set at 500 mm2 or more. Thus, even in the case where the conductive film has a resistance of 1×103&OHgr;/□ or more, an effect of suppressing a leakage electric field to 1.0 V/m or less, which satisfies the TCO guideline, can be realized.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-reflection member and a display. The anti-reflection member includes a light transmittable substrate and an anti-reflection film. The anti-reflection film includes a first film formed from a light transmittable material, a second film formed from a light absorptive material having an electrical conductivity, a third film formed from a light transmittable material, a fourth film formed from a light transmittable material having an electrical conductivity, a fifth film formed from a light transmittable material having a high refractive index, and a sixth film formed from a light transmittable material. The anti-reflection member can prevent reflection of not only light coming from the first film side but also light coming from the sixth film side, thereby preventing an image from being doubly displayed on a screen.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube which provides a favorable quality with a high contrast by reducing the reentrance of reflected electrons into a fluorescent face or stray light. The out wall of the skirt section (3B) of at least the panel section (3) of a cathode ray tube body (2) is coated with a photoabsorbent layer (10), which constitutes a cathode ray tube formed of a material with almost the same refractive index as that of the cathode ray tube body (2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a cathode-ray tube having funnel sealed at one end to a faceplate panel with a viewing screen on an interior surface thereof, the funnel and the faceplate panel form an evacuated envelope, and a mask frame assembly supported within the envelope and in proximity to the screen. The cathode-ray tube includes a knee action circuit connector which electrically connects the internal conductive coating which is supported on an inside surface of the funnel. The knee action circuit connector is disposed between the exterior surface of the magnetic shield and the inside surface of the funnel and extends from the magnetic shield to form a curved first contact portion resiliently engaging the conductive coating of the funnel and a second contact portion extending from the curved portion and urged inwardly against the exterior surface of the internal magnetic shield thereby making electrical contact between the conductive coating and the internal magnetic shield.

Abstract: A two-layer coating for the outer surface of the display screen of a color cathode ray tube (CRT) includes an inner carbon black-based layer and an outer silica-based layer. The inner layer is antistatic, while the outer layer is antireflective. To compensate for the increased absorption of blue light by the carbon black particles, which results in a color video image having a yellowish tint, a blue additive, such as a pigment or dye, is added to the coating to adjust its light absorbance characteristics and provide uniform light absorbance over the entire visible spectrum of 400-700 nm for improved color video image presentation.

Abstract: For use in a color cathode ray tube (CRT) having a display screen with a flat outer surface and a curved inner surface, a 2-layer antistatic and antireflective coating for the display screen's flat outer surface compensates for the variation in screen thickness to provide uniform light transmission through the screen and coating combination, a high degree of video image contrast, effective electrostatic shielding and discharge, and reduced light reflectivity. The coating includes a first inner electrically conductive layer disposed on the CRT display screen's flat outer surface containing carbon black particles for a high level of video image contrast and improved electrical conductivity for electrostatic shielding and discharge. The extent of light transmission through the inner conductive layer may be adjusted in accordance with the display screen's thickness by varying the amount of carbon black particles in the coating solution.

Abstract: A video shield for a monitor is disclosed, which includes a video shield engaged at a rear end portion of the electron gun and having a predetermined shaped through hole through which the electron gun passes and having a plurality of snap holes formed around the through hole, a bracket being separable from the video shield wherein a circle hole is formed at a portion corresponding to the through hole, a plurality of displaceable distal members are formed on an inner surface of the circle hole at a certain distance from each other and are protruded in the front direction and pass through the through hole and surrounds an outer surface of the electron gun, and a plurality of snap members are protruded at a portion neighboring with the circle hole and are engaged with the snap holes, a first means for fixing the video shield at the electron gun by pressing the outer surfaces of the displaceable distal members at an outer surface of the electron gun by a snap method, and a second means for stably fixing the video

Abstract: A method and system for applying adhesive to a transparent, anti-reflective panel for a Cathode Ray Tube (“CRT”) include applying adhesive only around an outside perimeter of the panel. Preferably, the adhesive is only applied in the outermost perimeter of the panel which corresponds to the outer perimeter of the display surface of the CRT which is beyond the useable area of the display surface, i.e., where no portion of the images displayed extend. Thus, the adhesive will hold the transparent panel to the display surface of the CRT, but will not collect dust and other contaminants that will be trapped over the useable display area of the CRT. Additionally, the panel, with adhesive only around its perimeter, will be relatively easy to remove from the CRT for salvage and reclamation purposes.

Abstract: An anti-reflection film having superior anti-reflection properties and which is suited for practical application is to be manufactured easily and simply with high productivity and a reduced manufacturing cost. To this end, there are sequentially formed by layering, an adhesive layer 4, a first optical thin film 5, containing one or more of titanium nitride, hafnium nitride and zirconium nitride, and a second optical thin film 6 having a refractive index of 1.35 to 1.7. The adhesive layer 4 is represented by the chemical formula of SiOx, where x<2. If the first optical thin film 5 mainly contains titanium nitride, the first optical thin film 5 preferably is electrically conductive. The second optical thin film 6 is preferably formed of SiO2. A cathode ray tube may be provided by arranging the resin substrate 3, carrying the respective layers, on a face plate side of the display portion, with the remaining configuration of the anti-reflection film being the same as above.

Abstract: The invention relates to a display tube comprising an envelope portion 2 having an inner surface provided with a first electrically conductive layer 7 and a faceplate 1 having an inner surface provided with a second electrically conductive layer 8, which faceplate 1 is secured to the envelope portion 2 at a sealing edge 15, and further comprising a contacting layer 33 which is deposited in an area partially overlapping the first electrically conductive layer 7 and the second electrically conductive layer 8 in order to electrically connect said first electrically conductive layer 7 to said second electrically conductive layer 8.

Abstract: A magnetic shield (20) for a cathode ray tube includes a body portion and a skirt section (21) around the body portion. The skirt section (21) has a skirt portion (23) having a free edge (25) and being connected to the body portion at its opposite edge (26), wherein the length of the free edge (25) is less than the length of the opposite edge (26).

Abstract: A biaxially oriented polyester film, an adhesive film, or a colored hard coat film for application to CRT or liquid crystal display devices to improve contrast and color purity, characterized in that the film contains a coloring matter; (1) a wavelength (X) of the maximum absorption peak of light in wavelengths of 540 to 630 nm is in the range of 560 to 610 nm; (2) a half band width of the maximum absorption peak of the light is not more than 80 nm; a value (Tx/T540), obtained by dividing a light transmittance (Tx) at the wavelength (X) by a light transmittance (T540) at a wavelength of 540 nm, is less than 0.80; a value (T620/T540), obtained by dividing a light transmittance (T620) at the wavelength of 620 nm by a light transmittance (T540) at a wavelength of 540 nm, is in the range of 0.5 to 1.5; and a value (T450/T540), obtained by dividing a light transmittance (T450) at the wavelength of 450 nm by a light transmittance (T540) at a wavelength of 540 nm, is in the range of 0.5 to 1.5.

Abstract: A vacuum envelope of a cathode ray tube includes a substantially rectangular panel with a skirt portion standing on an outer peripheral edge thereof. A substantially rectangular implosion-proof band made of metal is banded on the outer surface of the skirt portion. The implosion-proof band has a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides, and a yield point of a middle portion of each of the long sides differs from that of a middle portion of each of the short sides.

Abstract: A panel glass having a surface treating film formed on a substrate glass so that an overall transmittance distribution within an effective picture plane satisfies a specific mathematical expression, whereby, even with a flattened panel glass, a uniform-brightness image can be observed with a good contrast, and occurrence of a double image is suppressed.

Abstract: Low reflective, flexible, transparent, laminates having a sheet of flexible plastic substrate, a conductive outer layer on one side of the sheet, and an anti-reflective stack of at least one pair of oxide layers on at least one of the sides of the sheet, adapted for use as touch panel membrane electrodes in screen interface displays. A preferred laminate includes a flexible, polyethylene terephthalate sheet substrate having on one side a outer conductive surface of indium tin oxide and on one or both sides an anti-reflective stack of oxide layers, e.g., a stack of a layer of silicon dioxide and a layer of indium tin oxide. Preferred laminates have at least 90% transmission and less than 2% reflection of visible light in the range of 460 to 700 nm and are especially useful as touch panel electrodes, e.g., on computer display screens.

Abstract: A color CRT having an inner shield being mounted at a frame inside a panel and a funnel to shield an earth magnetic field, in which the inner shield comprises: a vertical portion formed in parallel to the central axis of the CRT and mounted at the frame, a slope portion extended slanted against the central axis of the CRT at a rear side of the vertical portion and a notch with its central portion formed concave at the end portion of the slope portion, the opposite of the frame; and on the assumption that the entire height of the inner shield constructed with the vertical portion and the slope portion is ‘V’, a height (V1) of the vertical portion satisfies the relational expression of 0.18≦V1/V≦0.25, and on the assumption that the shortest height from a starting point of the vertical portion to the notch is V2, the height V1 of the vertical portion satisfies a relational expression of 0.40≦V1/V2≦0.54.

Abstract: To provide an optical device in which fragments of a concave reflection mirror surrounding a discharge lamp and fragments of an optically permeable glass plate covering the aperture at the front of the concave reflection mirror do not fall and scatter, even if a short-arc high pressure discharge lamp that lights at extremely high mercury vapor pressure should rupture, the outer surface of the glass concave reflection mirror (20) surrounding the high pressure mercury discharge lamp (10) in which 0.16 mg/mm3 or more of mercury is sealed in a discharge envelope is covered by a scatter prevention film (40) made of a polymer material, for example, a fluorine-based resin. Furthermore, a scatter prevention film is applied to the outer surface of the concave reflection mirror in a region of incidence of light over a range within ±40° of the direction orthogonal to the axis of the high pressure mercury discharge lamp.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube has, on an external surface of a face-panel, an anti-reflection film in which a layer mainly consisting of SiO2 is laminated on a transparent conductive layer that includes at least one of colored ITO and colored ATO, and a coloring matter that has a color that is a complementary color with respect to the colors of ITO and/or ATO. As the colored ITO and/or colored ATO, one that has a particle diameter of from 10 to 500 nm is employed. In addition, as the coloring matter, a dyestuff that has the maximum absorption in the wavelength range of 550 to 600 nm or the like is employed. Value of surface resistance of the anti-reflection film is preferable to be 1×106 &OHgr;/sq or less. A cathode ray tube having such an anti-reflection film can prevent effectively AEF from occurring and realize an improved contrast and comfortable body color.

Abstract: A cathode-ray tube for preventing electrification and shielding electromagnetic waves and manufacturing method thereof are provided. A cathode ray tube of the invention includes a transparent conductive film and a transparent insulating protective film, an electrode formed on at least a part of an inactive screen and on sides of the panel portion before the transparent conductive film and the transparent insulating protective film are coated; and a conductive tape coated with a conductive adhesive, electrically connecting the electrode and an, explosive-proof band. According to this invention, a panel of the cathode ray tube is grounded by an electrode being in direct contact with a transparent conductive film, which provides more effective grounding than that through a protective film.

Abstract: A multi-layer antistatic/antireflective coating having high electrical conductivity (103 ohms) and low reflectivity (0.7%) is applied to the outer surface of a video display screen by sputtering. The multi-layer coating includes an inner antistatic layer deposited directly on the video display screen and comprised of ITO, TiO2, etc., having a light refractive index in the range of 1.8-2.2 and a thickness in the range of 18-35 nm. The outer antireflective layer is comprised of SiO2, MgO, etc., having a light refractive index in the range of 1.3-1.47 and a thickness in the range of 110-140 nm. The multi-layer coating is applied using a sputtering apparatus having a dual vacuum chamber, a diffusion pump connected to one of the chambers, and plural vacuum pumps connected to the diffusion pump and to the dual vacuum chamber with various gauges and valves for monitoring and controlling the sputtering operation.