公开(公告)号：EP2077573A3

公开(公告)日：2009-08-26

申请号：EP09002957.0

申请日：1999-01-15

申请人： Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

发明人： Spindt, Christopher J. ,  Field, John E.

IPC分类号： H01J19/42 ,  H01J29/18 ,  H01J29/02 ,  H01J29/08 ,  H01J31/12

CPC分类号： H01J29/085 ,  H01J29/028 ,  H01J29/864 ,  H01J31/127 ,  H01J2201/025 ,  H01J2329/8625 ,  H01J2329/864 ,  H01J2329/8645 ,  H01J2329/8655

摘要： A flat panel display comprising:
a backplate structure (330) comprising (a) a backplate (331), (b) an electron emitting structure (332) overlying the backplate and having electron-emission sites (361-365) situated generally in an emission-site plane (303), and (c) a primary structure (334) overlying the backplate and having a non-planar approximately equipotential surface extending generally along the emission-site plane at a distance therefrom which varies between first and second values (d b ,d s ), the backplate structure having an electrical end located in an electrical-end plane (304) extending generally parallel to the emission-site plane at a distance therefrom which lies between the first and second values;
a faceplate structure (320) coupled to the backplate structure to form a sealed enclosure; and
a spacer (340) situated between the backplate structure and the faceplate structure for resisting external forces exerted on the display, the spacer having a backplate-side electrical end situated along the primary structure at a location spaced apart from the electrical-end plane, the spacer being provided with compensation structure for controlling the potential field along the spacer so that electrons emitted by the electron emitting structure strike target areas on the faceplate structure rather than striking outside the target areas due to the spacer's backplate-side electrical end being spaced apart from the electrical-end plane.

摘要翻译： 一种平板显示器，包括：一个背板结构（330），该背板结构包括（a）背板（331），（b）覆盖在背板上并具有大致位于背板中的电子发射部位（361-365）的电子发射结构 （c）覆盖背板并具有非平面近似等势面的主结构（334），所述近似等势面沿着发射部位平面以距离一定距离延伸，所述距离在第一值和第二值之间变化（ 所述背板结构具有位于电端平面（304）中的电端，所述电端平面大致平行于所述发射部位平面延伸，所述电端平面与所述发射部位平面在距所述第一值和所述第二值之间的距离处延伸; 面板结构（320），其耦合到所述背板结构以形成密封外壳; 以及位于背板结构和面板结构之间以用于抵抗施加在显示器上的外力的间隔件（340），间隔件具有背板侧电端，该背端侧电端沿着主结构位于与电端平面间隔开的位置处， 所述间隔物设置有用于控制沿间隔物的势场的补偿结构，使得由电子发射结构发射的电子撞击在面板结构上的目标区域而不是撞击目标区域的外部，这是由于间隔物的背板侧电端部间隔开 从电气端面。

公开(公告)号：EP1863064A2

公开(公告)日：2007-12-05

申请号：EP07013718.7

申请日：1997-07-16

申请人： Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

发明人： Spindt, Christopher J. ,  Field, John E.

IPC分类号： H01J19/42 ,  H01J31/12

CPC分类号： H01J29/028 ,  H01J9/185 ,  H01J31/127 ,  H01J2201/025 ,  H01J2329/8625 ,  H01J2329/864 ,  H01J2329/8645 ,  H01J2329/8655

摘要： A flat panel display comprising:
a faceplate structure;
a backplate structure having an electron emitting structure;
a focusing structure having a first surface coupled to the electron emitting structure and a second surface which extends away from the electron emitting structure, the focusing structure and the electron emitting structure having an electrical end between the first and second surfaces of the focusing structure;
a spacer located between the focusing structure and the faceplate structure, the spacer having an electrical end located above the electrical end of the focusing structure and the electron emitting structure;
a face electrode located an a face surface of the spacer; and

means for controlling the voltage of the face electrode to create, adjacent to the face electrode, a voltage distribution which compensates for the voltage distribution caused by the electrical end of the spacer being located above the electrical end of the focusing structure and the electron emitting structure, the controlling means comprising (a) a first edge electrode located at a first edge surface of the spacers, extending along only part of the first edge surface, and contacting the backplate structure and (b) a second edge electrode located at a second edge suface of the spacer and contacting the faceplate structure.

摘要翻译： 一种平板显示器，包括：面板结构; 具有电子发射结构的背板结构; 具有耦合到所述电子发射结构和其延伸从电子发射结构，所述聚焦结构和具有聚焦结构的第一和第二表面之间的电端的电子发射结构远离第二表面的第一表面的聚焦结构; 位于所述聚焦结构和所述面板结构之间的间隔件，其具有位于所述聚焦结构和所述电子发射结构的电端部的上方的电端的间隔物; 位于所述隔离物的端面的面电极; 和装置，用于控制所述表面电极的电压，以创建，毗邻面电极，其用于通过位于所述聚焦结构的电端部的上方的间隔物的电端与所述电子发射引起的电压分布补偿的电压分布 结构，所述控制装置包括（a）位于所述间隔件的第一边缘表面，仅沿第一边缘表面的一部分延伸，并且接触所述背板结构和（b）第二边缘电极位于第二的第一边缘电极 间隔物的边缘suface并接触面板的结构。

公开(公告)号：EP1055247A1

公开(公告)日：2000-11-29

申请号：EP99902333.6

申请日：1999-01-15

申请人： Candescent Technologies Corporation

发明人： SPINDT, Christopher, J. ,  FIELD, John, E.

IPC分类号： H01J19/42 ,  H01J29/18

CPC分类号： H01J29/085 ,  H01J29/028 ,  H01J29/864 ,  H01J31/127 ,  H01J2201/025 ,  H01J2329/8625 ,  H01J2329/864 ,  H01J2329/8645 ,  H01J2329/8655

摘要： A flat panel display having a backplate structure (330), a faceplate structure (320), and a spacer (340) situated between the two plate structures is configured so that the electric potential field along the spacer approximates the potential field that would be present at the same location in free space, i.e., in the absence of the spacer, between the two plate structures. Consequently, the presence of the spacer does not significantly affect the trajectories of electrons moving from the backplate structure to the faceplate structures. Alternatively, the spacer is arranged to produce electron deflection that largely compensates for undesired electron deflection which occurs during earlier electron travel from the backplate structure to the faceplate structure. The net electron deflection is small.

公开(公告)号：EP1016115A1

公开(公告)日：2000-07-05

申请号：EP98913153.7

申请日：1998-03-24

申请人： Candescent Technologies Corporation

发明人： DRUMM, Paul, M.

IPC分类号： H01J29/10

CPC分类号： H01J9/242 ,  H01J29/085 ,  H01J2201/025 ,  H01J2329/00

摘要： A multi-level conductive matrix structure for separating rows (106, 108) and columns (110-122) of sub-pixels on a faceplate (104) of a flat panel display device is disclosed. The matrix structure has a first plurality of parallel spaced apart conductive ridges having a height, a second plurality of parallel spaced apart conductive ridges having a height higher than the height of the first plurality of conductive ridges, and the height of second conductive ridges decreases to the height of first conductive ridges at intersections of the first and second conductive ridges.

公开(公告)号：EP0948027A2

公开(公告)日：1999-10-06

申请号：EP99201433.2

申请日：1996-01-31

申请人： CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

发明人： Fushimi, Masahiro ,  Mitsutake, Hideaki ,  Sanou, Yoshihisa

IPC分类号： H01J31/12 ,  H01J29/02

CPC分类号： H01J29/028 ,  H01J29/864 ,  H01J31/127 ,  H01J2201/025 ,  H01J2201/3165 ,  H01J2329/864 ,  H01J2329/8645 ,  H01J2329/8655

摘要： An image forming apparatus using an electron source which has matrix-wired electron-emitting devices connected with wiring electrodes of conductive material, and a fluorescent member as an image forming member with an accelerating electrode on its inner surface side, opposite to the electron-emitting devices. The wiring electrodes includes a wiring electrode having a concave portion wherein a support member (spacer) is attached with a conductive connection member therebetween.

摘要翻译： 使用电子源的图像形成装置，其具有与导电材料的布线电极连接的矩阵布线的电子发射器件，以及荧光部件作为图像形成部件，其内表面侧具有加速电极，与电子发射 设备。 布线电极包括具有凹部的布线电极，其中支撑构件（间隔件）之间具有导电连接构件。

公开(公告)号：EP2077573A2

公开(公告)日：2009-07-08

申请号：EP09002957.0

申请日：1999-01-15

申请人： Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

发明人： Spindt, Christopher J. ,  Field, John E.

IPC分类号： H01J29/02 ,  H01J29/08 ,  H01J31/12

CPC分类号： H01J29/085 ,  H01J29/028 ,  H01J29/864 ,  H01J31/127 ,  H01J2201/025 ,  H01J2329/8625 ,  H01J2329/864 ,  H01J2329/8645 ,  H01J2329/8655

摘要： A flat panel display comprising:
a backplate structure comprising (a) a backplate, (b) an electron emitting structure overlying the backplate and having electron-emission sites situated generally in an emission-site plane, and (c) a primary structure overlying the backplate and having a non-planar approximately equipotential surface extending generally along the emission-site plane at a distance therefrom which varies between first and second values, the backplate structure having an electrical end located in an electrical-end plane extending generally parallel to the emission-site plane at a distance therefrom which lies between the first and second values;
a faceplate structure coupled to the backplate structure to form a sealed enclosure; and
a spacer situated between the backplate structure and the faceplate structure for resisting external forces exerted on the display, the spacer having a backplate-side electrical end situated along the primary structure at a location spaced apart from the electrical-end plane, the spacer being provided with compensation structure for controlling the potential field along the spacer so that electrons emitted by the electron emitting structure strike target areas on the faceplate structure rather than striking outside the target areas due to the spacer's backplate-side electrical end being spaced apart from the electrical-end plane.

摘要翻译： 一种平板显示器，包括：背板结构（330），包括（a）背板（331），（b）覆盖所述背板并具有大致位于所述背板中的电子发射位点（361-365）的电子发射结构（332） 发射场平面（303）和（c）覆盖在背板上的主结构（334），并且具有大致沿着发射位点平面延伸的非平面近似等电位面，其距离第一和第二值之间变化 db，ds），所述背板结构具有位于电终端平面（304）中的电端，所述电端平面大致平行于与所述第一和第二值之间的距离处的发射位点平面延伸; 耦合到所述背板结构以形成密封外壳的面板结构（320）; 以及位于所述背板结构和所述面板结构之间的用于抵抗施加在所述显示器上的外力的间隔件（340），所述间隔件具有沿着所述主结构定位在与所述电端平面间隔开的位置的背板侧电端， 间隔件设置有用于控制沿着间隔物的电场的补偿结构，使得由电子发射结构发射的电子撞击面板结构上的目标区域而不是由于间隔件的背板侧电端部间隔开而撞击目标区域外 从电端飞机。

公开(公告)号：EP1250708B1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-21

申请号：EP99912290.6

申请日：1999-03-02

申请人： MOTOROLA, INC.

发明人： TRUJILLO, Johann ,  XIE, Chenggang ,  PACK, Sung, P. ,  LUCERO, Rodolfo ,  HAGEN, Carl, R. ,  DWORSKY, Lawrence, N.

IPC分类号： H01J3/02 ,  H01J31/12

CPC分类号： H01J3/022 ,  H01J2201/025

摘要： A field emission display (100) includes a dielectric layer (132) having a plurality of emitter wells (134), a plurality of electron emitters (136) disposed one each within the plurality of emitter wells (134), a plurality of conductive rows (138, 140, 142) disposed on the dielectric layer (132) and having sacrificial portions (154), and ion shield (139) disposed on the dielectric layer (132) and spaced apart from the sacrificial portions (154) of the plurality of conductive rows (138, 140, 142), and an anode (121) opposing the plurality of electron emitters (136) and defining a projected area (122) at the plurality of conductive rows (138, 140, 142). The sacrificial portions (154) of the plurality of conductive rows (138, 140, 142) extend beyond the projected area (122) of the anode (121).

公开(公告)号：EP1055247A4

公开(公告)日：2005-04-06

申请号：EP99902333

申请日：1999-01-15

申请人： CANDESCENT INTELLECTUAL PROP

发明人： SPINDT CHRISTOPHER J ,  FIELD JOHN E

IPC分类号： H01J9/24 ,  H01J9/18 ,  H01J29/02 ,  H01J29/08 ,  H01J29/62 ,  H01J29/86 ,  H01J29/87 ,  H01J31/12 ,  H01J19/42 ,  H01J29/18

CPC分类号： H01J29/085 ,  H01J29/028 ,  H01J29/864 ,  H01J31/127 ,  H01J2201/025 ,  H01J2329/8625 ,  H01J2329/864 ,  H01J2329/8645 ,  H01J2329/8655

摘要： A flat panel display having a backplate structure (330), a faceplate structure (320), and a spacer (340) situated between the two plate structures is configured so that the electric potential field along the spacer approximates the potential field that would be present at the same location in free space, i.e., in the absence of the spacer, between the two plate structures. Consequently, the presence of the spacer does not significantly affect the trajectories of electrons moving from the backplate structure to the faceplate structures. Alternatively, the spacer is arranged to produce electron deflection that largely compensates for undesired electron deflection which occurs during earlier electron travel from the backplate structure to the faceplate structure. The net electron deflection is small.

公开(公告)号：EP1050063B1

公开(公告)日：2004-09-15

申请号：EP99902075.3

申请日：1999-01-07

申请人： MOTOROLA, INC.

发明人： SMITH, Robert, T. ,  TRUJILLO, Johann ,  XIE, Chenggang

IPC分类号： H01J29/02

CPC分类号： G09G3/22 ,  G09G2310/0267 ,  H01J29/00 ,  H01J29/028 ,  H01J29/864 ,  H01J31/127 ,  H01J2201/025 ,  H01J2329/8625

摘要： A method for reducing charge accumulation in a field emission display (100) includes the steps of causing a plurality of electron emitters (114) to emit electrons (132) to reduce the potential at an anode (124) of the field emission display (100). Upon the reduction of the potential at the anode (124), the electrons (132) neutralize a positively electrostatically charged surface (129) of a spacer (130). The anode potential is dropped by providing a resistor (127) in series with a voltage source (126) connected to the anode (124). The anode potential is reduced by causing the electron emitters (114) to emit simultaneously to provide a pull-down current (128) at the anode (124). The voltage at the anode (124) is reduced to a value that causes a sufficient flux of electrons (132) to be attracted to the charged surfaces (129) for neutralizing them.

公开(公告)号：EP1250708A2

公开(公告)日：2002-10-23

申请号：EP99912290.6

申请日：1999-03-02

申请人： MOTOROLA, INC.

发明人： TRUJILLO, Johann ,  XIE, Chenggang ,  PACK, Sung, P. ,  LUCERO, Rodolfo ,  HAGEN, Carl, R. ,  DWORSKY, Lawrence, N.

IPC分类号： H01J3/02 ,  H01J31/12

CPC分类号： H01J3/022 ,  H01J2201/025

摘要： A field emission display (100) includes a dielectric layer (132) having a plurality of emitter wells (134), a plurality of electron emitters (136) disposed one each within the plurality of emitter wells (134), a plurality of conductive rows (138, 140, 142) disposed on the dielectric layer (132) and having sacrificial portions (154), and ion shield (139) disposed on the dielectric layer (132) and spaced apart from the sacrificial portions (154) of the plurality of conductive rows (138, 140, 142), and an anode (121) opposing the plurality of electron emitters (136) and defining a projected area (122) at the plurality of conductive rows (138, 140, 142). The sacrificial portions (154) of the plurality of conductive rows (138, 140, 142) extend beyond the projected area (122) of the anode (121).