公开(公告)号：US06577060B2

公开(公告)日：2003-06-10

申请号：US09729322

申请日：2000-12-05

申请人： Akira Tokai ,  Manabu Ishimoto ,  Tutae Shinoda ,  Keiichi Betsui

发明人： Akira Tokai ,  Manabu Ishimoto ,  Tutae Shinoda ,  Keiichi Betsui

IPC分类号： H01J6100

CPC分类号： H01J11/18 ,  G09F9/30 ,  G09F13/04

摘要： A display device has a screen made of a substrate and a group of elongated illuminators that are arranged on the substrate. Elongated electrode supporters are arranged on at least one side of the illuminators in the width direction. The elongated electrode supporter has plural electrodes that am spaced along the longitudinal direction of the illuminator and define corresponding discharge cells. A wiring conductive pattern is formed on the substrate for supplying electricity to the plural electrodes of the electrode supporter. Selective light emission from the discharge cells of the illuminator is controlled by signals applied to the wiring conductive pattern and the plural electrodes.

摘要翻译： 显示装置具有由基板和布置在基板上的一组细长照明器构成的屏幕。 细长电极支撑体布置在照明器的宽度方向的至少一侧上。 细长电极支撑体具有沿着照明器的纵向间隔开的多个电极并限定相应的放电单元。 在基板上形成布线导电图案，用于向电极支撑体的多个电极供电。 来自照明器的放电单元的选择性发光由施加到布线导电图案和多个电极的信号控制。

公开(公告)号：US07336027B2

公开(公告)日：2008-02-26

申请号：US11155541

申请日：2005-06-20

申请人： Yosuke Yamazaki ,  Manabu Ishimoto ,  Hitoshi Yamada ,  Hitoshi Hirakawa ,  Akira Tokai ,  Koji Shinohe ,  Kenji Awamoto

发明人： Yosuke Yamazaki ,  Manabu Ishimoto ,  Hitoshi Yamada ,  Hitoshi Hirakawa ,  Akira Tokai ,  Koji Shinohe ,  Kenji Awamoto

IPC分类号： H01J17/49

CPC分类号： H01J11/18

摘要： A plasma tube array according to the present invention includes plural light emitting tubes that have fluorescent material layers inside and are mutually lined up in parallel. The plasma tube array includes pairs of display electrodes that are formed along the respective fluorescent material layers. The fluorescent material layers are disposed in sequence in the longitudinal direction of the light emitting tubes.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的等离子体管阵列包括在其内部具有荧光材料层并且彼此相互排列的多个发光管。 等离子体管阵列包括沿着各个荧光材料层形成的成对的显示电极。 荧光体层沿着发光管的长度方向依次配置。

公开(公告)号：US20070007877A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-11

申请号：US11521314

申请日：2006-09-15

申请人： Manabu Ishimoto ,  Kenji Awamoto ,  Yosuke Yamazaki ,  Hitoshi Hirakawa ,  Akira Tokai

发明人： Manabu Ishimoto ,  Kenji Awamoto ,  Yosuke Yamazaki ,  Hitoshi Hirakawa ,  Akira Tokai

IPC分类号： H01J1/62

CPC分类号： H01J11/18 ,  G09G3/2927 ,  G09G3/293 ,  G09G3/2983

摘要： A plurality of arc tubes are arranged in parallel with the long side of a rectangular screen, a plurality of first electrodes and second electrodes are arranged on the display surface side of the arc tube array in the direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the arc tubes, and a plurality of third electrodes are arranged on the back side of the arc tube array along the longitudinal direction of the arc tubes. At the time of screen display, the third electrodes are used as scan electrodes and a scan voltage is applied sequentially to the plurality of third electrodes. In the meantime, a voltage is applied to a desired first electrode or second electrode so that discharge takes place in a desired light-emitting cell and a light-emitting cell is selected. Thereafter, display discharge takes place between the adjacent first electrode and second electrode thus performing display.

摘要翻译： 多个电弧管与矩形屏幕的长边平行布置，多个第一电极和第二电极沿着与电弧管的纵向交叉的方向排列在电弧管阵列的显示面上， 并且多个第三电极沿着电弧管的长度方向布置在电弧管阵列的背面上。 在屏幕显示时，将第三电极用作扫描电极，并且将扫描电压依次施加到多个第三电极。 同时，对期望的第一电极或第二电极施加电压，使得在期望的发光单元中进行放电，并且选择发光单元。 此后，在相邻的第一电极和第二电极之间进行显示放电，从而进行显示。

公开(公告)号：US20060244378A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-02

申请号：US11216104

申请日：2005-09-01

申请人： Koji Shinohe ,  Manabu Ishimoto ,  Kenji Awamoto ,  Hitoshi Yamada ,  Akira Tokai ,  Yosuke Yamazaki ,  Hitoshi Hirakawa

发明人： Koji Shinohe ,  Manabu Ishimoto ,  Kenji Awamoto ,  Hitoshi Yamada ,  Akira Tokai ,  Yosuke Yamazaki ,  Hitoshi Hirakawa

IPC分类号： H01J17/49

CPC分类号： H01J11/24 ,  H01J11/18 ,  H01J2211/245

摘要： The present invention provides a plasma tube array including: plural light-emitting tubes; a front supporting member and a back supporting member which spread over the front and back of the light-emitting tubes; plural display electrode pairs provided on the surface of the front supporting member facing the light-emitting tubes; and plural signal electrodes provided on the surface of the back supporting member facing the light-emitting tubes. Each display electrode constituting the display electrode pair is a display electrode which is made of a metal thin wire, provided with plural openings formed in a distributed manner and includes a first metal thin wire facing a discharge slit and extending along the discharge slit, and the first metal thin wire is a metal thin wire thicker than a second metal thin wire which forms a region closer to a non-discharge slit side than the first metal thin wire.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种等离子体管阵列，包括：多个发光管; 前支撑构件和后支撑构件，其在发光管的前后分布; 多个显示电极对设置在面向发光管的前支撑构件的表面上; 以及设置在背面支撑构件的面向发光管的表面上的多个信号电极。 构成显示电极对的每个显示电极是由金属细线制成的显示电极，该金属细线设置有分布形成的多个开口，并且包括面对放电狭缝并沿着放电狭缝延伸的第一金属细线， 第一金属细线是形成比第一金属细线更靠近非放电狭缝侧的区域的比第二金属细线更厚的金属细线。

公开(公告)号：US06914382B2

公开(公告)日：2005-07-05

申请号：US10372267

申请日：2003-02-25

申请人： Manabu Ishimoto ,  Tsutae Shinoda ,  Akira Tokai ,  Hitoshi Yamada ,  Kenji Awamoto

发明人： Manabu Ishimoto ,  Tsutae Shinoda ,  Akira Tokai ,  Hitoshi Yamada ,  Kenji Awamoto

IPC分类号： H01J11/12 ,  H01J11/18 ,  H01J11/24 ,  H01J11/26 ,  H01J1/62

CPC分类号： H01J11/18

摘要： A display device includes elongated display tubes each of which has a discharge gas filled and a phosphor layer formed in the tube; a flexible sheet; a plurality of electrodes; and an adhesive layer. Each of the tubes is flat elliptical in cross section and has a plane section. The flexible sheet abuts against the plane sections of the tubes to support the tubes. The plurality of electrodes are arranged on the tubes abutting surface of the flexible sheet, for applying a voltage to the tubes to generate discharges within the tubes. The adhesive layer is disposed on the tubes abutting surface of the flexible sheet to bond the flexible sheet to the plane sections of the tubes so that the electrodes of the flexible sheet face the plane sections when the flexible sheet abuts against the plane sections of the tubes.

摘要翻译： 显示装置包括细长显示管，每个显示管具有填充的放电气体和形成在管中的荧光体层; 柔性片材 多个电极; 和粘合剂层。 每个管的横截面为扁平椭圆形并且具有平面截面。 柔性片与管的平面部分邻接以支撑管。 多个电极布置在柔性片的管邻接表面上，用于向管施加电压以在管内产生放电。 粘合剂层设置在柔性片的管邻接表面上，以将柔性片粘合到管的平面部分，使得当柔性片抵靠管的平面部分时，柔性片的电极面对平面部分 。

公开(公告)号：US06836063B2

公开(公告)日：2004-12-28

申请号：US10094794

申请日：2002-03-12

申请人： Manabu Ishimoto ,  Tsutae Shinoda ,  Akira Tokai ,  Hitoshi Yamada

发明人： Manabu Ishimoto ,  Tsutae Shinoda ,  Akira Tokai ,  Hitoshi Yamada

IPC分类号： H01J162

CPC分类号： H01J11/18

摘要： A display tube is provided that can improve light emission efficiency without raising a breakdown voltage. The display tube has a tubular vessel defining a discharge gas space and a pair of display electrodes for generating surface discharge along the circumferential surface of the vessel and opposing discharge traversing the inside of the vessel.

摘要翻译： 提供一种可以提高发光效率而不提高击穿电压的显示管。 显示管具有限定放电气体空间的管状容器和用于沿着容器的圆周表面产生表面放电的一对显示电极，并且横向穿过容器的内部的相反放电。

公开(公告)号：US06633117B2

公开(公告)日：2003-10-14

申请号：US10082118

申请日：2002-02-26

申请人： Tsutae Shinoda ,  Akira Tokai ,  Hitoshi Yamada ,  Manabu Ishimoto

发明人： Tsutae Shinoda ,  Akira Tokai ,  Hitoshi Yamada ,  Manabu Ishimoto

IPC分类号： H01J162

CPC分类号： H01J11/18

摘要： A display device is provided in which a structure of a display tube is simplified so as to achieve a cost reduction and electric connection to a driving circuit is made easy. In the display device including a group of display tubes arranged in parallel for emitting light by gas discharge, plural transparent auxiliary electrodes for display are arranged in the length direction on the outer surface of the tubular vessel that defines a discharge gas space of each of the display tubes, so that the position of a discharge portion is determined. The auxiliary electrodes at the same position in the length direction of the vessel are connected to one another electrically via a band-like power supplying conductor provided on a front substrate, and a back substrate is arranged on which a band-like conductor is provided along each of the display tubes at the back side of the group of display tubes.

摘要翻译： 提供一种显示装置，其中显示管的结构被简化以便实现成本降低，并且使与驱动电路的电连接变得容易。 在包括并排布置的用于通过气体放电发光的一组显示管的显示装置中，在管状容器的外表面上沿着长度方向布置多个用于显示的透明辅助电极，该多个透明辅助电极限定了每个的放电气体空间 显示管，从而确定排出部的位置。 在容器的长度方向上相同位置的辅助电极通过设置在前基板上的带状供电导体彼此电连接，并且布置有背面基板，沿其上设置带状导体 在显示管组的后侧的每个显示管。

公开(公告)号：US07656082B2

公开(公告)日：2010-02-02

申请号：US11902488

申请日：2007-09-21

申请人： Manabu Ishimoto ,  Hitoshi Hirakawa ,  Kenji Awamoto ,  Hitoshi Yamada ,  Akira Tokai

发明人： Manabu Ishimoto ,  Hitoshi Hirakawa ,  Kenji Awamoto ,  Hitoshi Yamada ,  Akira Tokai

IPC分类号： H01J1/62

CPC分类号： H01J11/42 ,  H01J11/18

摘要： In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a color display device (10) includes a plurality of gas discharge tubes disposed side by side. The gas discharge tubes have respective phosphor layers (4R, 4G, 4B) of different materials for different colors disposed therein and containing discharge gas therein. Each of the gas discharge tubes has a plurality of light-emitting points disposed along the length thereof. The color display device further includes a plurality of display electrodes disposed on the display screen side of the gas discharge tubes, and a plurality of signal electrodes (3) disposed on the rear side of the gas discharge tubes. Voltage control layers (6R, 6G, 6B) are disposed between the phosphor layers and the signal electrodes. The voltage control layers are made of materials which change firing voltages applied between the display electrodes and the signal electrodes. The materials of the voltage control layers are selected for the different materials of the different phosphor layers so as to minimize the difference of the firing voltages for the plurality of gas discharge tubes.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的一个方面，彩色显示装置（10）包括并排设置的多个气体放电管。 气体放电管具有不同颜色的不同材料的荧光体层（4R，4G，4B），其中配置有不同的颜色并且在其中含有放电气体。 每个气体放电管具有沿其长度设置的多个发光点。 彩色显示装置还包括设置在气体放电管的显示屏侧的多个显示电极和设置在气体放电管的后侧的多个信号电极（3）。 电压控制层（6R，6G，6B）设置在荧光体层和信号电极之间。 电压控制层由改变施加在显示电极和信号电极之间的点火电压的材料制成。 为不同荧光体层的不同材料选择电压控制层的材料，以便最小化多个气体放电管的点火电压的差异。

公开(公告)号：US20080061691A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-13

申请号：US11979927

申请日：2007-11-09

申请人： Akira Tokai ,  Manabu Ishimoto ,  Hitoshi Hirakawa ,  Yosuke Yamazaki ,  Koji Shinohe ,  Kenji Awamoto

发明人： Akira Tokai ,  Manabu Ishimoto ,  Hitoshi Hirakawa ,  Yosuke Yamazaki ,  Koji Shinohe ,  Kenji Awamoto

IPC分类号： H01J61/00 ,  H01K1/50 ,  H01J61/28 ,  H01J11/00 ,  H01J17/00

CPC分类号： H01J11/34 ,  H01J11/18

摘要： A display device (10) includes a plurality of gas discharge tubes (11R, 11G, 11B, . . . ) sandwiched between a front support plate (31) and a plurality of rear support plates (321, 322, . . . 328). The display device further includes: a plurality of display electrodes (2) formed on a surface of the front support plate facing the plurality of gas discharge tubes to extend across tube axes of the plurality of gas discharge tubes; a plurality of signal electrodes (3) formed on surfaces of the plurality of rear support plates facing the plurality of gas discharge tubes to extend along the longitudinal direction of the plurality of gas discharge tubes. Another rear support plate (330) for supporting the plurality of rear support plates is disposed on surfaces of the plurality of rear support plates opposite to the surfaces facing the plurality of gas discharge tubes.

摘要翻译： 显示装置（10）包括夹在前支撑板（31）和多个后支撑板（321,322 ...）之间的多个气体放电管（11R，11G，11B ......）。 328）。 显示装置还包括：多个显示电极（2），形成在前支撑板的面对多个气体放电管的表面上，以跨过多个气体放电管的管轴延伸; 多个信号电极（3）形成在所述多个后支撑板的面对所述多个气体放电管的表面上，以沿着所述多个气体放电管的纵向方向延伸。 用于支撑多个后支撑板的另一个后支撑板（330）设置在多个后支撑板的与面对多个气体放电管的表面相对的表面上。

公开(公告)号：US07256538B2

公开(公告)日：2007-08-14

申请号：US11205036

申请日：2005-08-17

申请人： Manabu Ishimoto ,  Hitoshi Hirakawa ,  Kenji Awamoto ,  Akira Tokai ,  Koji Shinohe

发明人： Manabu Ishimoto ,  Hitoshi Hirakawa ,  Kenji Awamoto ,  Akira Tokai ,  Koji Shinohe

IPC分类号： H01J1/62

CPC分类号： H01J11/18

摘要： In an AC-driven gas discharge display device and especially a plasma tube array type, a return path is provided for alternate discharge current flowing between X and Y driver circuits. The AC-driven gas discharge display device comprises a front-side, transparent substrate and a rear-side substrate sandwiching therebetween a plurality of thin discharge tubes arranged side by side; a plurality of pairs of display electrodes on an inner surface of the front-side substrate; and a plurality of address electrodes, in a direction transverse to the plurality of display electrodes, the rear-side substrate on an inner surface. Striped light-blocking, electrically conductive films are disposed on an outer surface of the front-side substrate at locations between respective ones of the pairs of display electrodes and coupled at their opposite ends to respective points of a common reference potential in the X- and Y-electrode driver circuits, respectively, to provide a return path for alternate discharge current.

摘要翻译： 在AC驱动气体放电显示装置，特别是等离子体管阵列型中，提供了在X和Y驱动电路之间流动的交替放电电流的返回路径。 AC驱动气体放电显示装置包括：前侧透明基板和夹在其间的背面基板，多个并排布置的薄放电管; 在前侧基板的内表面上的多对显示电极; 以及多个寻址电极，在横向于多个显示电极的方向上，位于内表面上的后侧基板。 带状遮光的导电膜设置在前侧基板的外表面上，位于相对的一对显示电极之间的位置，并且在其相对端处被耦合到X和X中的共同参考电位的相应点 Y电极驱动电路分别提供用于交替放电电流的返回路径。