摘要:
An inline electron gun for a color cathode ray tube (CRT) directs electron beams through an Einzel lens common to all of the beams for focusing the beams on a display screen across which the beams are scanned in horizontal scan lines in a raster-like manner. The electron gun includes a beam forming region (BFR) for forming the beams in a matrix array including a plurality of vertically spaced, horizontally aligned apertures, where each horizontally aligned group of apertures passes the primary color electron beams for one scan line on the display screen and vertically aligned apertures are grouped to pass common color electron beams which are horizontally deflected in synchronism over adjacent, vertically spaced scan lines on the display screen. All of the electron beams converge and cross over the electron gun's axis at the center of the Einzel lens, with the diverging beams then directed through a convergence arrangement which converges each group of the horizontally aligned beams to a common spot on a given scan line permitting video display information to be presented simultaneously on more than one scan line. The beam convergence arrangement equalizes the vertical and horizontal convergence effects on each of the beams in the matrix array of beams to deflect the outer beams inwardly while deflecting the upper and lower beams respectively downwardly and upwardly so that each group of horizontally aligned beams converge on the center beam of that group at the display screen.
摘要:
A projection liquid crystal display (LCD) system includes a liquid crystal display panel including a first plurality of horizontally aligned transparent conductive scanning electrodes and a second plurality of vertically aligned transparent conductive signal electrodes disposed on opposed surfaces of the panel. Light directed onto the display panel's aft surface is transmitted through the panel as each horizontal linear array of electrodes is turned "ON", with the horizontal linear arrays sequentially turned on for vertically scanning the display panel in a stepwise manner. LCD backlighting is provided by a cathode ray tube (CRT) having a phosphorbearing faceplate which emits light when an electron beam is incident thereon. The CRT includes two electron beams which are directed onto the faceplate's inner phosphor layer and are deflected in opposed directions along a common horizontal scan line, where each horizontal scan line on the CRT's faceplate is traced in sequence by the two beams. Each horizontal scan of the CRT's faceplate by the two electron beams is synchronized with the turning on of the vertically spaced, horizontal arrays of the first scanning electrodes to provide a single line light source for illuminating only that portion of the display panel containing video information for improved video image contrast and more efficient LCD panel backlighting. The total electron beam energy at each faceplate pixel when integrated over an entire horizontal scan line period is essentially constant when both beams have equal Gaussian beam density distributions to provide uniform illumination over the entire horizontal scan line.
摘要:
Energetic electrons emitted by heated cathodes in a multi-beam color cathode ray tube (CRT) are directed to a low voltage beam forming region (BFR) of an electron gun, with the thus formed electron beams then directed through a high voltage main focus lens for focusing the beams on a display screen of the CRT. The BFR includes a G.sub.2 electron having three spaced inline apertures each disposed within an essentially electrostatic field-free region and through each of which a respective electron beam passes. Each G.sub.2 aperture intercepts an outer portion of an associated electron beam to provide an electron beam cross sectional shape which compensates for the asymmetric focusing effect of the main focus lens in correcting for beam spherical aberration to provide a rotationally symmetric electron beam spot on the display screen. The invention is also adapted for use in a monochrome, single electron beam CRT to provide a desired electron beam spot shape for optimum display pixel density and/or to eliminate display discontinuities and provide a smooth video image display.
摘要:
An improved color picture tube has an inline electron gun for generating and directing three electron beams, a center beam and two side beams, along coplanar paths toward a screen of the tube. The gun includes a main focus lens for focusing the electron beams. The main focus lens is formed by two spaced electrode members each having three separate inline apertures therein. Each electrode also includes a peripheral rim. The peripheral rims of the two electrodes face each other. The apertured portion of each electrode is within a recess set back from the rim. The main focus lens electrode closest to the screen includes a slot on the side facing the screen. The slot extends in the direction of the three electron beam paths and includes means for providing a weaker stigmator effect on the two side beams than on the center beam.
摘要:
An electron gun includes plural aligned charged grids each having an aperture (in a monochrome CRT) or plural apertures (in a color CRT) through which an electron beam (or beams) is directed. The beams emitted by a cathode sequentially transit a beam forming region (BFR), a dynamic focus lens and a main focus lens prior to being incident on the CRT's display screen. The electron beam tends to expand in diameter in the direction of the CRT's display screen. This results in an increase in the focusing effect on the electron beam of the electron gun's grids in proceeding from the BFR toward the display screen where the beam passing apertures in the various grids are of the same size. To increase electron beam focusing sensitivity while reducing the beam's dynamic focus voltage, the beam passing apertures in the gun's dynamic focus lens are provided with progressively reduced size in proceeding toward the electron gun's cathode.
摘要:
An electron gun for use in a cathode ray tube (CRT) includes a source of energetic electrons, i.e., a cathode, a beam forming region for forming the energetic electrons into a narrow beam, an arrangement for deflecting the beam over a display screen, and a focus arrangement for focusing the beam on the display screen in the form of a small spot in forming a video image. The beam forming region includes a G1 control grid, a G2 screen grid and a portion of a G3 grid in facing relation to the G2 grid, where each grid includes a respective aperture through which the electron beam is directed, with the apertures aligned along a common axis. The size of the aperture on the side of the G2 grid in facing relation to the G1 grid forms a first focusing lens and is smaller than the size of the aperture on the opposed side of the G2 grid in facing relation to the G3 grid which forms a second focusing lens. The larger size of the G2 aperture in facing relation to the G3 grid reduces electron beam convergence and spherical aberration of a video image formed by the beam on the display screen. The aperture of the G2 grid may increase in diameter in proceeding from the low side, i.e., the G1 control grid facing side, to the high side, i.e., the G3 grid facing side, in a step-wise manner or in the general shape of a cone. The invention is adapted for use in a single beam projection CRT as well as in a multi-beam color CRT.
摘要:
A video display system includes a passive display panel such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel including a first plurality of horizontally aligned transparent conductive scanning electrodes and a second plurality of vertically aligned transparent conductive signal electrodes disposed on opposed surfaces of the panel. Light directed onto the aft surface of the display panel is transmitted through the panel as each horizontal linear array of first scanning electrodes is turned "ON" with the horizontal linear arrays sequentially turned on for vertically scanning the display panel in a step wise manner. Video image information is provided to the vertically aligned electrodes. Liquid crystal display backlighting is provided by an elongated, linear lamp disposed within a first concave reflector for directing the beam onto a second reflector which reflects the beam onto the display panel's aft surface in the form of a thin, elongated line extending the width of the display panel. The second reflector displaces the beam over the display panel in the disclosed embodiment from top to bottom synchronously with scanning of the horizontally aligned scanning electrodes in the panel such that the beam illuminates only the horizontal linear array of the scanning electrodes which is turned "ON", i.e. only that portion of the display panel containing video information, for improved video image contrast and more efficient backlighting of the display panel.
摘要:
A projection liquid crystal display (LCD) system includes an LCD panel including a first plurality of horizontally aligned transparent conductive scanning electrodes and a second plurality of vertically aligned transparent conductive signal electrodes disposed on opposed surfaces of the panel. Light directed onto the aft surface of the display panel is transmitted through the panel as each horizontal linear array of first scanning electrodes is turned "ON", with the horizontal linear arrays sequentially turned on for vertically scanning the display panel in a stepwise manner. Liquid crystal display backlighting is provided by a cathode ray tube (CRT) having a phosphor-bearing faceplate which emits light when energetic electrons in the form of a horizontal, linear, elongated beam are incident thereon. An electron beam source in the CRT including, in combination, an elongated, linear wire-like cathode and a focusing concave charged electrode disposed about the cathode and having an electron-passing slot extending substantially the entire length thereof directs an elongated, linear, horizontally aligned electron beam across the width of the CRT's faceplate. A pair of spaced, charged plates disposed adjacent the electron-passing slot in the focusing electrode deflect the electron beam vertically over the faceplate in a stepwise manner and synchronously with actuation of the scanning electrodes to illuminate only that portion of the display panel containing video information for improved video image contrast and more efficient backlighting.
摘要:
The low voltage beam forming region (BFR) of an electron gun such as used in a cathode ray tube (CRT) includes a reduced aperture in an electrostatic field-free region of the gun's G.sub.2 screen grid. The electron gun's G.sub.1 control grid is provided with an enlarged aperture to allow more electrons to enter the BFR from the cathode for increased electron beam peak current densities and enhanced video display brightness. The limiting aperture in the G.sub.2 grid intercepts outer electrons in the electron beam as well as those electrons having a high velocity transverse to the beam axis for limiting beam spot size and eliminating undesirable "halo" about the electron beam spot on the CRT's display screen. In another embodiment, the spacing between the electron gun's cathode and its G.sub.1 control grid is increased to allow the introduction of more electrons in the beam for higher peak electron beam current density while the G.sub.2 limiting aperture maintains a small beam spot size for increased video display brightness and improved beam spot resolution. The enlarged G.sub.1 aperture may be combined with the increased cathode-G.sub.1 control grid spacing in a CRT with a G.sub.2 limiting aperture for further improvement in video display brightness and beam spot resolution.
摘要:
Apparatus in a three-beam inline electron gun system for a color cathode ray tube, wherein the tube has a screen and a partially self-converging yoke which partially, but incompletely, converges the three beams and undesirably imparts astigmatism to the beams in off-center regions of the screen, applies a field-strength-dependent asymmetrical field to the two outer beams to provide partial dynamic convergence. The apparatus includes an electron beam source for developing three electron beams, a focusing lens portion for focusing the three electron beams at the tube screen, an astigmatism correcting lens portion for developing an astigmatic field component in the path of each of the beams, and a modulated voltage source for modulating the strength of the astigmatic field component as a function of beam deflection angle to at least partially compensate for the yoke-induced astigmatism and for modulating focus field strength in providing partial dynamic electron beam convergence. The astigmatism correcting lens portion includes an electrode having outer beam apertures shaped to create field-strength-dependent asymmetric outer beam fields and to produce partial dynamic convergence, with the dynamic convergence effects of the yoke, the focusing lens portion, and the astigmatism correcting lens portion combining additively.