Abstract:
An illumination device is provided that reduces the amount of light leaked to improves illumination efficiency. Electroluminescent elements are formed on one surface of a transparent substrate. The electroluminescent elements are provided with at least a transparent electrode, a light emitting layer, and a reflective electrode in order from the outgoing surface of the transparent substrate. Concavities are formed on one surface of the transparent substrate and the reflective electrode is formed in the concavities. Alternatively, electroluminescent elements are arranged in a planar configuration, and the intervals between the electroluminescent elements and the intervals between the pixels are set so as not to be equal to each other. Also, the directions in which the electroluminescent elements extend and the directions in which the pixels are aligned are set so as not to be parallel to each other.
Abstract:
A flat-panel display contains a pair of plate structure (20 and 22) separated by a spacer (24) having a rough face (54 or 56). When electrons strike the spacer, the roughness in the spacer's face causes the number of secondary electrons that escape the spacer to be reduced, thereby alleviating positive charge buildup on the spacer. As a result, the image produced by the display is improved. The spacer facial roughness can be achieved in various ways such as depressions (60, 62, 64, 66, 70, 74, or 80) or/and protuberances (82, 84, 88, and 92). Various techniques are presented for manufacturing the display, including the rough-faced spacer.
Abstract:
A tubular fluorescent lamp (2) comprises an electrode (8) mounted inside the glass tube (4) which is at least partly surrounded by an electrode cover (16) mounted inside the glass tube (4) and situated between the electrode (8) and the wall of the glass tube (4) at a distance from them. According to the invention, a spacer (24) is placed in such a way that when the electrode cover (16) unintentionally is moved from its mounting position in a radial direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the glass tube (4), contact occurs between the electrode cover (16) and the spacer (24), and between the spacer (24) and the inside of the wall of the glass tube (4), preventing the movement of the electrode cover (16) before it comes into direct contact with the inside of the wall of the glass tube (4). Thereby is prevented that the tubular fluorescent lamp cracks and may fall out from its fittings. The spacer is preferably a mica plate (24) with larger diameter than the electrode cover (16).
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus has an envelope including as constituent elements first and second substrates spaced by some distance an electron source and an image forming member for forming an image upon irradiation of electrons from the electron source, the electron source and the image forming member being disposed in the envelope and a spacer for maintaining the distance between the first and second substrates, wherein the spacer is conductive and has a heat resistant organic polymer film formed on the surface of the spacer or the spacer is constituted of an insulating base member, a conductive film formed on the insulating base member, and a heat resistant organic polymer film formed on the conductive film.
Abstract:
In order to operate Field Emission Displays (“FEDs”) contain an evacuated space. Generally, two soda-lime glass substrates, separated by a vacuum gap, act as cathode and anode. The vacuum gap is essential for the electrons to be emitted from the sharp cathode tips and travel towards the anode to give up their energy to the phosphor anode plate to emit light. The two plates and the frit seal holding the vacuum gap are under strain due to the atmospheric pressure acting on them. For small size FEDs , this strain is not a problem. However, for large area FEDs, the strain is detrimental both to the glass plates (2 mm thick) and frit seal. Under the strain, both the cathode and anode plates will buckle-in towards vacuum and, in turn, stress the frit seal, causing cracks and vacuum failure. To minimize this effect and enable the FED to operate normally, a field emissive display with a support plate for the cathode plate is disclosed. The support plate may reduce deflection of the cathode plate and decrease stress on the means for sealing the cathode plate to the anode plate. The support plate may be connected to the one side of the cathode plate at multiple points along the cathode plate. The support plate may also include plural channels with rounded inner walls defining spaces between the cathode plate and the support plate. Getter material may be provided in these spaces. To facilitate communication between the getter material in each channel, passages may be provided between the channels in the support plate.
Abstract:
In order to provide an incandescent lamp in which an unlit state of the lamp caused by a hang-out of the coil as well as a short lifetime thereof are prevented using a simple construction and its lifetime in practical application is long, a coil (21)-like filament (20) is held in a bulb (11) by upholding parts (30, 30′) with an axis of the coil (21) being oriented in a vertical direction, and a coil pitch of the coil (21) at the upper part thereof is made narrow as compared with that of the lower part of the filament (20). Or the filament (20) of the incandescent lamp (10) is constituted by the coil (21) of a conical shape or that of a frustum of a circular cone, and the filament is arranged within the bulb (11) in such a way that it may be held by upholding parts (30, 30′) with an axis of the coil (21) of the filament (20) being oriented in a vertical direction and the one end of the oil (21) having a smaller diameter being positioned upward.
Abstract:
A display panel module includes a substrate, a circuit board, electrode terminals aligned in a first direction over a surface of the substrate, each of the electrode terminals extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, lead terminals aligned in the first direction over a confronting surface of the circuit board to the substrate, at least an anisotropically conductive film sandwiched between the electrode terminals and the lead terminals, and a plurality of first electrically insulating walls on the substrate in at least selected plural ones of gaps between selected ones of the electrode terminals and on opposite side regions of the module, the opposite side regions being distanced in the first direction and separated by a center region. The first electrically insulating walls have a first height that is higher than a first total height of the electrode terminals and the anisotropically conductive film.
Abstract:
In a gas discharge tube in which a sealed envelope at least a part of which transmits light is filled with a gas, and electric discharge is generated between anode and cathode sections disposed within the sealed envelope, so as to emit predetermined light outside from the light-transmitting part of the sealed envelope, the anode section is mounted on an insulating anode support member, an insulating electrode support member having an opening for exposing the anode section is mounted on a surface surrounding the anode section, a focusing electrode having a focusing opening projecting toward the anode section is further mounted at the front face of the opening, and the cathode section is disposed on the anode support member or focusing electrode support member so as to be spaced from the focusing opening.
Abstract:
An infrared lamp with a closed-off enveloping tube which encloses an emission source joined with contacts for a power supply in the form of a carbon ribbon which, extending in a direction of a long axis of the enveloping tube, determines an irradiation length of the infrared lamp in the sense of a higher irradiation output. The carbon ribbon has a length which is larger than the irradiation length by a factor of at least 1.5. With a procedure for heating a material to be processed using the infrared lamp, which makes possible short processing times in connection with a simultaneous high degree of energy efficiency, the infrared lamp may be operated such that its maximum emission lies within a wavelength range from 1.8 &mgr;m to 2.9 &mgr;m, and such that its power output comes to at least 15 Watts per cm3 of the volume enclosed by the enveloping tube over the irradiation length.
Abstract:
An incandescent lamp has a filament formed by a plurality of filament segments. Each segment is formed by a straight coil section. The segments are mutually parallel and arranged in several layers. A first layer of filament segments is arranged along a first curved surface, and a second layer of filament segments is arranged along a second curved surface. The two curved surfaces are symmetrical with respect to a plane.