Abstract:
The image forming apparatus comprises an electron source having a substrate on which a plurality of electron emitting devices are arranged, a face plate provided with fluorescent substances for emitting light of different colors and serving to form a color image upon irradiation of electrons by the electron emitting devices. Rectangular spacers are arrange between the substrate and the face plate and are fixed to the face plate and contacted to the substrate via soft members.
Abstract:
An electron beam emitting apparatus has a first plate with an electron-emitting device 15, and an electrode 8 opposed to the first plate, and the electrode 8 is applied a potential to accelerate electrons emitted from the electron-emitting device 15. In the electron beam emitting apparatus, a potential defining region 9 is provided a surface of the first plate on the electrode 8 side and a first potential defining region forming the potential defining region 9 is provided in a projective area of the electrode 8 onto the potential defining region 9; and, where d represents a distance between the electrode 8 and the potential defining region 9, an additional potential defining region is defined in the range of 0.83d in all directions parallel to the first plate from the edge of the projective area of the electrode 8 onto the potential defining region 9. This stabilizes trajectories of electrons and permits an excellent image to be formed without deviation of light emission positions.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing electron emitting devices each having electrodes formed on a substrate and an electroconductive thin film connected between a pair of electrodes and having an electron emitting region is provided which can manufacture electron emitting devices having an excellent uniformity of electron emitting characteristics by improving the formation of liquid droplets to be dispensed to the substrate. In the manufacturing method, the substrate formed with the electrodes is subjected to a hydrophobic process using a silane coupling agent which contains two or more acetoxy groups in a molecule, and thereafter liquid droplets containing material for forming the electroconductive thin film are dispensed to the substrate. An image of excellent uniformity can be displayed by adopting electron emitting devices manufactured in the above manner to an image display apparatus.
Abstract:
There are provided an electron beam device which has an atmospheric pressure-resistant member such as a spacer interposed between an electron source and a member to be irradiated with electrons, and can suppress charge on the member, a charging-suppressing member, and its producing method. An electron beam device having an electron source for emitting electrons, a member to be irradiated with the electrons, and a first member interposed between the electron source and the member to be irradiated is characterized in that the surface of the first member has a three-dimensional shape, and projecting portions of the three-dimensional shape form a network shape. In addition, an electron beam device having an electron source for emitting electrons, a member to be irradiated with the electrons, and a first member interposed between the electron source and the member to be irradiated is characterized in that the surface of the first member has a three-dimensional shape, and the three-dimensional shape has recessed portions continuously surrounded by projecting portions.
Abstract:
There are here disclosed an electron-emitting device, comprising a pair of conductors arranged on a substrate so as to face each other, and a pair of deposited films containing carbon as a main component which are connected to the pair of conductors respectively and which ate arranged putting a gap therebetween, wherein silver is contained in a ratio of 5 mol % to 10 mol % with respect to carbon in the deposited film, an electron source comprising the plurality of electron-emitting devices arranged on a substrate and a wire connected to the electron-emitting devices and an image-forming apparatus comprising the electron source and an image-forming member which performs image formation by the collision of electrons emitted from the electron source.
Abstract:
To reuse glass used in a flat panel display, processing suitable for global environment such as processing of separating a lead component must be realized. A disassembly processing method for a flat panel display having a structure in which a face plate and rear plate mainly containing glass are airtightly joined via a frame with frit glass is characterized by including the step of separating the face plate and rear plate joined with the frit glass. The separation step is characterized by separating the face plate and rear plate by cutting, dissolution, or melting.
Abstract:
A production method of an insulating layer includes a step of forming a first wire, a step of forming an insulating layer as a stack of M layers by repeatedly carrying out steps of laying and baking an insulating material on the first wire M times (M is an integer satisfying M≧3), and a step of forming a second wire on the insulating layer. An N-th insulating material used in formation of the N-th insulating layer (N is an integer satisfying 2≦N≦M−1) is baked at a temperature lower than a softening point of the N-th insulating material, and baking temperatures in formation of the (N+1)th to the M-th insulating layers are not more than the baking temperature in formation of the N-th insulating layer.
Abstract:
A covering layer for insulating between column wirings and device electrodes is formed in a region including each cross point of the column wirings and row wirings and under the column wirings. Thus, when an electron source plate in which a large number of electron-emitting devices are wired in passive matrix is formed, a defect resulting from an interaction between the device electrodes and the column wirings at the time of wiring formation is reduced to improve insulation reliability. Therefore, a high quality image is obtained by a large size and higher density pixel arrangement in an image-forming apparatus using the electron source plate.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an image forming apparatus having an envelope made of members inclusive of a first substrate and a second substrate disposed at a space being set therebetween, image forming means and spacers disposed in the envelope, the spacers maintaining the space, the method comprising the steps of forming a spacer having a desired shape by cutting a spacer base member, and abutting the spacer upon the first and second substrates at non-cut surfaces of the spacer.
Abstract:
A field emission cathode for use in flat panel displays is described including a layer of conductive material and a layer of amorphic diamond film, functioning as a low effective work-function material, deposited over the conductive material to form emission sites. The emission sites each contain at least two sub-regions having differing electron affinities. Use of the cathode to form a computer screen is also described along with the use of the cathode to form a fluorescent light source.