Abstract:
A shadow mask type of three gun color cathode-ray tube, which is otherwise conventional, has flat bi-metallic leaf springs attached at one end to the supporting frame of the mask assembly and provided with apertures at the opposite end to receive studs projecting inwardly from the tube envelope. These leaf springs are dimensioned in relation to the different coefficients of expansion of their bi-metallic components to displace the mask in the direction of the screen as the tube reaches operating temperature in order to avoid misregistration otherwise experienced with thermally uncompensated mask structures.
Abstract:
The shadow mask of a color cathode-ray tube is constructed of a single piece of metal formed to have a color-selection portion with a field of apertures and also to have a circumscribing mounting frame contiguous to the color-selection portion. A stiffening rib is pressed into the mounting frame to add mechanical strength and the mounting springs further contribute to strengthening the structure. Each spring extends from a baseplate which bridges the stiffening rib of the frame and is welded to the frame on opposite sides of the stiffening rib.