Display apparatus and method for producing same

A display apparatus having a pair of substrates connected to each other via a pre-set gap to delimit a hermetically sealed space therebetween, an ionizable gas charged into said space, and an electrode formed on at least one of said substrates to ionize said gas to incur discharging in said space, said electrode being coated by a protective skin film formed by an electro-deposition method, said protective skin film being an electro-deposited and sintered mixture of electrically conductive powders including powders of a boride or carbon and glass powders;

• wherein
• said protective skin film is electro-deposited by a suspension formed on dispersing said electrically conductive powders and said glass powders in a solvent and also on dissolving an ionic material therein;
• and wherein
• said electrically conductive powders and the glass powders are of a mean particle size ranging between 1 and 3 μm.

A display apparatus having a pair of substrates connected to each other via a pre-set gap to delimit a hermetically sealed space therebetween, an ionizable gas charged into said space, and an electrode formed on at least one of said substrates to ionize said gas to incur discharging in said space, said electrode being coated by a protective skin film formed by an electro-deposition method, said protective skin film being an electro-deposited and sintered mixture of electrically conductive powders including powders of a boride or carbon and glass powders;

• wherein
• said protective skin film is electro-deposited by a suspension formed on dispersing said electrically conductive powders and said glass powders in a solvent and also on dissolving an ionic material therein;
• and wherein,
• said electrically conductive powders and the glass powders are mixed in a volumetric ratio of from 9:1 to 3:7.

A display apparatus having a pair of substrates connected to each other via a pre-set gap to delimit a hermetically sealed space therebetween, an ionizable gas charged into said space, and an electrode formed on at least one of said substrates to ionize said gas to incur discharging in said space, said electrode being coated by a protective skin film formed by an electro-deposition method, said protective skin film being an electro-deposited and sintered mixture of electrically conductive powders including powders of a boride or carbon and glass powders;

• wherein
• said protective skin film is electro-deposited by a suspension formed on dispersing said electrically conductive powders and said glass powders in a solvent and also on dissolving an ionic material therein;
• and wherein
• said protective skin film has a film thickness ranging between 1 and 20 μm.

A method for producing a display apparatus having a pair of substrates connected to each other via a pre-set gap to delimit a hermetically sealed space therebetween, an ionizable gas charged into said space, and an electrode formed on at least one of said substrates to ionize said gas to incur discharging in said space;

• wherein
• for forming an electrode on said substrate, then electro-depositing and sintering a mixture of electrically conductive powders including powders of a boride or carbon and glass powders to coat the electrode with a protective skin film to protect said electrode from a shock by an ionized gas,
• said protective skin film is electro-deposited by a suspension formed on dispersing said electrically conductive powders and said glass powders in a solvent and also on dissolving an ionic material therein;
• and wherein
• said electrically conductive powders and the glass powders of a mean particle size not larger than 10 μm are used.

A method for producing a display apparatus having a pair of substrates connected to each other via a pre-set gap to delimit a hermetically sealed space therebetween, an ionizable gas charged into said space, and an electrode formed on at least one of said substrates to ionize said gas to incur discharging in said space;

• wherein
• for forming an electrode on said substrate, then electro-depositing and sintering a mixture of electrically conductive powders including powders of a boride or carbon and glass powders to coat the electrode with a protective skin film to protect said electrode from a shock by an ionized gas,
• said protective skin film is electro-deposited by a suspension formed on dispersing said electrically conductive powders and said glass powders in a solvent and also on dissolving an ionic material therein;
• and wherein
• said electrically conductive powders and the glass powders of a mean particle size ranging between 1 and 3 μm are used.

A method for producing a display apparatus having a pair of substrates connected to each other via a pre-set gap to delimit a hermetically sealed space there between, an ionizable gas charged into said space, and an electrode formed on at least one of said substrates to ionize said gas to incur discharging in said space;

• wherein
• for forming an electrode on said substrate, then electro-depositing and sintering a mixture of electrically conductive powders including powders of a boride or carbon and glass powders to coat the electrode with a protective skin film to protect said electrode from a shock by an ionized gas,
• said protective skin film is electro-deposited by a suspension formed on dispersing said electrically conductive powders and said glass powders in a solvent and also on dissolving an ionic material therein;
• and wherein
• said electrically conductive powders and the glass powders are mixed in a volumetric ratio of from 9:1 to 3:7.

A method for producing a display apparatus having a pair of substrates connected to each other via a pre-set gap to delimit a hermetically sealed space therebetween, an ionizable gas charged into said space, and an electrode formed on at least one of said substrates to ionize said gas to incur discharging in said space;

• wherein
• for forming an electrode on said substrate, then electro-depositing and sintering a mixture of electrically conductive powders including powders of a boride or carbon and glass powders to coat the electrode with a protective skin film to protect said electrode from a shock by an ionized gas,
• said protective skin film is electro-deposited by a suspension formed on dispersing said electrically conductive powders and said glass powders in a solvent and also on dissolving an ionic material therein;
• and wherein
• said protective skin film has a film thickness ranging between 1 and 20 μm.

A display apparatus having a flat panel structure comprised of a display cell and a plasma cell stacked together via an intermediate substrate;

• said display cell having an upper substrate connected to said intermediate substrate via a pre-set gap, an electro-optical substance held in said gap and a plurality of signal electrodes formed in columns on said upper substrate so that picture signals will be applied thereto;
• said plasma cell including a lower substrate connected to said intermediate substrate via a pre-set gap to delimit a hermetically sealed space therebetween, an ionizable gas charged in said space, and a scanning electrode formed on said lower substrate to ionize said gas to incur discharging in said space;
• said scanning electrode being coated by a protective skin film formed by an electro-deposition method, said protective skin film being an electro-deposited and sintered mixture of electrically conductive powders including powders of a boride or carbon and glass powders;
• said scanning electrode being sequentially scanned to write picture signals applied to said signal electrodes on said electro-optical substance;
• wherein
• said protective skin film is electro-deposited by a suspension formed on dispersing said electrically conductive powders and said glass powders in a solvent and also on dissolving an ionic material therein;
• and wherein
• said electrically conductive powders and the glass powders are of a mean particle size not larger than 10 μm.

A display apparatus having a flat panel structure comprised of a display cell and a plasma cell stacked together via an intermediate substrate;

• said display cell having an upper substrate connected to said intermediate substrate via a pre-set gap, an electro-optical substance held in said gap and a plurality of signal electrodes formed in columns on said upper substrate so that picture signals will be applied thereto;
• said plasma cell including a lower substrate connected to said intermediate substrate via a pre-set gap to delimit a hermetically sealed space therebetween, an ionizable gas charged in said space, and a scanning electrode formed on said lower substrate to ionize said gas to incur discharging in said space;
• said scanning electrode being coated by a protective skin film formed by an electro-deposition method, said protective skin film being an electro-deposited and sintered mixture of electrically conductive powders including powders of a boride or carbon and glass powders;
• said scanning electrode being sequentially scanned to write picture signals applied to said signal electrodes on said electro-optical substance;
• wherein
• said protective skin film is electro-deposited by a suspension formed on dispersing said electrically conductive powders and said glass powders in a solvent and also on dissolving an ionic material therein;
• and wherein
• said electrically conductive powders and the glass powders are of a mean particle size ranging between 1 and 3 μm.

A display apparatus having a flat panel structure comprised of a display cell and a plasma cell stacked together via an intermediate substrate;

• said display cell having an upper substrate connected to said intermediate substrate via a pre-set gap, an electro-optical substance held in said gap and a plurality of signal electrodes formed in columns on said upper substrate so that picture signals will be applied thereto;
• said plasma cell including a lower substrate connected to said intermediate substrate via a pre-set gap to delimit a hermetically sealed space therebetween, an ionizable gas charged in said space, and a scanning electrode formed on said lower substrate to ionize said gas to incur discharging in said space;
• said scanning electrode being coated by a protective skin film formed by an electro-deposition method,, said protective skin film being an electro-deposited and sintered mixture of electrically conductive powders including powders of a boride or carbon and glass powders;
• said scanning electrode being sequentially scanned to write picture signals applied to said signal electrodes on said electro-optical substance;
• wherein
• said protective skin film is electro-deposited by a suspension formed on dispersing said electrically conductive powders and said glass powders in a solvent and also on dissolving an ionic material therein;
• and wherein
• said electrically conductive powders and the glass powders are mixed in a volumetric ratio of from 9:1 to 3:7.

A display apparatus having a flat panel structure comprised of a display cell and a plasma cell stacked together via an intermediate substrate;

• said display cell having an upper substrate connected to said intermediate substrate via a pre-set gap, an electro-optical substance held in said gap and a plurality of signal electrodes formed in columns on said upper substrate so that picture signals will be applied thereto;
• said plasma cell including a lower substrate connected to said intermediate substrate via a pre-set gap to delimit a hermetically sealed space therebetween, an ionizable gas charged in said space, and a scanning electrode formed on said lower substrate to ionize said gas to incur discharging in said space;
• said scanning electrode being coated by a protective skin film formed by an electro-deposition method, said protective skin film being an electro-deposited and sintered mixture of electrically conductive powders including powders of a boride or carbon and glass powders;
• said scanning electrode being sequentially scanned to write picture signals applied to said signal electrodes on said electro-optical substance;
• wherein
• said protective skin film is electro-deposited by a suspension formed on dispersing said electrically conductive powders and said glass powders in a solvent and also on dissolving an ionic material therein;
• and wherein
• said protective skin film has a film thickness ranging between 1 and 20 μm.