# US 4,391,885 A · Method of manufacturing fluorescent screens of cathode ray tubes

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- Number: US 4,391,885 A
- Document ID: US4391885A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/361,269
- Filed: 1982-03-24
- Granted: 1983-07-05
- Earliest claimed: 1981-03-27
- Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd.
- Inventors: Yoshifumi Tomita; Hiromitsu Nakai
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4391885A

## CPC

- H01J 29/28: with protective, conductive or reflective layers
- G03F 7/28: for obtaining powder images (G03F3/10 takes precedence)
- H01J 9/2271: {by photographic processes (final treatment of shadow-mask prior to or after dot deposition H01J9/144)}
- H01J: ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS (spark-gaps H01T; electric arc lamps H05B31/00; particle accelerators H05H)
- G03F: PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR; (phototypographic composing devices B41B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; electrophotography, sensitive layers or processes therefor G03G)

## Abstract

A fluorescent screen of a cathode ray tube is prepared by forming a film of photosensitive sticky substance, for example, an aqueous solution of a copolymer of a complex salt of diazonium salt and zinc chloride, on an inner surface of a face plate of the tube, exposing the film to light to render portions thereof sticky, applying a powdery substance, for example, phosphors of three colors, onto the film to cause the powdery substance to adhere to the portions of the film rendered sticky, removing excess powder to form a film pattern of the powdery substance, causing the substance responsible for stickiness to ooze out onto the film pattern, applying another powdery substance, for example, graphite onto the film pattern and removing an excess of another powder substance, thus forming the fluorescent screen. The invention is applicable to the manufacture of a fluorescent screen for use in a color picture tube, a monochromatic picture tube and a penetration tube.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of manufacturing a fluorescent screen of a cathode ray tube comprising the steps of:
forming a film of photosensitive sticky substance that exhibits stickiness when exposed to light on an inner surface of a face plate of said tube;
exposing said film to light to render portions thereof sticky;
applying a powdery substance onto said film to cause said powdery substance to adhere to said portions of the film rendered sticky;
removing excess powder to form a film pattern of said powdery substance;
causing the substance responsible for stickiness to ooze out onto said film pattern;
applying another powdery substance onto said film pattern; and
removing an excess of said another powdery substance, thus forming said fluorescent screen.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1 wherein said photosensitive sticky substance comprises a compolymer of a complex salt of diazonium salt and zinc chloride.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1 wherein said film of photosensitive sticky substance has a thickness of about 0.5 to 0.8 microns.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1 wherein said powdery substance comprises powders of phosphors of three colors of green, blue and red.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1 wherein said another powdery substance comprises a powder of graphite.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method according to claim 5 which further comprises the step of applying a powder of white substance onto a film of graphite to form a reflection layer.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1 wherein said another powdery substance comprises a powder of silica.