Surface discharge plasma display including light shielding film between adjacent electrode pairs

A surface discharge plasma display panel, having a front substrate and a rear substrate with a discharge space therebetween, a plurality of pairs of display electrodes extending along each display line and formed on the front substrate, wherein a reverse slit where no surface discharge occurs is defined between each adjacent pair of display electrodes and a discharge slit for surface discharge therebetween is defined between display electrodes of a single pair, and further wherein phosphors are provided on the rear substrate, the surface discharge plasma display panel further comprising:

• a light shielding film for shielding light penetration between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said light shielding film being provided near the reverse slits and being positioned between said front substrate and the phosphors, and said light shielding film having a darker color than the phosphors.

A plasma display panel, having a pair of substrates with a discharge space therebetween and a plurality of pairs of display electrodes extending along each display line and formed on an internal surface of one of said substrates wherein a reverse slit where no surface discharge occurs is defined between each adjacent pair of display electrodes and a discharge slit for surface discharge therebetween is defined between display electrodes of a single pair, and further wherein a plurality of address electrodes are provided on another one of said substrates along a direction crossing a direction of extension of the plurality of pairs of display electrodes, the plasma display panel comprising:

• a light shielding film for shielding light penetration between the substrates, said light shielding film being provided near the reverse slits and being positioned between said substrate with said display electrodes and a phosphors layer,
• wherein said display electrodes are provided to partially overlap the light shielding film.

A plasma display panel, having a pair of substrates with a discharge space therebetween and a plurality of pairs of display electrodes extending along each display line and formed on an internal surface of one of said substrates, wherein a reverse slit where no surface discharge occurs is defined between each adjacent pair of display electrodes and a discharge slit for surface discharge therebetween is defined between display electrodes of a single pair, and further wherein a plurality of address electrodes are provided on another one of said substrates along a direction crossing a direction of extension of the plurality of pairs of display electrodes, the plasma display panel comprising:

• a light shielding film, for shielding light penetration between the substrates, said light shielding film being provided near the reverse slits and being positioned between said substrate with said display electrodes and a phosphors layer,
• wherein the light shielding film is provided to contact the edges of said display electrodes.

A plasma display panel, having a pair of substrates with a discharge space therebetween and a plurality of pairs of display electrodes extending along each display line and formed on an internal surface of one of said substrates, wherein a reverse slit where no surface discharge occurs is defined between each adjacent pair of display electrodes and a discharge slit for surface discharge therebetween is defined between display electrodes of a single pair, and further wherein a plurality of address electrodes are provided on another one of said substrates along a direction crossing a direction of extension of the plurality of pairs of display electrodes, the plasma display panel comprising:

• a light shielding film for shielding light penetration between the substrates, said light shielding film being provided near the reverse slits and being positioned between said substrate with said display electrodes and a phosphors layer,
• wherein the light shielding film is provided apart from said display electrodes.

A plasma display panel, having a pair of substrates with a discharge space therebetween and a plurality of pairs of display electrodes extending along each display line and formed on an internal surface of one of said substrates, wherein a reverse slit where no surface discharge occurs is defined between each adjacent pair of display electrodes and a discharge slit for surface discharge therebetween is defined between display electrodes of a single pair, and further wherein a plurality of address electrodes are provided on another one of said substrates along a direction crossing a direction of extension of the plurality of pairs of display electrodes, the plasma display panel comprising:

• a light shielding film for shielding light penetration between the bstrates, said light shielding film being provided near the reverse slits and being positioned between said substrate with said display electrodes and a phosphors layer,
• wherein the light shielding film is provided to partially overlap said display electrodes.

A plasma display panel, having a pair of substrates with a discharge space therebetween and a plurality of pairs of display electrodes extending along each display line and formed on an internal surface of one of said substrates, wherein a reverse slit where no surface discharge occurs is defined between each adjacent pair of display electrodes and a discharge slit for surface discharge therebetween is defined between display electrodes of a single pair, and further wherein a plurality of address electrodes are provided on another one of said substrates along a direction crossing a direction of extension of the plurality of pairs of display electrodes, the plasma display panel comprising:

• a light shielding film for shielding light penetration between the substrates, said light shielding film being provided near the reverse slits and being positioned between said substrate with said display electrodes and a phosphors layer,
• said light shielding film being further provided at a peripheral area of an effective display area.

A surface discharge plasma display panel, having a front substrate and a rear substrate with a discharge space therebetween, and a plurality of pairs of display electrodes extending along each display line and formed on the front substrate, wherein a reverse slit where no surface discharge occurs is defined between each adjacent pair of display electrodes and a discharge slit for surface discharge therebetween is defined between display electrodes of a single pair, and further wherein a plurality of address electrodes are provided on the rear substrate along a direction crossing a direction of extension of the plurality of pairs of display electrodes, the surface discharge plasma display panel further comprising:

• a light shielding film for shielding light penetration between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said light shielding film being provided near the reverse slits and being positioned on an outer surface of said front substrate.

A surface discharge plasma display panel, having a front substrate and a rear substrate with a discharge space therebetween, a plurality of pairs of display electrodes extending along each display line and formed on the front substrate, wherein a reverse slit where no surface discharge occurs is defined between each adjacent pair of display electrodes and a discharge slit for surface discharge therebetween is defined between display electrodes of a single pair, and further wherein phosphors are provided on the rear substrate, the surface discharge plasma display panel further comprising:

• a light shielding film for shielding light penetration between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said light shielding film being provided near the reverse slits, and said light shielding film having a darker color than the phosphors, and
• wherein the display electrode includes a transparent layer and a conductive layer, and
• further wherein the light shielding film is made of a dark material including at least one of Mn, Fe and Cu, and is located between the display electrodes, and is separated from the display electrodes with a color change preventing gap therebetween.