US 6,555,975 B2Granted

Cathode-ray tube apparatus

AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

InventorsKazunori Satou, Tomonari Ishihara

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Abstract

A main lens includes a second segment, a sixth grid and an additional electrode disposed between the second segment and the sixth grid. A first-level constant voltage and a second-level constant voltage are applied to the second segment and sixth grid, respectively. A third-level voltage, which is at a level between the first level and the second level, is applied to the additional electrode. In accordance with the increase in a deflection amount of an electric beam, the third-level voltage varies as a value expressed by ((voltage to the additional electrode)−(voltage to the second segment))/((voltage to the sixth grid)−(voltage to the second segment)). An auxiliary lens having lenses including a third grid and a first segment has a focusing power decreasing in accordance with an increase in the deflection amount of the electron beam.

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Dependent claims

A cathode-ray tube apparatus comprising:

an electron gun assembly having an electron beam generating unit for generating an electron beam, at least one auxiliary lens for prefocusing the electron beam generated from the electron beam generating unit, and a main lens for focusing the electron beam prefocused by the auxiliary lens on a phosphor screen;
and
a deflection yoke for generating deflection magnetic fields for horizontally and vertically deflecting the electron beam emitted from the electron gun assembly,
wherein the electron gun assembly comprises a focus electrode, at least one additional electrode and an anode, which are arranged in a direction of travel of the electron beam and constitute said main lens, and also comprises a voltage applying means for applying predetermined voltages to the respective electrodes constituting the main lens,
the voltage applying means applies a constant focus voltage to the focus electrode, a constant anode voltage, which is higher than the focus voltage, to the anode, and a voltage, which is higher than the focus voltage and lower than the anode voltage and varies in accordance with a deflection of the electrode beam, to the additional electrode,
the potential difference between the focus electrode and anode constituting the main lens is constant regardless of the deflection amount of the electron beam, and the main lens varies such that a vertical focusing power becomes lower than a horizontal focusing power in accordance with an increase in the deflection amount of the electron beam, and
said at least one auxiliary lens has a focusing power decreasing in accordance with an increase in the deflection amount of the electron beam.

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A cathode-ray tube apparatus comprising:

an electron gun assembly having an electron beam generating unit for generating an electron beam, at least one auxiliary lens for prefocusing the electron beam generated from the electron beam generating unit, and a main lens for focusing the electron beam prefocused by the auxiliary lens on a phosphor screen;
and
a deflection yoke configured to generate deflection magnetic fields for horizontally and vertically deflecting the electron beam emitted from the electron gun assembly,
wherein the electron gun assembly comprises a focus electrode, at least one additional electrode and an anode, which are arranged in a direction of travel of the electron beam and constitute said main lens, and also comprises a voltage applying unit configured to apply predetermined voltages to the respective electrodes constituting the main lens,
the voltage applying unit applies a constant focus voltage to the focus electrode, a constant anode voltage, which is higher than the focus voltage, to the anode, and a voltage, which is higher than the focus voltage and lower than the anode voltage and varies in accordance with a deflection of the electrode beam, to the additional electrode,
the potential difference between the focus electrode and anode constituting the main lens is constant regardless of the deflection amount of the electron beam, and the main lens varies such that a vertical focusing power becomes lower than a horizontal focusing power in accordance with an increase in the deflection amount of the electron beam, and
said at least one auxiliary lens has a focusing power decreasing in accordance with an increase in the deflection amount of the electron beam.

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