Flat panel display device having thermostat
AssigneeSamsung SDI Co., Ltd.
InventorByong Gon Lee
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Abstract
A flat panel display device includes an electron emission substrate; an image forming substrate spaced apart from the electron emission substrate; a spacer disposed between the electron emission substrate and the image forming substrate; a detector coupled to the electron emission substrate for detecting a temperature value of the flat panel display device; a temperature controlling part for receiving the receiving the temperature value and for controlling a temperature of the electron emission substrate based on the received temperature value; and a cooler for cooling the flat panel display device to be at the temperature controlled by the temperature controlling part.
Claims19
A flat panel display device comprising:
- an electron emission substrate;
- an image forming substrate spaced apart from the electron emission substrate;
- a spacer disposed between the electron emission substrate and the image forming substrate;
- a measuring device including a measuring line formed in a displaying region on the electron emission substrate concurrently with a cathode line, and a first measuring pad formed on a first side and a second measuring pad formed on a second side of a non-displaying region concurrently with a cathode pad;
- a power supply connected to the first measuring pad to supply a voltage or current thereto;
- a detector connected to the second measuring pad to detect the voltage or current supplied from the power source;
- a temperature controlling part for converting the voltage or current detected by the detector into a temperature value and for controlling a temperature of the electron emission substrate;
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- a cooler for cooling the flat panel display device to be at the temperature controlled by the temperature controlling part.
A flat panel display device comprising:
- an electron emission substrate;
- an image forming substrate spaced apart from the electron emission substrate;
- a spacer disposed between the electron emission substrate and the image forming substrate;
- a measuring device including measuring lines formed in respective corners of a displaying region of the electron emission substrate, and measuring pads connected to ends of the measuring lines in a non-displaying region;
- a power supply connected to respective first sides of the measuring pads to supply a voltage or current thereto;
- a detector connected to respective second sides of the measuring pads to detect the voltage or current supplied from the power source;
- a temperature controlling part for converting the voltage or current detected by the detector into a temperature value and for controlling a temperature of the electron emission substrate;
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- a cooler for cooling the flat panel display device to be at the temperature controlled by the temperature controlling part.
A flat panel display device comprising:
- an electron emission substrate;
- an image forming substrate spaced apart from the electron emission substrate;
- a spacer disposed between the electron emission substrate and the image forming substrate;
- a thermometer or a thermocouple to measure a temperature value of the electron emission substrate;
- a temperature controlling part for receiving the temperature value from the thermometer or thermocouple and for controlling a temperature of the electron emission substrate based on a comparison of the received temperature value to a reference value;
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- a cooler for cooling the flat panel display device to be at the temperature controlled by the temperature controlling part.
A flat panel display device comprising:
- an electron emission substrate;
- an image forming substrate spaced apart from the electron emission substrate;
- a spacer disposed between the electron emission substrate and the image forming substrate;
- a cathode line formed in a displaying region on the electron emission substrate;
- a first cathode pad formed on a first side and a second cathode pad formed on a second side of a non-displaying region;
- a power supply connected to the cathode line and the first cathode pad to supply a voltage or current thereto;
- a detector connected to the cathode line and the second cathode pad to detect the voltage or current supplied from the power source;
- a temperature controlling part for converting the voltage or current detected by the detector into a temperature value and for controlling a temperature of the electron emission substrate;
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- a cooler for cooling the flat panel display device to be at the temperature controlled by the temperature controlling part.
A flat panel display device comprising:
- an electron emission substrate;
- an image forming substrate spaced apart from the electron emission substrate;
- a spacer disposed between the electron emission substrate and the image forming substrate;
- a detector coupled to the electron emission substrate for detecting a temperature value of the flat panel display device;
- a temperature controlling part for receiving the temperature value and for controlling a temperature of the electron emission substrate based on a comparison of the received temperature value to a reference value;
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- a cooler for cooling the flat panel display device to be at the temperature controlled by the temperature controlling part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.