1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an anode cap for connecting an electroconductive wire to an anode terminal of a display panel, also a voltage supply unit utilizing such anode cap, and an image display apparatus equipped with such unit.
2. Related Background Art
In a cathode ray tube of a television receiver, an anode voltage supply is achieved by electrically connecting an electroconductive wire, connected to a high voltage source, with so-called anode button provided on an external surface of the cathode ray tube, and such electrical connection is achieved by inserting and fixing an anode button-fastening piece, provided at a free end of the electroconductive wire, into the anode button (cf. Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. H07-029626).
Since the anode button is embedded in an external wall constituting the cathode ray tube as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. H07-029626,
An object of the present invention is to achieve, in a display panel such as flat panel type or a cathode ray tube, a satisfactory electrical connection between an anode terminal and an electroconductive wire for supplying a voltage thereto, also to enable attaching/detaching of the electroconductive wire and to relax a stress exerted to the display panel at the attaching/detaching operation, thereby preventing a damage to the display panel at the attaching/detaching operation.
The present invention is to provide an anode cap detachably attached to a display panel having an anode terminal on an external surface thereof, the anode cap including a holding unit for holding an end of an electroconductive wire for supplying a voltage to the anode terminal, and a fastening portion for detachably fastened to a fixing member fixed around the anode terminal.
Also the present invention provides a voltage supply unit to be detachably attached to a display panel having an anode terminal on an external surface thereof, the voltage supply unit including an electroconductive wire for supplying a voltage to the anode terminal, and an anode cap including a holding unit for holding an end of the electroconductive wire and a fastening portion for detachably fastening with a fixing member fixed around the anode terminal.
Also the present invention provides an image display apparatus provided with a display panel having an anode terminal on an external surface thereof, and a voltage supply unit for supplying a voltage to the anode terminal, wherein the voltage supply unit is a voltage supply unit described above and the display panel has a fixing member fixed around the anode terminal and fastened to the fastening portion of the anode cap of the voltage supply unit, whereby an end of the electroconductive wire supported by the holding unit of the anode cap is electrically connected with the anode terminal.
The present invention provides, in a first aspect thereof, an anode cap detachably attached to a display panel having an anode terminal on an external surface thereof, the anode cap including a holding unit for holding an end of an electroconductive wire for a voltage supply to the anode terminal, and an fastening portion for detachably fastened to a fixing member provided around the anode terminal.
Also the present invention provides, in a second aspect thereof, a voltage supply unit to be detachably attached to a display panel having an anode terminal on an external surface thereof, the voltage supply unit including an anode cap of the present invention and an electroconductive wire of which an end is supported by a holding unit of the anode cap.
Also the present invention provides, in a third aspect thereof, an image display apparatus provided with a display panel having an anode terminal on an external surface thereof, and a voltage supply unit for a voltage supply to the anode terminal, wherein the voltage supply unit is a voltage supply unit of the present invention, and the display panel has a fixing member which is fixed around the anode terminal and fastened to the fastening portion of the anode cap of the voltage supply unit, whereby an end of the electroconductive wire supported by the holding unit of the anode cap is electrically connected with the anode terminal.
According to the present invention, most of the stress, in attaching or detaching the voltage supply unit to or from the display panel, is applied to the anode cap constituted of an elastic member, the display panel can be protected from being damaged in attaching/detaching of the voltage supply unit.
In
The anode cap 1 of the present invention is constituted of an insulating member, and is provided with a holding unit for holding an end of an electroconductive wire 3 for voltage supply to the anode terminal 16, and an fastening portion for fastening with a fixing portion 12 which is fixed around the anode terminal 16. An embodiment shown in
The anode cap 1 shown in
Further, the anode cap of the present invention preferably has an appropriate elasticity also in the hollow cylindrical portion 1a, the top portion 1b and the cover portion 1c, and is preferably formed integrally, including the convex portion 1d, by an elastic material. More specifically, it is preferably formed by injection molding with silicone rubber.
The voltage supply unit of the present invention includes an anode cap 1 and an electroconductive wire 3 of which an end is supported by a holding unit of the anode cap 1. In the embodiment shown in
Also the connection member 5 is supported by the top portion 1b of the anode cap 1, but a detachment preventing member 7, formed for example with a stainless steel plate, is preferably employed in order to prevent a detachment from the top portion 1b. As shown in
In the voltage supply unit 3 of the present invention, a voltage source 6 is connected to the other end of the electroconductive wire 3 as shown in
In the present invention, such voltage supply unit is detachably mounted on the anode terminal 16 of the display panel. Therefore, in case of any failure in the unit 2, such unit 2 may be entirely replaced to dispense a cumbersome operation for identifying the failed part.
As a peripheral structure of the anode terminal of the display panel, for mounting the voltage supply unit of the present invention, a fixing member 12 is fixed around the anode terminal 16 which is fixed on the external surface of the panel. In the structure shown in
In the present invention, the anode terminal 16 is formed by an electroconductive material, for example Ag, Cu or a Ni—Co alloy. Also the sealing member 13 is formed by a disk-shaped member of ceramics such as alumina or of glass, and a through hole for holding the anode terminal 16 is formed at the center. The anode terminal 16 inserted into the through hole and the sealing member 13 are hermetically sealed by soldering with a solder material such as Ag—Cu or Au—Ni.
The aperture 11za of the substrate 11 is formed circularly, for example by a mechanical working with an ultrasonic working machine. The sealing member 13 is not limited to a circular shape as long as it can seal the aperture 11a, and also the aperture 11 is not limited to a circular shape.
By inserting the connection member 5 of the voltage supply unit 2 shown in
The fixing member 12 to be employed in the present invention is preferably formed by an elastic member, like the anode cap 1, for enabling easy attachment/detachment of the anode cap 1. For example, an elastic material such as PBT (polybutylene terephthalate) resin is preferably employed. The fixing member 12 is preferably formed by an annular member, but the present invention is not limited to such form, and the fixing member may also be constituted of plural members, discontinuously provided around the anode terminal 16. Also an anode cap of any shape, that is not detached by a certain impact and allows each detachment, may be suitably employed. The present embodiment shows a constitution in which the fixing member 12 is fitted inside anode cap 1, but the present invention is not limited to such constitution as long as the anode cap 1 and the fixing member 12 can be mutually engage in detachable manner.
The sealing member 13 and the substrate 11 are adhered by the adhesive material 14, which is formed by low-temperature glass such as frit glass. Also the fixing member 12 and the substrate 11 are adhered by the adhesive material 15, which is formed for example by an epoxy adhesive or curable silicone rubber.
When the voltage supply unit 2 of the present invention is mounted on the display panel, a contact between the anode cap 1 and the substrate 11 is ensured by a pressing force of the anode cap 1, by the convex portion 1d shown in
The voltage supply unit 2 shown in
At first an end portion of the cup-shaped cover portion 1c of the anode cap 1 is folded up to such a height that a lateral face of the connection member 5 becomes visible by about a half or more. Then the connection member 5 is inserted and fitted in the through holes 12a of the fixing member 12, while inserting the anode terminal 16, positioned at the center of the fixing member 12, into the fitting portion 5a of the connection member 5. Thereafter, by returning the folded-up cover portion 1c to the original state, the internal convex portion 1d is made to enter and fastened to the concave portion 12 a of the fixing member 12.
Also the voltage supply unit 2, mounted on the display panel as shown in
At first an end portion of the cup-shaped cover portion 1c of the anode cap 1 is folded up and the internal convex portion 1d is extracted out from the concave portion 12. Then the end portion of the cover portion 1c is folded up to such a position that the connection member 5, protruding from the through hole 12a of the fixing member 12, becomes visible, and the connection member 5 is extracted from the through hole 12, thereby detaching the voltage supply unit 2 from the display panel.
In the embodiment shown in
On an internal surface of the phosphor film 26, there is formed a metal back 25 serving also as an anode electrode for accelerating electrons emitted from the electron source 27, and also serving to reflect a light, emitted from the phosphor film 26 toward the substrate 11, back toward the substrate 21.
The column wiring 86 and the row wiring 88 in
Also the metal back 25 shown in
The lead wiring 24 is formed by an electroconductive material such as Ag, and is formed for example by a printing method. The elastic member 26 is a spring member formed by an electroconductive material such as stainless steel, and can be pressed to the lead wiring 24 thereby further securing the electrical contact between the anode terminal 16 and the lead wiring 24. The elastic member 16 and the anode terminal 16 are connected for example by a laser welding, an electroconductive adhesive or a metal adjoining. In the present invention, the anode terminal 16 may be directly connected to the lead wiring 24 without employing the elastic member 26.
In the above-described structure, the electron source 27 is given a low potential for example of 10-100 V. On the other hand, the metal back 25 receives a high potential for example of 500 V to 30 kV. Thus electrons emitted from the electron source 27 are accelerated and irradiates the phosphor 92, thereby executing an image display.
This application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-110707 filed on Apr. 7, 2005, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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2005-110707 | Apr 2005 | JP | national |
Number | Date | Country | |
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Parent | 11376239 | Mar 2006 | US |
Child | 12561307 | US |