The present application is related to and claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-356855, filed on Nov. 22, 2001, and Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-280152, filed on Sep. 26, 2002.
The present invention relates to a display device, and particularly to a cathode ray tube including a deflection yoke and a display device thereof.
In one conventional technique, a horizontal auxiliary coil and a vertical auxiliary coil are wound toroidally about a main core, and a horizontal auxiliary transformer or a vertical auxiliary transformer is provided to cancel a voltage induced from a main deflection yoke (see, FIGS. 3 to 5 of Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-129846). The main core defines the sole deflection yoke in this art.
In another conventional technique, a portion of a coil of a main deflection yoke is wound about a minor core (see, FIG. 1 of Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-21330). Accordingly, the portion of the coil wound about the minor yoke cooperates with a portion of the coil wound about the main core to more finely control the trajectory of electrons passing through the main and minor cores, i.e., increase the deflection sensitivity.
In first conventional technique, the deflection sensitivity is reduced since it is necessary to provide a horizontal auxiliary transformer or a vertical auxiliary transformer, which also increases the manufacturing cost. Manufacturing such a deflection yoke also is more complicated, thereby raising reliability concerns.
The second conventional technique, on the other hand, provides an improvement in sensitivity of a main deflection yoke since a portion of a coil of a main deflection yoke is wound about a minor core. However, no mechanism is provided for improving the sensitivity of the minor deflection yoke. Additionally, a crosstalk voltage results from a magnetic field leakage of the main deflection yoke to the minor deflection yoke, thus interfering with the operation of the minor deflection yoke with respect to a drive circuit.
A deflection yoke according to one embodiment of the present invention improves deflection sensitivity of a minor deflection yoke and reduces or suppresses a crosstalk voltage. The deflection yoke can be manufactured with a simplified configuration at a lower cost.
In one embodiment, an electron beam trajectory controlling device includes a main deflection section having a first main coil and defining a first path and being configured to control a trajectory of an electron traveling along the first path. The main deflection section includes a first auxiliary coil provided proximate the first main coil. A minor deflection section is provided adjacent to the main deflection section and has a first minor coil that is coupled to the first auxiliary coil. The minor deflection section defines a second electron path that is aligned to the first path. The minor deflection section cooperates with the main deflection section to control the trajectory of the electron.
In one embodiment, a device for deflecting an electron beam includes a main deflection section defining a first path and being configured to deflect the electron beam traveling along the first path. The main deflection section provides a coarse deflection control of the electron beam. The main deflection section includes a first main conductive component configured to generate a magnetic field to deflect the electron beam traveling along the first path in a first direction, a second main conductive component configured to generate a magnetic field to deflect the electron beam traveling along the first path in a second direction, a first auxiliary conductive component, and a second auxiliary conductive component. A minor deflection section is provided adjacent to the main deflection section. The minor deflection section defines a second path that is aligned to the first path and provides a fine deflection control of the electron beam. The minor deflection includes a first minor conductive component that is coupled to the first auxiliary conductive component and configured to deflect the electron beam along the first direction, and a second minor conductive component that is coupled to the second auxiliary conductive component and configured to deflect the electron beam along the second direction. The first auxiliary conductive component cooperates with the first minor conductive component to reduce a crosstalk voltage generated in the minor deflection section. The first minor conductive component is not coupled to the first major conductive component.
In another embodiment, a cathode ray tube includes a display surface and a deflection assembly. The deflection assembly includes a main deflection section having a first main coil and defining a first electron beam path and being configured to control a trajectory of an electron beam traveling along the first path. The main deflection section includes a first auxiliary coil provided proximate the first main coil. The assembly also includes a minor deflection section provided adjacent to the main deflection section. The minor deflection section has a first minor coil that is coupled to the first auxiliary coil and defines a second electron beam path that is aligned to the first electron beam path. The minor deflection section cooperates with the main deflection section to control the trajectory of the electron beam.
In yet another embodiment, a display device includes a housing having an opening and a cathode ray tube provided within the housing and having a display surface, the display surface aligned to the opening of the housing. The cathode ray tube includes a main deflection section having a first main coil and defining a first electron path and being configured to control a trajectory of an electron traveling along the first electron path, the main deflection section including a first auxiliary coil provided proximate the first main coil. The tube also includes a minor deflection section provided adjacent to the main deflection section and having a first minor coil that is coupled to the first auxiliary coil, the minor deflection section defining a second electron path that is aligned to the first electron path, the minor deflection section cooperating with the main deflection section to control the trajectory of the election. The inductances of the first auxiliary and minor coils are set to satisfy the following condition, 0.005≦La1/Lm1≦0.7, where La1 denotes the inductance of the first auxiliary coil and Lm1 denotes the inductance of the first minor coil.
While the present invention has been described herein using several embodiments thereof, it should be understood that the disclosed embodiments might be altered or modified without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be interpreted using the appended claims.
A deflection yoke assembly and a cathode ray tube of a display device, according to embodiments of the present invention, will be described below with reference to
Referring to
The main and minor cores 41 and 42 are metallic (e.g., iron) cylindrical-shaped objects whereupon respective coils are wound. The main horizontal and vertical coils and the first auxiliary horizontal and vertical coils are provided on the main core 41. The second auxiliary horizontal and vertical coils (or minor horizontal and vertical coils) are provided on the minor core 42. The first and second auxiliary horizontal coils are connected to each other in series or parallel. The first and second auxiliary vertical coils are connected to each other in series or parallel. The main horizontal and vertical coils are not coupled to the corresponding minor horizontal and vertical coils (or second auxiliary horizontal and vertical coils).
In one implementation, the deflection yoke assembly 1 includes the first auxiliary horizontal coils 71 and the first auxiliary vertical coils 72 that are wound toroidally about the main core 41, a terminal 711 of the first auxiliary horizontal coil 71 connected to the second auxiliary horizontal coil 6 in series or parallel, and a terminal 721 of the first auxiliary vertical coil 72 connected to a terminal 431 of a second auxiliary vertical coil 43 in series or parallel. While in
As used wherein, the term “deflection yoke assembly” refers to a device or component that is used to deflect or control a trajectory of an electron beam. The term “main deflection section” refers to a device or component in an electron beam deflection controlling device, e.g., a display device, cathode ray tube, or deflection yoke assembly, that provides a coarse deflection control of an electron beam traveling along a path. An example of the main deflection section is the main deflection yoke described herein. The term “minor deflection section” refers to a device or component in an electron beam deflection controlling device, e.g., a display device, cathode ray tube, or deflection yoke assembly, that provides a fine deflection control of an electron beam traveling along a path. An example of the minor deflection section is the minor deflection yoke described herein.
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When the deflection yoke assembly 1 of the present embodiment is applied to the cathode ray tube device, high sensitivity and a low crosstalk voltage can be realized with a relatively simple device design. Accordingly, the cathode ray tube 9 requires significantly less power to drive the horizontal drive circuit 95 and the vertical drive circuit 96, as described in more detail below.
In another embodiment, the first auxiliary horizontal coil 71 and the first auxiliary vertical coil 72 are formed using a saddle-winding method within the first deflection yoke 2, thereby obtaining similar effects as described above.
However, as shown in
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Values of the Ls1 and Ls2 vary according to the number of turns wound about the main and minor cores 41 and 42. In one embodiment, the value Ls1 is obtained by wounding a coil toroidally about the main core 1–8 times (i.e., 1–8 turns), preferably 2–6 times, more preferably 2–5 or 3–4 times. The value Ls2 is obtained by wounding the same type of coil toroidally about the minor core 10–50 times (i.e., 10–50 turns), preferably 15–40 times, more preferably 20–30 times. In the present embodiment, the main core 41 has an outer radius (R1) of 55 mm, and an inner radius (R2) of 48 mm (i.e., a thickness of 3.5 mm), and the height or length (L1) of 28 mm. The minor core 42 has an outer radius (R3) of 42 mm, and an inner radius (R4) of 31 mm (i.e., a thickness of 5.5 mm), and the height or length (L2) of 15 mm.
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Generally, if the relative deflection power index is improved by 5% or more, a significant improvement can be obtained in reducing loss of power (about 4%), i.e., power consumption, by the horizontal drive circuit 95 and the vertical drive circuit 96 of
Accordingly, the present inventors have discovered that the deflection yoke assembly 1 of the display device consumes low power and provides high sensitivity when the inductances of the first and second auxiliary coils are set with the following parameters: 0.005≦Ls1/Ls2≦0.7, or preferably 0.007≦Ls1/Ls2≦0.6, or more preferably 0.01≦Ls1/Ls2≦0.2. The power index issues described above using the first and second auxiliary horizontal coils similarly apply to the first and second auxiliary vertical coils as well.
According to the embodiments described above, an improved display device having a deflection yoke assembly that provides a simplified design, increases the deflection sensitivity, decreases the relative power index, and reduces a crosstalk voltage. The deflection yoke assembly includes a main deflection yoke where a first auxiliary coil is provided and a minor deflection yoke where a second auxiliary coil is provided. The auxiliary coils are coupled to each other in series or parallel.
The above embodiments have been used merely to describe the present invention and should not be used to limit the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is defined according to the appended claims.
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