Claims
- 1. A light-emitting tube array display device comprising:a light-emitting tube array comprised of a plurality of light-emitting tubes arranged in parallel, each of the light-emitting tubes comprising a narrow tube having a phosphor layer disposed and discharge gas filled inside; a flexible sheet to flatly support the light-emitting tube array and deform the light emitting tube array in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the light-emitting tubes; and a plurality of electrodes formed on a face of the flexible sheet opposed to the light-emitting tubes, to generate discharge inside the light-emitting tubes by an application of voltage, the electrodes each being formed of a metal film having a mesh pattern, a ladder pattern, or a comb-shape pattern; wherein the electrodes extend in continuity over the plurality of the light-emitting tubes, in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the light-emitting tubes.
- 2. A light-emitting tube array display device according to claim 1, wherein the flexible sheet comprises a light transmittable film sheet.
- 3. A light-emitting tube array display device according to claim 1, wherein the flexible sheet comprises a pair of flexible sheets on a display surface side and a rear side for sandwiching the light-emitting tubes therebetween.
- 4. A light-emitting tube array display device according to claim 1, wherein a pitch of the ladder pattern or the comb-shape pattern of the electrode, in a direction crossing the longitudinal direction of the light-emitting tubes, is an integral multiple of a pitch of the light-emitting tube provided when the tubes are aligned.
- 5. A light-emitting tube array display device according to claim 1, wherein an opening of the electrode in the center of a light-emitting point of the light-emitting tubes is formed to be bigger than that in the periphery.
- 6. A light-emitting tube array display device comprising:a light-emitting tube array constituted of a plurality of light-emitting tubes arranged in parallel, each of the light-emitting tubes comprising a narrow tube having a phosphor layer disposed and discharge gas filled inside; a flexible sheet abutting the light-emitting tube array to support the light-emitting tubes, and a plurality of electrodes formed on the face of the flexible sheet opposed to the light-emitting tubes, to generate discharge inside the light-emitting tubes by the application of voltage, wherein the electrodes are formed of a metal film having a mesh pattern, a ladder pattern, or a comb-shape pattern, and the flexible sheet has a shape that follows the light-emitting tubes so as to allow the electrodes to come into contact with the light-emitting tubes along a surface shape of the light-emitting tubes.
- 7. A light-emitting tube array display device comprising:a light-emitting tube array constituted of a plurality of light-emitting tubes; a flexible sheet to support the light-emitting tube array; and a plurality of electrodes formed on a face of the flexible sheet opposed to the light-emitting tubes, to generate discharge inside the light-emitting tubes by an application of voltage, the electrodes each being formed of a film having a mesh pattern, a ladder pattern, or a comb-shape pattern.
- 8. A light-emitting tube array display device according to claim 7, wherein the flexible sheet comprises a light transmittable film sheet.
- 9. A light-emitting tube array display device according to claim 7, wherein the flexible sheet comprises a pair of flexible sheets on a display surface side and a rear side for sandwiching the light-emitting tubes therebetween.
- 10. A light-emitting tube array display device according to claim 7, wherein a pitch of the ladder pattern or the comb-shape pattern of the electrode, in a direction crossing a longitudinal direction of the light-emitting tubes, is an integral multiple of a pitch of the light-emitting tube provided when the tubes are aligned.
- 11. A light-emitting tube array display device according to claim 7, wherein an opening of the electrode in the center of a light-emitting point of the light-emitting tubes is formed to be bigger than that in the periphery.
Priority Claims (1)
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2002-143805 |
May 2002 |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is related to Japanese Patent Application JP2002-143805 filed on May 17, 2002, whose priority is claimed under 35 USC §119, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
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