Claims
- 1. A resistor for an electron gun assembly, for applying a resistor-divided voltage to an electrode provided in the electron gun assembly, the resistor comprising:
an insulative substrate; a plurality of first resistor elements disposed at predetermined positions on the insulative substrate; and a second resistor element having a predetermined pattern which electrically connects the first resistor elements, wherein the resistor has a structure in which an effective length of the second resistor element between the first resistor elements varies in accordance with a position of the second resistor element relative to the first resistor elements.
- 2. A resistor for an electron gun assembly according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first resistor element and the second resistor element has a resistance adjusting portion for adjusting a resistance value corresponding to the effective length at a predetermined value.
- 3. A resistor for an electron gun assembly according to claim 2, wherein the resistance adjusting portion of the first resistor element has a stepwise shape.
- 4. A resistor for an electron gun assembly according to claim 2, wherein the resistance adjusting portion of the second resistor element has a greater line width than the other portion thereof.
- 5. A resistor for an electron gun assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a third resistor element disposed in an insular shape to adjust a resistance value corresponding to the effective length at a predetermined value.
- 6. A resistor for an electron gun assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first resistor elements have a lower resistance than the second resistor element.
- 7. A method of manufacturing a resistor for an electron gun assembly, for applying a resistor-divided voltage to an electrode provided in the electron gun assembly, the method comprising:
a step of forming a plurality of first resistor elements disposed at predetermined positions on an insulative substrate; and a step of forming a second resistor element having a predetermined pattern which electrically connects the first resistor elements, wherein an effective length of the second resistor element between the first resistor elements varies in accordance with a position of the second resistor element relative to the first resistor elements.
- 8. A method of manufacturing a resistor for an electron gun assembly according to claim 7, wherein at least one of the first resistor element and the second resistor element has a resistance adjusting portion for adjusting a resistance value corresponding to the effective length at a predetermined value.
- 9. A method of manufacturing a resistor for an electron gun assembly according to claim 8, wherein the resistance adjusting portion of the first resistor element has a stepwise shape.
- 10. A method of manufacturing a resistor for an electron gun assembly according to claim 8, wherein the resistance adjusting portion of the second resistor element has a greater line width than the other portion thereof.
- 11. A method of manufacturing a resistor for an electron gun assembly according to claim 8, further comprising a third resistor element disposed in an insular shape to adjust a resistance value corresponding to the effective length at a predetermined value.
- 12. A method of manufacturing a resistor for an electron gun assembly according to claim 7, wherein the first resistor elements have a lower resistance than the second resistor element.
- 13. A method of manufacturing a resistor for an electron gun assembly according to claim 7, wherein a connection position of the second resistor element relative to the first resistor elements is varied to increase the effective length when a resistance value corresponding to the effective length is to be made higher than a predetermined value, and the connection position of the second resistor element relative to the first resistor elements is varied to decrease the effective length when the resistance value corresponding to the effective length is to be made lower than a predetermined value.
- 14. A method of manufacturing a resistor for an electron gun assembly according to claim 13, wherein said connection position is varied by forming the second resistor element with a shift in a direction of extension of the second resistor element or a direction perpendicular to the direction of extension of the second resistor element.
- 15. An electron gun assembly comprising a plurality of electrodes constituting an electron lens section for focusing or diverging electron beams, and a resistor for applying a resistor-divided voltage to at least one of the electrodes,
wherein the resistor comprises: an insulative substrate; a plurality of first resistor elements disposed at predetermined positions on the insulative substrate; and a second resistor element having a predetermined pattern which electrically connects the first resistor elements, and wherein the resistor has a structure in which an effective length of the second resistor element between the first resistor elements varies in accordance with a position of the second resistor element relative to the first resistor elements.
- 16. A cathode-ray tube apparatus comprising:
an electron gun assembly comprising a plurality of electrodes constituting an electron lens section for focusing or diverging electron beams, and a resistor for applying a resistor-divided voltage to at least one of the electrodes; and a deflection yoke for producing deflection magnetic fields for deflecting the electron beams emitted from the electron gun assembly, wherein the resistor comprises: an insulative substrate; a plurality of first resistor elements disposed at predetermined positions on the insulative substrate; and a second resistor element having a predetermined pattern which electrically connects the first resistor elements, and wherein the resistor has a structure in which an effective length of the second resistor element between the first resistor elements varies in accordance with a position of the second resistor element relative to the first resistor elements.
Priority Claims (2)
Number |
Date |
Country |
Kind |
2000-395296 |
Dec 2000 |
JP |
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2001-347692 |
Nov 2001 |
JP |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Applications No. 2000-395296, filed Dec. 26, 2000; and No. 2001-347692, filed Nov. 13, 2001, the entire contents of both of which are incorporated herein by reference.