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Flat viewing screen with spacers between support plates and method of producing same
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1981-09-28
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Granted: 1984-05-29
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Expires: 2001-09-28
Abstract
Abstract Flat viewing screen having a matrix of selectively addressable picture elements, including two mutually parallel support plates being vacuum-tightly connected to each other and having sides facing each other, at least one separately addressable electrode disposed on each of the sides, a multiplicity of spacers each being assigned to one picture element for spacing said support plates from each other, each spacer including a pin being integral with and protruding from one of the support plates and a hollow cylinder having an inner surface and a bottom and being integral with and protruding from the other of the support plates, each pin being inserted into one hollow cylinder at a space from the inner surface and contacting the bottom of the hollow cylinder, and a method of producing the same.
Inventors
- 👤 Hinrich Heynisch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 20:58
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J9/00; H01J9/24; H01J9/26; H01J9/261; H01J29/00; H01J29/46; H01J29/82; H01J31/00; H01J31/08; H01J31/10; H01J31/12; H01J31/123; H01J31/125; H01J31/127; H01J2201/00; H01J2201/30; H01J2201/308; H01J2329/00; H01J2329/86; H01J2329/8625
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
Flat viewing screen having a matrix of selectively addressable picture elements, comprising two mutually parallel support plates of glass being vacuum-tightly connected to each other and having sides facing each other, at least one separately addressable electrode disposed on each of said sides, a multiplicity of spacers each being assigned to one picture element for spacing said support plates from each other, each spacer including a pin being integral with and protruding from one of said support plates and a hollow cylinder having an inner surface and a bottom and being integral with and protruding from the other of said support plates, each pin being inserted into one hollow cylinder at a space from said inner surface and contacting said bottom of said hollow cylinder.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
Flat viewing screen having a matrix of selectively addressable picture elements, comprising two mutually parallel support plates of glass being vacuum-tightly connected to each other and having sides facing each other, at least one separately addressable electrode disposed on each of said sides, a multiplicity of spacers each being assigned to one picture element for spacing said support plates from each other, each spacer including a pin being integral with and protruding from one of said support plates and a hollow cylinder having an inner surface and a bottom and being integral with and protruding from the other of said support plates, each pin being inserted into one hollow cylinder at a space from said inner surface and contacting said bottom of said hollow cylinder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
Viewing screen according to claim 1, wherein said support plates are in the form of a front and a back plate, said pins being integral with said front plate and said hollow cylinders being integral with said back plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
Viewing screen according to claim 1, wherein said pins and hollow cylinders have round cross sections.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
Viewing screen according to claim 1, wherein said pins and hollow cylinders have rectangular cross sections.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
Viewing screen according to claim 1, including a resistive layer coating on at least one of said pins and hollow cylinders.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
147 words
Method of producing a viewing screen having a matrix of selectively addressable picture elements according to claim 1, including two mutually parallel support plates being vacuum-tightly connected to each other and having sides facing each other, at least one separately addressable electrode disposed on each of the sides, a multiplicity of spacers each being assigned to one picture element for spacing the support plates from each other, each spacer including a pin being integral with and protruding from one of the support plates and a hollow cylinder having an inner surface and a bottom and being integral with and protruding from the other of the support plates, each pin being inserted into one hollow cylinder at a space from the inner surface and contacting the bottom of the hollow cylinder, which comprises working out the pins and hollow cylinders from the support plates through an etching process.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
147 words
Method of producing a viewing screen having a matrix of selectively addressable picture elements according to claim 1, including two mutually parallel support plates being vacuum-tightly connected to each other and having sides facing each other, at least one separately addressable electrode disposed on each of the sides, a multiplicity of spacers each being assigned to one picture element for spacing the support plates from each other, each spacer including a pin being integral with and protruding from one of the support plates and a hollow cylinder having an inner surface and a bottom and being integral with and protruding from the other of the support plates, each pin being inserted into one hollow cylinder at a space from the inner surface and contacting the bottom of the hollow cylinder, which comprises working out the pins and hollow cylinders from the support plates through a pressing process.
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