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Focus voltage circuit for television apparatus

Assignee: RCA Licensing Corp
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Filing: 1985-03-25
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Granted: 1987-02-17
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Expires: 2005-03-25
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Abstract

Abstract The retrace pulse voltage developed by a horizontal deflection generator is applied to the primary winding of a flyback transformer. The voltage across a high voltage winding of the flyback transformer is rectified and filtered to produce an intermediate, DC high voltage. The voltage developed across the flyback transformer primary winding produces a leakage flux that links the winding turns of a coil in a dynamic focus circuit. The coil and a capacitor form an LC resonant circuit that waveshapes the induced voltage in the coil to produce a sinusoidal or an approximately parabolically shaped horizontal frequency voltage. The intermediate DC high voltage and the parabolically shaped horizontal frequency voltage are summed to produce the focus voltage.

Inventors

  • 👤 Steven P. Federle

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 16:35
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N3/00; H04N3/10; H04N3/16; H04N3/26

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 120 words
A focus voltage circuit with deflection frequency modulation of the focus voltage, comprising: a source of deflection frequency alternating polarity voltage providing deflection frequency energy to a focus electrode; a transformer having a winding coupled to said source for generating an alternating polarity leakage flux in a space outside of said transformer; an inductance that is located in said outside space, wherein said alternating polarity leakage flux induces a corresponding voltage in said inductance; and means for generating from the voltage that is induced in said inductance, a deflection frequency focus voltage for said focus electrode, wherein the transfer of said deflection frequency energy to said focus electrode from said source is substantially accomplished via said alternating polarity leakage flux.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 120 words
A focus voltage circuit with deflection frequency modulation of the focus voltage, comprising: a source of deflection frequency alternating polarity voltage providing deflection frequency energy to a focus electrode; a transformer having a winding coupled to said source for generating an alternating polarity leakage flux in a space outside of said transformer; an inductance that is located in said outside space, wherein said alternating polarity leakage flux induces a corresponding voltage in said inductance; and means for generating from the voltage that is induced in said inductance, a deflection frequency focus voltage for said focus electrode, wherein the transfer of said deflection frequency energy to said focus electrode from said source is substantially accomplished via said alternating polarity leakage flux.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 27 words
The circuit according to claim 1 wherein said inductance is variable for varying the phase of said deflection frequency focus voltage relative to said alternating polarity voltage.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 14 words
The circuit according to claim 1 wherein said deflection frequency is a horizontal frequency.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 28 words
The circuit according to claim 1 wherein said horizontal frequency focus voltage is summed up with a further voltage to provide the focus voltage for said focus electrode.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
The circuit according to claim 1 further comprising a capacitance that forms a tuned resonant circuit with said inductance.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 17 words
The circuit according to claim 5 wherein said deflection frequency focus voltage is developed across said capacitance.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 101 words
A focus voltage circuit with deflection frequency modulation of the focus voltage, comprising: a source of deflection frequency alternating polarity voltage; a coil; a transformer having a winding coupled to said source for generating an alternating polarity flux in said coil, wherein said flux comprises a significantly lesser portion of the flux in said transformer winding and wherein said alternating polarity flux in said coil induces a corresponding voltage in said coil; and means for generating from the voltage that is induced in said coil by said alternating polarity flux, a deflection frequency focus voltage for coupling to a focus electrode.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 101 words
A focus voltage circuit with deflection frequency modulation of the focus voltage, comprising: a source of deflection frequency alternating polarity voltage; a coil; a transformer having a winding coupled to said source for generating an alternating polarity flux in said coil, wherein said flux comprises a significantly lesser portion of the flux in said transformer winding and wherein said alternating polarity flux in said coil induces a corresponding voltage in said coil; and means for generating from the voltage that is induced in said coil by said alternating polarity flux, a deflection frequency focus voltage for coupling to a focus electrode.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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