US5189341A
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Electron emitting element
Assignee: Futaba Corp
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Filing: 1991-05-16
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Granted: 1993-02-23
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Expires: 2011-05-16
Abstract
Abstract An electron emitting element capable of preventing pollution of the emitter due to absorption of gas thereon, to thereby ensure stable emission of electrons over a long period of time even in a low vacuum atmosphere. The electron emitting element is constructed so as to permit a part of electrons emitted from one of emitters to impinge on the other of the emitters being ready for emission to clean it.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeo Itoh
- 👤 Teruo Watanabe
- 👤 Hisashi Nakata
- 👤 Toshinori Takagi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 18:51
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J1/00; H01J1/02; H01J1/30; H01J1/304; H01J1/3042
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
An electron emitting element comprising: an evacuated envelope; a plurality of electrodes contained in said envelope, said electrodes including a pair of electrodes, each of said pair of electrodes provided with a triangular projection, said pair of electrodes arranged on the same plane in the side by side relationship; and means for alternately applying a field emission voltage to one of said pair of electrodes so as to have said one of said pair of electrodes function as an emitter and applying a voltage higher than the field emission voltage to the other of said pair of electrodes so as to have said other of said pair of electrodes function as a gate, to thereby establish an electric field capable of permitting alternate emission of field electrons between said pair of electrodes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
An electron emitting element comprising: an evacuated envelope; a plurality of electrodes contained in said envelope, said electrodes including a pair of electrodes, each of said pair of electrodes provided with a triangular projection, said pair of electrodes arranged on the same plane in the side by side relationship; and means for alternately applying a field emission voltage to one of said pair of electrodes so as to have said one of said pair of electrodes function as an emitter and applying a voltage higher than the field emission voltage to the other of said pair of electrodes so as to have said other of said pair of electrodes function as a gate, to thereby establish an electric field capable of permitting alternate emission of field electrons between said pair of electrodes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
An electron emitting element as defined in claim 1, wherein said other of said pair of gate electrodes has alternately applied thereto a voltage which is positive with respect to the field emission voltage applied to said one of said pair of electrodes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
An electron emitting element as defined in claim 1, further including a collector electrode adjacent to said pair of electrodes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
An electron emitting element as defined in claim 3, wherein said pair of electrodes each is formed into an inverted trapezoid shape and said collector electrode is arranged to be positioned adjacent but not between said pair of electrodes and parallel thereto on a substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
An electron emitting element as defined in claim 4, wherein said pair of said electrode are arranged on said substrate through an insulating layer; and anodes are deposited on said substrate with phosphor layers arranged outside said electrodes, respectively.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
An electron emitting element as defined in claim 5, wherein sine waves of which phases are deviated in 180° from each other or rectangular waves are applied to said pair of electrodes, respectively, and a voltage which is positive with respect to said pair of electrodes is applied to each of said anodes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
An electron emitting element as defined in claim 1, wherein said pair of electrodes are arranged in an interdigitated manner.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
An electron emitting element as defined in claim 7, wherein said pair of electrodes arranged in an interdigitated manner are provided on a first substrate; and a transparent electrode functioning as an anode is provided on a second substrate arranged opposite to said first substrate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
An electron emitting element as defined in claim 8, wherein said transparent electrode is formed into a strip-like shape, on which phosphors of red, green and blue luminous colors are deposited in order.
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