Global Patent Index - EP 0867912 A1

EP 0867912 A1 19980930 - Mounting of spacers in a flat display

Title (en)

Mounting of spacers in a flat display

Title (de)

Montieren von Abstandshältern in einer flachen Anzeigetafel

Title (fr)

Pose d'espaceurs dans un écran plat de visualisation

Publication

EP 0867912 A1 19980930 (FR)

Application

EP 98410032 A 19980326

Priority

FR 9704096 A 19970328

Abstract (en)

The flat screen display panel consists of two parallel plates defining between them an inter-electrode space. At least one of the parallel plates comprises small projecting tabs (20) in the active region. These tabs project a distance which is significantly less than the thickness of the space separating the two parallel plates. The tabs are grouped in either groups of three or four, and in such a group define a seating for a ball (23). The tabs may be aligned on the insulating lines which separate adjacent pixels of the screen, and may be in two pairs aligned along perpendicular axes. The ball serves as a spacer, defining the inter-electrode space and ensuring a uniform separation.

Abstract (fr)

L'invention concerne un écran plat de visualisation constitué de deux plaques parallèles, définissant un espace inter-électrodes, au moins une première plaque de l'écran comportant, hors de zones actives, des plots (20) saillants en direction d'une deuxième plaque et d'une épaisseur nettement inférieure à l'épaisseur de l'espace inter-électrodes, les plots étant répartis par groupes d'au moins trois plots pour constituer des logements (22) de réception de billes (23) de définition de l'espace inter-électrodes. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H01J 29/82

IPC 8 full level

H01J 29/87 (2006.01); G09F 9/30 (2006.01); H01J 9/18 (2006.01); H01J 29/02 (2006.01); H01J 31/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01J 9/185 (2013.01 - EP US); H01J 29/028 (2013.01 - EP US); H01J 31/127 (2013.01 - EP US); H01J 2329/8625 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

  • [A] EP 0623944 A1 19941109 - AT & T CORP [US]
  • [A] WO 9415244 A1 19940707 - PIXEL INT SA [FR], et al
  • [A] EP 0068600 A2 19830105 - CONTROL DATA CORP [US]
  • [A] EP 0622826 A1 19941102 - HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK [JP]
  • [A] I.F.CHANG ET AL.: "spacing technique for gas-discharge display panel", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, vol. 19, no. 10, March 1977 (1977-03-01), pages 3951 - 3952, XP002049040
  • [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 013, no. 348 (E - 799) 4 August 1989 (1989-08-04)
  • [A] S.GRIVJACK: "display panel spherical spacers and application", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, vol. 20, no. 9, February 1978 (1978-02-01), pages 3496, XP002049041

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0867912 A1 19980930; FR 2761523 A1 19981002; FR 2761523 B1 19990604; JP H10326585 A 19981208; US 6066915 A 20000523

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98410032 A 19980326; FR 9704096 A 19970328; JP 12158198 A 19980327; US 4933398 A 19980327