公开(公告)号：DE948802T1

公开(公告)日：2000-06-08

申请号：DE97953116

申请日：1997-12-18

Applicant: CANDESCENT TECH CORP

Inventor： FAHLEN THEODORE ,  CONTE ALFRED ,  DUBOC ROBERT ,  HOPPLE GEORGE ,  O'REILLY JOHN ,  CHAKAROV VASIL ,  MARION ROBERT ,  CHO STEVEN ,  NEIMEYER ROBERT ,  SUN JENNIFER ,  MORRIS DAVID ,  SPINDT CHRISTOPHER ,  NARAYANAN KOLLENGODE

IPC: H01J9/24 ,  H01J9/18 ,  H01J29/02 ,  H01J29/46 ,  H01J29/86 ,  H01J29/87 ,  H01J31/00 ,  H01J31/12

Abstract: A spacer structure for location between a faceplate structure and a backplate structure of a flat panel display so as to resist external forces exerted on the flat panel display, the spacer structure comprising: a spacer wall having (a) a first edge surface for location adjacent a selected one of the faceplate and backplate structures, (b) a second edge surface opposite the first edge surface for location adjacent the remaining one of the faceplate and backplate structures, (c) a first face surface extending between the face surface opposite extending between the edge surfaces, (d) a second the first face surface and edge surfaces, (e) a first end, and (f) a second end distal from the first end; a first spacer clip which clamps the face surfaces largely at the first end of the spacer wall; and a second spacer clip which clamps the face surfaces largely at the second end of the spacer wall.