Abstract:
A panel assembly for a PDP having ribs of partitioning a discharge space on a substrate includes grooves each formed between adjacent ribs. Each of the grooves has deeper groove regions to be luminous areas and shallower groove regions to be non-luminous areas. Black material layers are formed on the shallower groove regions.
Abstract:
The AC plasma display panel (PDP) has electrodes arranged to correspond to each discharge cell between two substrates, address electrodes for the selection of display cells are formed on one substrate, and a pair of display electrodes for display discharge are formed on the other substrate. The plasma display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposing each other; display electrodes formed along one direction on the first substrate, being parallel to one another; address electrodes formed on the second substrate along the direction intersecting the display electrodes, and being parallel to one another; barrier ribs arranged in the space between the first substrate and the second substrate to define a plurality of discharge cells; and phosphor layers formed in each of the discharge cells. Then, expanded portions are formed in the regions of the address electrodes that correspond to the outermost discharge cells adjacent to the edges of both of the substrates.
Abstract:
A plasma display device is provided in which deterioration in brightness of phosphor layers can be avoided. The plasma display device includes a plasma display panel in which a plurality of discharge cells in one color or in a plurality of colors are arranged and phosphor layers are arranged so as to correspond to the discharge cells in colors and in which light is emitted by exciting the phosphor layers with ultraviolet rays. The phosphor layers include blue phosphor, the blue phosphor being composed of an alkaline-earth metal aluminate phosphor containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mo and W. The addition of hexavalent ions (Mo, W) in the blue phosphor allows the elimination of oxygen defects in the vicinity of a layer containing Ba atoms (Ba—O layer), the suppression of adsorption of water to the surface of the blue phosphor and the improvement of deterioration in brightness and a change in chromaticity for the respective phosphors and discharge characteristics.
Abstract:
The discharge lamp according to the present invention is composed of a slender translucent airtight vessel 1a, an inner electrode 1c fixed inside one end of 1a, a discharge lamp 1 provided with a discharge medium composed mainly of rare gas, and an outer electrode 2 composed of a conductive wire arranged on the outer surface of translucent airtight vessel 1a. The outer electrode 2 is placed within a half circumference of the translucent airtight vessel in a first area 2a of the translucent airtight vessel 1a, which extends in a range between a top end of the inner electrode 1c and a position having a predetermined length in the forward direction of the translucent airtight vessel 1a. The outer electrode 2 is placed within an entire circumference of the translucent airtight vessel 1a in a second area 2b of the translucent airtight vessel 1a, which extends in the rest of the length of the translucent airtight vessel 1a.
Abstract:
A composition for the formation of barrier ribs of a plasma display panel and a method for the formation of the barrier ribs are disclosed. The formation of barrier ribs is effected by applying either a composition comprising (A) a low-melting glass having a working point of not more than 560.degree. C. , (B) a hydroxyl group-containing polymer having at least two hydroxyl groups per molecule, (C) an inorganic filler, (D) a diluent, and (E) an organosilicic compound possessing in one terminal part thereof an alkoxysilane group having at least two alkoxy groups bonded thereto and in the other terminal part thereof an amine terminal group or a composition comprising (F) a blocked isocyanate compound having isocyanate groups blocked with an amine in addition to the components (A) through (E) mentioned above to a photosensitive film on a substrate so as to fill up grooves formed in the photosensitive film in a prescribed pattern, drying the composition, thermally curing the composition, separating the photosensitive film from the substrate by means of a remover, and subsequently calcining the hardened composition.
Abstract:
An apparatus for addressing data storage elements (16) uses an ionizable gas excited by an AC energy source to store an analog datum in and read an analog datum out of each of the storage elements. The storage elements are defined by the overlapping areas of multiple column electrodes (18) extending in a common direction on a first substrate (48) and multiple channels (20) extending in a common direction on a second substrate (54). A layer of dielectric material (46) separates the first and the second substrates, which are positioned face-to-face and spaced-apart with the direction of the channels transverse to that of the column electrodes. Each of the channels is filled with an ionizable gas and includes two row electrodes electrically isolated from each other. At least one of the row electrodes is isolated from the gas by a dielectric coating (65) to prevent nonuniform current flow in certain regions along the length of a channel. The ionizable gas functions as an electrical switch that changes between a conducting or plasma state and a nonconducting or nonionized state in response to phase-displaced AC pulse signals to selectively address and apply analog data to the storage elements.
Abstract:
In a plasma display panel consisting of gas enclosed between adjacent insulating members having conductors thereon insulated from the gas, a light source in the panel is used to condition all cells to permit selected orthogonal conductors to constitute a display. The light source is actuated prior to a write operation by a high frequency signal whereby all areas of the panel are simultaneously conditioned. The light source may comprise one or more pilot cells positioned adjacent to but not within the display areas. By conditioning all cells simultaneously, higher speed and uniform selection operation is effected.
Abstract:
An ozone generating apparatus comprises a rectangular waveform current feeding device for feeding rectangular waveform alternating current between discharge electrodes of a discharge tube of an ozone generator so that a constant current is fed by the rectangular waveform current feeding device during a half cycle period to the ozone generator which is equivalent to a capacitor. Accordingly, the voltage applied to the ozone generator has a waveform which changes in proportion to the time period. Such a voltage waveform is ideal for the ozone generator to improve the conventional ozone generating apparatus.
Abstract:
A system for loading a plasma charge transfer device and for holding charges applied thereto. Input and transfer electrodes are positioned on opposing walls which define a channel confining an ionizable medium. The electrodes are arranged for the application of potential differences between adjacent electrodes whereby the charges may be shifted away from the input electrode to a desired location and in a desired pattern along the length of the device. The charges are then held at the desired location by applying potential differences in a fashion such that the charge is circulated between a set of at least four sequentially positioned transfer electrodes at the desired holding location.
Abstract:
Multicelled gas discharge display/memory device addressing is enhanced by altering the sustainer voltage waveform during addressing to provide longer intervals for the transfer of addressed cells between an "on state" and an "off state" of discharge. Sustainer waveforms allow more time for "turn on" and "turn off" partial select signals to be effective by extending the sustainer waveform pedestals on which the partial selects are imposed. These sustainer alterations can be performed by extending the sustainer periods in which addressing is performed or by maintaining the sustainer periods and shortening those portions of the period which are not utilized for addressing as by employing only a "write" pedestal or only an "erase" pedestal.