EP0258831A2 - Structure associée aux écrans de tubes cathodiques pour moniteurs, postes de télévision ou dispositifs analogues - Google Patents

Structure associée aux écrans de tubes cathodiques pour moniteurs, postes de télévision ou dispositifs analogues Download PDF

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EP0258831A2
EP0258831A2 EP87112513A EP87112513A EP0258831A2 EP 0258831 A2 EP0258831 A2 EP 0258831A2 EP 87112513 A EP87112513 A EP 87112513A EP 87112513 A EP87112513 A EP 87112513A EP 0258831 A2 EP0258831 A2 EP 0258831A2
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Dieter Müller
Wilhelm Rein
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J29/00—Details of cathode-ray tubes or of electron-beam tubes of the types covered by group H01J31/00
    • H01J29/86—Vessels; Containers; Vacuum locks
    • H01J29/89—Optical or photographic arrangements structurally combined or co-operating with the vessel
    • H01J29/898—Spectral filters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2229/00—Details of cathode ray tubes or electron beam tubes
    • H01J2229/89—Optical components associated with the vessel
    • H01J2229/8913—Anti-reflection, anti-glare, viewing angle and contrast improving treatments or devices
    • H01J2229/8916—Anti-reflection, anti-glare, viewing angle and contrast improving treatments or devices inside the vessel

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  • the invention relates generically to an attachment for the cathode ray tube of monitors, television sets and the like, - consisting of a glass pane, in particular a gray glass pane, a front-side anti-reflection equipment and a rear-side absorption coating, the absorption coating having metal atoms.
  • the front anti-reflective equipment is largely arbitrary. You can e.g. B. as a multi-layer coating of substances such as Al2O3, Ta2O5, SiO2, SnO2, TiO2, CeF3, ZrO2, MgF2, z. B. two-layer or three-layer, alternating high refractive index or low refractive index.
  • glass pane includes those made of inorganic glass, in particular tempered safety glass, and made of plastic.
  • Such attachment units are used in front of the so-called fluorescent screen of the cathode ray tube, which is also referred to as a display device in particular in monitors, and are combined with it.
  • the absorption coating has two layers. It consists of a metal layer, which can be constructed from, among other things, chrome or a chrome alloy, but does not necessarily consist of these materials, and a dielectric layer.
  • the metal layer has a complex refractive index in which the quotient of the imaginary part and the real part is in the range between 0.7 to 3.0.
  • the dielectric layer has a refractive index in the range of 1.35 to 1.70.
  • the invention has for its object to improve the contrast effect and bring about a further reduction in reflection in a front unit of the construction described, with sufficient corrosion resistance.
  • the teaching of the invention leads to surprising effects: If the absorption layer made of the substances mentioned has a thickness that reduces the light transmission compared to the uncoated glass pane (regardless of the original light transmittance) by not less than the contrast effect, but also that Anti-reflective coating improved.
  • the anti-reflective coating is fundamentally determined by the fact that anti-reflection equipment is provided on the front, the anti-reflective coating which is achieved by combination with the absorption coating according to the invention is more effective and color-neutral. Any ultraviolet rays that occur are attenuated. Also disturbances, which in the known embodiment relate to static charging based on the absorption coating, do not occur.
  • the conductive absorption coating on the rear side in addition to an anti-reflective coating in the visible spectral range, also achieves a noticeable reduction in light transmission, so that a considerably improved attenuation of the light reflections occurring on the non-anti-reflective image surface is achieved. Due to the proposed coating material and the selected layer thickness, the rear absorption coating acts as a color-neutral anti-reflective coating in the visible spectral range with sufficient conductivity to dissipate electrostatic charges by grounding the absorption coating. This prevents contamination of the screen surface caused by electrostatic charging and the associated reduction in image sharpness. Another advantage is the protection of electronic components from the static shock.
  • the glass pane of the attachment unit according to the invention is also sufficiently corrosion-resistant under the usual environmental influences.
  • the rear glass surface was then coated in a magnetron sputtering system with an absorption coating made of Cr, so that the light transmission was reduced to 40% and a conductivity was established which could be assigned to a sheet resistance of 1 kilohm. Then the transmittance and the reflectance were measured again.
  • FIG. 1 shows the transmittance (%)
  • FIG. 2 shows the reflectance (%), in each case over the wavelength.
  • the solid curves show the measured values of the glass pane provided only with the anti-reflection coating
  • the dashed curves represent the measured values of the glass pane additionally provided with the absorption coating. The improvement achieved is evident. In addition, there was a considerable improvement in the contrast effect.

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • Surface Treatment Of Optical Elements (AREA)
  • Vessels, Lead-In Wires, Accessory Apparatuses For Cathode-Ray Tubes (AREA)
  • Photometry And Measurement Of Optical Pulse Characteristics (AREA)
  • Geophysics And Detection Of Objects (AREA)
  • Spectrometry And Color Measurement (AREA)
  • Testing, Inspecting, Measuring Of Stereoscopic Televisions And Televisions (AREA)
  • Manufacture Of Electron Tubes, Discharge Lamp Vessels, Lead-In Wires, And The Like (AREA)
  • Details Of Television Scanning (AREA)
EP87112513A 1986-09-03 1987-08-28 Structure associée aux écrans de tubes cathodiques pour moniteurs, postes de télévision ou dispositifs analogues Expired - Lifetime EP0258831B1 (fr)

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AT87112513T ATE75357T1 (de) 1986-09-03 1987-08-28 Vorsatzaggegrat fuer die kathodenstrahlroehre von monitoren, fernsehapparaten und dergleichen.

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DE19863629996 DE3629996A1 (de) 1986-09-03 1986-09-03 Vorsatzaggregat fuer die kathodenstrahlroehre von monitoren, fernsehapparaten und dergleichen

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ATE75357T1 (de) 1992-05-15
EP0258831B1 (fr) 1992-04-22
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