US2227016A - Television cathode ray tube - Google Patents

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US2227016A
US2227016A US124293A US12429337A US2227016A US 2227016 A US2227016 A US 2227016A US 124293 A US124293 A US 124293A US 12429337 A US12429337 A US 12429337A US 2227016 A US2227016 A US 2227016A
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    • H01J29/00—Details of cathode-ray tubes or of electron-beam tubes of the types covered by group H01J31/00
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  • the object of this invention is to provide a television tube with an electron-optical system, preferably one to be operated in a highly evacuated condition, which has the following peculiarities: A sensitive light control, a. constant size of the image spot with all light intensities, exclusion of all ray current losses -by suppression at diaphragms, adjustable pre-concentrator and image producing lens, insensitivity of the main lens against inclined incidence or rays..
  • the so-called lid is a member, by means of which the tube is divided into two discharge spaces.
  • the cathode 2 With the oxide surface 3 and a conical sheet metal member 4,
  • the main lens which acts simultaneously as a control gridand as a pie-concentrator to the right of I there is situated the main lens, which is well spaced from I by means of a tubular member 5 and is composed of a conical sheet metal member 6 in con- 8, 9, and I0 are deflecting plates.
  • the control of the ray intensity may take place by inserting in the lead connecting I and I3 the source II of a controlling voltage, e. g. the output of a radio receiver.
  • the tube may contain a diaphragm on the lid I, of the aperture of which a reproduction is produced on the screen which can be sharply adjusted by means of the sliding tap II.
  • diaphragm of this nature at I may also be omittedand the aperture of I may be made larger than the cross-section of the ray (2 mm. in diameter), oxide surface 3 being made small instead, and an image of the surroundings of 3 4 being produced on the screen to form the actual picture element.
  • the invention makes use of the fact that the bias of a lid member I having a small aperture may be varied within wide limits Without at the same time afiecting the electron-optical conditions behind the lid. This is due to the fact that the walls of tubular member 5 are disposed at a practically infinite distance from the rays (see earlier. Application 72,535, filed on January 7, 1935).
  • the equipotential surfaces behind the line accordingly form substantially planes disposed perpendicular to'the ray, and there occurs a pure acceleration in the direction of the rays, but no refractive effect.
  • the main lensv 6, I likewise comprises a bone having an inlet aperture of 7 mm. and a total length of only 10 mm. with an outlet aperture (aperture of the anode 'I) amounting to 5 mm. in diameter.
  • This lens is accordingly'very ,short or thin, and consequently has a very differ very favourably from the known and conventional lenses, which are formed by the potential field in an open cylindrical tube 5 in conjunction with a biassed wall of the bulb. With these lenses the potential gradient is only about one-tenth of that mentioned, the refractive power being, in compensation thereof, distributed over a larger space (thick lenses).
  • the operation of such lenses is very easily affected by any inclination of the rays and even by the smallest deviations from the central axis, such as may be caused by inexact assembly, inclined incidence of the rays, earth magnetism, etc.
  • the thin lens is highly independent of directional faults.
  • the control of the light intensity takes place at the pre-concentrating conical member 4.
  • This conical member is likewise a 45 cone having a 2 mm. diameter inlet aperture and a 10 mm. diameter outlet aperture. Its distance I l from the hot cathode is important. It determines the penetration of the field of l towards the cathode and accordingly the bias 83 required. With the stated apertures and angles the distance from the mouth of the cone to the lid l amounts to about 5 mm.
  • the bias of the lid member isgoverned by the pie-concentrator condition (of Fig. 2) in conjunction vrith the anode potential. In the case of a television tube for direct observation with a free length of ray amounting to 300 mm.
  • the distance l4 should not be made too large. In practice it is preferably .5-1 mm.
  • the light control of a tube of this nature takes place according to the characteristic curve shown in Fig. 3. As will be seen, it is very sensitive: 500 microamperes are completely modulated with approximately 5 volts. An important peculiarity of the tube is that this control leaves the size of the image point constant. This is due to the fact that the arrangement 3, '4, l acts as a long grid.
  • the equipotential surfaces infront of the cathode are, owing to the remoteness of the anode I and the Weak field resulting therefrom, and further on account of the suitable shape of the field producer 4, already parallel to the emissive surface.
  • the control accordingly takes up all parts thereof simultaneously.
  • The-control therefore, is sensitive and the electron-optically visible cathode surface is always of constant size.
  • the current in the tube may be modulated with grid potentials which pass slightly into the positive range, to the extent of about 3 volts.
  • Fig. 1 the tube is shown with electrostatic deflection.
  • the least faults in deflection at the edge of the image have been obtained in those cases in which the distance l5 between the plates and their surroundings of different potential (anode, next pair of plates) is made to be at least three times as large as the minimum width l6 of a deflecting condenser. If the latter is equal to 5 mm., i. e., equal to the diameter of the aperture of the anode I, there results as the preferred distance between the plates and their surroundings at least 15-20 mm.
  • a deflecting plate may be produced particularly conveniently in the form of a closed conductive member from a piece of sheet metal. If the projections 9a, 9b, by means of which the Distance between anode and luminous screen plate 9 is mounted at a supporting member, are closed by a strip 90, the entire structure 9-9c becomes a complete loop and may have the gas expelled therefrom by eddy current. Deflection of the push-pull type is essential'if particular demands are placed on sharpness of the edges and rectangular shape of the line screen traced.
  • a cathode ray tube comprising means for producing, controlling, focussing and deflecting a cathode ray: a cathode, a frusto-conical electrode the smaller aperture of which is arranged close to said cathode at a distance of less than one millimeter, a diaphragm having a fine aperture in front of the larger aperture of said frustoconical electrode and a long tubular electrode having a diameter at least ten times larger than said fine aperture close to said diaphragm on the side away from said cathode, said tubular electrode being closed by a second frusto-conical electrode the larger diameter of which is about equal to that of said tubular electrode and the smaller end of which is inside of it, and an anode consisting of a second diaphragm nearly closing the larger opening of said second irusto-conical electrode and having a larger aperture than the first diaphragm.
  • a cathode ray tube comprisingmeans for producing, controlling, iocussing and deflectmg a cathode ray: a cathode, a frustO-conical electrode the smaller aperture of which is arranged close to said cathode at a distance of less than one millimeter, a diaphragm having a fine aperturein front of the larger apertureof said frustoconical electrode and a long tubular "electrode having a diameter at least ten times larger than said fine aperture close to said diaphragm on the side away from said cathode, said tubular electrode being closed by a second frusto conical electrode the larger diameter of which is about equal to that of said tubular electrode and the smaller end'of which is inside of it, and an'anode consisting of a second diaphragm nearly closing the larger opening of said second frusto-conical electrode and having a larger aperture than "the first diaphragm, said first frusto
  • a cathode ray tube comprising means for producing, controlling, focussing and deflecting a cathode my: 'a cathode, 'a frusto-conical electrode the smaller aperture of which is arranged close to said cathode at a distance of less than one millimeter, a diaphragm having a fine aperture in front of the larger aperture of said frustoconical electrode and a long tubular electrode having a diameter at least ten times larger than said fine aperture close to said diaphragm on the side away from said cathode, said tubular electrode being closed by a second frusto-conical electrode the larger diameter of which is about equal to that of said tubular electrode and the smaller end of which is inside of it, and an anode consisting of a second diaphragm nearly closing the larger opening of said second frusto-conical electrode and having a larger aperture than the first diaphragm, said first frusto-conical electrode being provided with a small negative
  • a cathode ray tube comprising a cathode, a first anode consisting of an apertured diaphragm, a frusto-conical electrode mounted between said cathode and said anode, the smaller aperture of said frusto-conical electrode facing said cathode, an image screen, an electron-optical system for reproducing the aperture of said first anode on said screen, said electron-optical system comprising a second anode consisting of a diaphragm, a cylindrical electrode mounted between said first and said second anode, and
  • a further frusto-conical metallic element mounted within said cylindrical electrode at its end facing said second anode, the diameter of the larger aperture of said further frusto-conical element being substantially equal to the diameter of said cylindrical electrode, the smaller aperture of said further frusto-conical element facing said cathode.
  • a cathode ray tube comprising a cathode, a first anode consisting of an aperture-d diaphragm, a frusto-conical electrode mounted between said cathode and said anode, the smaller aperture of said frusto-conical electrode facing said cathode, an image screen, an electron-optical system for reproducing the aperture of said first anode on said screen, said electron-optical system comprising a second anode consisting of a diaphragm, a cylindrical electrode mounted between said first and said second anode and having a diameter approximately equal to the diameter of the base of said frusto-conical electrode, and a further frusto-conical metallic element mounted within said cylindrical electrode at its end facing said second anode and being mechanically as well as electrically connected with said cylindrical electrode, the diameter of the larger aperture of said further frusto-conical element being substantially equal to the diameter of said cylindrical electrode, the smaller aperture of said further frusto-conical element facing said ca
  • a cathode ray tube comprising a cathode, a pre-concentrating electron-optical system consisting ofsaid cathode, a first apertured anode diaphragm and a frustoconical electrode mounted between said cathode and said first anode, the smaller aperture of said frusto-conical electrode facing said cathode, an image screen, a further electron-optical system comprising a second apertured anode diaphragm, a cylindrical electrode mounted between said first and said second anode and having a diameter approximately equal to the diameter of the base of said frusto-conical electrode, and a further frusto-conical metallic element mounted within said cylindrical electrode at its end facing said second anode and being mechanically as well as electrically connected with said cylindrical electrode, the smaller aperture of said further frustoconical element facing said cathode; means for deflecting the cathode ray beam produced in said cathode ray tube to scan
  • a cathode ray tube comprising means for producing, controlling and focussing a cathode ray beam, said means comprising a cathode, a frusto-conical electrode the smaller aperture of which is arranged close to said cathode at a distance of less than one millimeter, a diaphragm having a fine aperture in front of the larger aperture of said frusto-conical electrode and a long tubular electrode having a diameter at least ten times larger than said fine aperture close to said diaphragm on the side away from said cathode, said tubular electrode being closed by a second frusto-conical electrode the larger diameter of which is about equal to that of said tubular electrode and the smaller end of which is inside of it, and an anode consisting of a second diaphragm nearly closing "the larger opening of said second frusto-conical electrode and having a larger aperture than said first diaphragm; means for supplying said first f
  • a cathode ray tube comprising means for producing, controlling and focussing a cathode ray, said means comprising a cathode, a frusto-conical electrode the smaller aperture of which is arranged close to said cathode, at a distance of less than one millimeter, a diaphragm having a fine aperture in front of the larger aperture of said frusto-conical electrode and a long tubular electrode having a diameter at least ten times larger than said fine aperture close to said diaphragm on the side away from said cathode, said tubular electrode being closed by a second frusto-conical electrode the larger diameter of which is about equal to that of said tubular electrode and the smaller end of which is inside of it, and an anode consisting of a second diaphragm nearly closing the larger opening of said first frusto-conical electrode and having a larger aperture than said first diaphragm; means for supplying said first frusto-
  • said tubular electrode with a positive potential of about onethird of the potential of said anode with respect to said cathode
  • said first diaphragm with a bias of about one-fifth of the bias of said tubular electrode with respect to said cathode, means for adjusting the bias of said first diaphragm and means for deflecting said cathode ray.

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US2466065A (en) * 1944-09-08 1949-04-05 Tung Sol Lamp Works Inc Direct-current amplifier and circuit
US2597363A (en) * 1951-06-29 1952-05-20 Ibm Cathode-ray storage tube
US2633553A (en) * 1948-11-26 1953-03-31 Siemens Ag Cathode-ray oscillograph
US2672568A (en) * 1951-03-27 1954-03-16 Int Standard Electric Corp Electron gun for cathode-ray tubes

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2466065A (en) * 1944-09-08 1949-04-05 Tung Sol Lamp Works Inc Direct-current amplifier and circuit
US2633553A (en) * 1948-11-26 1953-03-31 Siemens Ag Cathode-ray oscillograph
US2672568A (en) * 1951-03-27 1954-03-16 Int Standard Electric Corp Electron gun for cathode-ray tubes
US2597363A (en) * 1951-06-29 1952-05-20 Ibm Cathode-ray storage tube

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