Electricity: magnetically operated switches – magnets – and electr – Magnets and electromagnets – Electron or ion beam deflecting type
Reexamination Certificate
2000-05-12
2002-02-26
Barrera, Ramon M. (Department: 2832)
Electricity: magnetically operated switches, magnets, and electr
Magnets and electromagnets
Electron or ion beam deflecting type
C335S210000, C313S340000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06351200
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND
A CRT for generating color pictures generally contains an electron gun emitting three coplanar beams of electrons (R, G and B electron beams), to excite on a screen a luminescent or phosphorous material of a given primary color red, green, and blue, respectively. The deflection yoke is mounted the neck of the tube for producing deflection fields created by the horizontal and vertical deflection coils or windings. A ring or core of ferromagnetic material surrounds in a conventional way the deflection coils.
The three beams generated are required to converge on the screen for avoiding a beam landing error called convergence error that would otherwise produce an error in the rendering of the colors. In order to provide convergence, it is known to use astigmatic deflection fields called self-converging. In a self-converging deflection coil, the field nonuniformity that is depicted by lines of flux generated by the horizontal deflection coil has generally pincushion shape in a portion of the coil situated in the front part, closer to the screen.
A coma error occurs because the R and B beams, penetrating the deflection zone at a small angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the tube, undergo a supplementary deflection with respect to that of the center G beam. With respect to the horizontal deflection field, coma is generally corrected by producing a barrel shape horizontal deflection field at the beam entrance region or zone of the deflection yoke, behind the aformentioned pincushion field that is used for convergence error correction.
A coma parabola distortion is manifested in a vertical line at the side of the picture by a gradual horizontal direction shift of the green image relative to the mid-point between the red and blue images as the line is followed from the center to the corner of the screen. If the shift is carried out toward the outside or side of the picture, such coma parabola error is conventionally referred to as being positive; if it is carried out toward the inside or center of picture, the coma parabola error is referred to as being negative.
A geometry distortion referred to as pincushion distortion is produced in part because of the non-spherical shape of the screen surface. The distortion of the picture, referred to as North—South at the top and bottom and East-West at the side of the picture, is stronger as the radius of curvature of the screen is greater.
When the screen has a relatively large radius of curvature greater than 1 R, such as 1.5 R or more, for example, it becomes more and more difficult to solve the beam landing errors, such as the geometry distortion, without utilizing magnetic helpers such as shunts or permanent magnets. For example, in the prior art deflection yoke of
FIG. 2
, permanent magnets are positioned in front of the deflection yoke to reduce North-South geometry distortions.
It is common practice to divide the deflection field into three successive action zones along the longitudinal axis of the tube: the back or rear zone closest to the electron gun, the intermediate zone and the front zone, closest to the screen. Coma error is corrected by controlling the field in the rear zone. Geometry error is corrected by controlling the field in the front zone. Convergence error is corrected in the rear and intermediate zones and is least affected in the front zone.
It may be desirable reduce the North-South geometry distortion by controlling winding distributions of deflection coils without utilizing magnetic helpers such as shunts or permanent magnets. Eliminating the shunts or permanent magnets is desirable because, disadvantageously, these additional components may produce a heating problem in the yoke related to higher horizontal frequency, particularly when the horizontal frequency is 32 kHz or 64 kHz and more. These additional components may also, undesirably, increase variations among the produced yokes in a manner to degrade error such as geometry, coma, coma parabola or convergence error corrections.
In the prior art deflection yoke of
FIG. 2
, a separator is composed of a main part
161
conforming to the shape of the tube on which the deflection yoke is mounted for a substantial length of the seperator. However, a front end
160
of the separator deviates away in a plane perpendicular to the Z axis from the funnel shape contour of the tube. An inside surface of front end
160
is used for supporting front end turn of the horizontal deflection coil. The circular shape of inside boundary
162
of front end
160
forms a boundary between part
160
that is perpendicular to the Z-axis and part
161
having the flare shape that conforms to the conical shape of the tube funnel. The surface of the wall of the flared front end
160
of the separator is flat and perpendicular to the main Z axis. During the winding process of the coil, retractable pins are inserted perpendicular to the XY plane to form corners in the winding. In the prior art yoke of
FIG. 2
, pins are placed substantially at boundary circle
162
of front end
160
of the separator, between parts
160
and
161
.
It may be desirable to utilize front end
160
for increasing the effective length of the coil. Increasing the effective length of the coil facilitates shifting the deflection center of the horizontal deflection coil with respect to that of the vertical deflection coil.
In accordance with an inventive feature, the corners in the winding produced by the pins are placed remote from the boundary circle. Thereby, advantageously, a substantial portion of the coil is extended in the front end
160
. The result is that the effective length of the coil is increased in a manner to reduce North-south geometry distortion.
SUMMARY
A video display deflection apparatus, embodying an inventive feature, includes first and second deflection coils. A separator is used for mounting the first and second deflection coil thereon. The separator has a funnel shaped first part conforming to a shape of a neck of the cathode ray tube and a second part forming a front portion of the separator close to the screen. A degree of flare of said first and second parts is substantially different. The second deflection coil includes a plurality of winding turns forming a pair of side portions, a rear end turn portion, close to an electron gun ot the tube and a front end turn portion, close to the screen. At least a portion of the front end turn portion in a radial angular position ranging between 0 and 30 degrees is supported on the second part of the separator away from the boundary in a manner to extend an effective length of the second deflection coil in a direction of the screen to provide raster distortion correction.
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Azzi Nacerdine
Masson Olivier
Barrera Ramon M.
Fried Harvey D.
Henig Sammy S.
Thomson Licensing S.A.
Tripoli Joseph S.
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