Deflection yoke and cathode ray tube device

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a deflection yoke mounted to and used in a color cathode ray tube having an in-line arranged electron gun.

2. Description of the Related Art

According to a prior art described in Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 9(1997)-17355, variable resistors are respectively parallel-connected to correction coils wound around intermediate legs of a pair of E-shaped cores to compensate for or correct horizontal trapezoidal distortion (lateral trapezoidal distortion) developed in a cathode ray tube device by a variable resistor parallel-connected to vertical deflection coils and improve horizontal line misconvergences (V tilts) produced at screen upper and lower portions, among rasters displayed by side electron beams produced upon the correction.

In the prior art, however, the correction coils needed to be connected in series with the vertical deflection coils so as to generate barrel-type magnetic fields lying in a direction opposite to a vertical deflection direction. Thus, vertical deflection sensitivity was degraded.

An object of the present invention is to provide a deflection yoke provided with means capable of correcting horizontal line misconvergences produced at screen upper and lower portions, among rasters displayed by side beams, without changing horizontal trapezoidal distortion because degradation in vertical deflection sensitivity, which presents a problem in the prior art, does not take place and magnetic fields lying in a direction opposite to a vertical deflection direction are not produced, and a cathode ray tube device using the same.

Therefore, the present invention provides a deflection yoke comprising at least a vertical pair of saddle-type horizontal deflection coils, and a horizontal pair of saddle-type deflection coils, and mounted to and used in a color cathode ray tube having an in-line arranged electron gun, wherein a pair of sub-cores is provided on the electron gun side of the deflection yoke from side to side or up and down, at least one pair of correction coils is wound around each of the pair of sub-cores, the one pair of correction coils is connected in series with vertical deflection coils so that respective magnetic poles produced from the one pair of correction coils become identical to the pole of a cathode ray tube axis, and a variable resistor is connected in parallel with the one pair of correction coils to change a current that flows through the one pair of correction coils.

According to the deflection yoke of the present invention, a color cathode ray tube device can be obtained which is capable of independently correcting horizontal line misconvergences produced at screen upper and lower portions without virtually degrading vertical deflection sensitivity owing to the provision of the two pairs of correction coils in the above-described construction and which is free of horizontal trapezoidal distortion and the horizontal line misconvergences at the screen upper and lower portions by utilizing such correction in combination with the correction of the horizontal trapezoidal distortion produced by a variable resistor connected in parallel with the vertical deflection coils.

These and other features, objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram as viewed from the luminescent screen side, showing an essential part of a deflection yoke according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a connection diagram on the vertical deflection coil side, showing the deflection yoke shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3A is a diagram showing horizontal trapezoidal distortion, and FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating horizontal line misconvergences at screen upper and lower portions;

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram as viewed from the luminescent screen side, illustrating an essential part of a deflection yoke according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram as viewed from the luminescent screen side, depicting an essential part of a deflection yoke according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram as viewed from the luminescent screen side, showing an essential part of a deflection yoke according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram as viewed from the luminescent screen side, illustrating an essential part of a deflection yoke according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a connection diagram on the vertical deflection coil side, showing the deflection yoke shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram as viewed from the luminescent screen side, showing an essential part of a deflection yoke according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a connection diagram on the vertical deflection coil side, illustrating the deflection yoke shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram as viewed from the luminescent screen side, showing an essential part of a deflection yoke according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a cathode ray tube equipped with a deflection yoke according to the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a cathode ray tube device equipped with a deflection yoke or a cathode ray tube according to the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a configuration diagram as viewed from the luminescent screen side, showing an essential part of a deflection yoke according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 15 is a configuration diagram as viewed from the luminescent screen side, illustrating the essential part of the deflection yoke according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 1 is a diagram as viewed from the luminescent screen side, showing an essential part of a deflection yoke according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a connection diagram on the vertical deflection coil side. On the electron gun side of the deflection yoke, a first pair of sub-cores 1 L and 1 R is provided from side to side and a second pair of sub-cores 5 a and 5 b is provided at the top and bottom, with a neck portion 4 of a color cathode ray tube interposed therebetween as shown in FIG. 1 . The first pair of sub-cores 1 L and 1 R is I-shaped soft ferrites long in the horizontal direction. Two sets of correction coils 2 L, 2 R and 3 L, 3 R are wound around their corresponding sub-cores 1 L and 1 R.

On the other hand, the second pair of sub-cores 5 a and 5 b is U-shaped soft ferrites. Auxiliary vertical deflection coils 6 a and 6 b are wound around their corresponding sub-cores 5 a and 5 b.

As indicated by a circuit diagram of FIG. 2, a pair of saddle-type vertical deflection coils 12 R and 12 L, the auxiliary vertical deflection coils 6 a and 6 b , the first pair of correction coils 2 R and 2 L, and the second pair of correction coils 3 R and 3 L are sequentially connected in series. Further, resistors 13 a and 13 b and a variable resistor 14 a are connected in parallel with the pair of saddle-type vertical deflection coils 12 R and 12 L. Adjusting the variable resistor 14 a makes it possible to change the horizontal trapezoidal distortion shown in FIG. 3 A and the horizontal line misconvergences at the upper and lower portions of the screen, which are shown in FIG. 3 B. In the respective drawings, reference numerals 15 G indicate green rasters displayed on a luminescent screen by a center electron beam 7 G, and reference numerals 15 R and 15 B indicate red and blue rasters displayed on the luminescent screen by side electron beams 7 R and 7 B.

A variable resistor 14 b is connected in parallel with the correction coils 2 R, 2 L, 3 R and 3 L. A resistor 13 c is connected between a point where the correction coils 2 L and 3 R are connected, and a variable terminal of the variable resistor 14 b . The variable resistor 14 b is adjusted to thereby allow an adjustment to the ratio between a current i 1 that flows through the first pair of correction coils 2 R and 2 L and a current i 2 that flows through the second pair of correction coils 3 R and 3 L. Owing to the current i 1 , the first pair of correction coils 2 R and 2 L generates magnetic fields 8 R and 8 L directed toward an axis 41 of the cathode ray tube, and their magnetic poles are identical to one another. On the other hand, the second pair of correction coils 3 R and 3 L generates magnetic fields 9 R and 9 L lying in a direction to be emitted from the cathode ray tube axis 41 , by means of the current i 2 . Respective magnetic poles of the magnetic fields 9 R and 9 L are formed so as to become identical while they are different from those of the magnetic fields 8 R and 8 L. Therefore, deflecting forces 10 R and 10 B act on the side electron beams 7 R and 7 B depending on i 1 . On the other hand, deflecting forces 11 R and 11 B act on the side electron beams 7 R and 7 B depending on i 2 .

Thus, when the variable resistor 14 a , 14 b is adjusted to make i 2 larger than i 1 , the horizontal line misconvergences at the screen upper and lower portions such as shown in FIG. 3B can be corrected without changing the horizontal trapezoidal distortion. Since the correction coils 2 R, 2 L, 3 R and 3 L produce no backward vertical deflection magnetic components, degradation in vertical deflection sensitivity is less reduced.

Further, the auxiliary vertical deflection coils 6 a and 6 b are ones for forming pin cushion-type magnetic fields 16 within the cathode ray tube 4 as is well known and for correcting frame aberration.

The configuration shown in FIG. 1 has the merit that since the sub-cores 5 a and 5 b each comprised of the soft ferrite are placed above and below, the magnetic fields 8 R, 8 L, 9 R and 9 L produced from the sub-cores 1 L and 1 R are capable of implementing high sensitivity.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention. Parts each having a function similar to FIG. 1 are respectively represented with symbols similar to FIG. 1. A large feature of FIG. 4 resides in that a vertical or top-and-bottom pair of sub-cores is E-shaped. In FIG. 4, the present embodiment has a central leg 17 TC and both side legs 17 TS of an upper E-shaped core 1 T extending to a cathode ray tube axis 41 , and a central leg 17 BC and both side legs 17 BS of a lower E-shaped core 1 B extending thereto. A first pair of correction coils 2 T and 2 B and a second pair of correction coils 3 T and 3 B are respectively wound around the central legs 17 TC and 17 BC. The operation of the present invention is identical to the contents described in FIGS. 1 through 3. Namely, the first pair of correction coils 2 T and 2 B produces magnetic fields 8 T and 8 B directed toward the cathode ray tube axis 41 , and their magnetic poles are identical to one another. On the other hand, the second pair of correction coils 3 T and 3 B produces magnetic fields 9 T and 9 B lying in a direction to be emitted from the cathode ray tube axis 41 . While respective magnetic poles of the magnetic fields 9 T and 9 B are different from those of the magnetic fields 8 T and 8 B, they are formed so as to be identical to each other. While the two pairs of correction coils are provided in FIG. 4, it is needless to say that even if one pair of correction coils or three or more pairs of correction coils are used, they act in a manner similar to the above.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention. Parts each having a function similar to FIG. 1 are respectively represented with symbols similar to FIG. 1. A large feature of FIG. 5 resides in that a pair of sub-cores placed above and below is I-shaped. In FIG. 5, the present embodiment has a central leg 17 TC of an upper I-shaped core 21 T extending to a cathode ray tube axis 41 , and a central leg 17 BC of a lower I-shaped core 21 B extending thereto. A first pair of correction coils 2 T and 2 B and a second pair of correction coils 3 T and 3 B are wound around their corresponding central legs 17 TC and 17 BC. The operation of the present invention is identical to the contents described in FIGS. 1 through 3. Namely, the first pair of correction coils 2 T and 2 B produces magnetic fields 8 T and 8 B directed to the cathode ray tube axis 41 , and their magnetic poles are identical to one another. On the other hand, the second pair of correction coils 3 T and 3 B produces magnetic fields 9 T and 9 B lying in a direction to be emitted from the cathode ray tube axis 41 . While respective magnetic poles of the magnetic fields 9 T and 9 B are different from those of the magnetic fields 8 T and 8 B, they are formed so as to be identical to each other. While the two pairs of correction coils are provided in FIG. 5, it is needless to say that even if one pair of correction coils or three or more pairs of correction coils are used, they act in a manner similar to the above.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention. Parts each having a function similar to FIG. 1 are respectively represented with symbols similar to FIG. 1. A large feature of FIG. 6 resides in that a horizontal or right-and-left pair of sub-cores is E-shaped. In FIG. 6, the present embodiment has a central leg 17 RC of a right E-shaped core 21 R extending to a cathode ray tube axis 41 , and a central leg 17 LC of a left E-shaped core 21 L extending thereto. A first pair of correction coils 2 R and 2 L and a second pair of correction coils 3 R and 3 L are wound around their corresponding central legs 17 RC and 17 LC. The operation of the present invention is identical to the contents described in FIGS. 1 through 3. Namely, the first pair of correction coils 2 R and 2 L produces magnetic fields 8 R and 8 directed to the cathode ray tube axis 41 , and their magnetic poles are identical to one another. On the other hand, the second pair of correction coils 3 R and 3 L produces magnetic fields 9 R and 9 L lying in a direction to be emitted from the cathode ray tube axis 41 . While respective magnetic poles of the magnetic fields 9 R and 9 L are different from those of the magnetic fields 8 R and 8 L, they are formed so as to be identical to each other. While the two pairs of correction coils are provided in FIG. 6, it is needless to say that even if one pair of correction coils or three or more pairs of correction coils are used, they act in a manner similar to the above.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention. Parts each having a function similar to FIG. 1 are respectively represented with symbols similar to FIG. 1. A large feature of FIG. 7 resides in that a pair of sub-cores placed from side to side is inverted U-shaped. In FIG. 7, the present embodiment has a side leg 17 RS of a right inverted U-shaped core 21 R extending to a cathode ray tube axis 41 , and a side leg 17 LS of a left inverted U-shaped core 21 L extending thereto. First pairs of correction coils 2 RT, 2 LT, 2 RB and 2 LB and second pairs of correction coils 3 RT, 3 LT, 3 RB and 3 LB are wound around their corresponding legs. The operation of the present invention is identical to the contents described in FIGS. 1 through 3. Namely, the first pairs of correction coils 2 RT, 2 LT, 2 RB and 2 LB respectively produce magnetic fields 8 R and 8 L directed to the cathode ray tube axis 41 , and their magnetic poles are identical to one another. On the other hand, the second pairs of correction coils 3 RT, 3 LT, 3 RB and 3 LB respectively produce magnetic fields 9 R and 9 L lying in a direction to exit from the cathode ray tube axis 41 . While respective magnetic poles of the magnetic fields 9 R and 9 L are different from those of the magnetic fields 8 R and 8 L, they are formed so as to be identical to each other.

FIG. 8 shows a circuit diagram of the correction coils 2 RT, 2 LT, 2 RB, 2 LB and 3 RT, 3 LT, 3 RB and 3 LB shown in FIG. 7 . In the same drawing, a variable resistor 14 b is connected in parallel with the correction coils 2 RT, 2 LT, 2 RB, 2 LB and 3 RT, 3 LT, 3 RB and 3 LB. A resistor 13 c is connected between a point where the correction coils 2 LB and 3 RT are connected, and a variable terminal of the variable resistor 14 b . The variable resistor 14 b is adjusted to thereby allow an adjustment to the ratio between a current i 1 that flows through the first pairs of correction coils 2 RT, 2 LT, 2 RB and 2 LB and a current i 2 that flows through the second pairs of correction coils 3 RT, 3 LT, 3 RB and 3 LB. While the two pairs of correction coils are provided in FIG. 7, it is needless to say that even if one pair of correction coils or three or more pairs of correction coils are used, they act in a manner similar to the above.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention. Parts each having a function similar to FIG. 4 are respectively represented with symbols similar to FIG. 4. A large feature of FIG. 9 resides in that a top-and-bottom pair of sub-cores is E-shaped and both side legs are provided with correction coils. First pairs of correction coils 2 TR, 2 BR, 2 TL and 2 BL and second pairs of correction coils 3 TR, 3 BR, 3 TL and 3 BL are wound around their corresponding side legs 17 TS and 17 BS. The operation of the present invention is identical to the contents described in FIG. 4 . Namely, the first pairs of correction coils 2 TR, 2 BR, 2 TL and 2 BL respectively produce magnetic fields 8 T and 8 B directed to a cathode ray tube axis 41 , and their magnetic poles are identical to one another. On the other hand, the second pairs of correction coils 3 TR, 3 TL, 3 BR and 3 BL respectively produce magnetic fields 9 T and 9 B lying in a direction to exit from the cathode ray tube axis 41 . While respective magnetic poles of the magnetic fields 9 T and 9 R are different from those of the magnetic fields 8 T and 8 B, they are formed so as to be identical to each other. FIG. 10 shows a circuit diagram of the correction coils 2 TR, 2 BR, 2 TL, 2 BL and 3 TR, 3 BR, 3 TL and 3 BL shown in FIG. 9 . In the same drawing, a variable resistor 14 b is connected in parallel with the correction coils 2 TR, 2 BR, 2 TL, 2 BL and 3 TR, 3 BR, 3 TL and 3 BL. A resistor 13 c is connected between a point where the correction coils 2 BL and 3 TR are connected, and a variable terminal of the variable resistor 14 b . The variable resistor 14 b is adjusted to thereby allow an adjustment to the ratio between a current i 1 that flows through the first pairs of correction coils 2 TR, 2 BR, 2 TL and 2 BL and a current i 2 that flows through the second pairs of correction coils 3 TR, 3 TL, 3 BR and 3 BL. While the two pairs of correction coils are provided in FIG. 9, it is needless to say that even if one pair of correction coils or three or more pairs of correction coils are used, they act in a manner similar to the above.

FIG. 11 a diagram showing a seventh embodiment of the present invention. Parts each having a function similar to FIG. 7 are respectively represented with symbols similar to FIG. 7. A large feature of FIG. 11 resides in that a right-and-left pair of sub-cores is E-shaped. IN FIG. 11, first pairs of correction coils 2 RU, 2 LU, 2 RB and 2 LB and second pairs of correction coils 3 RU, 3 LU, 3 RB and 3 LB are wound around their corresponding side legs 17 RS and 17 LS. The operation of the present invention is identical to the contents described in FIG. 7 . Namely, the first pairs of correction coils 2 RU, 2 LU, 2 RB and 2 LB respectively produce magnetic fields 8 R and 8 L directed to a cathode ray tube axis 41 , and their magnetic poles are identical to one another. On the other hand, the second pairs of correction coils 3 RU, 3 LU, 3 RB and 3 LB respectively produce magnetic fields 9 R and 9 L lying in a direction to exit from the cathode ray tube axis 41 . While respective magnetic poles of the magnetic fields 9 R and 9 L are different from those of the magnetic fields 8 R and 8 L, they are formed so as to be identical to one another. A connection diagram of the correction coils shown in FIG. 11 is similar to the circuit diagram shown in FIG. 8 . While the two pairs of correction coils are provided in FIG. 11, it is needless to say that even if one pair of correction coils or three or more pairs of correction coils are used, they act in a manner similar to the above.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an eighth embodiment of the present invention. Parts each having a function similar to FIG. 4 are respectively represented with symbols similar to FIG. 4. A large feature of FIG. 14 resides in that a pair of sub-cores disposed above and below is inverted U-shaped and both side legs are provided with correction coils. First pairs of correction coils 2 TR, 2 BR, 2 TL and 2 BL and second pairs of correction coils 3 TR, 3 BR, 3 TL and 3 BL are wound around their corresponding side legs 17 TS and 17 BS. The operation of the present invention is identical to the contents described in FIG. 4 .

Namely, the first pairs of correction coils 2 TR, 2 BR, 2 TL and 2 BL respectively produce magnetic fields 8 T, 8 B directed to a cathode ray tube axis 41 , and their magnetic poles are identical to another other. On the other hand, the second pairs of correction coils 3 TR, 3 TL, 3 BR and 3 BL respectively produce magnetic fields 9 T and 9 B lying in a direction to exit from the cathode ray tube axis 41 . While respective magnetic poles of the magnetic fields 9 T and 9 B are different from those of the magnetic fields 8 T and 8 B, they are formed so as to be identical to one another. While auxiliary vertical deflection coils 6 a and 6 b are not shown in FIGS. 4 through 7, FIG. 9, FIG. 11 and FIG. 14, they are placed in a manner similar to the contents shown in FIG. 1 . The auxiliary vertical deflection coils 6 a and 6 b form pin cushion-type magnetic fields within a cathode ray tube 4 to correct frame aberration.

FIG. 15 is characterized in that in the invention shown in FIG. 14, first pairs of correction coils 2 T, 3 T and second pairs of correction coils 2 B and 3 B are placed so as to wrap right-and-left side legs 17 TS and 17 BS, and has the merit of capable of reducing the number of correction coils. The operation of the invention shown in FIG. 15 is similar to the contents described in FIGS. 14 and 4.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a cathode ray tube equipped with the deflection yoke described in the present invention shown in each of FIGS. 1 through 11.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a cathode ray tube device equipped with the deflection yoke or the cathode ray tube described in the present invention shown in each of FIGS. 1 through 12.

While we have shown and described several embodiments in accordance with our invention, it should be understood that disclosed embodiments are susceptible of changes and modifications without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefor, we do not intend to be bound by the details shown and described herein but intended to cover all such changes and modifications as to fall within the ambit of the appended claims.