Patent ID: 6794812
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
A light-emitting tube array display device comprising:a light-emitting tube array comprised of a plurality of light-emitting tubes arranged in parallel, each of the light-emitting tubes comprising a narrow tube having a phosphor layer disposed and discharge gas filled inside; a flexible sheet to flatly support the light-emitting tube array and deform the light emitting tube array in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the light-emitting tubes; and a plurality of electrodes formed on a face of the flexible sheet opposed to the light-emitting tubes, to generate discharge inside the light-emitting tubes by an application of voltage, the electrodes each being formed of a metal film having a mesh pattern, a ladder pattern, or a comb-shape pattern; wherein the electrodes extend in continuity over the plurality of the light-emitting tubes, in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the light-emitting tubes.