Patent ID: 6049165
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
A flat panel display comprising:a backplate structure comprising (a) a backplate, (b) an electron emitting structure overlying the backplate and having electron-emission sites situated generally in an emission-site plane, and (c) a primary structure overlying the backplate and having a non-planar approximately equipotential surface extending generally along the emission-site plane at a distance therefrom which varies between first and second values, the backplate structure having an electrical end located in an electrical-end plane extending generally parallel to the emission-site plane at a distance therefrom which lies between the first and second values;a faceplate structure coupled to the backplate structure to form a sealed enclosure; anda spacer situated between the backplate structure and the faceplate structure for resisting external forces exerted on the display, the spacer having a backplate-side electrical end located approximately in the electrical-end plane.