Patent ID: 6259206
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
A cathode ray tube comprising:an evacuated envelope including a panel section having a front face portion including a sloped sidewall, said sloped sidewall and an outer periphery portion being joined at mold match line, a neck containing therein an electron gun assembly, and a funnel section integrally coupling said panel section and said neck together;said sloped sidewall of said front faceplate having an angle which is in a range of 1.5 to 3 degrees to the tube axis;a thermal shrink fitted reinforcing band clamped around the outer periphery of said panel section;said reinforcing band being positioned around said panel section at a predefined position in which a circumferential bending line on said reinforcing band is offset from said mold match line of said cathode ray tube toward said neck.