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fig2 a shows a specific circuit of the present invention . in this circuit , the switching element is provided as a diode . the horizontal deflection output circuit of the present invention is composed of an input terminal 1 , an output transistor 2 , a damper diode 3 , a resonant capacitor 4 , a horizontal deflection coil 5 , a linearity correcting coil 6 , an s - shaped correction capacitor 7 , a choke coil 8 , a supply terminal 9 , a permanent magnet 12 , a diode 13 , a resistor 14 and a capacitor 15 . fig2 b has a construction similar to that of fig2 a except that the diode 13 and the resistor 14 of a linearity correcting circuit 16 are arranged reversely . the diode 13 is connected , as shown , in such a direction as is turned on during the prior half of the horizontal deflection period . fig6 plots the voltage and current in case the circuit of the present embodiment is operated under the conditions of a horizontal deflection frequency of 130 khz and a horizontal deflection current of 22 [ a p - p ]. fig6 ( a ) plots the voltage waveform v cp at the node between the choke coil 8 and the horizontal deflection coil 5 . fig6 ( b ) plots the waveform i dy of the horizontal deflection current flowing through the horizontal deflection coil 5 . fig6 ( c ) plots the voltage waveform v l at the node 10 between the linearity correcting coil 6 and the horizontal deflection coil 5 . fig6 ( d ) plots the voltage waveform v s at the node 11 between the linearity correcting coil 6 and the s - shaped correction capacitor 7 . fig6 ( e ) plots the waveform i r1 of the current flowing through the resistor 14 of fig1 b . fig6 ( f ) plots the waveform of the current i r2 flowing through the resistor 14 of fig2 a . in response to the on and off of the output transistor 2 , the voltage v cp is generated , as shown in fig6 ( a ), at the node b between the horizontal deflection coil 5 and the choke coil 8 . a period t 4 to t 5 is the fly - back time . at a time t 0 when the damper diode 3 is turned on , the horizontal deflection current i dy begins to flow through the horizontal deflection coil 5 and gradually rises until the time t 4 . the disturbances in the waveforms of the horizontal deflection current i dy for the period t 0 to t 1 , as shown in fig6 ( b ), are the result of the influences of the ringing current . the amplitude of the ringing current is suppressed to a small value by the action of the resistor 14 . the diode 13 is rendered conductive for the rising period t 0 to t 1 of the horizontal deflection current i dy . then , the ringing current generated at the linearity coil 6 is consumed by the resistor 14 so that it becomes reluctant to flow into the horizontal deflection coil 5 . this reduces the flow of the ringing current to be superposed on the horizontal deflection current i dy . voltages v l and v s are generated , as shown in fig6 ( c ) and 6 ( d ), at the two terminals of the linearity correcting coil 6 . in the circuit of the prior art shown in fig1 ( b ), a current i r1 flows , as shown in fig6 ( e ), through the resistor 14 in accordance with the potential difference ( v l - v s ). according to the present invention , however , the diode 13 does not conduct during the fly - back period t 4 to t 5 of the horizontal deflection current although it is conducting for the period t 0 to t 3 including the rising period t 0 to t 1 of the horizontal deflection current . this makes it possible to prevent the power consumption at the resistor 14 for the fly - back period t 4 to t 5 . the power loss at the resistor 14 when the horizontal deflection output circuit of the present invention shown in fig2 is operated at a horizontal deflection frequency of 130 khz and a horizontal deflection current of 22 [ a p - p ] is 1 . 3 watts according to the &# 34 ; waveform analysis &# 34 ; ( i . e ., the method of determining the power loss by multiplying the current waveform and the voltage waveform ). this power loss is about one sixth as high as that in case the current i r1 shown in fig6 ( e ) which flows through the resistor 14 of the circuit shown in fig1 b of the prior art . incidentally , the capacitor 15 of fig2 a and 2b is connected in parallel with the stray capacity at the two terminals of the linearity correcting coil 6 . if the capacitor 15 has its capacity varied , the frequency of the ringing current will be changed . by selecting the capacity of the capacitor 15 to be 470 pf , therefore , there can be attained an effect that the longitudinal streaks in the picture frame are almost erased . fig3 shows another embodiment of the present invention . in this embodiment , a linearity correcting circuit 16 is composed of the linearity correcting coil 6 , the permanent magnet 12 for applying a magnetic field to the linearity correcting coil 6 , the capacitor 15 , a diode 18 , a transistor 20 , resistors 19 and 23 , and a variable resistor 22 . the diode 18 may be replaced by a diode 21 . the diode 18 has the same action of the diode 13 in the linearity correcting circuit 16 of fig2 a . the resistor 19 has the same action as the resistor 14 of fig2 a to prevent the ringing due to the resonant circuit which is composed of the linearity correcting coil 6 and the stray capacity . the transistor 20 , the resistor 23 and the variable resistor 22 for adjusting the base voltage to be applied to the transistor 20 , constitute together a current adjusting circuit for determining both the value of a current i r3 to flow through the resistor 19 and the flow period of the current i r3 . the voltage ( v l - v s ) between the two terminals of the linearity correcting coil 6 is reduced gradually from the former to the latter half of the horizontal scanning period by the magnetic saturation . the period for which the transistor 20 has its conductivity from the on to off state is determined by the resistance of the variable resistor 22 . as a result , by adjusting the variable resistor 22 , the period for which the current is caused to flow through the resistor 19 can be limited to the period for which the ringing is occurring , to prevent the power loss by the resistor 19 for the remaining periods . fig6 ( g ) shows the waveform of the current i r3 which flows through the resistor 19 when the present circuit is operated under the conditions of the horizontal deflection frequency of 130 khz and the horizontal deflection current 22 [ a p - p ]. the loss at the resistor 19 of the present circuit is determined at 0 . 2 watts by the aforementioned waveform analysis . this value is determined to be about one fortieth as high as that of the circuit of the prior art shown in fig1 b . the total value of the losses at the diode 18 ( or the diode 21 ), the transistor 20 , the resistors 19 and 23 and the variable resistor 22 is 1 . 0 watt , which is about one eighth that of the circuit of the prior art shown in fig1 b . according to the present circuit , moreover , since the transistor 20 acts not as a switch but as an amplifier , the current i r3 to flow through the resistor 19 is varied if the bias voltage is varied by adjusting the variable resistor 22 . this means that the transistor 20 has equivalently the same action as a variable resistor so that the present circuit provides the same effect as that obtained in case it is composed of the resistor 19 and the variable resistor . still moreover , the range of the adjustment of the current i r3 is wider than that obtainable in case the transistor 20 is a variable resistor . fig4 shows still another embodiment of the present invention . the horizontal deflection output circuit according to this embodiment is equipped with a time constant circuit , which is composed of the variable resistor 22 , a capacitor 24 and a resistor 25 , as the circuit for feeding the bias voltage to the transistor 20 of the linearity correcting circuit 16 . in this circuit , the transistor 20 has its base potential determined on the basis of the time constant , which is determined by the variable resistor 22 and the capacitor 24 , so that its conductivity period is limited to the initial time of the scanning period for which the ringing occurs . as a result , it is only for a short period ( i . e ., t 0 to t 1 of fig6 ) of the ringing occurrence that the current flows through the resistor 19 , so that the loss at the resistor 19 is remarkably reduced . the charge stored in the capacitor 24 is discharged through the resistor 25 for the off period of the transistor 20 . that resistor 25 may be replaced in dependence upon the characteristics of the transistor 20 by the resistance of the diode which is established between the base and collector of the transistor 20 . fig6 ( h ) shows a current i r4 which will flow through the resistor 19 in case the present circuit is operated under the conditions of the horizontal deflection frequency of 130 khz and the horizontal deflection current of 22 [ a p - p ]. the loss at the resistor 19 determined by the aforementioned waveform analysis is 0 . 04 watts in the present circuit when the capacitor 24 has a value of 15 , 000 pf , the variable resistor 22 has a value of 500 ohms , and the time constant determined by the former two is 7 . 5 μs . the loss of 0 . 04 watts is about one two hundredth of that of the circuit of the prior art shown in fig1 b . moreover , the total value of the losses at the diode 18 ( or the diode 21 ), the transistor 20 , the resistor 19 , the capacitor 24 and the variable resistor 22 is 0 . 16 watts , which value is about one fiftieth as high as that of the circuit of the prior art shown in fig1 b . fig5 is a circuit diagram showing a modification of the horizontal deflection output circuit of fig4 . in the present modification , an npn type transistor 25 is used although the transistor 20 used in the horizontal deflection output circuit of fig4 is of the pnp type . the current i r4 &# 39 ; to flow through the resistor 19 in case the circuit shown in fig5 is operated under the conditions of the horizontal deflection current 22 [ a p - p ] is similar to the value i r4 of the circuit of fig4 . as a result , the present modification can enjoy an effect similar to that of the horizontal deflection output circuit of fig4 .

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