CRT coupling apparatus of projection television

• US 6,412,952 B1
• Filed: 11/29/2000
• Issued: 07/02/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jung, Sung-soo
• Primary Examiner(s): Perkey, W. B.
• Application Number:
  US09/725,176
• Publication Number:
  US 20020024639A1
• Time in Patent Office: 580 Days
• Field of Search: 348/826, 348/825, 348/832, 348/827, 353/74, 353/100, 353/101, 313/474, 313/476, 313/478, 313/482
• US Class Current: 353/74
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3141 Constructional details thereof details not peculiar to the presence of an electronic spatial light modulator G03B21/14

Abstract

A CRT coupling apparatus of a projection television couples a CRT which forms a picture to a lens which magnifies the picture formed by the CRT and projects it onto a screen. The CRT coupling apparatus includes: a CRT bracket supporting the CRT; a lens bracket supporting the lens; a coupler placed between the CRT and the lens; and a spring wire fixing the CRT bracket and the lens bracket to the coupler by applying elastic force in mutually approaching directions. One side of the spring wire is connected to a side of the CRT bracket facing away from the coupler, and the other side of the spring wire is connected to a side of the lens bracket facing away from the coupler. The apparatus also includes an earth assembly installed in the CRT bracket and contacting a backplate of the CRT to draw static electricity generated in the CRT away from the CRT. Sealing elements are provided between the coupler and the CRT and lens, respectively.

Claims

1. A cathode ray tube (CRT) coupling apparatus of a projection television having a CRT for forming a picture coupled to a lens for magnifying the picture formed by the CRT and for projecting the picture onto a screen, said CRT coupling apparatus comprising:

a CRT bracket supporting the CRT;

a lens bracket supporting the lens;

a coupler placed between the CRT and the lens; and

a spring wire fixing the CRT bracket and the lens bracket to the coupler by applying elastic force in mutually approaching directions, wherein a first side of the spring wire is connected to a side of the CRT bracket facing away from the coupler, and a second side of the spring wire is connected to a side of the lens bracket facing away from the coupler.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein bridging grooves are formed on the side of the CRT bracket facing away from the coupler, a bridging sill is formed on the lens bracket, the spring wire is formed into the shape of a loop having two ends fixed together, and the spring wire is coupled to the CRT bracket and to the lens bracket by inserting the two ends of the spring wire into the bridging grooves and connecting the other side of the spring wire to the bridging sill.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the spring wire has a bent tension part which is elastically deformed when the CRT bracket and the lens bracket are coupled to the coupler, and is partially elastically restored after the coupling is completed.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the spring wire has a bent tension part which is elastically deformed when the CRT bracket and the lens bracket are coupled to the coupler, and is partially elastically restored after the coupling is completed.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an earth assembly installed in the CRT bracket and contacting a backplate of the CRT to draw static electricity generated by the CRT away from the CRT and toward the outside.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising first sealing means disposed between the CRT and the coupler for sealing a space between the CRT and the coupler, and second sealing means disposed between the lens bracket and the coupler for sealing a space between the lens bracket and the coupler.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an earth assembly which includes a supporting part integrally formed with the CRT bracket, and a ground contact part which engages the supporting part.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said supporting part comprises a center section having a groove formed therein, a step portion on each side of the center section, and an arch part on a side of each said step portion remote from said center section.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said arch part is spread to receive the spring wire before the spring wire fixes the CRT bracket and the lens bracket to the coupler, and wherein said arch part returns to an arch-like shape once the spring wire is received by said arch part, thereby preventing the spring wire from slipping out.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said ground contact part comprises a sliding groove for receiving a center section of said support part, a bridging groove for receiving a step portion of said support part, an elastic spacer coupled elastically to a groove of said center section of said supporting part, a terminal coupling part to which a ground terminal is coupled, and a contact arm for contacting a backplate of the CRT.

11. A cathode ray tube (CRT) coupling apparatus of a projection television, which includes a CRT for forming a picture and a lens coupled to said CRT for magnifying the picture formed by the CRT and for projecting the picture onto a screen, the CRT coupling apparatus comprising:

a CRT bracket supporting the CRT;

a lens bracket supporting the lens;

coupler means disposed between the CRT and the lens for coupling the CRT and the lens; and

spring means for fixing said CRT bracket and said lens bracket to said coupler means by applying elastic force in mutually approaching directions, wherein a first side of said spring means is connected to a side of said CRT bracket facing away from said coupler means, and a second side of said spring means is connected to a side of said lens bracket facing away from said coupler means.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said CRT bracket has bridging grooves formed on a side thereof facing away from said coupler means, said lens bracket has a bridging sill formed therein, and said spring wire means is coupled by inserting ends of said spring wire means into the bridging grooves and connecting another portion of said spring wire means to the bridging sill.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said spring wire means has a bent tension part which is elastically deformed when said CRT bracket and said lens bracket are coupled to said coupler means, and is partially elastically restored after the coupling is completed.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said spring wire means has a bent tension part which is elastically deformed when said CRT bracket and said lens bracket are coupled to said coupler means, and is partially elastically restored after the coupling is completed.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising an earth assembly installed in the CRT bracket and contacting a backplate of the CRT to draw static electricity generated from the CRT away from the CRT.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising first sealing means disposed between the CRT and the coupler means for sealing a space between the CRT and the coupler means, and second sealing means disposed between the lens bracket and the coupler means for sealing a space between the lens bracket and the coupler means.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising an earth assembly which includes a supporting part integrally formed with the CRT bracket, and a ground contact part which engages the supporting part.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said supporting part comprises a center section having a groove formed therein, a step portion on each side of the center section, and an arch part on a side of each said step portion remote from said center section.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein said arch part is spread to receive the spring wire means before the spring wire means fixes the CRT bracket and the lens bracket to the coupler means, and wherein said arch part returns to an arch-like shape once the spring wire means is received by said arch part, thereby preventing the spring wire means from slipping out.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said ground contact part comprises a sliding groove for receiving a center section of said support part, a bridging groove for receiving a step portion of said support part, an elastic spacer coupled elastically to a groove of said center section of said supporting part, a terminal coupling part to which a ground terminal is coupled, and a contact arm for contacting a backplate of the CRT.