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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2001
Hiroyuki Yonehara, Hirakata, JP;
Hideki Ashida, Kadoma, JP;
Shinya Fujiwara, Kyoto, JP;
Yasuyuki Akata, Takatsuki, JP;
Sadao Uemura, Takatsuki, JP;
Shigeo Suzuki, Hirakata, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka-fu, JP;
Abstract
A plasma display panel is formed with a plurality of partitions that include a plurality of main parts and a plurality of subparts that can extend from an end part of one or more of the plurality of main parts in a direction perpendicular to the main parts, to thereby provide an end part that is wider than a central part of the partition. The increased size of the end parts prevent swellings that may occur during the production process. Additionally, as part of the method of forming the partitions, the end parts of the partitions can be further partially heated to a temperature higher than a softening point of the partition material, for example, by an application of energy from a laser beam to further address the swelling problem.