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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2001
Ryuichi Murai, Toyonaka, JP;
Yuusuke Takada, Katano, JP;
Akira Shiokawa, Osaka, JP;
Katutoshi Shindo, Higashiosaka, JP;
Hidetaka Higashino, Kyoto-fu, JP;
Nobuaki Nagao, Katano, JP;
Toru Ando, Osaka, JP;
Masaki Nishimura, Takatuki, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka-fu, JP;
Abstract
A gas discharge display apparatus, in which a plurality of cells filled with a discharge gas are arranged in a matrix pattern in a space between first and second substrates placed in opposition to each other, and at least one pair of display electrodes are arranged on a surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate so as to span the plurality of cells. Here, each pair of display electrodes includes two extension parts that extend lengthwise along the matrix. A plurality of inner projections are electrically connected to each extension part, and protrude toward the other extension part. At least two connectors are arranged, with a fixed interval therebetween, between the two extension parts, each connector electrically connecting at least two inner projections provided for a same extension part.