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A casing for a display device of the tipless type is disclosed which is capable of being readily manufactured, and allowing a display device to have a good space factor and exhibit excellent display characteristics. The casing comprises a casing body formed with an evacuation hole and a planar plate

A casing for a display device of the tipless type is disclosed which is capable of being readily manufactured, and allowing a display device to have a good space factor and exhibit excellent display characteristics. The casing comprises a casing body formed with an evacuation hole and a planar plate lid member arranged to sealingly close the evacuation hole by means of a sealer when the casing is evacuated.

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A fluorescent display device having an improved casing, said display device comprising: (a) a casing body containing an evacuated chamber, said casing body comprising a rear cover having an evacution hole extending from an exterior opening in the exterior surface of said rear cover to said evacuated

A fluorescent display device having an improved casing, said display device comprising: (a) a casing body containing an evacuated chamber, said casing body comprising a rear cover having an evacution hole extending from an exterior opening in the exterior surface of said rear cover to said evacuated chamber, said rear cover having a planar exterior surface surrounding said exterior opening of said evacuation hole, said evacuation hole being used during assembly of the fluorescent display device to evacuate said evacuated chamber; (b) means for generating fluorescent light disposed in said evacuation chamber; and (c) a planar plate lid member which overlies said evacuation hole and extends radially outwardly therefrom in parallel spaced relationship to said planar exterior surface surrounding said exterior opening of said evacuation hole; (d) a sealer applied applied between said planar plate lid member and said planar exterior surface of said glass plate surrounding said exterior opening of said evacuation hole, an inner edge of said sealer being disposed at a position spaced from an end of said evacuation hole to a degree sufficient to meet a relationship of l≥(d/t)h wherein h is a thickness of said sealer, l is a distance from the end of said evacuation hole to said inner edge of said sealer, d is a diameter of said evacuation hole and t is a wall thickness of said casing; whereby, during assembly of the fluorescent display device, said evacuated chamber is evacuated through said evacuation hole, after which said planar plate lid member is fixed in position by melting said sealer, said relationship existing during melting of said sealer and after said plate lid member is fixed in position.