Embodiment
Below, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and describe in the those skilled in the art can implement scope of the present invention.
Because embodiments of the invention can adopt multiple mode to implement, therefore claim scope of the present invention is not limited to following embodiment.
Fig. 1 is the overall structure schematic diagram of the apparatus for manufacturing fluorescent lamp of the embodiment of the invention, mark 2 representational frameworks among the figure.
Described framework 2 can use conventional electric welding machine that metal shaped steel or steel pipe are welded or uses link such as bolt to connect, thereby produces the rectangular frame body of longitudinal length greater than lateral length.
The upside of described framework 2 has chamber shell 4.Described chamber shell 4 is provided with the chamber S that is used for carrying out a series of operations of fluorescent lamp manufacturing process (exhaust operation, gas and mercury inject operation, sealing operation).
But the metal that material useful life longevity, corrosion resistance and the thermal endurance of described chamber shell 4 etc. are excellent, and can be made into box shape shown in Figure 2.
As shown in Figure 2, the bottom surface of described chamber S is equipped with a plurality of hole S1 of portion.
The described hole S1 of portion be used to peg graft fluorescent-lamp-use glass tube G (hereinafter to be referred as a glass tube) side end and make described chamber S and described glass tube G inside communicates.
In addition, though not shown, on described chamber shell 4, pressure-regulating valve is set, so that the vacuum state of described chamber S is become atmospheric pressure state.
On described chamber shell 4, connect blast pipe L1 and gas injection tube L2, so that carry out exhaust operation and gas injection operation by described chamber S.
As shown in Figure 1, described blast pipe L1 is connected on the conventional vacuum pump P, and the vacuum pressure that driving produced by described vacuum pump P, can discharge glass tube G inner residual pernicious gas or granule foreign through described chamber S.
Though not shown, described gas injection tube L2 is connected on the conventional gas storage tanks, and receive conventional luminous gas such as argon gas from this storage bin, and be injected into glass tube G inside through described chamber S.
And though not shown, described blast pipe L1 and gas injection tube L2 are provided with conventional pipeline control valve, open or close pipeline with this and come exhaust or supply gas.
According to the apparatus for manufacturing fluorescent lamp of the embodiment of the invention, further comprise being used to heat and the sealing device 6 of sealed glass tube G open end.
Described sealing device 6 has platy structure, and it is formed with bottoming hole S2 on the position corresponding to the S1 of hole portion of described chamber S, and can be arranged on described chamber S bottom surface downside shown in Figure 2.
Be provided with conventional heating wire W between described each bottoming hole S2, and heat described bottoming hole S2 inside by the heating of described heating wire W.
Described sealing device 6 can be inserted in the end of glass tube G under the state in the described bottoming hole S2, and the heating by described heating wire W is heated the open end of glass tube G, and seals with conventional method.
Though not shown, described sealing device 6 also can use conventional blowtorch to come the glass tube G end in the described bottoming hole S2 is heated and sealed except that can utilizing heating wire W.
In addition, the structure of described chamber shell 4 is isolated from the outside after being suitable for glass tube G is inserted in the S of hole portion 1 of described chamber S.For example, though not shown, in described hole portion S1 inboard rubber ring can be set, so that the outer peripheral face of glass tube G can join with the inboard elasticity of the described hole S1 of portion.
Described chamber shell 4 inside are provided with adjusting device 8.Exhaust operation, gas and mercury that the hole portion S1 of described adjusting device 8 by the described chamber S of folding carries out in the fluorescent lamp manufacturing process inject operation, sealing operation.
For this reason, as shown in Figure 2, be provided with in the present embodiment and adjust plate 10 and make its bottom surface that covers described chamber S, and cover or the open described hole S1 of portion by moving horizontally of described adjustment plate 10.
The size of described adjustment plate 10 and described chamber S bottom surface match, and its piston rod with the cylinder C1 that is arranged on described chamber shell 4 outsides is connected, and the driving by described cylinder C1, move left and right on described chamber S bottom surface (is benchmark with Fig. 2).
Be equipped with on the described adjustment plate 10 and be used to discharge or the first access H1 of injecting gas and be used to inject second of mercury and adjust hole H2.
Distance and arrangement mode between described the first access H1, corresponding with distance and arrangement mode between the described hole S1 of portion; Described second adjusts hole H2 then can be arranged on the moving direction of described adjustment plate 10 between the described the first access H1 (with reference to Fig. 2).
The described second big I of adjusting hole H2 is suitable for a plurality of mercury particle Q that splendid attire has getter action, and as shown in Figure 2, it is downward-sloping shape, so that described mercury particle Q can fall into the glass tube G inside that is inserted among the described hole S1 of portion singly.
Therefore described solid mercury particle Q compares with liquid mercury, can improve its evaporation latent heat, can prevent the thermal evaporation phenomenon and the mercury loss that causes.
And, though not shown, on described chamber shell 4, connect supply pipe separately, and adjust hole H2 by described supply pipe to described second and supply with described mercury particle Q.
Described adjustment plate 10 in described chamber S inside, divides three phases to move horizontally by the driving of cylinder C1, so that described the first access H1 and second adjusts hole H2 corresponding to the described hole S1 of portion.
At first, as shown in Figure 3, move described adjustment plate 10, make described the first access H1 and the described hole S1 of portion alignment, be inserted in glass tube G and described chamber S among the described hole S1 of portion with connection.
Under above-mentioned connected state, the vacuum pressure by described vacuum pump P discharges through described blast pipe L1 with the method for routine impurity or the pernicious gas with described glass tube G inside.
After finishing the exhaust operation of described glass tube G, supply with luminous gas, and described gas is injected described glass tube G inside through described chamber S via described gas injection tube L2.
Then, as shown in Figure 4, move described adjustment plate 10, make described second to adjust hole H2 and the described hole S1 of portion alignment.Under this state, can make to be contained in described second and to adjust mercury particle Q in the H2 of hole and fall into behind the described hole portion S1 inside and then supply to glass tube G inside.
In addition, as shown in Figure 5, move described adjustment plate 10, cover the described hole S1 of portion.Under this state, after using described sealing device 6 and heating the open end of described glass tube G by the heating of heating wire W, seal with conventional method.
That is, described adjusting device 8 divides three phases to move along predetermined route, thereby cooperates with described chamber S and a plurality of operations such as exhaust operation, gas and mercury injection operation in the inner parallel processing fluorescent lamp of described chamber S manufacturing process, sealing operation.
And as shown in Figure 1, described carrying case 12 is provided with a plurality of glass tube G, and described glass tube G is installed on the described chamber shell 4 separably.
Described carrying case 12 comprises a plurality of pallet T and the fixed lever T1 that is used for fixing described a plurality of pallet T that are used for the fixing a plurality of glass tube G of upright state.
Described a plurality of pallet T can use the metal of excellent heat resistance or the sheet material of synthetic resin to make.
A plurality of fixing hole T2 are set, so that in described fixing hole T2, insert separably and fixing described glass tube G on the described pallet T.For example, though not shown, in described fixing hole T2, conventional rubber ring is set, and the contact pressure by described rubber ring, described glass tube G is carried out elasticity exert pressure, thereby fixed.
And described pallet T goes up distance and the arrangement mode between fixing hole T2, and then upward distance and the arrangement mode between the formed hole S1 of portion is corresponding with described chamber S.
Described a plurality of pallet T is fixed on the described fixed lever T1, and as shown in Figure 1, it is separated by a distance on vertical direction, and forms the integrated carrying case 12 that can carry a plurality of glass tube G.
That is, described carrying case 12 carries a plurality of glass tube G with upright state, and is fixed on separably on the described chamber shell 4, thereby makes glass tube G and described chamber S inside be connected (with reference to Fig. 1).
And as shown in Figure 2, described carrying case 12 utilizes the fixture 14 that is positioned at described chamber shell 4 belows, is fixed on separably on the described chamber shell 4.
Described fixture 14 on described chamber shell 4 two form one group, and be connected on the piston rod of cylinder C2, and the driving by described cylinder C2, its spacing narrows down or broadens (being benchmark with Fig. 2).
Under the state that described two fixtures 14 are joined in the bottom surface of the upside pallet T of described carrying case 12 and described chamber shell 4, exerted pressure in the both sides of described pallet T separably, and described carrying case 12 is fixed on the described chamber shell 4.
And described carrying case 12 by any one action that moves up and down in described chamber shell 4 or the carrying case 12, is assembled in the mode of mutual butt joint under the state that is positioned at described chamber shell 4 downsides.
For example, as shown in Figure 1, can described chamber shell 4 be moved up and down on described framework 2 by cylinder C3 is installed.
In addition, though not shown, can adopt under the state of fixing described chamber shell 4 structure of using conventional cylinder or motor to move described carrying case 12 as drive source.This structure can be easy to realize for a person skilled in the art, does not therefore elaborate at this.
According to the apparatus for manufacturing fluorescent lamp of the embodiment of the invention, can further comprise conveying device 16.
As shown in Figure 1, described conveying device 16 can be made of two conveyor tracks 18 and cylinder C4, and two conveyor tracks 18 are connected on the piston rod of cylinder C4, carries and support described carrying case 12 with the inboard at described framework 2.
Described two conveyor tracks 18 can adopt conventional running roller conveyor construction, and the driving by described cylinder C4, thereby its spacing narrows down and supports the lower end of described carrying case 12 downside pallet T, and perhaps its spacing broadens.
Promptly, described conveying device 16 can be under the state of the described carrying case 4 of supporting, be transported in the inboard of described framework 2 and described chamber shell 4 corresponding positions, and after described carrying case 12 separates from described chamber shell 4, described carrying case 12 outputed to the outside of described framework 2.
As shown in Figure 6, the apparatus for manufacturing fluorescent lamp according to the embodiment of the invention can further comprise lowering or hoisting gear 20.
The placement table 22 that described lowering or hoisting gear 20 will have conventional running roller conveyor construction is connected on the piston rod of cylinder C5, and makes described placement table 22 make lifting action by the driving of described cylinder C5.
As shown in Figure 6, a pair of lowering or hoisting gear 20 is separately positioned on the both sides of described framework 2, so that cooperate with the throughput direction of described conveying device 16.
In the described a pair of lowering or hoisting gear 20 wherein a side lowering or hoisting gear 20 can be used as loading machine and use, it can promote carrying case 12 from ground, and it is loaded on the described conveying device 16 automatically.
Opposite side lowering or hoisting gear 20 can be used as unloader and uses, and it can receive the carrying case 12 that is loaded on the described conveying device 16, and it is unloaded on the ground automatically.
Lowering or hoisting gear 20 matches with conveying device 16, thereby the as above structure of the automatic described carrying case 12 of loading or unloading can realize the automation of apparatus for manufacturing fluorescent lamp, thereby can further improve its operability and production efficiency.
In addition, be provided with the heater 24 that is used to carry out glass tube G exhaust operation in described framework 2 inboards.
Described heater 24 can heat under the state that surrounds around the described carrying case 12 and it is hedged off from the outer world, thus the thermal loss can reduce exhaust the time.
For this reason, as shown in Figure 7, present embodiment then adopts the calandria 26 with open up and down heating space F, and makes described calandria 26 under the dynamic action of drive unit, makes lifting action with respect to described chamber shell 4.
A plurality of heat generating components H are installed on the described calandria 26, and described heat generating components H arranges according to mode shown in Figure 7 around described calandria 26, thereby forms open up and down heating space F.
The big I of described heating space F is suitable for accommodating described carrying case 12 integral body, and can avoid contacting with the periphery of carrying case 12.Described heat generating components H can adopt heater air flow pressure switch rod.
The shape of described calandria 26 can be the quadrangular prism shape that matches with described carrying case 12 peripheries, also can be other polygonal column or cylindric.
As shown in Figure 7, described calandria 26 can be arranged on the movable plate U1, and described movable plate U1 then is fixed on the inboard of described framework 2, and can move up and down along axis of guide U.
And described drive unit can have the link M1 that is used to produce the drive source M of power and is used to transmit this power.
Described drive source M can adopt conventional motor, and the conventional helical axis that links to each other with motor shaft then can be used as described link M1 and uses.Described link M1 runs through the end of described movable plate U1 and connects in the mode of being spirally connected.
Promptly as shown in Figure 8, by described drive source M, described link M2 forward or counter-rotating, thus make described calandria 26 rise or descend along described movable plate U1.
Described movable plate U1 not only can support described calandria 26 and move it, but also plays a kind of effect of thermal insulation board, promptly described heating space the F open bottom and the external world is separated, and reduces thermal loss.
As shown in Figure 8, the heater 24 that is made of said structure is not only in the exhaust operation in fluorescent lamp manufacturing process, and the evaporation operation behind the injection mercury particle Q in glass tube G, all can take the mode that under the state around the described carrying case 12 that is mounted with a plurality of glass tube G, heats with described calandria 26.
Especially compared with existing operating type, i.e. the heating and the mode of carrying out exhaust or vaporized mercury operation under opened state, described heating arrangement can provide the heating environment that reduces thermal loss.
Therefore, when carrying out exhaust or vaporized mercury operation, described heater 24 can reduce energy-output ratio, particularly can improve heat transfer efficiency, thereby glass tube G inner air is activated, and significantly improves exhaust and vaporized mercury efficient.
In addition, because the calandria 26 in the described heater 24 can carry out lifting action at described chamber shell 4 downsides, thereby G heats to glass tube, therefore compare with existing mode of heating, promptly with the move left and right by heater come near or compare away from the mode of heating of glass tube, not only it is simple in structure for described heater 24, and can significantly reduce occupied area, thereby can the implement device miniaturization.
The structure of described drive unit is not limited to use the structure of motor and helical axis.
For example, though it is not shown, can adopt the piston rod of cylinder or conventional conveying directly to carry described calandria 26, perhaps adopt motor to twine or untie the winding type of drive of steel wire or iron chains, promote or reduce described calandria 26 so that its lifting with devices such as pneumatics cylinders.
This power transmission structure is that those skilled in the art can be easy to realize, so do not elaborate at this.
In addition as shown in Figure 7, the apparatus for manufacturing fluorescent lamp of the embodiment of the invention can further comprise dividing plate D.
The size of described dividing plate D and shape just in time are suitable for covering the open upper end of described heating space F, and it can receive power from motor or cylinder (not shown), and by conventional slip or the described heating space F of spinning movement folding.
Because described dividing plate D is the open upper end of the described heating space F of folding selectively, therefore can prevent the thermal loss under described calandria 26 preheatings or holding state.
The apparatus for manufacturing fluorescent lamp of the embodiment of the invention that constitutes by said structure, it loads a plurality of glass tube G in described carrying case 12 after, according to as shown in Figure 1 mode described carrying case 12 is installed under the state on the described chamber shell 4, unified a series of operations such as exhaust operation, gas and the mercury that carries out in the fluorescent lamp manufacturing process injects operation, sealing operation.
At first, described heater 24 is transplanted on described carrying case 12 places that are installed on the described chamber shell 4, and make heating under its state that surrounds described carrying case 12, thereby interior impurity of glass tube G or residual pernicious gas are discharged through described chamber S and blast pipe L1.
At this moment, the adjustment plate 10 of described adjusting device 8 carries out the exhaust operation under state as shown in Figure 3.
After finishing described exhaust operation, the luminous gas of the routines such as argon gas that will be supplied with via gas injection tube L2 is injected into glass tube G inside by described chamber S.
Then, operate described adjustment plate 10, thereby splendid attire is injected in the described glass tube G in the described second mercury particle Q that adjusts in the H2 of hole according to mode shown in Figure 4.
At last, heat the end that is plugged in the glass tube G on the described chamber shell 4 with described sealing device 6, and seal by conventional method.Finish after the described sealing operation, again described heater 24 is moved up, thereby evaporate operation being contained in the inner mercury particle of described glass tube G Q.