Description of drawings
Fig. 1 shows the rough schematic of a traditional cathode fluorescent tube;
Fig. 2 to Fig. 7 shows the simple cross sectional side view of the dielectric electrode that provides according to different embodiments of the invention respectively; And
Fig. 8 A and Fig. 8 B show the gas discharge lamp tube that provides according to one embodiment of the invention simple cross sectional side view in the front and back that seal processing procedure respectively.
The main element symbol description
10 cathode fluorescent tubes
12 fluorophor
14 glass tubes
16 bring out gas
18 mercury atoms
20 electrodes
22 seal wires
30,30 ', 301,302,303,304,305 dielectric electrodes
32 bodies
34 body region
36 body links
The connecting portion of 38 body links
40 exhaust ends
The connecting portion of 42 exhaust ends
44 conducting objects
46 bodies are with respect to an end of body link
50 gas discharge lamp tubes
52 hollow tubes
First end of 54 hollow tubes
Second end of 56 hollow tubes
58 fluorescent materials
60 blast pipes
62 embeddings envelope thing
64 conductive rubber covers
66 perforation
68 assemblies
70 openings
First internal diameter of ID1 body region
Second internal diameter of ID2 body link
The 3rd internal diameter of ID3 exhaust end
First external diameter of OD1 body region
Second external diameter of OD2 body link
The 3rd external diameter of OD3 exhaust end
S, S ' stage portion
First thickness of T1 body region
Second thickness of the connecting portion of T2 body link
The 3rd thickness of the connecting portion of T3 exhaust end
Embodiment
Because traditional cathode fluorescent tube often needs via complicated procedure of processing connection electrode seal wire and power lead; Therefore the bad problem of processing takes place easily; And because each inverter of conventional art can only be in order to drive one to two cathode fluorescent tube, it is not good therefore to assemble convenience.The present invention mainly provides a kind of dielectric electrode and gas discharge lamp tube in order to improving above-mentioned shortcoming, and the structure of the dielectric electrode that is provided is firm, thereby makes and comprise that the gas discharge lamp tube of this dielectric electrode has preferable product yield.The present invention lifts some embodiment of row, and details are as follows, and wherein the components identical symbolic representation is identical or have the element of identical function, and appended relevant drawings is not drawn according to actual ratio, and its effect only is to express architectural feature of the present invention.
At first, Fig. 2 shows the simple cross sectional side view according to the dielectric electrode 30 that one embodiment of the invention provided.Dielectric electrode 30 comprises that one has the body 32 of the hollow cylindrical of stage portion (S, S '), and described stage portion refers to the surface height difference rank (shown in S) or the protrusion (shown in S ') of body 32.The body link 36 that the body 32 of dielectric electrode 30 comprises body region 34 and is used to connect the fluorescent tube body is adjacent to body region 34 and body link 36 has connecting portion 38.The body region 34 of dielectric electrode 30 has first thickness T 1; The connecting portion 38 of body link 36 then has second thickness T 2; Because body link 36 is for being used to connect an openend of fluorescent tube body; When its second thickness T 2 is not less than first thickness T 1, that is second thickness T 2 is more than or equal to first thickness T 1, and then electrode structure will be comparatively firm.
In the present embodiment; The body region 34 and the body link 36 of dielectric electrode 30 have homogeneous thickness respectively; Wherein body region 34 has first inner diameter, ID 1 and the first external diameter OD1; Body link 36 then has second inner diameter, ID 2 greater than first inner diameter, ID 1, and greater than the second external diameter OD2 of the first external diameter OD1.Because body link 36 has internal diameter and/or the external diameter that is different from body region 34, thereby can form the stage portion S on difference in height rank on the surface of body 32, it is between the body region 34 and body link 36 of body 32.And in the present embodiment; Second thickness T 2 of the connecting portion 38 of body link 36 is greater than first thickness T 1 of body region 34; Thereby can relax the stress of switching place of dielectric electrode 30, make that the overall electrode structure is firm, to avoid when electrode uses, causing fracture.
In the present embodiment, the body of dielectric electrode 30 can comprise that also an exhaust end 40 is connected to the other end of body region 34 with respect to body link 36, and the connecting portion 42 of exhaust end 40 is adjacent to body region 34 and have the 3rd thickness T 3.Exhaust end 40 is for can be used for connecting the openend of blast pipe, and when the 3rd thickness T 3 of the connecting portion 42 of exhaust end 40 is not less than first thickness T 1 of body region 34, that is the 3rd thickness T 3 is more than or equal to first thickness T 1, and then electrode structure will be comparatively firm.
In the present embodiment, the exhaust end 40 of dielectric electrode 30 has a homogeneous thickness, and the 3rd thickness T 3 of exhaust end 40 is greater than first thickness T 1 of body region 34.The exhaust end 40 of the dielectric electrode 30 of present embodiment has the 3rd inner diameter, ID 3 and the 3rd external diameter OD3, and wherein the 3rd inner diameter, ID 3 then approximates the first external diameter OD1 of body region 34 less than first inner diameter, ID, 1, the three external diameter OD3 of body region 34.
In the dielectric electrode 30 that present embodiment provided, stage portion S ' comprises the protrusion of the inwall that is positioned at body 32, and it is between the body region 34 and exhaust end 40 of body 32.
The body 32 of dielectric electrode 30 can be made up of a dielectric material; This dielectric material can comprise a ceramic material; The synthetic that for example comprises calcium oxide, magnesia, strontium oxide strontia, zirconia, titanium oxide or its combination, and the composition that can also comprise one or more is selected from one and comprises in the group of manganese oxide, aluminium oxide, chromium oxide and iron oxide.Above-mentioned dielectric material also can comprise a melted glass; For example comprise one or more compositions be selected from one comprise silica, boron oxide, sodium oxide molybdena, potassium oxide and aluminium oxide group, with body 32 and the difference of fluorescent tube body on thermal coefficient of expansion that reduces dielectric electrode 30.In this embodiment, the body 32 of dielectric electrode 30 is made up of a glass-ceramic synthetic, and it preferably has a dielectric constant greater than more than 20, and can be integrally formed through for example powder penetrates die casting processing procedure, dryness punching press processing procedure or other modes.
Dielectric electrode 30 also can comprise that a conducting objects 44 is positioned at the outer surface of the body region 34 of body 32 at least; Wherein conducting objects 44 can comprise gold, silver, tin, copper, nickel or other electric conducting materials on the outer surface that for example is formed at body region 34 with painting method; Comprise that perhaps a cover overlays on sheet metal (metal foil) or conductive elastic component, for example the conductive rubber cover of the outer surface of body region 34.
Yet the present invention is not the structure that is subject to the dielectric electrode 30 that the foregoing description provides.For example, Fig. 3 shows the cross sectional side view according to the dielectric electrode 301 that another embodiment of the present invention provided, and Fig. 4 shows the cross sectional side view of the dielectric electrode 302 that is provided according to still another embodiment of the invention.Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 in the dielectric electrode 301 and 302 that shows respectively; The body region 34 of body 32, body link 36 and exhaust end 40 all have homogeneous thickness; And second thickness T 2 of body link 36 is not less than first thickness T 1 of body region 34; The 3rd thickness T 3 of exhaust end 40 also is not less than first thickness T 1 of body region 34, that is second thickness T 2 and the 3rd thickness T 3 can be respectively more than or equal to first thickness T 1.In dielectric electrode shown in Figure 3 301; The 3rd inner diameter, ID 3 of exhaust end 40 and the 3rd external diameter OD3 are respectively greater than first inner diameter, ID 1 and the first external diameter OD1 of body region 34; And in dielectric electrode shown in Figure 4 302, the 3rd inner diameter, ID 3 of exhaust end 40 and the 3rd external diameter OD3 are then respectively less than first inner diameter, ID 1 and the first external diameter OD1 of body region 34.
Fig. 5 shows the cross sectional side view of the dielectric electrode 303 that an embodiment more according to the present invention is provided; The body region 34 of its body 32, body link 36 and exhaust end 40 all have homogeneous thickness, and second thickness T 2 of body link 36 is not less than first thickness T 1 of body region 34.In this embodiment; Because first inner diameter, ID 1 with body region 34 is identical with the first external diameter OD1 respectively with the 3rd external diameter OD3 for the 3rd inner diameter, ID 3 of the exhaust end 40 of dielectric electrode 303, so the 3rd thickness T 3 of exhaust end 40 is identical with first thickness T 1 of body region 34.
Fig. 6 shows the cross sectional side view according to the dielectric electrode 304 that another embodiment provided of the present invention again.With reference to dielectric electrode 304 shown in Figure 6; The body region 34 of body 32 has uniform first thickness T 1; Be not less than first thickness T 1 and body link 36 is adjacent to second thickness T 2 of the connecting portion 38 of body region 34, and the 3rd thickness T 3 that exhaust end 40 is adjacent to the connecting portion 42 of body region 34 also is not less than first thickness T 1.In this embodiment; Body link 36 has respectively by outer second inner diameter, ID 2 and the 3rd inner diameter, ID 3 toward interior convergent with exhaust end 40, thereby this dielectric electrode 304 has bigger tolerance with fluorescent tube body or the blast pipe that tolerable inserts body link 36 and exhaust end 40 subsequently.Yet the inwall of this kind end has the end that incline structure by outer internal diameter toward interior convergent also can be applicable to the dielectric electrode structure that other embodiment of the present invention are provided.
Fig. 7 shows the cross sectional side view according to the dielectric electrode 305 that another embodiment provided of the present invention again.With reference to dielectric electrode 305 shown in Figure 7, wherein the body region 34 of body 32 has uniform first thickness T 1, and body link 36 is adjacent to second thickness T 2 of the connecting portion 38 of body region 34 and is not less than first thickness T 1.Yet in the dielectric electrode shown in this embodiment 305, body 32 is a sealed end with respect to an end 46 of body link 36.
The present invention also provides a kind of gas discharge lamp tube; It utilizes dielectric electrode that the foregoing description the provides electrode as gas discharge lamp tube; Therefore compared to traditional cathode fluorescent tube (cold cathodefluorescent lamp; CCFL) and the external electrode fluorescent lamp pipe (external electrode fluorescentlamp, EEFL), gas discharge lamp tube provided by the present invention has the characteristics of low start voltage, long-life and high briliancy.
Fig. 8 A and Fig. 8 B show the gas discharge lamp tube 50 that provides according to one embodiment of the invention simple cross sectional side view in the front and back that seal processing procedure respectively.Although utilize the described dielectric electrode 30 of Fig. 2 to be the example explanation here; Yet gas discharge lamp tube provided by the present invention also can use the dielectric electrode of being set forth among other embodiment; And the dielectric electrode at the two ends of fluorescent tube body can be identical or different, and the present invention is not as limit.
At first, with reference to Fig. 8 A, gas discharge lamp tube 50 comprises hollow tube 52 and is connected respectively to first end 54 of hollow tube 52 and the dielectric electrode 30 and 30 ' of second end 56.In this embodiment, gas discharge lamp tube 50 is a fluorescent tube, and its hollow tube 52 comprises that an inwall is coated with the linear glass tube of fluorescent material 58, and first end 54 of hollow tube 52 and second end 56 are openend.Yet in other implemented aspects, hollow tube 52 also can be the U-shaped that comprises a bend, L shaped, spirality or other geometric figures.
Because the gas discharge lamp tube 50 that present embodiment provided adopts identical dielectric electrode 30 and 30 ', therefore following narration only utilizes dielectric electrode 30 as explanation.At first; With reference to Fig. 8 A; Dielectric electrode 30 has stage portion S and body region 34 and the body link 36 and exhaust end 40 of S ' in order to distinguish separated body 32, and first end 54 of hollow tube 52 preferably is resisted against stage portion S, and the blast pipe 60 of glass material also can be resisted against stage portion S '; So can be easy to control the discharge space of dielectric electrode 30, that is on the whole be the scope shown in the body region 34.The body link 36 and the exhaust end 40 of dielectric electrode 30 coats the outer wall of hollow tube 52 and blast pipe 60 respectively; And because body link 36 and exhaust end 40 all are not less than the thickness of body region 34 respectively with the thickness of the linking part of 34 adjacency of body region; Therefore (for example impose sticker fixedly the time when dielectric electrode 30 and hollow tube 52 and blast pipe 60 in the contact site; And implement a sintering process); Then can relax the stress of switching place of dielectric electrode 30, make gas discharge lamp tube 50 have preferable product yield.
Then, carry out a filling processing procedure, make to comprise a filler in the hollow tube 52, it can for example be one to comprise the mist of an amount of argon, neon, krypton, nitrogen, xenon or its combination.And it is owing to present embodiment can be pressed in the composition of controlling filling gas and fluorescent tube, so optionally mercurous or not mercurous in the filler.
In the present embodiment, after accomplishing the filling processing procedure, the flame of proper temperature capable of using and then with blast pipe 60 partial meltings of glass material, the opening of exhaust end 40 that makes dielectric electrode 30 is via embedding envelope thing 62 and seal.
Employed dielectric electrode 30 does not form electric conducting material in the present embodiment on the outer surface of its body 32, but adopts conductive rubber cover 64 covers to overlay on the outer surface of body region 34, so that the voltage that dielectric electrode 30 is received from external power source.In this embodiment, the lead of an external power source can pass the perforation 66 of conductive rubber cover 64 earlier, then again conductive rubber cover 64 covers is overlayed on the outer surface of body region 34 at least, and the lead of external power source is firmly contacted with conductive rubber cover 64.Yet the present invention also can form electric conducting material with as conducting objects at the outer surface of body 32, and can adopt other modes and the conducting objects on body 32 outer surfaces of the lead of external power source and dielectric electrode 30 is electrically contacted.
In one embodiment, gas discharge lamp tube 50 can be fixed by an assembly 68.Because conductive rubber cover 64 has elasticity; Therefore its opening 70 sizes for assembly 68, or all can have bigger permission for the irregular outer surface of the body 32 of dielectric electrode 30, gas discharge lamp tube 50 more can be fixed in the assembly 68 securely.In addition, because the external diameter of the body link 36 of dielectric electrode 30 is greater than the external diameter of body region 34, so assembly 68 can be resisted against body link 36 places of dielectric electrode 30.Yet in other embodiments, assembly 68 also can have a plurality of openings 70 in order to fixing a plurality of gas discharge lamp tubes 50.
Adopting a kind of benefit of dielectric electrode then is that an inverter capable of using drives many gas discharge lamp tubes; Thereby can reduce the use amount of inverter; And then reduce the cost of overall lamp group and simplify the design of backlight module, be suitable in the application as backlight of LCD, facsimile machine, the employed light source of scanner and general lighting.
The dielectric electrode that the above embodiment of the present invention provided and the size of gas discharge lamp tube can design according to the actual requirements.Although the present invention by several preferred embodiments openly as above; Right its is not in order to limit the present invention; Any those skilled in the art; Do not breaking away from the spirit and scope of the present invention, when can doing a little change and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking claims person of defining.