CN102695311A - Method for preparing multi-core electroluminescent wire - Google Patents

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CN102695311A
CN102695311A CN2012101846456A CN201210184645A CN102695311A CN 102695311 A CN102695311 A CN 102695311A CN 2012101846456 A CN2012101846456 A CN 2012101846456A CN 201210184645 A CN201210184645 A CN 201210184645A CN 102695311 A CN102695311 A CN 102695311A
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耿树范
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The invention discloses a method for preparing a multi-core electroluminescent wire. The multi-core electroluminescent wire comprises a plurality of metal core wire electrodes, luminous insulating layers, a luminous layer, a metal oxide transparent conductive layer, external conductive layer electrodes and a color fluorescent transparent plastic layer. The method is characterized in that the luminous insulating layers are uniformly coated on the surfaces of all metal core wire electrodes with the same diameter or different diameters; the metal core wire electrodes are spirally arranged regularly and twisted into a whole; the luminous layer is coated on the surface of the integrated metal core wire electrodes at one time; the metal oxide transparent conductive layer is coated outside the luminous layer; the metal oxide transparent conductive layer is contacted with the external conductive layer electrodes which are arranged linearly, and sealed by the color fluorescent transparent plastic layer; and a multi-channel special driver is connected to the metal core wire electrodes and the external conductive layer electrodes, consists of a high-frequency transformer, an inductor, a capacitor and a flash chip, outputs 130V alternating current (AC) voltage and 1,000Hz frequency, and controls energization to emit regular strong and weak light and dynamic, color and high-brightness light. The method can be widely applied to the fields of luminous clothes, advertisements, safety marks, household appliances and luminous electric wires.

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A kind of preparation method of multicore electro luminescence line
Technical field
The invention belongs to the electroluminescent device applications technical field.
Background technology
Electro luminescence line is claimed electroluminescence wire, Cold light source, EL line etc. again, is luminous display lighting field new generation product, and profile and ordinary telephone line are similar; The top layer is a color fluorescence PVC plastic bushing; Luminous continuous no any thermal radiation during its work, power consumption is lower, possesses softness, collapsible bending; Characteristics such as arbitrarily knotting, reduction, splicing are therefore by people's extensive use.
Existing its structure of electro luminescence line is mainly: metal-cored electrode, insulating medium layer, luminescent layer, transparency conducting layer, winding external electrode.Metal-cored electrode and the energising of winding external electrode then produce luminous, and this structure, material, prescription have had clearly at Chinese patent 01133342.1,200680032428.8,200410099233.8,200510019319.X etc. sets forth.Prior art has been used materials such as independent component titanium dioxide at the dielectric layer of single core or multicore, and its technology is simple, and insulating properties is higher, but luminous intensity is lower, colored realize poor, otherwise that the brightness height then insulate is poor, the stability of device is also relatively low.Existing isolychn opens bright voltage usually more than 50V, and the two contradiction of brightness and insulating properties is one of the major reason that can not use on a large scale of restriction device.Existing electro luminescence line preparation of flashing, normally prepare the luminous core that has insulating barrier and luminescent layer after, many twine and make up again, its actual operation easier major end item rate is low, how rough surperficial rib-loop is, internal structure obviously is reflected in surface, poorly conductive; Or simply the finished product electro luminescence line is twined combination, can't realize that all the power of isolychn is flashed variation.Existing isolychn dispatch from foreign news agency polar curve spiral winding structure can make device periphery produce strong-electromagnetic field on a large scale, and electromagnetic field can produce powerful interference when isolychn and other function electric wire are used, as in the data Luminous wire, using; Use even make electric wire, also can influence the normal use of other peripheral electronic equipment, like phone, mobile phone, computer, earphone, TV, broadcast receiver etc.
The preparation of a kind of multicore electro luminescence line of the present invention, it has changed the isolychn structure of prior art, has used double fastener laminar ray structure; Its simple structure in smooth surface is complete, is put forward luminous efficiency significantly; Reduced and opened bright pre-value voltage, kept high-insulativity simultaneously, do not generated an electromagnetic field; Reduce other harmful gap supplement, thus the unification that has improved luminosity and insulating properties, and do not have the electromagnetic interference generation.
The preparation of multicore high-brightness electroluminescent line of the present invention, its product can be widely used in fields such as advertisement, electronic device, electric wire, clothes.
Summary of the invention
A kind of preparation method of multicore electro luminescence line among the present invention, it comprises: many metal core wire electrodes 1, luminous insulating barrier 2, luminescent layer 3, metal oxide transparent conducting layer 4, outer conducting layer linear electrode 5, color fluorescence clarity plastic layer 6.Many metal core wire electrode surfaces with diameter or different-diameter all evenly scribble luminous insulating barrier respectively, and the winding of regular helical arrangement is twisted into one.At its disposable luminescent layer that is coated with in surface, luminescent layer is the matel coated oxidic transparent conductive layers outward again, and metal oxide transparent conducting layer is connected with straight line outer conducting layer electrode, and seals with the color fluorescence clarity plastic layer; Be connected the multichannel special purpose driver on many metal core wire electrodes and the outer conducting layer linear electrode; The multichannel special purpose driver is by high frequency transformer, inductance, electric capacity, flashes chip and constitute; Driver output voltage AC130V, frequency 1000Hz, energising produces regular dynamic color high brightness luminescent.
Metal core wire electrode 1 uses single copper wire or many copper wires with satisfactory electrical conductivity to constitute among the present invention, and its diameter can be any, but diameter more king bolt arrange that to twine radical many more, it can reduce its Surface Groove.Can use many metal core wire electrodes 7 of thin specification to add between many metal core wire electrodes 1 of major diameter specification fills.Its pulling force when metal core wire electrode 1 uses many copper wires to constitute, folding resistance are all better, and can realize functionalization at it, can realize after the processing like transfer of data etc.
Luminous insulating barrier 2 is to use strontium titanates and luminescent material to add epoxy coating or fluoro-containing coating is mixed and made among the present invention, and forms colorful light-emitting, and it has better luminous intensity.Strontium titanates has higher dielectric constant, and the luminescent material here adds can improve the isolychn luminous intensity greatly, and reduces excitation voltage, and the simple increase light emitting layer thickness and the number of plies can't reach and improve brightness reduction voltage purpose.Luminous insulating barrier 2 structures of the present invention can make luminous excitation voltage drop to 20V to open bright.Strontium titanates in the luminous insulating barrier then can't reach effect of the present invention as using titanium dioxide to replace, and the strontium titanates dielectric constant is more than 30 times of titanium dioxide.The luminescent material that uses in the luminous insulating barrier 2 can be a polychrome, and it can produce substrate reflection colour compound action, and luminescent material is that the electroluminescent material effect is best, but also can be blue-light excited luminescent material, and it also can produce integral device brightness and improve effect.It is white that luminous insulating barrier is observed under daylight, only color effect just occurring under ultraviolet light or the blue green light or after the energising.
Be coated with the metal core wire electrode 1 of the luminous insulating barrier of different colours, can the combined crosswise winding be twisted into one, form colored dynamic effect.Be coated with the luminous insulating barrier of different colours, large diameter luminous strong a little less than thin diameter luminous when different size diameter metal heart yearn combination of electrodes, can use the control of multichannel multicore sheet, realizing that luminous power and colour flash mixes variation effect.Twine stranded centre and can add filament or wire, improve concentricity.
The luminous insulating barrier 2 use continuous painting method preparations of many metal core wire electrode surfaces are accomplished among the present invention, re-use the regular arrangement winding of electric wire stranding machine spiral and are twisted into one.
The luminescent layer 3 that relates among the present invention is to use electroluminescent material and epoxy coating or fluoro-containing coating to be mixed and made into, and it adds part by weight is 1: 1,40 microns of light emitting layer thickness.Electroluminescent material is a blue-green luminous material.Use the continuous painting method to apply luminescent layer.
Metal oxide transparent conducting layer 4 among the present invention is to use a kind of applying coating that contains among nano-ITO, ATO, the ZTO to process; The conductive, transparent efficient of metal oxide transparent conducting layer; Be more than 5 times of other metalloid conducting film, cannot use metal conductive film among the present invention.Use continuous painting method plating oxidic transparent conductive layers.
Outer conducting layer linear electrode 5 among the present invention uses copper wire or aluminium wire or the filamentary silver with satisfactory electrical conductivity, and it is single or many, and the form of straight lines setting, and it can not produce electromagnetic interference during luminous work.Solved existing spiral wound form and placed the outer conducting layer electrode, it can produce the drawback of big electromagnetic field according to the electromagnetism characteristic.
Color fluorescence transparent plastic sealant 6 is to use any one in the PVC that added fluorescent dye, PTE, PU, the PE plastics among the present invention.Use the electric wire extruder to prepare the color fluorescence clarity plastic layer.
The multichannel special purpose driver is by high frequency transformer, inductance, electric capacity, flashes chip and constitute among the present invention, and its input voltage can be connected with interfaces such as computer, automobiles between DC3V-DC36V.
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The multicore electro luminescence line structure chart of Fig. 1 different-diameter
Fig. 2 multicore electro luminescence line structure chart
Structure is among the figure:
1. many metal core wire electrodes
2. luminous insulating barrier
3. luminescent layer
4. metal oxide transparent conducting layer
5. outer conducting layer linear electrode
6. color fluorescence clarity plastic layer
7. many metal core wire electrodes of minor diameter
Embodiment
Multicore electro luminescence line of the present invention structure be: many metal core wire electrodes 1, luminous insulating barrier 2, luminescent layer 3, metal oxide transparent conducting layer 4, outer conducting layer linear electrode 5, color fluorescence clarity plastic layer 6.Many metal core wire electrode surfaces with diameter or different-diameter all evenly scribble luminous insulating barrier respectively, and the winding of regular helical arrangement is twisted into one.At its disposable luminescent layer that is coated with in surface, luminescent layer is the matel coated oxidic transparent conductive layers outward again, and metal oxide transparent conducting layer is connected with a straight line outer conducting layer linear electrode, and seals with the color fluorescence clarity plastic layer; Be connected the multichannel special purpose driver on many metal core wire electrodes and the outer conducting layer linear electrode, driver output voltage AC110-220V, more than the frequency 50Hz, energising produces regular dynamic color high brightness luminescent.
Metal core wire electrode 1 uses the copper wire with satisfactory electrical conductivity among the present invention, and smooth surface.Its diameter can be any, as: 1 millimeter, 0.5 millimeter; But the big more helical arrangement winding radical that needs of diameter is many more, and it can reduce its Surface Groove.Many metal core wire electrode 1 surfaces of major diameter specification can use many metal core wire electrodes 7 of thin specification to add to fill.
Luminous insulating barrier 2 is to use strontium titanates and luminescent material to add epoxy coating or fluoro-containing coating is mixed and made among the present invention, and forms colorful light-emitting, and it has better luminous intensity.Wherein adding part by weight is: 1 part of luminescent material, strontium titanates 1-2 part, 2 parts of epoxy resin or fluorine coating mix and apply metal core wire electrode surface and dry again, the about 5-20 micron of thickness, this structure can make luminous excitation voltage drop to 20V to open bright.
The luminescent material that uses in the luminous insulating barrier 2 can be a polychrome, and it can produce substrate reflection colour compound action, uses the orange luminescence material like substrate, luminescent layer use blue-green luminous then produce white luminous.The coating respectively of different-diameter.
After regular helical arrangement was twined and is twisted into one after luminous insulating barrier 2 coated, be coated with luminescent layer in its surface unification again.Twine that the centre adds filament or wire when stranded, to twine stranded regular method the same with common wiring for it, is convenient to improve the regularity of pulling force and center circularity.
The luminescent layer 3 that relates among the present invention is to use electroluminescent material and epoxy coating or fluoro-containing coating to be mixed and made into, and it adds part by weight is 1: 1,40 microns of light emitting layer thickness.Electroluminescent material can use GG44, D502 etc., and granularity is generally the 10-30 micron.
Metal oxide transparent conducting layer 4 among the present invention is to use a kind of applying coating that contains among nano-ITO, ATO, the ZTO to process, and its thickness is the 0.05-0.3 micron.
Outer among the present invention led straight line electricity layer electrode 5 and used copper wire with satisfactory electrical conductivity or aluminium wire or filamentary silver straight line to put into.
Color fluorescence transparent plastic sealant 6 is to use any one in the PVC that added fluorescent dye, PTE, PU, the PE plastics among the present invention, uses the preparation of electric wire extruder.
The multichannel special purpose driver is by high frequency transformer, inductance, electric capacity, flashes chip and constitute its input voltage DC3V-DC36V, output voltage AC130V, 1000Hz among the present invention.
The invention has the advantages that
1) use luminous insulating barrier to improve brightness, reduce luminous voltage, Qi Liang does not change insulating properties at 20V, realizes color combinations.Be coated with luminescent layer again after its many unification is wound in one again, make technology simple, good stability, brightness improves.The method technology of using conventional people to be familiar with just can be accomplished, and it is with low cost, as twining.
2) with many metal core wire combination of electrodes of diameter or different-diameter, can prepare the luminous core of major diameter, its profile pattern is good, through multiplex driver control, realizes that luminous intensity, color, dynamic combined change.As gradually bright, group look, various flow flash.
3) place the outer conducting layer linear electrode, the electromagnetic frequency that produces in the time of can avoiding electroluminescent device work disturbs, and guarantees the work of other electric appliances.
The present invention is simple in structure in prior art, and luminous intensity, dynamic change, no electromagnetic interference, color scheme all are superior to prior art and product.The present invention can be applied in the fields such as advertisement, model, clothes, building decoration, safe guidance illumination, electronic device, Luminous wire.Production technology of the present invention is simple, is fit to large-scale production.
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Metal core wire electrode 1 is to have the satisfactory electrical conductivity copper wire; Linear diameter is at 0.2 millimeter, its surperficial brilliance, deoiling property material.
Allot 1 part of luminescent material, 2 parts of strontium titanates, 2 parts of fluorine coating mix and are coated in metal core wire electrode surface and dry.Luminescent material uses electroluminescence orange powder.Select 6, helical arrangement is twined and is twisted into one, accomplishes luminous insulating barrier and winding.
Distribution electroluminescent material GG44 mixes with fluorine coating, and it adds part by weight is 1: 1, and its disposable being coated in is twined stranded all-in-one-piece line outside, and dry.
Transparency conducting layer is to use the nano-ITO with conduction property, applies and drying.
The outer conducting layer linear electrode uses 2 copper wires with satisfactory electrical conductivity; 0.1 millimeter of diameter.
Transparency protected plastic layer uses water white PVC.
The multicore electro luminescence line that this technology is made at voltage AC110V, sends white luminously during frequency 1000Hz, and can flash through driver control.
After execution mode has been done to illustrate preferably to the present invention in the above; What should understand to one skilled in the art is; Under situation without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, to any change that the present invention did with improve all within the scope of the invention.

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1. the preparation method of a multicore electro luminescence line, it comprises: many metal core wire electrodes, luminous insulating barrier, luminescent layer, metal oxide transparent conducting layer, outer conducting layer linear electrode, color fluorescence clarity plastic layer; It is characterized in that: many metal core wire electrode surfaces with diameter or different-diameter all evenly scribble luminous insulating barrier respectively; The regular again helical arrangement winding of many metal core wire electrodes that scribbles luminous insulating barrier is twisted into one; Then at its disposable luminescent layer that is coated with in surface; The outer matel coated oxidic transparent conductive layers of luminescent layer, metal oxide transparent conducting layer contacts with the outer conducting layer linear electrode that form of straight lines is provided with, and seals with the color fluorescence clarity plastic layer; Be connected the multichannel special purpose driver on many metal core wire electrodes and the outer conducting layer linear electrode; The multichannel special purpose driver is by high frequency transformer, inductance, electric capacity, flashes chip and constitute; Driver output voltage AC130V, frequency 1000Hz, energising produces regular luminous power, dynamic, colored high brightness luminescent.
2. a kind of according to claim 1 preparation method of multicore electro luminescence line, the metal core wire electrode uses single copper wire or many copper wires with satisfactory electrical conductivity to constitute; Luminous insulating barrier is to use strontium titanates and luminescent material to add epoxy coating or fluoro-containing coating is mixed and made into, and forms monochromatic or multicolor luminous; Luminescent layer is to use electroluminescent material and epoxy coating or fluoro-containing coating to be mixed and made into; Metal oxide transparent conducting layer is to use a kind of applying coating that contains among nano-ITO, ATO, the ZTO to process; The outer conducting layer linear electrode uses copper wire or aluminium wire or the filamentary silver with satisfactory electrical conductivity; Color fluorescence transparent plastic sealant is to use any one in the PVC that added fluorescent dye, PTE, PU, the PE plastics.
3. a kind of according to claim 1 preparation method of multicore electro luminescence line, the high dielectric insulation layer of many metal core wire electrode surfaces uses the preparation of continuous painting method to accomplish, re-use electric wire stranding machine spiral regular arrange to twine be twisted into one; Use the continuous painting method to apply luminescent layer then; Use continuous painting method plating oxidic transparent conductive layers; Use the electric wire extruder to prepare the color fluorescence clarity plastic layer, and place the outer conducting layer linear electrode simultaneously.
4. a kind of according to claim 1 preparation method of multicore electro luminescence line; The many regular helical arrangement windings of metal core wire electrode that are coated with luminous insulating barrier are twisted into one; Twine stranded centre and add filament or wire or plastic cord body, make the coaxial winding in its center.
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