JP2001085178A - High pressure discharge lamp, high pressure discharge lamp lighting device, and lighting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress acoustic resonance by lighting a discharge lamp in which a small diameter cylinder part having a specified inner diameter communicating with an almost globular surrounding part and a sealing part of a power supply conductor are sealed so that the sealing part is not exposed to the almost globular surface, having a translucent ceramic discharge container having a specified inner diameter, inside which an ionizing medium is sealed, at specified power and high frequency. SOLUTION: The inner diameter of a bulged part CEa is specified to about 4.5 mm to realize a basic frequency of about 40 kHz or more in order to avoid small acoustic resonance and lighting frequency of 200 kHz or lower in order to avoid noise problem. A capillary having a gap g is formed between the inner surface of a small diameter cylinder part CEb having the inner diameter 1/3 or less the inner diameter of the bulged part CEa and a fire resistant part FCb of a power supply conductor FC sealed to the small diameter cylinder part CEb so that the sealed part is not exposed to a discharge space. When power is 50 W or less, even if the coldest temperature on the surface of an excess ionizing medium solution stayed on a seal S2 side drops, lamp efficiency does not drop. Ceramic has high heat conductivity and molding capability with a mold.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a high-pressure discharge lamp device provided with a discharge vessel made of translucent ceramics, a high-pressure discharge lamp lighting device, and a lighting device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, high-pressure discharge lamps having a translucent ceramics discharge vessel having advantages of longer life and higher efficiency than conventional quartz glass discharge vessels have been developed and are being widely used. The high-pressure discharge lamp can reduce the size of the lamp itself as compared with the fluorescent lamp, but on the other hand, because the lighting circuit is large, the size as a lighting device is generally inferior to the fluorescent lamp. If the high-pressure discharge lamp can be lit at high frequency, the size of the lighting circuit can be reduced (at a low power of about 50 W). However, in this case, there is a problem of flickering or extinguishing of the arc due to an acoustic resonance phenomenon. Have difficulty. As a measure for avoiding acoustic resonance, a rectangular wave lighting method and a harmonic wave superimposing method have been conventionally studied, but a reduction in size or other various problems remain. On the other hand, it is known that this problem can be avoided by lighting at a frequency sufficiently higher (about 10 times) than the fundamental frequency of acoustic resonance.

As a restriction on the high frequency inverter side, a lamp power of about 50 W is a limit to take advantage of miniaturization, and a radiation noise and a line noise become a problem when the operation frequency of the inverter becomes 200 kHz or more. Then, there is a problem that the enlargement cannot be avoided.

[0004] On the other hand, when the design of a conventional quartz high-pressure discharge lamp is considered under the restrictions on the inverter side, the following problems have been found. First, if a lighting frequency of 200 kHz or less is selected to avoid the noise problem, the fundamental frequency for avoiding acoustic resonance is about 2
0 kHz, and the inner diameter of the light emitting unit bulb for realizing this is about 4.5 mm. When a thickness of about 1 mm is added, the outer diameter of the light emitting portion becomes 6.5 mm, and the bulb heat capacity becomes large. If the power is 50 W or less, the lamp efficiency is reduced due to a decrease in the temperature of the coldest part due to power restrictions. If the temperature of the coldest part is raised at the expense of the life, the only way to improve the lamp efficiency is to do so. Also, in order to reduce the number of acoustic resonance generation modes, the bulb shape is preferably spherical (an elliptical shape has a long diameter, a short diameter, and many other resonance modes). In this case, it is difficult to determine the operating frequency from the viewpoint of design, and the valve dimension is set to be slightly larger in consideration of safety in avoiding variation. This contributes to reduced efficiency.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a high-pressure discharge lamp device, a high-pressure discharge lamp lighting device, and a lighting device which have a simple structure, do not easily cause acoustic resonance, and can be downsized. I do.

[0006]

The high-pressure discharge lamp according to the present invention surrounds the discharge space, and has an inner diameter of about 4.5 mm and an inner surface which communicates with the substantially spherical enclosure. A light-transmissive ceramic discharge vessel provided with a small-diameter cylindrical portion having an inner diameter of 1/3 or less of the inner diameter of the surrounding portion; and a refractory portion and an inner surface of the small-diameter cylindrical portion inserted into the small-diameter cylindrical portion of the translucent ceramic discharge container. A power supply conductor extending while forming a slight gap between the power supply conductor; an electrode disposed at the tip of a refractory portion of the power supply conductor; and a sealing of the small-diameter cylindrical portion of the transparent ceramic discharge vessel and the power supply conductor. High pressure comprising: a seal enclosing and sealing at least the sealing portion so that at least the sealing portion is not exposed to a substantially spherical surface between the transparent portions; and an ionization medium sealed in a translucent ceramic discharge vessel. With discharge lamp: high pressure discharge run The 50W following of the lamp power, 4
And a ballast which operates at a high frequency of 0 K to 200 KHz.

In the present invention and each of the following inventions, definitions and technical meanings of terms are as follows unless otherwise specified.

(Transparent ceramic discharge vessel)

[0009] "Translucent ceramics discharge vessel" means a single crystal metal oxide such as sapphire and a polycrystalline metal oxide such as translucent hermetic aluminum oxide, yttrium-aluminum-garnet (YAG), yttrium. It means a discharge vessel made of an oxide (YOX) and a material having light transmittance and heat resistance such as a polycrystalline non-oxide such as aluminum nitride (AlN). The light transmissivity may be any value as long as light emitted by the discharge can be transmitted through the discharge vessel to the outside, and may be either transparent or light diffusive.

The light-transmitting ceramic discharge vessel supports a surrounding portion and an electrode surrounding the discharge space, forms a slight gap, and seals the light-transmitting ceramic discharge vessel with a power supply conductor. In addition, a small-diameter cylindrical portion is integrally provided. A double-sided sealing structure having a pair of small-diameter cylindrical portions at both ends of the enclosing portion, a one-sided sealing structure having a small-diameter cylindrical portion only at one end of the enclosing portion, or the like can be used.

Further, in order to manufacture a translucent ceramics discharge vessel, in the case of a double-sided sealing structure, a central surrounding portion and a pair of small-diameter cylindrical portions located at both ends of the surrounding portion are integrally formed from the beginning. Can be. Furthermore, for example, a cylinder forming an enclosing portion, a pair of end plates that are fitted and closed at both end surfaces of the cylinder, and a small-diameter tubular body that is fitted into a center hole of the end plate to form a small-diameter tubular portion, Pre-sintered separately and fitted as required,
By sintering the whole, an integral discharge vessel can be formed.

On the other hand, in the case of the one-sided sealing structure, the whole can be integrally formed from the beginning as in the case of the double-sided sealing structure.
It is also possible to temporarily sinter the cylinders forming the small-diameter cylinder portion separately and then fit them together as required to sinter the whole and integrate them. The small-diameter cylindrical portion may be one common to a pair of electrodes, or may be separately formed as a pair. When a common small-diameter cylindrical portion is provided, an intermediate cylindrical body made of a ceramic having a pair of through holes is inserted into the small-diameter cylindrical portion, and then the power supply conductor is inserted and sealed. A required space between the power supply conductor and the electrode can be secured.

Further, the inner volume of the translucent ceramics discharge vessel is not limited, but it is particularly effective for a small size vessel of 0.05 cc or less, preferably 0.04 cc or less. Such a small translucent ceramic discharge vessel can be formed to have an overall length of 30 mm or less, preferably 25 mm or less. In addition, the rated lamp power
It is better to be W or less. The point of the present invention is that it focuses on the characteristic difference between the ceramic and quartz containers. Ceramics have the following features compared to quartz.・ Since the thermal conductivity is high, the temperature of the coldest part is unlikely to decrease even if the valve size is increased.・ Because ceramics are molded, the shape of the valve does not vary, so it is easy to make a substantially spherical shape that does not acoustically resonate with high accuracy. In addition, the small-diameter portion can be reduced, and the shape near the boundary between the small-diameter portion and the continuous surrounding portion can be accurately formed by forming the edge, so that the spherical surface area can be increased.

(Feeding conductor)

The power supply conductor is used for at least one small-diameter cylindrical portion of the translucent ceramics discharge vessel.

The "power supply conductor" means that a high voltage discharge lamp is started by applying a voltage between the electrodes from a power supply via a ballast,
It functions to introduce current and light, and is hermetically sealed in a small-diameter cylindrical portion of the translucent ceramic discharge vessel by a seal described later.

The "refractory portion" has a high melting point enough to withstand the high temperature during operation of the high-pressure discharge lamp and has a corrosion resistance to an ionizing medium present in the translucent ceramics discharge vessel. Means a portion made of a conductive material. For example, tungsten,
Although it is made of molybdenum or an alloy containing these as a main component, furthermore, platinum or the like, it may be constituted by joining not only a single kind of metal but also a plurality of the above-mentioned metals. Furthermore, it may be a cermet or the like.

Further, the refractory portion may be in the form of an empty rod or a hollow cylinder having a thickness of 10 to 300 μm, that is, a pipe. In a small-sized, high-pressure discharge lamp having a rated power consumption of 30 W or less, preferably about 20 W, a diameter of 0.25 mm or less is appropriate for a rod. In the case of a cylindrical shape, a thickness of 10 to 100 μm is appropriate.

Further, in the case of the cylindrical shape, not only a complete pipe but also a cylindrical shape in which a thin plate is curved to form a joint having a slight gap may be used. A seal, which will be described later, adheres to the base end of the refractory portion. By configuring the refractory portion as described above, even if the coefficient of thermal expansion of the seal is clearly small, the stress caused by the difference in thermal expansion is reduced. Refractory parts absorb.

On the other hand, a slight gap called a capillary is formed between the refractory portion and the inner surface of the small-diameter cylindrical portion. This small gap is partially filled with a seal on the end side of the small-diameter cylindrical portion, but in the remaining part on the seal side, the excess ionized medium stays in a liquid phase state during lighting and stays. I do. Then, the temperature of the liquid surface on the discharge space side becomes the coldest part. Therefore, by appropriately setting the width and length of the small gap, and the amount of the ionized medium to be filled, the desired coldest part temperature can be obtained,
The temperature of the seal can be set as desired.

(About electrodes)

The electrode is disposed at the tip of the refractory portion of the power supply conductor. Generally, the electrode is located inside the surrounding portion of the translucent ceramics discharge vessel, but this is not an essential requirement and may be located in the small diameter cylindrical portion. That is, the electrodes may be arranged as desired in the surrounding portion.

The electrode is not only formed separately from the refractory portion, but also formed integrally with the refractory portion of the power supply conductor if necessary, for example, the tip of the refractory portion is directly It is permissible to adopt a configuration that functions as an electrode or, on the contrary, a configuration in which the electrode shaft forms a refractory portion and is directly connected to the tip of the sealing portion. In that case, the pair of electrodes can be formed integrally with the refractory portion in the AC lighting type, but the cathode may be formed integrally in the DC lighting type. However, the anode can be formed separately because it is desirable to increase the heat capacity.

Further, the electrodes can be made of a plate material such as tungsten having a cylindrical shape.
As a result, the surface area of the electrode increases, and the electrode surface current density, which is one of the factors determining the sputtering rate in the glow discharge mode in the glow-arc transition, decreases,
As a result, the cathode drop voltage decreases, so that sputtering is reduced. Further, since the heat capacity can be reduced, the glow-arc transition time is shortened, and the electron emission performance is improved by the edge effect, and the starting voltage is lowered.

Further, when the translucent ceramics discharge vessel has a one-sided sealing structure, the base is formed in order to improve the dielectric strength between the bases of a pair of electrodes protruding into the surrounding portion of the translucent ceramics discharge vessel. Can be covered with an insulating sleeve.

(About the seal)

In the seal, at least the sealing portion is not exposed to the discharge space side in the light-transmitting ceramic discharge vessel between the sealing portion of the power supply conductor and the small-diameter cylindrical portion of the light-transmitting ceramic discharge container. Thus, the transparent ceramic discharge vessel is sealed by surrounding the tip of the sealing portion.

In addition, the seal generally has a melting point of 1500 ° C. or more and a thermal expansion coefficient close to that of translucent ceramics in order to seal the translucent ceramic discharge vessel, which becomes high in temperature during lighting, together with the power supply conductor. It can be formed using a ceramic sealing compound that has been used. The ceramic sealing compound, which is also called a frit, is formed by shaping a glassy raw material prepared in advance into an annular pellet. Next, the pellet is placed on the end of the small-diameter cylindrical portion of the translucent ceramics discharge vessel, and then heated and melted. Then, the pellet enters the minute gap between the small-diameter cylindrical portion and the power supply conductor, and then solidifies. By doing so, the seal is formed at a predetermined position.

That is, in order to form the seal at a predetermined position, the translucent ceramic discharge vessel is fixed with the portion to be sealed up, and a solid ceramic sealing member is attached to the end of the small-diameter cylindrical portion to be sealed. Place the heating compound and heat. Then, the ceramic sealing compound is melted by heating, enters between the small-diameter tubular portion and the tubular sealing portion, and cools when the tip enters a predetermined position in the middle portion of the refractory portion. Thereby, the seal is solidified, the sealing portion is surrounded so as not to be exposed to the discharge space side in the translucent ceramic discharge vessel, and the space between the small-diameter cylindrical portion and the sealing portion is hermetically sealed. . At the same time, the space between the small-diameter cylindrical portion and a part of the refractory portion is hermetically sealed. The power supply conductor is fixed at a predetermined position by the seal thus formed, and the light-transmitting ceramic discharge vessel is hermetically sealed.

Furthermore, in the case of small high-pressure discharge lamps, the seal can cover the refractory part of the power supply conductor over a distance of 0.2 to 3 mm in the axial direction. When the covering distance of the refractory portion is less than 0.2 mm, the sealing portion is easily corroded by an ionizing medium such as a halide during lighting, and when it exceeds 3 mm, cracks are not easily generated.

(Ionizing medium)

In the present invention, the ionizing medium is not particularly limited.

A high-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp (a so-called mercury lamp) using mercury and a rare gas as an ionizing medium.
Can be obtained.

A high-pressure metal halide discharge lamp (a so-called metal halide lamp) can be obtained by enclosing a metal halide containing at least a luminescent metal. In this case, mercury and a rare gas at an appropriate pressure can be sealed as a buffer medium.

Further, in a metal halide lamp, neon Ne and argon Ar are filled with a rare gas as a buffer gas at an appropriate pressure, so that it is small as a ballast for a fluorescent lamp as will be described later and has a small secondary open voltage. By using a high-frequency ballast having a continuous load characteristic up to the secondary short-circuit current, it is possible to satisfactorily light without using an igniter.

Further, as the halogen constituting the metal halide, one or more of iodine I, bromine Br, chlorine Cl and fluorine F can be used. The metal halide of the luminescent metal, the emission color, the average color rendering index Ra and the emission efficiency and the like to obtain radiation with desired emission characteristics, and further according to the size and input power of the transparent ceramic discharge vessel, Any desired selection can be made from known metal halides. For example, one or a plurality of halides selected from the group consisting of sodium Na, lithium Li, scandium Sc, and rare earth metals can be used.

Further, in the high-pressure metal halide discharge lamp, instead of mercury, a metal having a relatively high vapor pressure and little light emission in the visible light region, or a non-light-emitting metal, for example, a halide such as aluminum Al can be sealed. As the rare gas, generally, argon Ar, xenon Xe, neon Ne, or the like can be used.

On the other hand, by using sodium amalgam NaHg together with a rare gas such as xenon Xe as an ionizing medium, a high-pressure sodium discharge lamp (so-called high-pressure sodium lamp) can be obtained.

(Other Configurations)

In implementing the present invention, the following configuration can be added as necessary. However, these constitutions can be adopted arbitrarily and selectively, and can exhibit further specialty by adoption, but do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

(1) Slight gap

Although the width of the small gap formed between the inner surface of the small-diameter cylindrical portion of the light-transmitting ceramic discharge vessel and the power supply conductor is not particularly limited in the present invention, it is a relatively small high-pressure discharge lamp, that is, a transparent glass. When the inner volume of the optical ceramic discharge vessel is 0.1 cc or less, preferably 0.05 cc or less and / or the rated power consumption is 20 W or less,
It is preferably 0.21 mm or more.

According to the study of the present inventors, it has been found that, in the case of a small high-pressure discharge lamp, a good lamp cannot be obtained even if the prior art is scaled down and applied. In other words, when the lamp power is reduced, it is necessary to secure an appropriate coldest part temperature in order to secure luminous efficiency, and it is essential to reduce the heat capacity of the entire transparent ceramics discharge vessel. . At this time, if the shape and electrode dimensions of the light-transmitting ceramic discharge vessel are simply and proportionately reduced in view of the case where the lamp power is relatively large, leakage occurs in the sealed portion in a short time after lighting. It is considered that this is because, when the translucent ceramics discharge vessel is made smaller, the form of heat transfer from the heating element such as discharge plasma to the sealed portion, that is, the balance of heat conduction, convection, and radiation is lost.

(2) Relationship between Inner Volume of Translucent Ceramic Discharge Vessel and Linear Transmittance

The internal volume is 0.1 cc or less, preferably 0.0
In the case of 5 cc or less, the average linear transmittance of the swollen portion is 20
% Or more, preferably 30% or more.

The linear transmittance is measured at a wavelength of 550 nm. The “average linear transmittance” is a value obtained by arithmetically averaging linear transmittance data measured at five different positions with respect to the target portion.

In the case of a light-transmitting ceramic discharge vessel having a small internal volume as described above, if the average linear transmittance of the surrounding portion is 20% or more, the optical efficiency of the combined optical system such as a reflecting mirror (equipment efficiency) ) Can be increased,
Cracks are less likely to occur in the translucent ceramic discharge vessel.

The inner volume of the translucent ceramics discharge vessel was determined by placing the vessel in water, filling the inside with water, closing the open ends of both small-diameter cylindrical portions, and taking out the water from the inside. Measure and measure the water.

(3) The total length of the translucent ceramics discharge vessel is 30 mm or less.

(4) Outer tube

In the present invention, the high-pressure discharge lamp can be configured to be housed in an arc tube outer tube which is evacuated and lit by being housed in an outer tube filled with vacuum or inert gas. By storing the translucent ceramics discharge vessel in the outer tube, it is easy to maintain the temperature of the coldest part at a desired high temperature.

The external lead wire connected to the base end of the sealing portion of the power supply conductor and exposed to the outside of the translucent ceramics discharge vessel is made of the same oxidizing metal as the sealing portion. Good.

The external lead wire may be led out in the axial direction of the translucent ceramics discharge vessel, or may be led out in a direction crossing the axial direction.

When the high-pressure discharge lamp is disposed on, for example, a reflecting mirror, there is a case where at least one external lead wire is required to extend in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the translucent ceramic discharge vessel. Conventionally, in such a case, the external lead wire is bent and extended in a perpendicular direction. For this reason, since the external lead wire is bent when it is bent, there is a problem that a dead space is generated in the axial direction of the high-pressure discharge lamp due to the bending of the external lead wire, which hinders downsizing of the lighting device.

On the other hand, if the external lead wire on one end side is connected crossing the axis of the translucent ceramics discharge vessel, the external lead wire does not need to be curved, so that dead space is generated. There is no.

Further, after the sealing of the translucent ceramics discharge vessel, an external lead wire can be connected to the external protruding portion, thereby improving workability. However, the above-described manufacturing process is not specified, and therefore, an external lead wire may be connected to the external projection of the power supply conductor in advance. In such a case, the external projection may be covered at the same time as the sealing of the translucent ceramics discharge vessel with a seal.

Thus, by providing the external lead wire made of the oxidation resistant metal, it is possible to obtain a high-pressure discharge lamp that can be turned on while being exposed to the atmosphere.

(Operation of the Present Invention)

In the high pressure discharge lamp lighting device of the present invention, a lighting frequency of 200 kHz or less was selected in order to avoid a noise problem. The fundamental frequency for avoiding small acoustic resonance is about 40 kHz, and the inner diameter of the light emitting unit bulb for realizing this is about 4.5 mm. Due to power constraints, 50
Below W, the lamp efficiency tends to decrease due to a decrease in the temperature of the coldest part. However, since the container is a ceramic airtight container having a capillary part, the problem of efficiency hardly occurs.

Next, a ballast that can be used in the present invention will be described.

In the present invention, the load characteristics of the ballast that can be used are those represented by so-called ballasts for fluorescent lamps. The present invention is supported by a novel finding that when a high-pressure discharge lamp having the above-described configuration is turned on using a ballast having such a load characteristic, blackening does not occur at the time of starting. .

With the above configuration, the guidance of the high pressure discharge lamp is further facilitated.

Incidentally, the basic circuit configuration of the ballast may be any configuration as long as it has the above-mentioned load characteristics. For example, a circuit configuration mainly including a half-bridge type inverter, a full-bridge type inverter, a parallel inverter, and a single-type inverter such as a blocking oscillation type inverter may be used.

In the present invention, the term “illumination device” is a broad concept including any device that uses light emitted from a high-pressure discharge lamp for some purpose. For example, the present invention can be applied to a bulb-type high-pressure discharge lamp, a lighting fixture, a headlight for a moving object, a light source for an optical fiber, an image projection device, a photochemical device, a fingerprint discrimination device, and the like.

The "illumination device main body" refers to the remaining portion of the illumination device except for the high-pressure discharge lamp.

Furthermore, in order to reduce the high luminance of the high-pressure discharge lamp, a light diffusing glove or a cover can be provided instead of or in addition to the reflecting mirror.

Further, a die having a desired specification can be used. Therefore, for the purpose of replacing the conventional light source lamp, the same base as that of the conventional light source lamp may be employed.

Further, by housing the discharge lamp lighting device in an appropriate case, the appearance can be improved and the handling can be made easy and safe.

Further, in the bulb-type high-pressure discharge lamp, there is a concern that the temperature of the high-pressure discharge lamp rises due to the heat generated by the high-pressure discharge lamp. It is possible to reduce the radiation of heat to the discharge lamp lighting device while performing light.

As a discharge lamp lighting device used for lighting a high pressure discharge lamp, a discharge lamp lighting device having a high-frequency lighting circuit using an inverter and a current limiting means is preferable in terms of miniaturization and weight reduction. In this case, the current limiting means can use an inductor, a resistor or a capacitor.

[0071]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing a first embodiment of the high-pressure discharge lamp of the present invention with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway longitudinal sectional view showing a state where only the upper end is similarly sealed.

In each of the figures, CE is a translucent ceramic discharge vessel, FC is a power supply conductor, XW is a cross wire, OL
Is an external lead wire, E is an electrode, S1 is a first seal, CW
Is a ceramic washer, and S2 is a second seal.

The transparent ceramic discharge vessel CE is made of YA
G, the surrounding part CEa and the small-diameter cylindrical parts CEb and CE
b. The maximum inner diameter of the surrounding part CEa is 4.5 mm
The minimum inner diameter is about 4.3 mm, and the inner diameter of the small-diameter cylindrical portion SEb is 0.3 mm.
7mm, total length 25mm, internal volume is about 0.03cc.

The surrounding portion CEa has a substantially spherical shape in which both ends are narrowed by continuous curved surfaces. The small-diameter cylindrical portion CEb is connected to the surrounding portion CEa by a continuous curved surface and is integrally molded to form a translucent ceramic discharge vessel CE.
Is formed. The boundary between the small-diameter cylindrical portion and the surrounding portion may have an edge. In this case, the area of the surrounding part increases, and it becomes closer to a sphere.

The power supply conductor FC includes a sealing portion FCa and a refractory portion FCb.

The sealing portion FCa is formed of a coiled portion FCa
1 and an external protrusion FCa2.

The coil-shaped portion FCa1 has a diameter of 0.15 m.
10 turns of niobium wire with a diameter of 0.6m
m, an inner diameter of 0.30 mm and a total length of 1.7 mm are formed.

The external projection FCa2 has a diameter of 0.2 mm,
It consists of a niobium rod with a length of 0.7 mm, and the tip is inserted about half of the total length from the base end of the coiled part FCa1,
Further, it is connected to the coil-shaped portion FCa1 by welding.

The refractory portion FCb is made of a tungsten rod having a diameter of 0.2 mm, the base end of which is inserted into the tip of the coil-shaped portion FCa1, and further connected to the sealing portion FCa by welding.

Then, the power supply conductor FC is connected to the external protrusion F
The base end side of Ca2 protrudes outside from the translucent ceramics discharge vessel CE, is inserted into the small-diameter cylindrical portion CEb, and is sealed by a first seal S1 described later. Supported by As a result, the small-diameter cylindrical portion CEb of the translucent ceramics discharge vessel CE
A small gap g is formed between the inner surface of the refractory portion FCb and the outer surface of the refractory portion FCb.

The external lead wire OL is made of an Fe—Ni—Co alloy, and the front end thereof is welded to the base end of the external projection FCa2 of the sealing portion FCa by 90 °.

The electrode E is formed by bending a thin plate of tungsten having a thickness of about 50 μm into a cylinder having an inner diameter of 0.29 mm and a length of 1.2 mm, and has a joining line jl having a slight gap of about 2 μm on average in the axial direction. It has a cylindrical shape and is connected to the tip of the refractory portion FCb of the power supply conductor FC by fitting.

The first seal S1 is made of Al2O3-SiO
It is made of 2-Dy2O3 ceramic sealing compound, that is, frit glass, and has a melting point of 1550 ° C.

The first seal S1 is formed between the small-diameter cylindrical portion CEb of the translucent ceramic discharge vessel CE and the sealing portion FC.
a and the inside of the coil-shaped portion FCa1 to seal the translucent ceramic discharge vessel CE and to connect the power supply conductor FC to the inside of the coil-shaped portion FCa1. It is supported at a predetermined position. Then, a thick seal film S1a is formed in the internal space of the intermediate portion of the coil-shaped portion FCa1.

The ceramic washer CW is made of alumina ceramics and has the same outer diameter as the small-diameter cylindrical portion CEb.
A shaft hole CWa is provided at the center. Further, on the upper surface of the ceramic washer CW, there is provided a radial concave groove CWb communicating between the shaft hole CWa and the outer peripheral surface. The ceramic washer CW is disposed on the end surface of the small-diameter cylindrical portion CEb. The base end of the external protruding portion FCa2 of the sealing portion FCa and the distal end of the external lead wire OL connected thereto are provided inside the shaft hole CWa. Is stored. The external lead wire OL is housed in the concave groove CWb on the upper surface of the ceramic washer CW and extends in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the translucent ceramic discharge vessel CE.

Since the external lead wire OL is housed in the concave groove CWB on the upper surface of the ceramic washer CW, the connecting portion to the external projecting portion FCa2 is hardly damaged by the bending stress acting on the connecting portion.

The second seal S2 is made of CaO—BaO—S
It is made of iO 2 -based bonding glass, that is, frit glass, and has a melting point of 1045 ° C.

Further, the second seal S2 has a sealing portion F inside the shaft hole CWa of the ceramic washer CW.
The connection portions at the base end of Cb and the front end of the external lead wire OL are covered and sealed so as not to be exposed to the outside.

FIG. 3 is a front view in central section showing a first embodiment of the high-pressure discharge lamp device of the present invention.

In the figure, the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

In the figure, HD is a high-pressure discharge lamp, and 11 is a reflecting mirror.

The reflecting mirror 11 comprises a base 11a, a reflecting surface 11
b, a pair of through holes 11c, 11c, and a support base 11d.

The base 11a is integrally formed of glass together with the support 11d, and has a top 11a1 and a light projecting opening 11a2.

The reflection surface 11b has a paraboloid of revolution shape, and is formed by evaporating aluminum on the inner surface of the base 11a.

The pair of through holes 11c, 11c
It is formed at a position substantially opposite to the focal position on the side surface of b, and communicates the inside of the reflecting surface 11b with the outside of the base 11a.

The support 11d is provided on the top 11 of the reflection surface 11b.
It is formed on the back surface of the base 11a so as to face b1, and has a cylindrical shape.

Then, the pair of small-diameter cylindrical portions CEb of the high-pressure discharge lamp HD are inserted into the pair of through holes 1c of the reflecting mirror 11, and the main parts of the first and second seals are connected to the reflecting surface 11b of the reflecting mirror 11. Not exposed on the side.

FIG. 4 is a front view in central section showing a second embodiment of the high-pressure discharge lamp device of the present invention.

In the figure, the same parts as those in FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the supporting structure of the high-pressure discharge lamp HD and the reflecting mirror 11.

That is, a support substrate 13 is provided to support the reflecting mirror 11, and a protection means 14 is provided to protect the high-pressure discharge lamp HD and the reflecting mirror 11.

The high-pressure discharge lamp HD has the same structure as that shown in FIG. 1, and the external lead OL extends in the axial direction of the transparent ceramic discharge vessel CE.

The support substrate 13 and the protection means 14 are integrally formed of steatite.

The support substrate 13 has a concave portion 13a and a lead wire insertion hole 13b in the center, accommodates the support 11d of the reflecting mirror 11 in the concave portion 13a, and is fixed by an inorganic adhesive B. I have. A conductor (not shown) connected to the external lead wire OL of the high-pressure discharge lamp HD is inserted into the conductor wire insertion hole 13b.

The protection means 14 stands up from the periphery of the support substrate 13 in a cylindrical shape so as to surround the charged portion of the high-pressure discharge lamp HD and the outside of the reflecting mirror 11, and has a fitting groove 14a for the external lead wire OL. Are provided as a pair.

The external lead OL of the high-pressure discharge lamp HD
Are fitted in the fitting grooves 14a and are fixed to the protection means 14 by the inorganic adhesive B.

Next, a first embodiment of the high pressure discharge lamp lighting device of the present invention will be described.

The high-pressure discharge lamp is almost the same as the high-pressure discharge lamp shown in FIG. 1 and has the following specifications.

Translucent ceramic discharge vessel: made of YAG, total length 25 mm, outer diameter of hollow portion 1 a is 5 mm, inner diameter 4.5 mm (wall thickness 0.5 mm), small-diameter cylindrical portion 1 b is outer diameter 1.8 mm, inner diameter 0.75mm (wall thickness 0.53mm)

Electrodes: 0.25 mm in diameter, 3 m between electrodes
m

Introduced conductor: niobium, diameter 0.64 mm

Slight gap g: 0.25 mm

Discharge medium: buffer gas is Ne 3% + Ar
500 torr, other appropriate amount of mercury and halide

Lamp power: 20 W

FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a ballast according to the first embodiment of the high pressure discharge lamp lighting device of the present invention.

The figure shows a high-pressure discharge lamp lighting device using a ballast mainly composed of a half-bridge type high-frequency inverter.

In the figure, AS is an AC power supply, f is an overcurrent fuse, NF is a noise filter, RD is a rectified DC power supply, Q1 is a first switching means, and Q2 is a second switching means.
Switching means, GD is a gate drive circuit, ST
Is a starting circuit, GP is a gate protection circuit, and LC is a load circuit.

The AC power supply AS is a commercial 100 V power supply. The operation frequency of this is 150 kHz, lamp voltage 70
v, the lamp current is 260 mA.

The overcurrent fuse f is a pattern fuse formed integrally with the wiring board, and protects the circuit from being burned out when an overcurrent flows and burnt out.

The noise filter NF includes an inductor L1 and a capacitor C1, and removes a high frequency generated by the operation of the high frequency inverter so as not to flow to the power supply.

The rectified DC power supply RD comprises a bridge-type rectifier circuit BR and a smoothing capacitor C2. The AC input terminal of the bridge-type rectified color BR is connected to an AC power supply A via a noise filter NF and an overcurrent fuse f. And the DC output terminal is connected to both ends of the smoothing capacitor C2,
Supply smoothed DC.

The first switching means Q1 is composed of an N-channel type MOSFET, and its drain is connected to the positive side of the smoothing capacitor C2.

The second switching means Q2 is composed of a P-channel MOSFET, the source of which is connected to the source of the first switching means Q1, and the drain of which is connected to the minus side of the smoothing capacitor C2.

Therefore, the first and second switching means Q1 and Q2 are connected in series in the forward direction, and both ends are connected between the output terminals of the rectified DC power supply RD.

The gate drive circuit GD includes a feedback circuit FB
C, series resonance circuit SOC and gate voltage output circuit GO
Consists of

The feedback means FBC comprises an auxiliary winding magnetically coupled to a current limiting inductor L2 described later.

The series resonance circuit SOC comprises a series circuit of an inductor L3 and a capacitor C3, both ends of which are connected to feedback means FBC.

The gate voltage output means GO is configured to extract the resonance voltage appearing across the capacitor C3 of the series resonance circuit SOC via the capacitor C4. One end of the capacitor C4 is connected to a connection point between the capacitor C3 and the inductor L3, and the other end of the capacitor C4 is connected to respective gates of the first and second switching means Q1, Q2. Further, the capacitor C3
Are connected to the first and second switching means Q1, Q2.
Connected to the source. As a result, the resonance voltage appearing at both ends of the capacitor C3 is applied between the gate and source of the first and second switching means Q1, Q2 via the gate voltage output circuit GO.

The starting circuit ST includes resistors R1, R2, R3
Consists of

The resistor R2 has one end connected to the plus side of the smoothing capacitor C2, the other end connected to the gate of the first switching means Q1, and one end of the resistor R2 and the gate drive circuit GD. It is connected to the gate-side output terminal of the gate voltage output circuit GO, that is, the other end of the capacitor C4.

The other end of the resistor R2 is connected to a series resonance circuit SOC.
Is connected to the connection point of the inductor L3 and the feedback circuit FBC.

The resistor R3 has one end connected to the first and second resistors.
Of the switching means Q1, Q2, that is, the source and the source side of the gate voltage output circuit GO, and the other end is connected to the minus side of the smoothing capacitor C2.

The gate protection circuit GP is formed by connecting a pair of zener diodes in reverse series, and the gate voltage output circuit G
O is connected in parallel.

The load circuit LC comprises a series circuit of a high-pressure discharge lamp HD, a current-limiting inductor L2 and a DC cut capacitor C5, and a resonance capacitor C6 connected in parallel to the high-pressure discharge lamp HD. The other end is connected to the connection point of the switching means Q1, Q2, and the other end is connected to the drain of the second switching means Q2.

The high-pressure discharge lamp HD has the configuration shown in FIG. 1 and the above specifications.

The current limiting inductor L2 and the resonance capacitor C6
Forms a series resonance circuit. Since the DC cut capacitor C5 has a large capacitance, it does not significantly affect the series resonance.

A capacitor C7 connected between the drain and source of Q2 reduces the load during switching of the second switching means Q2.

Next, the circuit operation will be described.

When the AC power supply AS is turned on, the DC voltage smoothed by the rectified DC power supply RD is applied to the smoothing capacitor C.
Appears at both ends of 2. Then, a DC voltage is applied between both drains of the first and second switching means Q1 and Q2 connected in series. However, both switching means Q
1, Q2 is off because no gate voltage is applied.

Since the DC voltage is also applied to the starting circuit ST at the same time, a voltage appears at both ends of the resistor R2 mainly in accordance with a proportional ratio of the resistance values of the resistors R1, R2 and R3. The terminal voltage of the resistor R2 is the first and second terminals.
Is applied as a positive voltage between the gate and source of the switching means Q1 and Q2.

As a result, the first switching means Q1
Is turned on because it is set to exceed the threshold voltage. On the other hand, the voltage applied between the gate and the source of the second switching means Q2 has the opposite polarity to the required gate voltage, and thus remains off.

When the first switching means Q1 is turned on, the rectified DC power supply RD switches the first switching means Q1.
1 flows through the load circuit LC. As a result, the series resonance circuit of the current limiting inductor L2 and the resonance capacitor C6 resonates, a high resonance voltage appears between the terminals of the resonance capacitor C6, and is applied to the high-pressure discharge lamp HD.

On the other hand, when a current flows through the current limiting inductor L2, a voltage is induced in the magnetically coupled feedback circuit FBC. As a result, the series resonance circuit SOC resonates in series, and a boosted negative voltage is generated in the capacitor C3. Therefore, the negative voltage is clipped to a constant voltage by the gate protection circuit GP, and the first and second voltages are passed through the gate voltage output circuit GO. Is applied between the gate and source of the switching means Q1 and Q2.

As a result, the second switching means Q2
Turns on because it exceeds the threshold voltage.

On the other hand, the first switching means Q1 which has been on until now turns off since the gate voltage has the opposite polarity.

When the second switching means Q2 is turned on, the electromagnetic energy accumulated in the current limiting inductor L2 of the load circuit LC and the electric charge of the capacitor C6 are released, and the second switching means Q2 is discharged from the current limiting inductor L2. A current flows in the load circuit LC in the opposite direction through the capacitor C6, and a high voltage due to resonance having inverted polarity appears at both ends of the capacitor C6, and is applied to the high-pressure discharge lamp HD. Since then
The operation described above is repeated.

Before the high-pressure discharge lamp HD is started, the half-bridge high-frequency inverter operates at a frequency whose oscillation frequency is relatively close to the resonance frequency of the series resonance circuit formed by the current-limiting inductor L2 and the capacitor C6. Therefore, its secondary open-circuit voltage is about 550 V (effective value), that is, about 1.5 kVp-p.
Are set to substantially the same value as the discharge starting voltage. Also,
The secondary short-circuit current is about 550 mA, and the load characteristics are shown in FIG.
As shown in the curve B of FIG.

Therefore, even if an igniter for generating a pulse voltage is not used, the high-pressure discharge lamp HD is started up, the glow-arc transition is performed after a short time, and the rated lamp current value on the load characteristic curve is obtained. Is the operating point and the lamp lights stably. The high-pressure discharge lamp HD
Has almost the same structure as described above with reference to FIG. And no acoustic resonance occurred due to the relationship with the airtight container.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a bulb-type high-pressure discharge lamp as a first embodiment of the lighting device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

In each figure, HD is a high-pressure discharge lamp, L
P is a light emitting unit, OC is a lighting circuit, and CP is a case unit.

<About the high-pressure discharge lamp HD>

The high-pressure discharge lamp HD has the same structure as that shown in FIG.

<Regarding Light Emitting Unit LP>

The light emitting section LP includes the reflecting mirror 11, the front protection plate 1
2, a support 13 and protection means 14 are provided.

The reflecting mirror 11 comprises a base 11a, a reflecting surface 11
b, an insertion hole 11c and a support portion 11d.

The base 11a is formed by molding a refractory material such as glass into a concave shape, and has a paraboloid of revolution on its inner surface.

The reflecting surface 11b is formed by depositing aluminum on the paraboloid of revolution inside the base 11a.

The insertion hole 11c is provided at the focal position of the reflecting mirror 11 about a straight line perpendicular to the optical axis of the reflecting mirror.
1 is formed on both side surfaces of the high-pressure discharge lamp HD so that the vicinity of the end of the small-diameter cylindrical portion SEb of the translucent ceramic discharge vessel SE is inserted therethrough.

The high-pressure discharge lamp HD is disposed on the reflector 11 such that the focal point is located between the electrodes. In this state, the small-diameter cylindrical portions SEb, SEb at both ends of the high-pressure discharge lamp HD and the external lead OL penetrate through the insertion hole 11c and are exposed outside the reflecting mirror 11.

The support portion 11d is formed integrally with the back surface of the base 11a and is used when supporting the reflecting mirror 11.

The front protective plate 12 is made of a light-transmitting heat-resistant member, and is adhered to the light-emitting opening of the reflecting mirror 11 with a heat-resistant adhesive to close the light-emitting opening.

The support table 13 is made of a heat-resistant material such as a heat-resistant synthetic resin, has a disk shape, and has a support groove 13a for receiving the support portion 11d of the reflector 11 in the center of the front surface.
And a pair of conductor insertion holes 13b, 13b.
Then, the support portion 11d of the reflecting mirror 11 fitted in the support groove 13a is fixed by the inorganic adhesive B.

The protection means 14 is made of a heat-resistant substance, and is formed in a tubular shape standing upright from the outer periphery of the support base 13. Then, the protection means 14 surrounds and protects the exposed portions of the reflection mirror 11 and the high-pressure discharge lamp HD to the outside.

External lead OR of high-pressure discharge lamp HD
Is inserted through the conductor insertion hole 13b of the support base 13 so that the support base 1
3 is drawn out to the back side.

<Regarding Lighting Circuit OC>

The lighting circuit OC is arranged on the back side of the light emitting section LP, and its input terminal is connected to a power receiving means described later, and its output terminal is connected to the external lead OL of the high-pressure discharge lamp HD.

The lighting circuit OC is mainly composed of a high-frequency inverter mounted on the wiring board 21.

<Regarding Case CP>

The case section CP includes a case 31 and power receiving means 32. The case 31 is formed by molding a heat-resistant substance such as a heat-resistant synthetic resin into a cylindrical shape.
31a which is closed by the power receiving means mounting portion 3 at the upper end
1b. The lighting circuit OC is housed inside the case 31 and is fixed.

The power receiving means 32 is formed of an E26 base, and is mounted on the power receiving means mounting portion 31b of the case 31.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a spotlight as a second embodiment of the lighting device of the present invention.

In the figure, the same parts as those in FIG. 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a lighting fixture main body, and reference numeral 22 denotes a high-pressure discharge lamp device.

The lighting fixture body 21 includes a base 21a, a support 2
1b and a lamp 21c.

The base 21a is configured to be directly attached to the ceiling or hung from the ceiling via a lighting duct, and houses a discharge lamp lighting device (not shown) therein.

The column 21b is suspended from the base 21a and supports the lamp 21c. Inside, an insulated conductor (not shown) connected from the discharge lamp lighting device to the lamp body 21c.
Is housed.

The lamp body 21c contains a lamp socket (not shown) therein.

The high-pressure discharge lamp device 22 includes a high-pressure discharge lamp HD, a reflecting mirror 22a, and a base 22b.

If the base 22b of the high-pressure discharge lamp device 22 is mounted on the lamp socket of the lamp body 21c, the high-pressure discharge lamp HD is turned on with high brightness and is collected by the reflecting mirror 22a. An illuminated body can be illuminated favorably by obtaining a sharp light distribution characteristic.

It should be noted that, similarly to a conventional spotlight using a halogen lamp, even if a halogen lamp is mounted, it can be satisfactorily lit.

[0184]

According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, it is possible to provide a high-reliability high-pressure discharge lamp lighting apparatus which has a simple structure, can avoid acoustic resonance, does not lower the lamp efficiency, and has high reliability. .

According to each of the third to sixth aspects of the present invention, since the reflecting mirror is provided so as to condense the light emitted from the high-pressure discharge lamp, a small-sized high-pressure discharge lamp having a rated power consumption of about 20 W is used. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a high-pressure discharge lamp device that is compact as a whole and exhibits a good light-collecting action.

According to the invention of claim 7, it is possible to provide a lighting device having the effect of claim 1 or 2.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing a first embodiment of a high pressure discharge lamp lighting device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which only the upper end is similarly sealed.

FIG. 3 is a front view in central section showing a first embodiment of the high-pressure discharge lamp device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view in a central section showing a high-pressure discharge lamp device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a ballast according to the first embodiment of the high pressure discharge lamp lighting device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a bulb-type high-pressure discharge lamp as a first embodiment of the lighting device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a spotlight as a second embodiment of the lighting device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 CE: translucent ceramic discharge vessel CEa: bulging part CEb: small-diameter cylindrical part FC: power supply conductor FCa2: external protruding part FCb: refractory part E: electrode jl: joining line g: slight gap

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A discharge space surrounding a discharge space and having an inner diameter of about 4.
A translucent ceramics discharge vessel having a 5 mm-diameter encircling portion having an inner surface communicating with the enclosing portion and a small-diameter cylindrical portion having an inner diameter of 1/3 or less of the inner diameter of the enclosing portion; A power supply conductor that is inserted into the small diameter cylindrical portion and extends while forming a slight gap between the refractory portion and the inner surface of the small diameter cylindrical portion; an electrode disposed at the tip of the fire resistant portion of the power supply conductor; A seal that surrounds and seals between the small-diameter cylindrical portion of the translucent ceramic discharge vessel and the sealing portion of the power supply conductor such that at least the sealing portion is not exposed to a substantially spherical surface; A high-pressure discharge lamp comprising: an ionizing medium enclosed in a conductive ceramic discharge vessel; a high-pressure discharge lamp having a lamp power of 50 W or less, 40K to 200KH.
a high-pressure discharge lamp lighting device, comprising: a ballast that lights at a high frequency of z. 2. A surrounding part which surrounds the discharge space and has an inner diameter of 4 to 10 mm and whose inner surface communicates with an enclosing part having a substantially spherical shape via an edge part, wherein the inner diameter is 1 / the inner diameter of the enclosing part. A light-transmissive ceramic discharge vessel having a small-diameter cylindrical part of 3 or less; inserted into the small-diameter cylindrical part of the light-transmissive ceramic discharge vessel to form a slight gap between the refractory portion and the inner surface of the small-diameter cylindrical part. A power supply conductor extending while extending; an electrode disposed at the tip of a refractory portion of the power supply conductor; and at least a sealing portion between the small-diameter cylindrical portion of the translucent ceramic discharge vessel and the sealing portion of the power supply conductor. And a high-pressure discharge lamp comprising: a seal enclosing and sealing so as not to be exposed to a substantially spherical surface; and an ionizing medium sealed in a translucent ceramic discharge vessel. Lamp power, 40K-20 A high-pressure discharge lamp lighting device, comprising: a ballast that lights at a high frequency of 0 KHz. 3. A high pressure discharge lamp lighting device according to claim 1, further comprising: a reflecting mirror arranged to collect light generated from the high pressure discharge lamp. High pressure discharge lamp device. 4. A high pressure discharge lamp lighting device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the high pressure discharge lamp has a main part of the seal substantially not exposed on the inner surface side and the high pressure discharge lamp has an axis with respect to the optical axis. A high-pressure discharge lamp device, comprising: 5. A liquid-phase ionization medium which is located in a small space formed between a small-diameter cylindrical portion of a light-transmissive ceramic discharge vessel and a power supply conductor during operation of a high-pressure discharge lamp and is located on a discharge space side of an ionized medium in a liquid phase. The high-pressure discharge lamp device according to claim 4, wherein the surface is located on the inner surface side of the reflector. 6. The reflecting mirror has a pair of through holes centered on a straight line substantially orthogonal to the optical axis at a substantially focal position; the high pressure discharge lamp includes a pair of small diameters of the transparent ceramic discharge vessel. The high-pressure discharge lamp device according to claim 4, wherein the cylindrical portion is inserted into a pair of through holes of the reflecting mirror. 7. A lighting device main body; a high pressure discharge lamp lighting device according to claim 1 or 2 supported by the lighting device main body;
A lighting device, comprising: