JP2006302675A - Method of manufacturing cup type discharge electrode for cold-cathode discharge lamp and cup type discharge electrode for cold-cathode discharge lamp manufactured by the above method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the occurrence of damages during a process of drawing a discharge lamp, of which a main material is niobium or molybdenum, into a shape of a cup. <P>SOLUTION: The main metallic material of the cup type discharge electrode for a cold cathode discharge lamp is either niobium or molybdenum. Before a process of drawing a flat sheet 4 into a shape of a cup, a nickel plating layer 5 is formed on the surface of the sheet 4 which is to contact the upper die of a die set 6. This formation of a the nickel plating layer 5 will prevent the occurrence of damages to be made by scratching by an edge of the die and the occurrence of metallic particles from the damages, and as a result a product value of the cup type discharge electrode 2 of niobium or molybdenum will be enhanced and a service life of the die set will be extended. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup-type discharge electrode for a cold cathode discharge lamp.

  A straight tube type cold cathode discharge lamp may be used as a backlight of a liquid crystal panel. In this case, the cold cathode discharge lamp has a bottomed cylindrical shape (hereinafter referred to as a cup) with opening surfaces facing opposite ends of the straight tube type glass tube 1 as shown in FIG. 2 (an assembly drawing of this embodiment). A discharge electrode 2 is arranged, and the cup-type discharge electrode 2 is fixed to an electrode rod 3 enclosed in a glass tube 1. Niobium and molybdenum are the most suitable materials for the discharge electrode 2, and niobium and nickel alloys are used in some cases.

  By the way, such a cup type discharge electrode is formed into a cup type by placing a metal plate constituting the electrode on a die of a lower mold of a press machine and pressing the punch of the upper mold for drawing. There is. In this case, when the metal plate constituting the electrode is niobium or molybdenum in particular, there is a problem in that the metal plate is rubbed against the corner portion of the mold, and the metal plate is scratched to reduce the product value. In addition, the metal powder generated by the scratches remains particularly at the corner of the die, and the corner of the die is scraped off by the metal powder in the subsequent drawing process, resulting in a short life of the lower mold.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to prevent the occurrence of scratches when the cup shape of a cup-type discharge electrode mainly composed of niobium or molybdenum is obtained by drawing, and to solve such problems.

  The present invention is a method for producing a cup-type discharge electrode of a cold cathode discharge lamp mainly comprising a metal material of niobium or molybdenum, and a nickel plating layer is formed on at least one surface of a flat plate made of the metal material, The main feature is that the surface of the flat plate on which the nickel plating layer is formed is brought into contact with the die of the lower die, and the punch of the upper die is pressed against the back surface of the flat plate and drawn into a cup shape.

  In the invention, since a nickel plating layer rich in malleability and ductility is formed on at least the surface of the metal plate to be drawn into a cup shape that is in contact with the die of the lower mold, the metal plate is subjected to the processing. Can be damaged or die damage can be prevented. As a result, the product value of the cup-type discharge electrode made of niobium or molybdenum can be increased, and the life of the die can be extended.

  The purpose of preventing the occurrence of scratches when the cup shape of the cup-type discharge electrode mainly composed of niobium or molybdenum is obtained by drawing is realized by forming a nickel plating layer on the metal plate to be drawn.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic process diagram showing a manufacturing process of a cup-type discharge electrode for a cold cathode discharge lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) is a plan view and (b) is a cross-sectional view. In FIG. 1, 4 is a metal plate mainly composed of niobium or molybdenum, 5 is a nickel plating layer, 6 is a die of a lower mold, 7 is a knockout, 8 is a punch of an upper mold, and 9 is a cut line.

  The metal plate 4 is a circular flat plate, and a nickel plating layer 5 is formed on the entire surface of one side. The nickel plating layer 5 may be formed on both the front and back surfaces. The die 6 of the lower mold has a cylindrical through hole 6a having a wide diameter at the top, a predetermined diameter at the center, and a wide diameter at the bottom, and a knockout 7 is inserted below the through hole 6a.

  When drawing the metal plate 4, the center of the metal plate 4 is aligned with the center of the wide diameter of the die 6 of the lower mold, and the nickel plating layer 5 is placed on the die 6. Thereafter, the punch 8 of the upper die is lowered, the metal plate 4 is pushed along the inner wall of a predetermined diameter at the center of the die 6 and pushed into the upper surface of the knockout 7, and this operation is repeated a predetermined number of times to gradually move the metal plate 4. To form a cup with a predetermined depth.

Then, the formed cup-shaped metal plate is cut at a position indicated by the cut line 9 of the boundary portion 6b that becomes the predetermined diameter and the upper wide diameter of the through hole 6a. In this embodiment, the outer diameter is d2.05 mm and the length A cup-shaped electrode 2 of 5 mm is completed. Since the nickel plating layer 5 is formed on at least the surface of the metal plate 4 that contacts the die 6 of the lower mold, the corner portion 6b of the boundary between the predetermined diameter and the upper wide diameter of the die 6 of the lower mold is formed. No metal powder remains on the surface. In addition,
If the nickel plating layers 5 are formed on both the front and back surfaces of the metal plate 4, scratches rubbed at the corners of the punch 8 of the upper mold and generation of metal powder due to the scratches can be prevented.

  The electrode produced as described above is assembled as a cup-type discharge electrode 2 of a cold cathode discharge lamp as shown in FIG. In this case, the nickel plating layer 5 is formed on the outer surface of the discharge electrode 2, and the discharge characteristics are not deteriorated by the metal material.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a schematic process drawing which shows the manufacturing process of the cup type discharge electrode for cold cathode discharge lamps concerning the Example of this invention, (a) is a top view, (b) is sectional drawing. 1 is an assembly diagram of a cup-type discharge electrode for a cold cathode discharge lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Glass tube of cold cathode discharge lamp 2 Discharge electrode 3 Electrode rod 4 Metal plate 5 Nickel plating layer 6 Die of lower mold 7 Knockout 8 Punch of upper mold

Claims (2)

  A method for producing a cup-type discharge electrode of a cold cathode discharge lamp mainly comprising a metal material of niobium or molybdenum, wherein a nickel plating layer is formed on at least one surface of a flat plate made of the metal material, and the nickel plating layer is formed A cup-type discharge electrode for a cold cathode discharge lamp, wherein the surface of the formed flat plate is brought into contact with a die of a lower mold, and the punch of the upper mold is pressed against the back surface of the flat plate and drawn into a cup shape. Manufacturing method. The manufacture according to claim 1, wherein the cup-type discharge electrode of a cold-cathode discharge lamp is mainly made of a metal material of niobium or molybdenum, and a nickel plating layer is formed on at least the outer peripheral surface of the cup-type electrode. A cup-type discharge electrode for a cold cathode discharge lamp prepared by the method.

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