JP2009135054A - High pressure discharge lamp - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a discharge lamp, which includes an electrode of a sealed structure with a heat conductor sealed inside, and has a structure which does not cause high temperature creep deformation. <P>SOLUTION: At least one of the electrodes 2 has a structure in which the heat conductor M is sealed inside an electrode body 20 formed of a bottomed container member 22 and a cover member 21. The container member 22 includes a protrusion P formed on an inner wall surface of a bottom part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a high pressure discharge lamp. In particular, the present invention relates to a short arc type high-pressure discharge lamp used as a light source for a projection apparatus, a photochemical apparatus, and a semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus.

  In recent years, the output of high-pressure discharge lamps has been increasing in various fields. When the rated power consumption increases due to the increased output of the discharge lamp, the value of the current flowing through the discharge lamp usually increases. For this reason, the electrode receives a large amount of electron collisions, and there arises a problem that the temperature is easily raised and melted. Moreover, the substance which comprises an electrode evaporates and adheres to the inner surface of an arc_tube | light_emitting_tube, and the problem that radiation capability falls also arises.

  Under such circumstances, for example, a discharge lamp as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-6246 has been proposed. This discharge lamp has a feature in the structure of an electrode, and at least one electrode forms a container-like electrode body that forms a sealed space, and a metal that is in a molten state when turned on is enclosed as a heat transfer body. Yes.

  FIG. 7 conceptually shows the electrode structure of the discharge lamp described in JP-A-2004-6246. The electrode is composed of a container-shaped electrode body having a sealed space formed therein, and a heat transfer body sealed in the electrode body. The heat transfer body is made of a metal having a higher thermal conductivity and a lower melting point than the metal constituting the container. For this reason, the heat transfer body is in a molten state while the lamp is lit. In addition to the heat transfer body, an inert gas is also enclosed in the electrode body.

  However, when a discharge lamp having such an electrode structure is lit for a long time, a phenomenon called “high temperature creep deformation” occurs in a part of the inner wall of the electrode body. This “high temperature creep deformation” is a deformation phenomenon that occurs for the first time in an electrode structure having a sealed space inside. The mechanism is presumed to be caused when the inner wall of the electrode is subjected to a high pressure by the heat transfer body and the inert gas when the lamp is turned on, and also from a very high temperature from the outside of the electrode. This is because the part where the discharge arc is generated is exposed to a high temperature of 2000 ° C., for example. As shown in the figure, "high temperature creep deformation" means that a part of the bottom (wall on the opposite electrode side) forming the sealed container is deformed into a concave shape from the inside, and if it proceeds as it is, a hole is formed. That could be a problem.

JP2004-6246

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a structure that does not cause high-temperature creep deformation in a discharge lamp having a sealed electrode in which a heat transfer member is enclosed.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a high-pressure discharge lamp according to the present invention has a pair of electrodes inside an arc tube, and at least one of the electrodes is inside an electrode body composed of a bottomed container member and a lid member. It has a configuration in which a heat transfer body is enclosed. And the said container member is an inner wall face of a bottom part, Comprising: The protrusion part which has a vertex on the virtual center axis | shaft formed in the direction where the said pair of electrodes extend is formed.

  Further, when the wall thickness of the bottom portion of the container member where the protrusion is formed is Tc and the wall thickness of the portion where the protrusion is not present is Tm, the relationship of Tm / Tc> 0.5 is established. It is characterized by satisfying.

  Further, the surface of the protrusion is made of a part of a sphere.

  With the above configuration, in the discharge lamp with high output, it is possible to prevent occurrence of high temperature creep deformation while satisfactorily dealing with the temperature rise of the electrode.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the overall structure of a discharge lamp according to the present invention. The arc tube of the discharge lamp 10 is made of quartz glass, and sealing portions 12 are integrally connected to both ends of a substantially spherical light emitting portion 11. The light emitting part 11 has an anode 2 and a cathode 3 facing each other, and each is held by a sealing part 12. Inside the sealing part 12, an external lead bar 13 is connected via a metal foil (not shown) and connected to a power supply device (not shown). The light emitting unit 11 is filled with a predetermined amount of a light emitting substance such as mercury, xenon, or argon and a starting gas. When electric power is supplied from the power supply device, the discharge lamp emits light by arc discharge at the anode 2 and the cathode 3. In this discharge lamp, the tube axis of the light emitting unit 11 with the anode 2 up and the cathode 3 down, that is, the imaginary central axis Z formed in the direction in which the anode 2 and the cathode 3 extend, is approximately the ground. This is a so-called vertical lighting type discharge lamp in the vertical direction.

  FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional structure of the anode 2. The anode 2 includes an electrode body 20 and a heat transfer body M enclosed in the electrode body 20. The electrode body 20 is a sealed container made of a refractory metal or an alloy containing a refractory metal as a main component, and in which a sealed space S (hereinafter also referred to as “internal space”) is formed. The heat transfer body M is a metal hermetically sealed inside the electrode body 20, is a metal having a lower melting point than the metal constituting the electrode body 20, and has a thermal conductivity higher than that of the metal constituting the electrode body 20. Is composed of high metal.

  The electrode body 20 is entirely constituted by a lid member 21 and a container member 22. The lid member 21 includes a cylindrical portion 211 inserted into the container member 22 and a truncated cone portion 212 constituting the upper surface of the electrode body 20. An insertion hole 2120 to which the electrode shaft 23 is attached is formed in the truncated cone part 212. The container member 22 is a bottomed cylindrical body in which a space is formed, and forms the main body of the electrode body 20. The edge of the lid member 21 is in intimate contact with the opening edge of the container member 22, and both are fixed with an adhesive interposed therebetween. The tip portion 220 (bottom portion) of the container member 22 is a portion facing the tip of the cathode, and is exposed to arc discharge while the lamp is on. A protrusion P described later is formed on the inner space side surface of the tip portion 220. The protrusion P is formed along a virtual center axis Z formed in the direction in which the anode 2 and the cathode 3 extend.

  As the metal constituting the electrode body 20, a refractory metal having a melting point of 3000 (K) or more such as tungsten, rhenium, or tantalum is employed. In particular, tungsten is preferable in that it hardly reacts with the internal heat transfer body M, and it is more preferable to use so-called pure tungsten having a purity of 99.9% or more. In addition, as an alloy mainly composed of a refractory metal, for example, a tungsten-rhenium alloy mainly composed of tungsten can be adopted. This is because resistance to repetitive stress at high temperatures is high, and the life of the electrode can be extended.

  The heat transfer body M is made of a metal having a melting point lower than that of the metal constituting the electrode body 20. Specifically, when tungsten is used as the constituent material of the electrode main body 20, gold, silver, copper, or an alloy containing these as main components can be used as the heat transfer body M. Of these, silver and copper are preferred materials, and silver is the most suitable metal. This is because silver and copper do not form an alloy with tungsten, and thus stably function as a heat transporter.

As another specific example, when rhenium is used as the metal constituting the electrode body 20, tungsten can be used as the heat transfer body M.
The advantage of using rhenium as the metal constituting the electrode body 20 is that the corrosion of the electrode can be prevented in the case of a mercury lamp or a metal halide lamp in which halogen is enclosed, thereby extending the life of the discharge lamp. be able to.

Since the electrode body 20 has a substantially container-like structure having a sealed space S therein, even if the heat transfer body M is heated and melted and partially vaporized, the electrode body 20 remains in the light emitting space of the lamp. There is no leakage.
In this respect, the discharge lamp according to the present invention does not require a mechanism for supplying and discharging a cooling medium from the outside unlike a so-called water-cooled discharge lamp, and can exhibit an excellent cooling function with a very simple structure. Moreover, once the discharge lamp is manufactured, it is not necessary to replenish the heat transfer body until the life of the discharge lamp is reached.
In other words, the conventionally proposed high-power discharge lamp relies on an external cooling mechanism other than the discharge lamp, whereas the discharge lamp according to the present invention cools the lamp itself with a very simple structure. There is a big difference in having a function.

  In the present invention, the protrusion P is formed in a portion of the electrode wall where the temperature is highest, that is, a portion where “high temperature creep deformation” is likely to occur. Here, from the viewpoint of preventing “high temperature creep deformation”, it is possible to increase the thickness of the electrode wall as a whole (thickness). However, if the electrode wall is made thick as a whole, the effect of heat conduction by the heat transfer body M is diminished, and as a result, the temperature rise at the electrode tip cannot be removed well. That is, the protrusion P is configured to prevent “high temperature creep deformation” while utilizing the heat conduction effect of the heat transfer body M.

FIG. 3 shows an enlarged structure of the tip 220, and explains the phenomenon of high-temperature creep deformation and the mechanism that can be eliminated by providing a protrusion.
Point T0 indicates the hottest position (part), and the heat generated at point T0 is transmitted to T1, T2, T3,. In the figure, semicircles formed by dotted lines indicate the same temperature line.
Then, as in the conventional example shown in FIG. 7, when the projection is not formed, the inner wall surface of the tip is formed like the line L, and therefore the point Tx is locally in the range of the line L. Thus, a high temperature region was formed, and high temperature creep deformation occurred from the point Tx.
On the other hand, by providing the protrusion P as in the present invention, the inner wall surface (bottom) of the tip 220 approximates a concentric shape centered on the point T0, and the entire surface of the protrusion P approximates the temperature. As a result, a region having a locally high temperature is not formed.
Of course, the center position of the electrode (center position in the direction perpendicular to the electrode axis Z) is not necessarily the hottest position, in this example, the point T0, but usually the position facing the tip of the cathode, That is, the hottest region is formed at a position close to the central axis Z. Therefore, by forming the protrusion on the central axis Z, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of high-temperature creep deformation as compared with the case where there is no protrusion, even if the temperature cannot always be made uniform.

  Also, depending on the shape of the protrusion, there may be cases where the temperature of the protrusion surface cannot be made completely uniform, but by forming the protrusion on at least the central axis, compared to the case where there is no protrusion, Generation of high temperature creep deformation can be prevented.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the electrode of the discharge lamp according to the present invention.
(A) shows an embodiment in which the projecting portion P is conical, (b) shows an embodiment in which the internal space of the electrode body gradually decreases toward the tip, and (c) shows an embodiment in which the projecting portion P is cylindrical. (D) shows embodiment by which the recessed part was formed in the outer surface of a front-end | tip part.

  FIG. 5 shows an enlarged structure of the tip 220. The present invention is characterized in that the relationship Tm / Tc> 0.5 is satisfied, where Tc is the wall thickness of the portion where the protrusion P is formed and Tm is the wall thickness of the portion where the protrusion P is not present. The grounds are derived from experiments to be described later.

An example of the discharge lamp according to the present invention will be shown.
In the discharge lamp, the arc tube is made of quartz glass, the inner volume of the light emitting space is 550 cm ³ , the distance between the electrodes is 6 mm, and argon is 100 kPa and mercury 2.0 mg / cc is enclosed in the light emitting space.
In the anode, the electrode body is made of tungsten, the body (container member) has an outer diameter of 25 mm, and the inner volume of the electrode body is 6 cm ³ . In the electrode main body, 4.7 cm ³ of silver and 100 kPa of argon are sealed as a heat transfer body. The electrode shaft is made of tungsten and the outer diameter is 6 mm.
The cathode is a normal electrode, made of tritan (thorium-containing tungsten), and contains 2% by weight of thorium. The electrode shaft is made of tungsten and has an outer diameter of 6 mm.
The discharge lamp is lit at a rated current of 150 A and a rated power of 5000 W.

  Next, experiments related to the present invention will be described. Lamps 1 to 8 were prepared as lamps of the present invention, and lamps 9 to 11 were prepared as comparative lamps. All the lamps basically have the configuration described in the above paragraph 0000, but the lamps 1 to 6 have conical protrusions shown in FIG. 4A, and the lamps 7 to 8 are shown in FIG. 2 having a spherical projection shown in FIG. The lamps 8 to 11 are different from each other in that they are electrodes having no protrusions.

  In the experiment, for each lamp, vertical lighting was performed with the anode positioned above. The irradiance of i-line (light having a wavelength of 365 nm) at the time of elapse of 500 hours and the time until the anode broke after the lighting was continued were measured. The illuminance was expressed as an illuminance maintenance rate when the integrated value in the range of light distribution angle -30 ° to 30 ° was obtained and the illuminance at the beginning of lighting was 100%. Further, the lamp breakage was measured by measuring the time when the high temperature creep deformation occurred at the tip and the heat transfer body enclosed inside started to leak.

  FIG. 6 shows the experimental results. Those with similar i-line illuminance maintenance rates are grouped together in the same group. When the shape of the electrode container bottom is different, the heat conduction effect of the heat transfer body is affected, and the temperature of the outer surface of the electrode tip changes. If the electrode tip temperature rises, the evaporation rate of the electrode constituent material increases, and the evaporated substance adheres to the bulb, causing a decrease in illuminance. Therefore, in this experiment, those having similar i-line illuminance maintenance ratios were made into the same group, and the rupture times were compared among those having the same slow heat effect by the heat transfer body.

All of the groups composed of the lamps 1 to 3 and the lamp 9 have an illuminance maintenance rate of 89% or more. Lamp 1 has a tm / tc of 0.6 and a breaking time of 997 hours, Lamp 2 has a tm / tc of 0.5 and a breaking time of 768 hours, and Lamp 3 has a tm / tc of 0.38 and a breaking time of 609 hours. The lamp 9 having no protrusions has a breaking time of 665 hours. As a result, when tm / tc is 0.5 or more, it is indicated that the fracture time is longer than that of the lamp 9 as the comparative example.
Similarly, the group constituted by the lamps 4 to 6 and the lamp 10 has an illuminance maintenance rate of around 85%. The lamp 4 has a tm / tc of 0.67 and a breaking time of 1468 hours, the lamp 5 has a tm / tc of 0.5 and a breaking time of 1270 hours, and the lamp 3 has a tm / tc of 0.4 and a breaking time. For 1081 hours, the lamp 10 with no projections has a break time of 1142 hours. As a result, it is shown that when tm / tc is 0.5 or more, the fracture time is longer than that of the lamp 10 as the comparative example.
Similarly, the group composed of the lamps 7 to 8 and the lamp 11 has an illuminance maintenance rate of around 84%. The lamp 7 has a tm / tc of 0.67 and a breaking time of 1887 hours, the lamp 8 has a tm / tc of 0.5 and a breaking time of 1357 hours, and the lamp 11 without protrusions has a breaking time of 1272 hours. is there. As a result, it is shown that when tm / tc is 0.5 or more, the fracture time is longer than that of the lamp 11 as the comparative example.

  From the above experiment, the relationship of Tm / Tc> 0.5 is satisfied, where Tc is the wall thickness of the portion of the tip 220 where the protrusion P is formed, and Tm is the wall thickness of the portion where the protrusion P does not exist. In some cases it is indicated that the break time is long.

  Next, the manufacturing method of the electrode main body of the discharge lamp which concerns on this invention is demonstrated. A cylindrical member processed into a desired shape is subjected to cutting or electric discharge machining with a lathe or the like to form a bottomed hole and produce a protrusion shape on the bottom surface. By measuring the wall thickness of the tip using a digital caliper or a three-dimensional measuring device, it can be confirmed that a protrusion having a desired height is formed.

1 shows an overall view of a high-pressure discharge lamp according to the present invention. The enlarged view of the anode of the high pressure discharge lamp which concerns on this invention is shown. FIG. 3 shows a partially enlarged view of the anode of the high-pressure discharge lamp according to the present invention. 4 shows another embodiment of the anode of the high-pressure discharge lamp according to the present invention. FIG. 3 shows a partially enlarged view of the anode of the high-pressure discharge lamp according to the present invention. The result of the experiment which shows the effect of this invention is shown. The enlarged view of the anode of the conventional high pressure discharge lamp is shown.

Explanation of symbols

2 Anode 3 Cathode 10 High Pressure Discharge Lamp 11 Light Emitting Part 12 Sealing Part 13 External Lead 20 Electrode Main Body 21 Lid Member 211 Column Part 212 Frustum Part 22 Container Member 220 Tip Part 23 Electrode Shaft M Heat Transfer Body

Claims (3)

In a high-pressure discharge lamp having a configuration in which a heat transfer body is enclosed in an electrode body having a pair of electrodes inside the arc tube, and at least one electrode is composed of a bottomed container member and a lid member,
The container member is an inner wall surface of a bottom portion, and a protrusion is formed on a virtual center axis formed in a direction in which the pair of electrodes extend.   The bottom of the container member satisfies the relationship of Tm / Tc> 0.5, where Tc is the wall thickness of the portion where the protrusion is formed and Tm is the wall thickness of the portion where the protrusion is not present. The high-pressure discharge lamp according to claim 1.   The high-pressure discharge lamp according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the surface of the protrusion is made of a part of a sphere.

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