JP2011070780A - Fluorescent lamp - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fluorescent lamp with an arc tube made of quartz glass, and a phosphor layer emitting ultraviolet rays coated on an inner surface of the arc tube, having a structure in which the phosphor layer coated on the inner surface of the arc tube is hardly peeled off. <P>SOLUTION: A glass powder layer with a lower softening point than that of the quartz glass structuring the arc tube is arranged in dispersion on the inner surface of the arc tube to form the phosphor layer on the surface in the arc tube and the glass powder layer. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a fluorescent lamp that emits light in the ultraviolet region, and more particularly to a fluorescent lamp in which a fluorescent material is coated on the inner surface of an arc tube.

Recently, ultraviolet light having a wavelength of about 300 nm has been used for photocatalysts, broad applications such as resin curing, sterilization, beauty, and medicine. As such a light source, a fluorescent lamp is used in which a phosphor that emits light having an intensity peak in the vicinity of a wavelength of 250 to 380 nm emits ultraviolet rays applied to the inner surface of the arc tube.
In such a fluorescent lamp that emits ultraviolet light, ultraviolet light having a relatively short wavelength (for example, 200 nm or less) for exciting the phosphor by discharge is obtained, and the phosphor is irradiated with this ultraviolet light. The UV light (200 to 380 nm) obtained by exciting the light and converting it into light of a predetermined wavelength region is transmitted through the phosphor layer and the arc tube, and in principle, visible light is emitted. Similar to what you get.

In general, so-called hard glass such as soda glass, borosilicate glass, and aluminosilicate glass is suitably used as the arc tube of the fluorescent lamp.
However, in the above-described fluorescent lamp that emits ultraviolet light having a wavelength of, for example, 200 to 380 nm, when the hard glass described above is used for the arc tube, ultraviolet light is absorbed, so that the transmittance of ultraviolet light is low, and the efficiency is high. Becomes a bad lamp.
Accordingly, the glass constituting the arc tube is preferably one having a higher ultraviolet light transmittance.

In view of such circumstances, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2 disclose fluorescent lamps using quartz glass as the arc tube.
Like the techniques described in these documents, if the arc tube is made of quartz glass, the transmittance of ultraviolet light is high and light can be extracted efficiently.

By the way, in general, a fluorescent lamp includes a process of heating and fixing the phosphor to a temperature near the softening point of the glass constituting the base material of the arc tube in the manufacturing process.
However, when quartz glass is used in the arc tube based on the above prior art, since the softening point of quartz glass is around 1600 ° C., the phosphor is deteriorated when heated to such a high temperature range. There is a problem that predetermined light cannot be obtained.
In view of this, when the firing temperature of the phosphor is lowered to a temperature range where there is no problem with the light emission characteristics, for example, 900 ° C. or less, the quartz glass cannot be softened, and the phosphor layer peels off from the tube wall and falls. There arises a problem that a predetermined light distribution cannot be obtained.

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  In view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a fluorescent lamp that emits ultraviolet rays, and uses quartz glass for the arc tube, thereby making the transmittance of the ultraviolet light high and efficient. An object of the present invention is to provide a highly reliable fluorescent lamp that is free from problems such as peeling and dropping of the phosphor applied to the surface.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a fluorescent lamp according to the present invention has a glass powder layer having a softening point lower than that of quartz glass constituting the arc tube, dispersed on the inner surface of the arc tube, and the luminous lamp The phosphor layer is formed on the inner surface of the tube and the glass powder layer.
The glass powder layer may be any of borosilicate glass, aluminosilicate glass, barium silicate glass, or glass added with alkaline earth oxide, alkali oxide, or metal oxide based on any of these compositions. It is characterized by including these.
Furthermore, the area of the glass powder layer is 30 to 90% of the inner surface of the arc tube.

According to the fluorescent lamp of the present invention, the glass powder layer made of glass whose softening point is lower than the softening point of the quartz glass is disposed between the arc tube made of quartz glass and the phosphor layer. Since the phosphor is formed in a dispersed state, the phosphor is fired in the vicinity of the softening point temperature of the glass powder layer without heating the phosphor to a temperature of 1000 ° C. or higher in the phosphor firing step. The bond between the layer and the arc tube can be strengthened.
As a result, the fluorescent lamp has less deterioration of the fluorescent substance and good conversion efficiency to ultraviolet light, and the fluorescent substance layer is not peeled off or dropped off, so that uneven illumination does not occur. It can be.

Moreover, even if the glass having a low softening point constituting the glass powder layer has a difference in thermal expansion coefficient with respect to the quartz glass, the glass powder layer is substantially dispersed in the arc tube inner surface. Since the quartz glass powder layer and the glass powder layer are difficult to be distorted due to the thermal expansion coefficient, the glass powder layer does not peel from the arc tube.
As a result, it is possible to obtain a fluorescent lamp with high ultraviolet light radiation efficiency in which the phosphor is difficult to peel off and the glass powder layer is also difficult to peel off.
Furthermore, as described above, since the glass powder layer is arranged in a substantially island-like manner, the proportion of the ultraviolet rays generated in the phosphor that directly pass through the quartz glass to be extracted to the outside is emitted from the glass layer. There is also an advantage of increasing compared to the case where the tube content surface is uniformly coated.

  The glass powder layer is made of borosilicate glass (Si—B—O glass), aluminosilicate glass (Si—Al—O glass), barium silicate glass, or an alkali based on any of these compositions. By including at least one of the glass added with earth oxides, alkali oxides, and metal oxides, the thermal shock resistance is good, so it is sufficient for temperature changes when used as a fluorescent lamp. There is also an effect that the phosphor layer can be reliably held without causing the problem that the glass powder layer is peeled off or the bond with the phosphor layer is reduced.

1 is a perspective view of a fluorescent lamp according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1. The expanded sectional view of the A section of FIG. The flowchart explaining the manufacturing process of the fluorescent lamp of this invention. Sectional drawing of the low pressure fluorescent lamp of the other Example of this invention. Sectional drawing and the enlarged view of other Example of this invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the fluorescent lamp 1 is composed of a substantially rectangular box-shaped arc tube 2, in which a discharge space S is formed. The arc tube 2 is made of a dielectric material having ultraviolet transparency such as quartz glass, and has a pair of external electrodes 3 and 4 on the upper surface and the lower surface thereof.
The discharge space S of the arc tube 2 is filled with excimer discharge gas in a predetermined amount, for example, xenon gas is charged as discharge gas at 10 to 70 kPa. Of course, it may be mixed with other rare gases.
In addition, the cross-sectional shape of the arc tube is not limited to the substantially rectangular box shape, and a substantially cylindrical tube, a flat tube, or the like can be used as appropriate.

The electrode 4 on the lower surface side of the fluorescent lamp 1 is formed by sticking a metal such as aluminum in the form of printing, vapor deposition or foil, so that the ultraviolet light generated in the discharge space S can be transmitted. For example, it is configured in a mesh shape.
The electrode 3 on the side that does not emit light, that is, the upper surface side is not required for light transmittance, but may be configured in the same manner as the lower surface side electrode 4 from the viewpoint of manufacturing. Similarly, it is formed of aluminum or the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a glass powder layer 5 is formed on the inner surface of the arc tube 2 so as to partially and substantially spread over the entire area. A phosphor layer 6 is formed so as to be laminated on the surface.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the low softening point glass powder 5 a is partially fixed on the inner surface of the arc tube 2 in an island shape to form the glass powder layer 5. On the S side, the glass powder layer 5 is partially formed and the inner surface of the arc tube 2 is exposed.
Since the phosphor powder 6a is coated on the glass powder layer 5, a part of the phosphor powder 6a is laminated on the glass powder 5a and a part is laminated directly on the inner surface of the arc tube 2. It becomes a form.

The glass powder layer 5 is composed of a single or aggregate of glass powder having a softening point lower than that of quartz glass (softening point: 1600 ° C.) constituting the arc tube 2. The glass powder layer 5 preferably has a softening point in the range of the firing temperature (400 to 900 ° C.) of the phosphor. More specifically, the material is more preferably a hard glass with good thermal shock resistance. It is.
Among them, borosilicate glass (Si—B—O glass, softening point: about 800 ° C.), aluminosilicate glass (Si—Al—O glass, softening point: about 900 ° C.), barium silicate glass, or Glasses added with alkaline earth oxides, alkali oxides, or metal oxides based on any of these compositions are preferred, and such hard glasses may be used alone or mixed at an appropriate ratio. May be.

The glass powder layer 5 formed of such a single or aggregate of the glass powder 5a is formed in a state where the inner surface of the arc tube 2 is partially exposed, so that the phosphor layer formed thereon is laminated. 6 is firmly held by the arc tube 2, and a highly reliable fluorescent lamp in which the phosphor layer 6 is not peeled off or dropped off can be provided.
Moreover, since quartz glass having a high ultraviolet transmittance is used as the material of the arc tube 2, a fluorescent lamp having a good ultraviolet light transmittance and a high ultraviolet light radiation efficiency can be obtained.

Next, a method for forming the phosphor layer of the fluorescent lamp of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
1. A slurry of glass powder is prepared.
The glass powder 5a constituting the glass powder layer 5 is mixed with nitrocellulose and a butyl acetate solution at a predetermined ratio. Sufficient mixing is performed to prepare a suspension, and a glass powder slurry in which the glass powder is dispersed is prepared.
By preparing in such a concentration range, the glass powder layer 5 made of a single substance or an aggregate of the glass powder 5a is formed on the inner surface of the arc tube 2 with the inner surface of the arc tube partially exposed. It becomes possible.
The glass used for the glass powder layer is based on borosilicate glass (Si—B—O glass), aluminosilicate glass (Si—Al—O glass), barium silicate glass, or any of these compositions. Can be selected from glass added with alkaline earth oxides, alkali oxides, and metal oxides. For example, glass manufactured by Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd., model BFK, BS, PS-94 and the like can be used.

2. A glass powder slurry is applied inside the arc tube.
As a coating method, an appropriate method such as pouring or suction can be used.

3. Dry the glass powder slurry.
Openings are formed at both ends of the arc tube constituting glass tube, and butyl acetate contained in the glass slurry is evaporated by flowing dry nitrogen gas (or dry air) from one of the openings. As a result, it is formed in a state where the glass powder 5a is partially deposited on the inner surface of the glass tube with a thickness of 3 to 10 μm.
The distribution state of the glass powder layer 5 after drying is preferably 30 to 90%, and more preferably. Moreover, the thickness of glass powder becomes like this. Preferably it is 3-10 micrometers, More preferably, it is 3-6 micrometers.
When the concentration is low as the formation ratio of the glass powder layer 5, when the fluorescent lamp is finally formed, the exposed surface of the quartz glass becomes too wide and it becomes difficult to hold the phosphor. On the other hand, when this is larger than 90%, the glass powder 5a constituting the glass powder layer 5 is formed in a continuous state, and temperature changes during lamp manufacture and lamp lighting / extinguishing are repeated. Due to the thermal expansion that occurs, a gap may be generated at the interface between the arc tube 2 and the glass powder layer 5 and the glass powder layer 5 may be peeled off. Therefore, the distribution state of the glass powder layer 5 is preferably within 30 to 90%.

4). Firing the layer of glass powder.
Firing conditions are in the atmosphere, about 500 to 1000 ° C., and the time is 0.2 to 1 hour in terms of holding time at the maximum temperature. When the above-described borosilicate glass, aluminosilicate glass, or barium silicate glass is used, it is preferably performed at 600 to 900 ° C., and an alkaline earth oxide, alkali oxide, or metal based on any of these compositions is used. When glass added with an oxide is used, it is preferably performed at 500 to 800 ° C. The particles are partially bonded to each other by this firing step, and are fused to the glass tube 2 so that the glass powder layer 5 is strongly bonded to the substrate.
The glass powder layer 5 normally maintains a powdery form because it does not rise to the melting temperature.
After firing, the glass tube is cooled to room temperature.

5). A phosphor slurry is prepared.
Examples of the phosphor include europium-activated strontium borate (Sr—B—O: Eu (hereinafter referred to as SBE), center wavelength 368 nm) phosphor,
Cerium-activated magnesium lanthanum aluminate (La-Mg-Al-O: Ce (hereinafter referred to as LAM), center wavelength 338 nm (but broadcast)) phosphor,
Gadolinium, praseodymium-activated lanthanum phosphate (La—PO: Gd, Pr (hereinafter referred to as “LAP: Pr, Gd”, center wavelength: 311 nm) phosphor).
Each of these phosphors absorbs ultraviolet light having a wavelength of less than 250 nm, converts it into ultraviolet light having a central wavelength band, and emits it.

6). A phosphor slurry is applied inside the arc tube.
A phosphor slurry is applied in the arc tube 2. The application method is appropriate, such as a suction method or a pouring method.

7). Dry the phosphor.
Dry nitrogen gas (may be dry air) is allowed to flow inside the glass tube to evaporate butyl acetate contained in the phosphor slurry.

8). The phosphor is fired.
A glass tube for the arc tube is placed in a furnace and fired. Firing conditions are about 500 to 800 ° C. in the atmosphere, and heating is performed for 0.2 to 1 hour as a holding time at the maximum temperature. In this firing step, glass softening occurs at the interface between the phosphor layer 6 and the glass powder layer 5, and the phosphor 6a binds to the glass powder layer 5, resulting in a strong bonded state.
In the case of a phosphor that is severely deteriorated in the air, the temperature is raised to a temperature at which nitrocellulose is burned out in the air, and then heated to about 800 ° C. in a non-oxidizing atmosphere or a reducing atmosphere. It is possible.
After firing, the arc tube is cooled.

The arc tube 2 in which the phosphor layer 6 is thus formed is evacuated and sealed with a discharge gas (chip-off).
The discharge gas to be sealed is a rare gas, for example, xenon (Xe), krypton (Kr), argon (Ar), or neon (Ne), which may be used alone or mixed in an appropriate combination. May be used. The wavelengths obtained by discharging these rare gases are xenon 160-190 nm, krypton 124, 140-160 nm, argon 107-165 nm, and neon 80-90 nm.

In the fluorescent lamp 1 configured as described above, when a high frequency voltage is applied to the pair of outer electrodes 3 and 4 from a power source (not shown) in FIG. 1, a dielectric (upper and lower walls of the arc tube 2) is provided between the electrodes 3 and 4. Is formed, and ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 172 nm is generated by light emission of a discharge gas such as xenon (Xe) gas.
The ultraviolet light obtained here is light emission for exciting the phosphor, and the phosphor is excited by irradiating the phosphor layer 6 with this ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 172 nm. For example, the type of the phosphor is selected. Thus, ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 200 to 380 nm is emitted. The ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 200 to 380 nm obtained in this way is transmitted through the phosphor layer 6, the glass powder layer 5, and the arc tube 2, and is emitted to the outside.

In the glass powder layer 5, the transmittance of ultraviolet light is inferior to that of quartz glass, but this intervening state is partial and the thickness thereof is, for example, 30 μm or less, so that ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 200 to 380 nm is transmitted. Less absorption, most of it is transmitted and radiated to the outside.
As a result, it becomes possible to radiate ultraviolet light of a desired wavelength band with much higher efficiency as compared with the whole of the arc tube 2 made of glass having a low softening point.

In the fluorescent lamp described above, the pair of electrodes are both located outside the discharge space. However, the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, either one of the electrodes is disposed inside. Even things can be applied.
Needless to say, the present invention can also be applied to mercury-excited fluorescent lamps having different discharge types. When an electrode is disposed in the discharge space, the electrode may be attached before the arc tube sealing process on which the phosphor layer is applied.

FIG. 5 shows an internal electrode type low-pressure mercury fluorescent lamp 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
The glass tube constituting the arc tube 11 is made of fused silica glass.
Inside the arc tube 11, a glass slurry is applied in the same manner as described above, dried and fired to form a glass powder layer 12 dispersed on the inner surface of the arc tube 11. Yes. The glass powder used for the glass slurry is made of glass having a softening point lower than that of quartz glass, and maintains the powder form even in the final fluorescent lamp state.
A phosphor layer 13 is formed on the glass powder layer 12 and the exposed surface of the quartz glass tube 11.
Further, inside the arc tube 11, a filament mount as a pair of internal electrodes 14, 15 is disposed and supported by seal members 17, 18 at the end of the arc tube 11, and further, argon, which is a rare gas. 4 kPa (30 Torr) and 10 mg / cm ^{3 of} mercury are enclosed. In the figure, reference numerals 19 and 20 denote lead wires.
In the fluorescent lamp 10 according to this embodiment, when the phosphor layer 13 is irradiated with light having wavelengths of 185 nm and 254 nm due to mercury emission lines, the light is converted into light having a wavelength of about 300 nm, for example. According to such a fluorescent lamp 10, light having a wavelength of about 300 nm can be radiated much more efficiently than using only light in the vicinity of a wavelength of 320 to 370 nm obtained only by ordinary mercury discharge.

In the above description, SBE, LAM, LAP: Pr, and Gd are typically described as the types of phosphors. However, various phosphors can be used depending on applications. Needless to say.
Below, phosphors are listed according to the wavelength band of the emitted light. Depending on the discharge substance and the wavelength band of the ultraviolet rays used, an appropriate one of such phosphors may be used.

<Phosphor exhibiting light emission of 300 to 400 nm>
Cerium-activated magnesium lanthanum aluminate (La-Mg-Al-O: Ce)
Cerium-activated lanthanum phosphate (La-PO: Ce)
Cerium-activated yttrium phosphate (YPO: Ce)
Cerium-activated magnesium barium aluminate (Ce-Mg-Ba-Al-O)
Praseodymium & gadolinium activated lanthanum phosphate (La-PO: Gd, Pr)
Europium activated strontium borate (Sr-BO: Eu)

<Phosphor exhibiting light emission of 200 to 300 nm>
Praseodymium-activated lanthanum phosphate (La-PO: Pr)
Praseodymium-activated yttrium phosphate (YPO: Pr)
Praseodymium-activated lutetium phosphate (Lu-PO: Pr)
Bismuth-activated yttrium phosphate (YPO: Bi)

<Phosphor exhibiting light emission of 180 to 200 nm>
Neodymium activated lutetium phosphate (Lu-PO: Nd)
Neodymium-activated lanthanum phosphate (La-PO: Nd)
Neodymium-activated yttrium phosphate (YPO: Nd)

6A and 6B show an embodiment in which a reflective film having reflectivity with respect to ultraviolet rays is formed together with the above-described phosphor.
In the figure, a glass powder layer 5 having a softening point lower than that of quartz glass is dispersed and arranged on the inner peripheral surface of the arc tube 2 to form a substantially island shape, and light in the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface is formed. A reflective film 7 is formed on a part of the side opposite to the emission side, in the illustrated example, on the upper surface side. A phosphor layer 6 is formed on the entire peripheral surface including the reflective film 7.
By doing so, the ultraviolet output on the light emitting side can be increased, and a fluorescent lamp suitable for practical use can be obtained. Specific examples of the reflective material for constituting the reflective film 7 include silica powder (SiO ₂ ), alumina powder (Al ₂ O ₃ ), and mixed powders thereof. What mixed the other reflecting material as a component can be used.

The reflector can be fired at a high temperature, but by forming the glass powder layer 7 according to the present invention, the reflector can be reliably fixed to the arc tube 2 even when the firing temperature is relatively low. In addition, since the reflecting material and the phosphor can be fired at the same time, it functions extremely advantageously in manufacturing a fluorescent lamp having a reflecting film.
In the above example, the reflective film 7 is formed after the glass powder layer 5 is formed. However, the reflective film 7 is formed first, and then the glass powder layer is formed on the remaining portion excluding the reflective film. 5 may be formed. Also in this case, it is practical to form the phosphor layer 6 on the entire inner peripheral surface including the reflective film 7.

[Experimental example]
Various amounts (weight) of glass powder having a low softening point to be mixed with the binder (hereinafter referred to as “specific glass powder”) were changed to produce glass powder slurry liquids having different mixing ratios of the specific glass powder.
A glass powder layer was formed using each glass powder slurry, and a phosphor was applied and baked so that a phosphor layer was laminated thereon, thereby producing an intermediate product of a fluorescent lamp. In order to evaluate the adhesion state of this phosphor layer, Sample 1 to Sample 6 were manufactured by cutting out the portion where the phosphor layer was formed.

  Also, the above procedure 5. Thru 9. Thus, a sample 7 according to the prior art having no specific glass powder layer, that is, a phosphor layer directly formed on the inner surface of the arc tube was produced.

About the above samples 1 to 7, the adhesion area ratio of the specific glass powder was measured according to the following analysis method, and the surface of each sample was rubbed with a cotton swab to evaluate the peeling state of the phosphor layer and the glass powder layer. In the evaluation at this time, since it is inevitable that the phosphor is peeled off to some extent, the case where the phosphor layer is peeled off or the glass powder layer is peeled off as in the case of the prior art (Sample 7) is evaluated as x. .
This result is shown in Table 1 together with the mixing ratio of the glass powder contained in the binder in the glass powder slurry.

<Analyzing method of adhesion area of glass powder>
A section of the arc tube is attached to a sample stage of an SEM (scanning electron microscope) attached to an EPMA (electron beam microanalyzer), vacuumed, and observation is started.
At this time, the magnification is set to a magnification (about 10,000 times) that can sufficiently separate the phosphor particles.
The element distribution can be measured by measuring with an SEM and confirming the shape of the particles, and at the same time performing surface analysis using EPMA or line analysis in the tube diameter direction depending on the site.
When the distribution state of the elements is measured, the main constituent elements of the phosphor and the constituent elements of the glass are different, so that the phosphor and the glass can be clearly separated.
When the phosphor is LAM, La, Al and Mg are main elements. When YPC is YPC, Y and P are main elements. On the other hand, the glass component having a low softening point contains, for example, any of alkali elements such as K and Na, B, Ti, and Al in the case of soft glass.
For this reason, phosphor particles and soft glass particles can be separated and their shapes can be grasped by measuring the element distribution of the particles by surface analysis or line analysis using an SEM attached to EPMA.

<Table 1>

  In Sample 1, a glass powder layer (hereinafter referred to as “glass powder layer”) having a glass powder adhesion area ratio of 100% and having a low softening point is formed on the entire inner surface of the arc tube. In this sample 1, when the arc tube became high temperature, the glass powder layer floated, and a phenomenon was created in which a space was formed between the arc tube and the arc tube, and the arc tube peeled off. This is because the quartz glass and the glass powder layer constituting the arc tube have different coefficients of thermal expansion, so that when the arc tube becomes high temperature, the adhesion cannot be maintained depending on the degree of expansion and contraction, and the glass powder layer is more likely to bend. It is thought that it was peeled off and a space was created.

Samples 2 to 4 were able to stably hold the phosphor layer without the glass powder layer peeling off. The reason for this is considered that the glass powder layer has an area ratio of 30 to 90%, and the base of the arc tube (quartz glass) is partially exposed, so that the state due to expansion and contraction is partially relaxed.
In Samples 5 and 6, the glass powder layer had an area ratio of 10 to 20% and the exposed area of the arc tube (quartz glass) was large, so that the phosphor could be peeled off and stably hold the phosphor layer. There wasn't.
Sample 7 was according to the prior art, and all the phosphors were peeled off, and the phosphor layer could not be stably held.

  As is clear from the above results, the glass powder layer is formed at a ratio of 30% to 90% on the inner surface of the fluorescent tube of the fluorescent lamp, so that the phosphor layer does not easily peel off and is stably phosphor. Layers and glass powder layers can be maintained.

  As described above, in the fluorescent lamp of the present invention, a glass powder layer having a softening point lower than that of quartz glass is dispersed and arranged on the inner surface of the arc tube made of quartz glass, and the arc tube inner surface and the glass powder layer are disposed on the inner surface. By forming the phosphor layer, it is possible to provide a highly reliable fluorescent lamp in which the phosphor layer is firmly held in the arc tube and the phosphor layer does not peel off or fall off. It has an excellent effect.

1 fluorescent lamp 2 arc tube (quartz glass)
3, 4 External electrode 5 (low softening point) glass powder layer 5a (low softening point) glass powder 6 phosphor layer 6a phosphor 7 reflective film S discharge space 10 low pressure mercury fluorescent lamp 11 arc tube 12 (low softening point) glass Powder layer 13 Phosphor layer 14, 15 Electrode

Claims (4)

In a fluorescent lamp comprising an arc tube made of quartz glass and a phosphor layer that emits ultraviolet light applied to the inner surface of the arc tube,
A glass powder layer having a softening point lower than that of quartz glass is dispersed and disposed on the inner surface of the arc tube, and the phosphor layer is formed on the inner surface of the arc tube and on the glass powder layer. Fluorescent lamp.   The fluorescent lamp according to claim 1, wherein the glass powder layer includes any one of borosilicate glass, aluminosilicate glass, and barium silicate glass.   The fluorescent lamp according to claim 1, wherein the area of the glass powder layer is 30 to 90% of the inner surface of the arc tube. The fluorescent lamp according to claim 1, wherein a reflective film having reflectivity with respect to ultraviolet rays is formed on a part of the inner peripheral surface of the arc tube in the circumferential direction.

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