JP2013004508A - Cold cathode tube lighting fixture - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem of a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL), which, compared with a general fluorescent lamp (HCFL), has a thinner body and longer life, less power consumption, and has resistance to blinking, is excellent in earthquake-resistances, and further, has light dimming function, but is not developed yet as a general illumination.SOLUTION: The cold cathode tube lighting fixture is attached to a conventional fluorescent lamp mounting fixture by conductive pins, its upstream side is structured so as to be connected with an AC power source S such as an ordinary domestic usage. Inside a transparent or translucent protecting tube of the cold cathode tube lighting fixture, at least one or more cold cathode tube main bodies as well as a lighting inverter are provided.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cold cathode tube lamp.

  A cold cathode fluorescent tube (COLD CATHODE FLUORESCENT LAMP, abbreviated as CCFL) is an illuminating device that uses two phenomena of “a function of discharging an electrode without overheating” and a “fluorescence function”. It is thinner and has a longer life, less power consumption, strong flashing and excellent earthquake resistance, and has a dimming function.

For this reason, it has begun to be used for backlights for liquid crystal screens, but has not yet been developed for general lighting.
LED lamps have also been developed, but they are still expensive and widely used. In addition, there is a drawback that individual LEDs are broken, and a more practical and inexpensive lamp has been desired.

  The present invention provides a cold cathode tube lamp (hereinafter referred to as a CCFL lamp) in which a cold cathode tube having many of these advantages has been developed for general illumination.

The cold-cathode tube lamp is attached to the fluorescent lamp fixture with an energizing pin,
The upstream side of the energization pin is configured to be connected to a normal AC power source S for home use, etc.
The structure of the cold cathode tube lamp is
Both ends of the cold-cathode tube main body are electrically connected to the fluorescent lamp fixture by an energizing pin, and in the space formed by the transparent or translucent protective tube of the cold-cathode tube lamp,
At least one or more cold cathode tube main bodies are provided, a support plate is provided on the upper portion of the cold cathode tube main body, and an appliance such as a lighting inverter is attached. Provided is a cold-cathode tube lamp characterized in that the illuminance is increased as a light reflecting plate of a tube main body or a phosphorescent support plate.

  The cold cathode tube lamp according to claim 1, further comprising an inrush current suppressing device P and / or a noise preventing device N in addition to the lighting inverter.

  A part of the cold-cathode tube lamp is provided with a remote control sensing unit, and the number of lighting of the cold-cathode tube main body can be changed and the light can be adjusted by operating the remote controller. A cold-cathode tube lamp according to claim 1 or claim 2 is provided.

  A human sensor is provided in any one of the cold-cathode tube lamps, and is configured to automatically turn on when a person approaches and to automatically turn off when leaving. A cold cathode tube lamp according to claim 2 or claim 3 is provided.

(1) It is thinner than a general fluorescent lamp (HCFL), has a long life, and consumes less power.
(2) Strong against flashing and excellent in earthquake resistance.
(3) Further, it has a dimming function.
(4) By operating the remote controller, the number of lighting of the cold-cathode tube main body can be changed and light control can be performed by remote control.
(5) It can be automatically turned on or off by a human sensor.
(6) Compared to LED lamps, the production cost is significantly lower, and the problem of running out of balls is less.
(7) Since the CCFL tube body 5 and the lighting inverter 6 can be housed inside the protective tube of the CCFL lamp 1, there is no need to remodel external equipment. In addition, the support plate is made of light from the cold cathode tube itself. Illuminance is increased as a reflector.
Afterglow can be utilized by using (8) or the phosphorescent material support plate.

2 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of Example 1. FIG. It is an AA horizontal cross-sectional enlarged view of Example 1. FIG. It is an expanded sectional view showing a schematic structure of a CCFL pipe body. It is sectional drawing which shows the cross section BB of FIG. 6 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view showing Example 2. FIG. 6 is a circuit configuration diagram of Embodiment 2. FIG. The whole schematic perspective view of Example 1 or Example 2 is shown. The whole schematic perspective view of Example 3 is shown.

The present invention provides a lamp using a cold-cathode tube for general illumination by replacing the cold-cathode tube having many features described above with a normal fluorescent lamp.
In addition, the present invention provides an epoch-making cold cathode tube lamp (hereinafter referred to as a CCFL lamp) that can be operated remotely by remote control and can use a human sensor or the like.

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become more fully apparent when the following description is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
However, the drawings are for explanation only and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the CCFL lamp 1 is attached to the fluorescent lamp fixture 2 by the energizing pins 3. The upstream side of the energization pin 3 is configured to be connected to a normal AC power source S for home use or the like.

The configuration of the CCFL lamp 1 is electrically connected to both ends of the CCFL tube main body 5 by a current-carrying pin 3 and connected to an AC power source via a lighting inverter 6.
The CCFL tube main body 5 and the lighting inverter 6 are provided in a space formed by a transparent or translucent protective tube 7 fixed to the base 8.
A support plate 9 is provided on the upper part of the CCFL tube main body 5, and an appliance such as a lighting inverter 6 is attached. In addition, the support plate 9 is used as a light reflection plate of the CCFL tube main body 5 to increase illuminance. Yes.

Further, the support plate can be a phosphorescent support plate 9a containing strontium aluminate or the like.
If comprised in this way, the effect of becoming easy to move, etc. without darkness will be exhibited by the afterglow effect of a luminous body also at the time of light extinction.

At least one or more CCFL pipe bodies 5 are provided in the space formed by the protective pipe 7.
FIG. 2 is an AA horizontal cross-sectional enlarged view of the first embodiment. In this embodiment, two CCFL pipe bodies 5 are provided.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the CCFL pipe body 5.
Electrodes 10 are provided at both ends of the CCFL tube body 5 and are electrically connected to the external power source S.
Inside the fluorescent tube 11, the phosphor 12 is provided by means such as vapor deposition, coating, or baking.

  When a voltage is applied to the electrode 10, discharge is performed through a sealed gas such as Hg, Ar, or Ne filled in the fluorescent tube 11, and the phosphor 12 senses and emits light. .

FIG. 4 shows a cross section BB of FIG. 1 and shows the configuration of the CCFL lamp 1.
The CCFL tube main body 5 is characterized in that the diameter of the CCFL tube main body 5 is 1.5 mm to 10 mm, which is thinner than a normal fluorescent tube. Therefore, in order to ensure the strength, a support 13 is provided, and the support plate 9 or the phosphor support plate It is attached to 9a.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view showing the second embodiment.
In the second embodiment, an inrush current suppressing device P and / or a noise preventing device N are provided on the CCFL lamp 1 in addition to the lighting inverter 6.
By comprising in this way, the failure | damage by the power failure and overcurrent to a connection apparatus can be prevented by suppressing the inrush current at the time of lighting.
Especially in factories and offices where computers are often connected, it is possible to prevent data loss.
Further, the noise prevention device N can reduce the generated noise.

FIG. 6 is a circuit configuration diagram in which the inrush current suppressing device P and the noise preventing device N according to the third embodiment are provided.
FIG. 7 shows an overall schematic perspective view of the first or second embodiment.

The whole perspective view of Example 3 is shown in FIG.
The present embodiment greatly enhances the function of the CCFL lamp 1 and greatly expands its use form.
A remote controller sensing unit 20 is provided in any part of the CCFL tube main body 5, and the number of lighting of the CCFL tube main body 5 can be changed by the operation of the remote controller 21, and the light can be adjusted. Has been.
In addition, a human sensor 22 is provided in any part of the CCFL lamp 1, and is configured to automatically turn on when a person approaches and to turn off automatically when the person leaves.

  As described above, the application example of the present invention contributes to the development of the industry with new products by providing a very practical and inexpensive configuration due to the many features of the CCFL lamp as described above. It is a very new and practical invention that can be made.

S AC power supply P Inrush current suppression device N Noise prevention device 1 CCFL lamp 2 Fluorescent lamp fixture 3 Current pin 4 Ballast 5 CCFL tube main body 6 Lighting inverter 7 Protective tube 8 Base 9 Support plate 9a Phosphor support plate 10 Electrode 11 Fluorescent tube 12 Phosphor 13 Support tool 20 Remote control 21 Remote control device 22 Human sensor

Claims (4)

The cold-cathode tube lamp is attached to the fluorescent lamp fixture with an energizing pin,
The upstream side of the energization pin is configured to be connected to a normal AC power source S for home use, etc.
The structure of the cold cathode tube lamp is
Both ends of the cold-cathode tube main body are electrically connected to the fluorescent lamp fixture by an energizing pin, and in the space formed by the transparent or translucent protective tube of the cold-cathode tube lamp,
At least one or more cold cathode tube main bodies are provided, a support plate is provided on the upper portion of the cold cathode tube main body, and an appliance such as a lighting inverter is attached. A cold-cathode tube lamp characterized by having a high illuminance as a light reflector of a tube body or a phosphor support plate.   The cold cathode tube lamp according to claim 1, wherein an inrush current suppressing device P and / or a noise preventing device N are provided in an upper portion of the cold cathode tube lamp 1 in addition to an inverter for lighting.   A part of the cold-cathode tube lamp is provided with a remote control sensing unit, and the number of lighting of the cold-cathode tube main body can be changed and the light can be adjusted by operating the remote controller. The cold-cathode tube lamp according to claim 1, wherein the cold-cathode tube lamp is provided.   A human sensor is provided in any one of the cold-cathode tube lamps, and is configured to automatically turn on when a person approaches and to automatically turn off when leaving. The cold cathode tube lamp according to claim 2 or 3.

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