JPH0246409A - Fluorescent transmission hose - Google Patents

Fluorescent transmission hose

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Publication number
JPH0246409A
JPH0246409A JP63196035A JP19603588A JPH0246409A JP H0246409 A JPH0246409 A JP H0246409A JP 63196035 A JP63196035 A JP 63196035A JP 19603588 A JP19603588 A JP 19603588A JP H0246409 A JPH0246409 A JP H0246409A
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Koichi Iwami
石見 公一
Toshio Honda
本田 寿男
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/02Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating
    • G02B6/032Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating with non solid core or cladding

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the transmission hose having high light condensing efficiency and excellent resilience by using a transparent liquid dissolved or dispersed with a fluorescent de as a core material. CONSTITUTION:A tubular clad material 1 having light transmittability and flexibility to some extent is utilized and, for example, fluoroplastic and silicone are used. The material having transparency and having the refractive index larger than the refractive index of the clad material is used for a core material 2. Liquid materials such as fluorine oil and silicone oil or gel-like material and elastic materials are used thereto. The tubular clad material 1 is previously formed and the core material 2 incorporated therein with a fluorescent dye 3 is packed therein if the core material 2 is liquid. Both ends are sealed by transparent window materials 4. The tubular coating material is previously formed and the flowable core material 2 in a cured state is packed therein; thereafter, the core material 2 is cured if the core material 2 is not liquid. The fluorescent dye 3 is stimulated by light of a specific wavelength and, prescribed spiro compds., ferrocene, etc., are used. The progressing direction of light is changed together with a wavelength conversion effect.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 皮栗上■肌朋公! 本発明は太陽光又は人工光の集光機能を有する蛍光伝送
ホースに関し、この蛍光伝送ホースは、例えば太陽光が
光伝送路により送られて利用される分野、すなわち海洋
牧場、野菜工場、人工飼育室、病院、都市マンション等
の太陽光利用システムにおいて、自然光の集光装置とし
て光導管の光入射端部に接続して利用され、又光センサ
−、照明装置、デイスプレィとして利用され、又太陽電
池用の集光手段として利用される。
[Detailed Description of the Invention] Skin Chestnut Top ■Hada Tomoko! The present invention relates to a fluorescent transmission hose having a function of concentrating sunlight or artificial light. In solar power utilization systems for rooms, hospitals, urban apartments, etc., it is used as a natural light condensing device by connecting to the light incident end of a light pipe, and is also used as a light sensor, lighting device, display, and as a solar cell. It is used as a light condensing means for

(−術 びその問題へ 透明性樹脂の中に蛍光染料を分散させたものを板状に成
型したものが蛍光コレクターとして市販されている。蛍
光コレクターは板状物の端面から光を取り出す方式であ
る為、必ずしも集光性が高い手段とは云い難い。更に又
伝送損失が大きい為、広い面積の蛍光コレクターは集光
効率が著しく低下する。
(- Techniques and Problems Fluorescent collectors are commercially available products that are made by dispersing fluorescent dyes in transparent resin and molding them into plate shapes. Fluorescent collectors are a method that extracts light from the edge of a plate. Therefore, it is difficult to say that it is necessarily a means with high light collection performance.Furthermore, since the transmission loss is large, the light collection efficiency of a fluorescent collector with a large area is significantly reduced.

光ファイバの製造技術を利用する事により、透明性樹脂
の中に蛍光染料を分散させた繊維を作成できる。
By using optical fiber manufacturing technology, it is possible to create fibers with fluorescent dyes dispersed in transparent resin.

繊維はこのままでもファイバ型蛍光コレクターとして利
用可能であるが、表面に汚れや傷を受けた時の伝送性能
の低下が著しい為、一般にはクラッド材で更に表面をコ
ートする必要がある。
The fiber can be used as it is as a fiber-type fluorescent collector, but the transmission performance deteriorates significantly when the surface becomes dirty or scratched, so it is generally necessary to further coat the surface with a cladding material.

この方式では主に柔軟性付与の目的でフィラメント径は
1φ以下に限定され、大口径が必要とされる場合にはバ
ンドル化して使用される。
In this method, the filament diameter is limited to 1φ or less mainly for the purpose of imparting flexibility, and when a large diameter is required, it is used in bundles.

集光効率を高める為には、個々のフィラメントを相互に
重なり合わない様に平面状に敷きつめる必要がある等の
煩雑な作業が必要とされる。
In order to improve the light collection efficiency, complicated work is required, such as the need to lay out individual filaments in a flat shape so that they do not overlap each other.

問題占を解決する為の手段 上記観点から、本発明者等は鋭意研究を重ねた結果、管
状クラッド材と該クラッド材よりも高い屈折率を有する
コア材とよりなる伝送ポースにおいて、コア材として蛍
光染料を溶解又は分散させた透明性液体或いは硬化性透
明液体を利用する事により、集光効率が高く、柔軟性に
優れた蛍光伝送ボースが簡単な製造プロセスで得られる
事を見出した。
Means for Solving Problems From the above perspective, the inventors of the present invention have conducted intensive research and found that in a transmission port consisting of a tubular cladding material and a core material having a higher refractive index than the cladding material, the present inventors have developed We have discovered that by using a transparent liquid in which a fluorescent dye is dissolved or dispersed or a curable transparent liquid, a fluorescent transmission tube with high light collection efficiency and excellent flexibility can be obtained through a simple manufacturing process.

以下に本発明による蛍光伝送ボースにつき図面及び実施
例により詳細に説明する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The fluorescence transmitting tube according to the present invention will be explained in detail below with reference to the drawings and examples.

第1図は本発明による蛍光伝送ホースの概略断面図であ
る。
FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a fluorescent transmission hose according to the present invention.

管状クラッド材(」)は一般にはある程度の光透過性と
可撓性を有するものが利用され、例えば弗素樹脂、シリ
コン、ポリスチレン、PMM八、ポリメチルペンテン等
の素材が利用されるが、場合によっては石英、透光性ア
ルミナ、硝子等の剛直なものも利用される。
Tubular cladding materials ('') are generally made of materials that have a certain degree of light transparency and flexibility, such as fluororesin, silicone, polystyrene, PMM8, polymethylpentene, etc. Rigid materials such as quartz, translucent alumina, and glass are also used.

これらの材料の屈折率は、後述するコア材(2)の材料
の屈折率より小さいが、クラッド材(1)は必ずしもそ
の肉厚方向全体にわたって屈折率がコア材(2)の材料
の屈折率より小さい必要はなく、コア材(2)に接する
内壁面の近層における材料の屈折率がコア材(2)の材
料の屈折率より小さければよい。
The refractive index of these materials is smaller than the refractive index of the core material (2), which will be described later, but the refractive index of the cladding material (1) does not necessarily match that of the core material (2) throughout its thickness direction. The refractive index of the material in the vicinity of the inner wall surface in contact with the core material (2) need not be smaller than the refractive index of the material of the core material (2).

コア材(2)は透明性を有し、かつその屈折率はクラッ
ド材(1)の材料の屈折率よりも大きい。
The core material (2) has transparency, and its refractive index is greater than the refractive index of the material of the cladding material (1).

コア材(2)は液状物、ゲル状物、弾性体、剛体等の中
から任意に選択され、それぞれに適した製造プロセスが
存在する。
The core material (2) is arbitrarily selected from liquid materials, gel materials, elastic materials, rigid materials, etc., and there are manufacturing processes suitable for each material.

コア材(2)が液状物、例えば弗素油、シリコン油、リ
ン酸エステル油、流動パラフィン、ポリオール、ポリエ
ーテル、ポリエステル、エポキシ樹脂等の場合は管状ク
ラッド材(1)を予め形成しておき、ここにコア材(2
)を充填する。両端は透明性窓材(4)で封止する。
When the core material (2) is a liquid material, such as fluorine oil, silicone oil, phosphate ester oil, liquid paraffin, polyol, polyether, polyester, or epoxy resin, the tubular cladding material (1) is formed in advance, Here is the core material (2
). Both ends are sealed with transparent window material (4).

コア材(2)が液状物でない場合には、クラッド材(]
)は必ずしも予め形成しておく必要はないが、コア材(
2)として硬化性物質を利用する事により、次の様な簡
単な方法が利用される。
If the core material (2) is not a liquid material, the clad material (]
) does not necessarily need to be formed in advance, but the core material (
By using a curable substance as 2), the following simple method can be used.

即ち管状被覆材を予め形成しておき、ここに未硬化状態
の流動性コア材(2)を充填し、次いでこのコア材(2
)を硬化させる。
That is, a tubular covering material is formed in advance, filled with an uncured fluid core material (2), and then this core material (2) is filled with the fluid core material (2).
) to harden.

この場合のコア材(2)の材料としては、シリコン、ポ
リウレタン、液状SBR,液状1)R1液状BR、エポ
キシ樹脂等が利用される。
In this case, silicon, polyurethane, liquid SBR, liquid 1) R1 liquid BR, epoxy resin, etc. are used as the material for the core material (2).

別の手段として、予めコア材(2)を形成しておき、次
いで管状クラッド材(]、)をココーチインする方法が
採用される。
Another method is to form the core material (2) in advance and then cocoin the tubular cladding material (2).

この場合のコア材(2)の材料としては、石英、各種硝
子、ザファイヤ、透明性アルミナ等の無機物質、ポリカ
ーボネート、ポリアクリレート、PMMA 。
Materials for the core material (2) in this case include quartz, various glasses, zaphire, inorganic substances such as transparent alumina, polycarbonate, polyacrylate, and PMMA.

ポリスチレン等の熱可塑性物質が挙げられる。Examples include thermoplastics such as polystyrene.

蛍光染料(3)は特定の波長の光により励起され、長波
長の光を発光する波長変換素子であり、波長変換作用と
共に光の進行方向も変える。
The fluorescent dye (3) is a wavelength conversion element that is excited by light of a specific wavelength and emits light of a long wavelength, and changes the traveling direction of the light as well as the wavelength conversion effect.

例えばスピロ化合物、フェロセン、フルオレノン、フル
ギド、イミダゾール、ペリレン、フェーナジン、フェノ
チアジン、ポリエン、アブ化合物、キノン、インジゴ、
ジフェニルメタン、トリフェニルメタン、ポリメチン、
アクリジン、アクリジノン、カルボスチリル、クマリン
、ジフェニルアミン、キナクリドン、キノフタロン、フ
ェノキサジン、フタロペリノン、ポルフィン、クロロフ
ィル、フタロシアニン等である。
For example, spiro compounds, ferrocene, fluorenone, fulgide, imidazole, perylene, phenazine, phenothiazine, polyene, ab compounds, quinone, indigo,
diphenylmethane, triphenylmethane, polymethine,
These include acridine, acridinone, carbostyryl, coumarin, diphenylamine, quinacridone, quinophthalone, phenoxazine, phthaloperinone, porphine, chlorophyll, and phthalocyanine.

蛍光塗料の濃度は0.001%〜1%の範囲、好ましく
は0.005%〜0.1%の範囲である。
The concentration of the fluorescent paint is in the range 0.001% to 1%, preferably in the range 0.005% to 0.1%.

窓材(4)は全ての場合において必要と云うわけではな
いが、コア材(2)として液体を利用する場合には必要
不可欠である。
Although the window material (4) is not necessary in all cases, it is indispensable when a liquid is used as the core material (2).

その他の場合においても、例えば端末部が高温環境とか
劣悪環境に曝される可能性のある場合に保護の目的で利
用される。
In other cases, it is also used for the purpose of protection, for example, when the terminal part is likely to be exposed to a high temperature environment or a poor environment.

材iとしては、石英、各種ガラス、サファイア、ポリカ
ーボネート、ポリメチルペンテン、ボリアリレート、P
MMA、ポリスチレン等が利用される。
Materials i include quartz, various glasses, sapphire, polycarbonate, polymethylpentene, polyarylate, P
MMA, polystyrene, etc. are used.

反射膜(5)は必ずしも必要ではなく、省略する事も出
来る。
The reflective film (5) is not necessarily necessary and can be omitted.

反射膜(5)はスパッター、蒸着、無電解メツキ等の手
段によりクラッド材(1)に直接金属膜を設置して形成
してもよく、又はクラッド材(1)に接して金属箔や鏡
面を配して形成してもよい。
The reflective film (5) may be formed by directly placing a metal film on the cladding material (1) by sputtering, vapor deposition, electroless plating, etc., or by applying a metal foil or mirror surface in contact with the cladding material (1). It may be arranged and formed.

大巖桝 ペリレン系蛍光染料(BASF社、1、umogen 
 FOrange 240)をトリオクチルホスフェー
トに熔解し、0.03重量%の稀薄溶液を作成した。
Perylene fluorescent dye (BASF, 1, umogen)
FOrange 240) was dissolved in trioctyl phosphate to make a 0.03% by weight dilute solution.

これを内径8φ、管壁厚0.5龍、長さ1mの弗素樹脂
チューブ(東邦化成■、FEPチューブ)に充填し、両
端を9φ×50龍の石英栓で封止した。
This was filled into a fluororesin tube (Toho Kasei ■, FEP tube) with an inner diameter of 8φ, a tube wall thickness of 0.5mm, and a length of 1m, and both ends were sealed with 9φ x 50mm quartz plugs.

第2図に示す如く、この蛍光伝送ホースtarの側面よ
りスポットライl−(b)を当てた時に、どの程度集光
できるかを輝度計又は照度計(C1により実測した。第
2図に示した距離りを変化させる事により伝送損失(−
dB/m)を求めた。
As shown in Fig. 2, when a spotlight l-(b) is applied from the side of the fluorescent transmission hose tar, the amount of light that can be collected was measured using a luminance meter or an illuminometer (C1). Transmission loss (-
dB/m) was calculated.

比較として市販の蛍光コレクター(板状物)についても
測定した結果を次表に示す。伝送損失が改善されている
事が示された。
For comparison, a commercially available fluorescence collector (plate-like material) was also measured and the results are shown in the following table. It was shown that transmission loss was improved.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

添附図面中、第1図(alは本発明による蛍光伝送ホー
スの長手方向縦断面図、同(blは長手方向に対し垂直
な断面図、第2図はホースの伝送損失の測定方法を示す
概略図である。 1・・・管状クラッド材、2・・・コア材、3・・・蛍
光染料、4・・・窓材、5・・・反射窓、
In the accompanying drawings, FIG. 1 (al is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a fluorescence transmission hose according to the present invention, bl is a cross-sectional view perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a method for measuring transmission loss of a hose. It is a figure. 1... Tubular cladding material, 2... Core material, 3... Fluorescent dye, 4... Window material, 5... Reflective window,

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)管状クラッド材と該クラッド材より高い屈折率を
有するコア材とよりなる光伝送ホースにおいて、コア材
が蛍光染料を溶解又は分散させた透明性液体である蛍光
伝送ホース。
(1) A fluorescent transmission hose comprising a tubular cladding material and a core material having a higher refractive index than the cladding material, where the core material is a transparent liquid in which a fluorescent dye is dissolved or dispersed.
(2)請求項(1)記載のホースにおいて、透明性液体
が硬化性であるホース。
(2) The hose according to claim (1), wherein the transparent liquid is curable.
JP63196035A 1988-08-08 1988-08-08 Fluorescent transmission hose Pending JPH0246409A (en)

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