JPS62276740A - Metal halide lamp for photo-setting - Google Patents
Metal halide lamp for photo-settingInfo
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- JPS62276740A JPS62276740A JP11937986A JP11937986A JPS62276740A JP S62276740 A JPS62276740 A JP S62276740A JP 11937986 A JP11937986 A JP 11937986A JP 11937986 A JP11937986 A JP 11937986A JP S62276740 A JPS62276740 A JP S62276740A
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- visible light
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- 229910001507 metal halide Inorganic materials 0.000 title claims abstract description 22
- 150000005309 metal halides Chemical class 0.000 title claims abstract description 22
- 229910052738 indium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims abstract description 7
- -1 indium halide Chemical class 0.000 claims abstract description 7
- QSHDDOUJBYECFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N mercury Chemical compound [Hg] QSHDDOUJBYECFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 7
- 229910052753 mercury Inorganic materials 0.000 claims abstract description 7
- 239000011347 resin Substances 0.000 abstract description 18
- 229920005989 resin Polymers 0.000 abstract description 18
- 229910052736 halogen Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract description 8
- 150000002367 halogens Chemical class 0.000 abstract description 8
- 239000010453 quartz Substances 0.000 abstract description 2
- VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N silicon dioxide Inorganic materials O=[Si]=O VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract description 2
- 238000007789 sealing Methods 0.000 abstract 2
- 229910021621 Indium(III) iodide Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000001228 spectrum Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- RMUKCGUDVKEQPL-UHFFFAOYSA-K triiodoindigane Chemical compound I[In](I)I RMUKCGUDVKEQPL-UHFFFAOYSA-K 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000001723 curing Methods 0.000 description 22
- 230000003595 spectral effect Effects 0.000 description 8
- 238000009826 distribution Methods 0.000 description 7
- 238000010586 diagram Methods 0.000 description 4
- 239000003999 initiator Substances 0.000 description 4
- 238000000295 emission spectrum Methods 0.000 description 3
- AZQWKYJCGOJGHM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 1,4-benzoquinone Chemical compound O=C1C=CC(=O)C=C1 AZQWKYJCGOJGHM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 239000011248 coating agent Substances 0.000 description 2
- 238000000576 coating method Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000007789 gas Substances 0.000 description 2
- 239000000178 monomer Substances 0.000 description 2
- 230000035945 sensitivity Effects 0.000 description 2
- 238000010521 absorption reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
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- 238000004132 cross linking Methods 0.000 description 1
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- 238000005516 engineering process Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000011521 glass Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000011261 inert gas Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000000977 initiatory effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000005259 measurement Methods 0.000 description 1
- 229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 description 1
- 150000002739 metals Chemical class 0.000 description 1
- 239000013307 optical fiber Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000000016 photochemical curing Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000000379 polymerizing effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000010526 radical polymerization reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
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Abstract
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
３、発明の詳細な説明
［発明の属する技術分野］
本発明は可視光硬化性樹脂を硬化させるための可視光光
照射器に用いられる光源に関し、特に可視光硬化性樹脂
の有効硬化波長範囲に強い発光スペクトルを有するメタ
ルハライドランプに関する。Detailed Description of the Invention 3. Detailed Description of the Invention [Technical Field to Which the Invention Pertains] The present invention relates to a light source used in a visible light irradiator for curing visible light curable resin, and particularly relates to a light source used in a visible light irradiator for curing visible light curable resin. The present invention relates to a metal halide lamp having a strong emission spectrum in the effective curing wavelength range of resin.
［従来技術とその問題点］
近年、紫外線や可視光の照射を受けて重合・硬化する光
硬化性樹脂の産業上の各分野への利用はめざましいもの
があるが、最近人体に有害な紫外線を避け、可視光のみ
で重合・硬化する樹脂が開発され、エレクトロニクス分
野や歯科技工等の医療分野にさかんに利用さ九つつある
。[Prior art and its problems] In recent years, photocurable resins that polymerize and harden when irradiated with ultraviolet rays or visible light have been rapidly used in various industrial fields. Resins that polymerize and harden only with visible light have been developed, and are now being used extensively in electronics and medical fields such as dental technology.
これらの可視光硬化性樹脂は、主成分のプレポリマー、
モノマーの他に可視光を受けてラジカル重合を開始する
光重合開始剤や着色剤、カップリング剤などからなる粘
度の高い一液性ぺ一ストである。These visible light curable resins are mainly composed of prepolymers,
It is a highly viscous one-component paste consisting of monomers, a photopolymerization initiator that initiates radical polymerization when exposed to visible light, a coloring agent, a coupling agent, etc.
可視光硬化性樹脂の硬化は、可視光を受けた光重合開始
剤がラジカル開始種を放出し、プレポリマー及びモノマ
ー中の不飽和結合を重合・架橋させ、硬化に至るため、
光重合開始剤の吸光感度と光源の発光スペクトルに大き
く依存している。Curing of visible light curable resin is achieved by the photopolymerization initiator receiving visible light releasing radical initiating species, polymerizing and crosslinking the unsaturated bonds in the prepolymer and monomer, resulting in curing.
It largely depends on the absorption sensitivity of the photopolymerization initiator and the emission spectrum of the light source.
はとんどの可視光硬化性樹脂には、主として力ンコアー
キノンなどが光重合開始剤として用いられており、通常
４７０ｎｍ付近に最大感度を有し、その有効硬化波長範
囲は４００ｎｍ〜５００ｎｍのものが多い。Most visible light curable resins mainly use photopolymerization initiators such as core quinone, which usually have maximum sensitivity around 470 nm, and their effective curing wavelength range is often from 400 nm to 500 nm. .
従来、可視光硬化性樹脂の硬化のための可視光光照射器
の光源にはハロゲン電球が使用されていたが、ハロゲン
電球の発光スペクトルが長波長域にまで及ぶため、
（１）ランプ入力に対して可視光硬化性樹脂の有効硬化
波長範囲への放射エネルギー量の割合が小さく、利用効
率が悪い。Conventionally, halogen bulbs have been used as the light source of visible light irradiators for curing visible light curable resins, but since the emission spectrum of halogen bulbs extends into the long wavelength range, (1) lamp input On the other hand, the ratio of the amount of radiant energy to the effective curing wavelength range of visible light curable resin is small, resulting in poor utilization efficiency.
（２）不用なスペクトル領域への発光を除くためのフィ
ルターを必要とする。(2) Requires a filter to remove emissions in unnecessary spectral regions.
等により電気エネルギーを有効に利用できない欠点があ
った。There was a drawback that electric energy could not be used effectively due to such reasons.
更に、この種の可視光光照射器の多くは、光源から出た
光を反射鏡等により集光し、光ファイバー等に導入し、
被照射物に照射するという構造になっているので、光源
は出来るだけコンパクトであることが必要である。Furthermore, many of these types of visible light irradiators condense the light emitted from the light source using a reflector, etc., and introduce it into an optical fiber, etc.
Since the light source is designed to irradiate an object, it is necessary that the light source be as compact as possible.
［発明の目的］
本発明は上述の欠点を除去するためになされたもので、
フィルター無しでも可視光硬化性樹脂の有効硬化波長範
囲に強く発光する利用効率の高い可視光硬化用の７４％
型光源を提供することを目的とする。[Object of the invention] The present invention has been made to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks,
74% for visible light curing with high utilization efficiency, emitting strong light in the effective curing wavelength range of visible light curing resin even without a filter
The purpose is to provide a type light source.
［発明の構成及び作用コ
本発明は、発光管内に水銀及び希ガスと共にインジウム
のハロゲン化物を封入したメタルハライドランプに係る
。[Structure and operation of the invention] The present invention relates to a metal halide lamp in which an indium halide is sealed together with mercury and a rare gas in an arc tube.
以下、本発明を実施例に基づいて詳細に説明する。Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail based on examples.
一タルハライドランプは、水銀及び希ガスと共に金属の
ハロゲン化物を封入した放電ランプで。A metal halide lamp is a discharge lamp that contains metal halides along with mercury and a rare gas.
点灯中、金属ハロゲン化物は蒸発解離し、金属特有の発
光が得られる。During lighting, the metal halide evaporates and dissociates, producing light emission unique to metals.
一般照明用しては、Ｎａ−Ｔｌ−Ｉｎ系、５ｃ−（Ｔｈ
）−Ｎａ系、Ｄｙ−Ｔｌ−１ｎ系などの金属のハロゲン
化物を組合せたものを添加物としたメタルハライドラン
プが実用化されている。For general lighting, Na-Tl-In type, 5c-(Th
)-Na series, Dy-Tl-1n series, and other metal halide lamps that use a combination of metal halides as additives have been put into practical use.
しかし、この種のランプは一般照明用であるため、可視
光域にわたって分散した発光があり、可視光硬化性樹脂
の有効硬化波長範囲の放射エネルギー量は比較的少ない
ので、これらめランプをそのまま可視光硬化用光源とし
て使用することはあまり有効でなかった。However, since this type of lamp is for general lighting, it emits light that is dispersed over the visible light range, and the amount of radiant energy in the effective curing wavelength range of visible light curing resin is relatively small. It was not very effective to use as a light source for photocuring.
そこで、本発明者等は、可視光硬化性樹脂の有効硬化波
長範囲にのみ発光する金属ハロゲン化物を種々検討し、
可視光硬化性樹脂の有効硬化波長範囲に強力な発光を示
す可視光硬化用メタルハライドランプを得ることを試み
、本発明を完成するに至った。Therefore, the present inventors investigated various metal halides that emit light only in the effective curing wavelength range of visible light curable resin, and
The present invention was completed by attempting to obtain a metal halide lamp for visible light curing that emits strong light in the effective curing wavelength range of visible light curing resins.
また、前述のようにこの種の可視光光照射器の多くは、
光源から出た光を集光し、照射する構造を有するので、
光源はできるだけコンパクトであることが必要である。In addition, as mentioned above, many of this type of visible light irradiators are
It has a structure that focuses the light emitted from the light source and irradiates it, so
The light source needs to be as compact as possible.
そして、通常の製造方法に従って石英製の発光管１内に
少量のインジウムのハロゲン化物、例えばＩｎＩ、、水
銀及び不活性ガス４を封入した電極２，２′を有する超
小型構造の４０ Ｗメタルハライドランプを得た。Then, a 40 W metal halide lamp with an ultra-compact structure has electrodes 2 and 2' in which a small amount of indium halide, such as InI, mercury, and an inert gas 4 are sealed in an arc tube 1 made of quartz according to a normal manufacturing method. I got it.
上記メタルハライドランプを通常の安定器を介してラン
プ人力４０Ｗで点灯し、５ｎｍ間隔で分光エネルギー分
布を測定したところ、可視光硬化性樹脂の有効硬化波長
範囲である４００ｎｍ〜５００ｎｍへの放射エネルギー
量は表１に示す通りであった。The above metal halide lamp was turned on with 40 W of lamp power through a normal ballast, and the spectral energy distribution was measured at 5 nm intervals. It was as shown in Table 1.
表 １ このときの分光エネルギー分布図を第２図に示す。Table 1 A spectral energy distribution diagram at this time is shown in FIG.
又、従来例としてハロゲン電球ＪＣＲ１２Ｖ１００Ｗを
ランプ入力１００Ｗ、分布温度３３５０にで点灯し、同
様に分光エネルギー分布を測定した結果を表１に併わせ
て記載する。そして、第３図はその分光エネルギー分布
図である。Further, as a conventional example, a halogen light bulb JCR12V100W was lit at a lamp input of 100W and a distribution temperature of 3350, and the spectral energy distribution was similarly measured.The results are also listed in Table 1. FIG. 3 is a spectral energy distribution diagram.
上述の測定結果より、各光源の可視光硬化性樹脂の有効
波長範囲である４００ｎｍ〜５００ｎｍへの放射エネル
ギー量のランプ入力に対する割合は、ハロゲン電球の場
合、約１，３％であるのに対し、本発明のメタルハライ
ドランプでは１０．０％にも達しており、著しい利用効
率の改善がはかられている。From the above measurement results, the ratio of the amount of radiant energy of each light source in the effective wavelength range of 400 nm to 500 nm, which is the effective wavelength range of visible light curing resin, to the lamp input is approximately 1.3% in the case of a halogen bulb, whereas , reaches as much as 10.0% in the metal halide lamp of the present invention, indicating a significant improvement in utilization efficiency.
また、ランプ構造を超小型構造としたので、集光が容易
なコンパクトな光源が得られる。Furthermore, since the lamp structure is made into an ultra-compact structure, a compact light source that can easily collect light can be obtained.
更に、発光管の外面に紫外線吸収膜を被着することによ
って紫外線のほとんど出ないランプを得ることが出来る
。Furthermore, by coating the outer surface of the arc tube with an ultraviolet absorbing film, a lamp that emits almost no ultraviolet rays can be obtained.
［発明の効果］
本発明は、発光管内にインジウムのハロゲン化物を封入
したことを特徴とするメタルハライドランプであって、
従来の可視光硬化用光源として用いられていたハロゲン
電球に比べ、可視光硬化性樹脂の有効硬化波長範囲であ
る４００ｎｍ〜５００ｎｍのスペクトル領域への放射エ
ネルギー量のランプ入力に対する割合が大きく、著しく
利用効率を改善することができる。[Effects of the Invention] The present invention is a metal halide lamp characterized in that an indium halide is sealed in the arc tube,
Compared to halogen bulbs used as conventional light sources for visible light curing, the ratio of radiant energy to lamp input in the spectral region of 400 nm to 500 nm, which is the effective curing wavelength range of visible light curing resins, is large, making it extremely useful. Efficiency can be improved.
また、第２図に示すように発光が４００ｎｍ〜６００ｒ
＋ｍに限定されているので、可視光光照射器の光源とし
て用いた場合、ハロゲン電球を用いた場合必要とするフ
ィルターが不要となり、電気エネルギーを一層有効に利
用できるなどの効果がある。In addition, as shown in Figure 2, the emission range is 400nm to 600r.
+ m, so when used as a light source for a visible light irradiator, there is no need for a filter that would be required when using a halogen bulb, and electrical energy can be used more effectively.
更に、このメタルハライドランプを超小型とすることに
より、集光の容易な光源が得られる等の産業上の利用価
値は非常に大きい。Furthermore, by making this metal halide lamp ultra-small, it can be used as a light source that is easy to collect, and has great industrial utility value.
また、ランプのガラス管外面に紫外線吸収膜を被着する
ことにより紫外線のほとんど出ない可視光硬化用メタル
ハライドランプを得ることができる。Furthermore, by coating the outer surface of the glass tube of the lamp with an ultraviolet absorbing film, it is possible to obtain a visible light curing metal halide lamp that emits almost no ultraviolet rays.
第１図は１本発明の一実施例を示すメタルハライドラン
プの側面図、第２図は、本発明の一実施例に係るメタル
ハライドランプの分光エネルギー分布を示す特性図、第
３図は、従来例のハロゲン電球の分光エネルギー分布を
示す特性図である。Fig. 1 is a side view of a metal halide lamp showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a characteristic diagram showing the spectral energy distribution of the metal halide lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a conventional example. FIG. 2 is a characteristic diagram showing the spectral energy distribution of a halogen light bulb.
Claims (1)
ゲン化物を封入したことを特徴とする可視光硬化用メタ
ルハライドランプ。 ２、前記発光管形状を超小型としたことを特徴とする特
許請求の範囲第１項記載の可視光硬化用メタルハライド
ランプ。 ３、前記発光管外面に紫外線吸収膜を被着したことを特
徴とする特許請求範囲第１項又は第２項記載の可視光硬
化用メタルハライドランプ。[Claims] 1. A metal halide lamp for visible light curing, characterized in that an indium halide is sealed together with mercury and a rare gas in an arc tube. 2. The metal halide lamp for visible light curing according to claim 1, wherein the arc tube shape is ultra-small. 3. The metal halide lamp for visible light curing according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that an ultraviolet absorbing film is coated on the outer surface of the arc tube.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP11937986A JPS62276740A (en) | 1986-05-26 | 1986-05-26 | Metal halide lamp for photo-setting |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP11937986A JPS62276740A (en) | 1986-05-26 | 1986-05-26 | Metal halide lamp for photo-setting |
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| JPS62276740A true JPS62276740A (en) | 1987-12-01 |
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