200947501 九、發明說明: 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本土明關於-種光源及其電極,特別是關於—種榮光 . 燈及其電極。 【先前技術】 由於液晶顯示螢幕尺寸不斷增加,供大螢幕使用之背 光模組的需求亦不斷增加。目前市場中主要還是以螢光 ©燈,例如是冷陰極螢光燈(cold Cath〇de Flu〇職邮Lamp, CCFL· ) ’來作為背光模組的光源。 如圖1所示,一般的螢光燈1之結構是在密封管體11 内填充少量的水銀及容易激發放電的氣體,密封管體u 之内壁則塗敷螢光物質13,密封管體u的兩侧則設有螢 光燈電極12,在螢光燈電極12上則具有能發射電子的電 子發射材料。當螢光燈1點燈啟動時,螢光燈1兩端之螢 ❹光燈電極丨2產生極大的電壓差,使電子發射材料發射出 電子並開始放電,放電產生的流動電子與密封管體11内 的水銀碰撞並產生紫外線,此種紫外線照射螢光物質則變 成可見光。隨著設置螢光物質13種類的不同,則螢光燈i • 可產生多種的光色。 - 然而,在螢光燈電極12放電的過程中,螢光燈電極 12易又到離子衝擊而藏射附著於管壁上,長期累積之下會 縮短螢光燈電極12之壽命。 因此,如何提供一種螢光燈及其電極,能夠延長螢光 200947501 燈電極的壽命並有效提高品質的穩定度,已成為重要課題 .— 〇 - 【發明内容】 . 有鑑於上述課題,本發明之目的為提供一種能延長螢 光燈電極壽命的螢光燈及其電極。 為達上述目的,依據本發明之一種螢光燈電極,包含 一承載體、一導線及一财離子轟擊材料。導線之一端與承 ® 載體連結。耐離子轟擊材料機械地固定於承載體。 為達上述目的,因依據本發明之一種螢光燈,包括一 密封管體及至少一螢光燈電極。螢光燈電極具有一承載 體、一導線以及一耐離子轟擊層。導線之一端與承載體連 結。耐離子轟擊材料機械地固定於承載體。 承上所述,因依本發明之一種螢光燈及其電極,由於 耐離子衝擊材料相對於承載體對於離子衝擊的耐受性較 _ 高,藉由耐離子衝擊材料機械地固定於承載體,可保護承 載體,進而延長螢光燈及其電極的壽命。 【實施方式】 ' 以下將參照相關圖式,說明依據本發明較佳實施例之 - 一種螢光燈及其電極,其中相同的元件將以相同的元件符 號加以說明。 第一實施例 如圖2A顯示本發明第一實施例之螢光燈電極2。螢光 6 200947501 燈電極2包括一承載體21、一導線22及一耐離子轟擊材 料23。其中,螢光燈電極2用於一螢光燈中,螢光燈可為 一冷陰極螢光燈、一熱陰極螢光燈(Hot Cathode - Fluorescent Lamp, HCFL)、一外部電極螢光燈( EEFL)或 - 一具有内外部電極的螢光燈。 本實施例中,承載體21為一杯狀(cup)或一筒狀 (cylinder ),在此以一筒狀為例。於本實施例中,承載體 21具有一凹部211,承載體21的材質具有鎳、鐵、鉬、 ^ 鈮、鋁或上述金屬的合金至少其中之一。其中,凹部211 可具有一底面A及一侧壁面B,導線22的一端與承載體 21連結。 耐離子轟擊材料23機械地固定於承載體21,其中機 械地固定是指耐離子轟擊材料23與承載體21固定時,是 以物理的方式來結合。圖2A中是以承載體21在外耐離子 轟擊材料23在内,而承載體21包覆耐離子轟擊材料23 q 為例。本實施例中,耐離子衝擊材料23可先形成一導電 片(sheet),並捲成環狀而套入承載體21之凹部211内, 並藉由雷射、電弧焊接、高周波焊接或其他焊接方式,以 設置於凹部211之上的至少一部分。於圖2A中,耐離子 ^ 衝擊材料23可設置於侧壁面B上的至少一部分,覆蓋了 ' 2/3的面積。其中,耐離子轟擊材料23之厚度T大於1微 米,長度L介於1毫米至30毫米之間。耐離子轟擊材料 23具有鎳、銦、銳、组、鎢、上述金屬的合金或陶究材料, 也就是說,耐離子轟擊材料23相對於承載體21而言,具 200947501 有較对離子轟擊的特性。 值得一提的是,當承載體21與耐離子衝擊材料23選 擇的材料相同時,可藉由延壓或變形方式,使耐離子衝擊 - 材料23材料之粒徑尺寸(grain size )小於承載體21之粒 . 徑尺寸,以達到耐離子衝擊的特性。 請同時參考圖2B、圖2C及圖2D,其為不同形態的 财離子轟擊材料。耐離子轟擊材料23a、23b及23c分別可 為一弧狀結構、一環狀結構(或一筒狀結構)及一螺旋結 ® 構,而機械地固定於承載體21之凹部211的至少一部分。 另外,如圖2E及圖2F所示,其為本發明第一實施例 的螢光燈電極的其他態樣。如圖2E所示,螢光燈電極2a 之耐離子轟擊材料23b (例如為環形結構),其設置範圍亦 可包括整個側壁面B。如圖2F所示,螢光燈電極2b之承 載體21更可具有一限制部212,其實施方式可例如為將承 載體21的周緣D進行後加工,將凹部211的開口變小, q 如此一來,限制部212可將耐離子轟擊材料23b限制承載 體21内,限制部212的形狀可例如為一爪狀或一圈狀。 本實施例中,耐離子衝擊材料23、23a、23b、23c是 機械地固定於承載體21。由於螢光燈放電時,螢光燈電極 — 2、2a的内表面較易受到離子的衝擊,所以,當螢光燈電 • 極2、2a開始放電時,在螢光燈電極2、2a的承載體21 内放置耐離子衝擊材料23、23&、231?、23(;作為一保護層, 可代替承載體21接受離子衝擊,進而延長螢光燈電極2 壽命。 8 200947501 請同時參考圖3A至圖3D,其為第一實施例中耐離子 轟擊材料不同設置形態的示意圖。如圖3A所示,螢光燈 電極2c之耐離子轟擊材料23d,其設置範圍可包括整個底 - 面A及側壁面B。如圖3B所示,螢光燈電極2d之而t離子 . 轟擊材料23e,其設置範圍除了可包括整個底面A及侧壁 面B外,更可突伸至承載體21外。如圖3C所示,螢光燈 電極2e之耐離子轟擊材料23f,其設置範圍可包括整個底 面A及一部分的側壁面B。如圖3D所示,螢光燈電極2f ® 之耐離子轟擊材料23g,其可完全充填承載體21之凹部 211。當然,耐離子轟擊材料23g亦可僅部份充填凹部211。 第二實施例 如圖4A所示,其顯示本發明第二實施例之螢光燈電 極3。螢光燈電極3包括一承載體31、一導線32、一耐離 子轟擊材料33及一中間層35。與第一實施例之螢光燈電 極2c不同之處在於,螢光燈電極3的中間層35設置於承 _ 載體31與耐離子衝擊材料33之間,以協助承載體31與 耐離子衝擊材料33之結合。其中,中間層35的材質具有 金屬、合金或陶瓷材料其中之一。而且,中間層35可為 單層或多層結構。於本實施例中,中間層35之設置範圍 ' 可包括整個底面A及側壁面B,而耐離子轟擊材料33則 疊設在中間層35上。導線32穿設玻璃珠34並與承載體 31連結。由於承載體31、導線32及耐離子轟擊材料33 與第一實施例相同,故不再贅述。另外,玻璃珠34套設 於導線32,玻璃珠34是用以後續與螢光燈的玻璃管融合 200947501 之用。 如圖4B所示,與螢光燈電極3不同的是,螢光燈電 極3a之耐離子轟擊材料33a及中間層35a,只設置在整個 * 側壁面B。當然,耐離子轟擊材料33a及中間層35a之設 • 置範圍亦可僅包括側壁面B之一部分。以上實施態樣僅為 說明,然非用以限制本發明。 第三實施例 如圖5所示,螢光燈電極4包括一承載體41、一導線 ❹ 42及一耐離子轟擊材料43。導線42的一端與承載體41 連結。本實施例中,承載體41為一爪狀,在此承載體41 以具有三爪部Cl、C2、C3為例,爪部Cl、C2、C3可稍 具撓性,以夾持耐離子轟擊材料43於承載體41内。另外, 耐離子轟擊材料43的形態並不限制,可例如是圖2B、圖 2C及圖2D的態樣。 第四實施例 ^ 如圖6所示,顯示本發明第四實施例之螢光燈5,其 具有一密封管體51及至少一螢光燈電極52。於此,密封 管體51之材質以玻璃為例,密封管體51的二端分別設有 螢光燈電極52。螢光燈電極52具有一承載體521、一導 ' 線522及一耐離子轟擊層523,導線522之一端與承載體 - 521連結,耐離子轟擊材料523機械地固定於承載體521。 由於螢光燈5中的螢光燈電極52可與上述第一實施例及 第二實施例中的螢光燈電極2、2a〜2g、3、3a、4具有相同 的技術特徵及功效,故不再贅述。 200947501 綜上所述,因依本發明之一種螢光燈及其電極,藉由 設置一耐離子衝擊材料於承載體内表面之上。由於耐離子 衝擊材料相對於承載體或導電片對於離子衝擊的耐受性 ^ 較高,藉由耐離子衝擊材料機械地固定於承載體,可保護 . 承載體筒,進而延長螢光燈及其電極的壽命。 以上所述僅為舉例性,而非為限制性者。任何未脫離 本發明之精神與範疇,而對其進行之等效修改或變更,均 應包含於後附之申請專利範圍中。 〇 【圖式簡單說明】 圖1為一種習知螢光燈示的意圖; 圖2A為依據本發明第一實施例之螢光燈電極的示意 圖, 圖2B、圖2C及圖2D為圖2A之耐離子轟擊材料的不 同態樣;200947501 IX. Description of the invention: [Technical field to which the invention belongs] The local light source and its electrodes, in particular, the glory light and its electrodes. [Prior Art] As the size of liquid crystal display screens continues to increase, the demand for backlight modules for large screens is increasing. At present, the main purpose of the market is to use fluorescent light, such as cold cathode fluorescent lamp (cold Cath〇de Flu〇Lamp, CCFL·) as the light source of the backlight module. As shown in FIG. 1, the general fluorescent lamp 1 has a structure in which a small amount of mercury and a gas which easily excites discharge are filled in the sealed tube body 11, and the inner wall of the sealed tube body u is coated with a fluorescent substance 13 to seal the tube body u. Fluorescent lamp electrodes 12 are provided on both sides, and electron-emitting materials capable of emitting electrons are provided on the fluorescent lamp electrodes 12. When the fluorescent lamp 1 is turned on, the fluorescent lamp electrode 丨2 at both ends of the fluorescent lamp 1 generates a great voltage difference, causing the electron-emitting material to emit electrons and start discharging, and the flowing electrons generated by the discharge and the sealed tube body The mercury in the 11 collides and generates ultraviolet rays, and the ultraviolet ray irradiates the fluorescent material into visible light. The fluorescent lamp i can generate a variety of light colors depending on the type of fluorescent substance 13 to be set. - However, during the discharge of the fluorescent lamp electrode 12, the fluorescent lamp electrode 12 is easily attacked by ions and adheres to the wall of the tube, which shortens the life of the fluorescent lamp electrode 12 under long-term accumulation. Therefore, how to provide a fluorescent lamp and an electrode thereof, which can extend the life of the fluorescent lamp 200947501 lamp electrode and effectively improve the stability of the quality has become an important issue. - 〇 - [Summary of the Invention] In view of the above problems, the present invention The object is to provide a fluorescent lamp and an electrode thereof which can extend the life of a fluorescent lamp electrode. To achieve the above object, a fluorescent lamp electrode according to the present invention comprises a carrier, a wire and a financial ion bombardment material. One end of the wire is connected to the carrier. The ion bombardment resistant material is mechanically secured to the carrier. To achieve the above object, a fluorescent lamp according to the present invention comprises a sealed tube body and at least one fluorescent lamp electrode. The fluorescent lamp electrode has a carrier, a wire, and an ion resistant bombardment layer. One end of the wire is connected to the carrier. The ion bombardment resistant material is mechanically secured to the carrier. According to the above, a fluorescent lamp and an electrode thereof according to the present invention are mechanically fixed to the carrier by the ion impact resistant material because the ion impact resistant material is more resistant to ion impact than the carrier. It protects the carrier and extends the life of the fluorescent lamp and its electrodes. [Embodiment] Hereinafter, a fluorescent lamp and an electrode thereof according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein the same elements will be described with the same element symbols. First Embodiment A fluorescent lamp electrode 2 of a first embodiment of the present invention is shown in Fig. 2A. Fluorescent 6 200947501 The lamp electrode 2 includes a carrier 21, a wire 22 and an ion resistant bombardment material 23. The fluorescent lamp electrode 2 is used in a fluorescent lamp, and the fluorescent lamp can be a cold cathode fluorescent lamp, a hot cathode fluorescent lamp (HCFL), an external electrode fluorescent lamp ( EEFL) or - a fluorescent lamp with internal and external electrodes. In this embodiment, the carrier 21 is a cup or a cylinder, and a cylindrical shape is taken as an example. In the present embodiment, the carrier 21 has a recess 211, and the material of the carrier 21 has at least one of nickel, iron, molybdenum, niobium, aluminum or an alloy of the above metals. The recess 211 may have a bottom surface A and a side wall surface B, and one end of the wire 22 is coupled to the carrier 21. The ion bombard resistant material 23 is mechanically fixed to the carrier 21, wherein mechanically fixing means that the ion bombardment resistant material 23 is physically bonded when it is fixed to the carrier 21. In Fig. 2A, the carrier 21 is coated with the ion-resistant bombardment material 23, and the carrier 21 is coated with the ion-resistant bombardment material 23q. In this embodiment, the ion-resistant impact material 23 may first form a conductive sheet and roll into a ring shape and fit into the concave portion 211 of the carrier 21 by laser, arc welding, high frequency welding or other welding. In a manner, at least a portion of the recess 211 is disposed. In Fig. 2A, the ion resistant impact material 23 may be disposed on at least a portion of the side wall surface B to cover an area of '2/3. Wherein, the ion-resistant bombarding material 23 has a thickness T of more than 1 micrometer and a length L of between 1 mm and 30 mm. The ion bombardment resistant material 23 has nickel, indium, sharp, group, tungsten, an alloy of the above metals or a ceramic material, that is, the ion bombardment resistant material 23 has a relatively ion bombardment with respect to the carrier 21 characteristic. It is worth mentioning that when the carrier 21 and the material selected by the ion-resistant material 23 are the same, the grain size of the ion-resistant material 23 can be made smaller than the carrier by the method of stretching or deformation. 21 grain. Diameter size to achieve ion impact resistance. Please refer to FIG. 2B, FIG. 2C and FIG. 2D simultaneously, which are different forms of rich ion bombardment materials. The ion bombardment resistant materials 23a, 23b, and 23c may each be an arcuate structure, a ring structure (or a cylindrical structure), and a spiral structure, and are mechanically fixed to at least a portion of the recess 211 of the carrier 21. Further, as shown in Figs. 2E and 2F, it is another aspect of the fluorescent lamp electrode of the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 2E, the ion bombarding material 23b (e.g., a ring structure) of the fluorescent lamp electrode 2a may also include the entire side wall surface B. As shown in FIG. 2F, the carrier 21 of the fluorescent lamp electrode 2b may further have a restricting portion 212, which may be, for example, post-processing the peripheral edge D of the carrier 21 to reduce the opening of the recess 211, q The restriction portion 212 can limit the ion-resistant bombardment material 23b to the inside of the carrier 21. The shape of the restriction portion 212 can be, for example, a claw shape or a ring shape. In the present embodiment, the ion-resistant impact materials 23, 23a, 23b, 23c are mechanically fixed to the carrier 21. Since the inner surface of the fluorescent lamp electrode - 2, 2a is more susceptible to ion impact when the fluorescent lamp is discharged, when the fluorescent lamp electrode 2, 2a starts to discharge, the fluorescent lamp electrode 2, 2a The ion-impact resistant materials 23, 23 & 231, 23 are placed in the carrier 21 (as a protective layer, which can replace the carrier 21 to receive ion impact, thereby prolonging the life of the fluorescent lamp electrode 2. 8 200947501 Please also refer to FIG. 3A 3D, which is a schematic view showing different arrangements of the ion-resistant bombardment material in the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3A, the ion-resistant bombarding material 23d of the fluorescent lamp electrode 2c may include the entire bottom-surface A and The side wall surface B. As shown in Fig. 3B, the fluorescent lamp electrode 2d and the t ion. The bombarding material 23e can be arranged to protrude beyond the carrier body 21 in addition to the entire bottom surface A and the side wall surface B. As shown in Fig. 3C, the ion bombarding material 23f of the fluorescent lamp electrode 2e can be disposed over the entire bottom surface A and a portion of the side wall surface B. As shown in Fig. 3D, the ion bombarding material 23g of the fluorescent lamp electrode 2f ® It can completely fill the recess 211 of the carrier 21. Of course, the ion-resistant bombarding material 23g may also partially fill the recess 211. The second embodiment is shown in Fig. 4A, which shows the fluorescent lamp electrode 3 of the second embodiment of the present invention. The fluorescent lamp electrode 3 includes a carrier 31. a wire 32, an ion-resistant bombardment material 33 and an intermediate layer 35. The difference from the fluorescent lamp electrode 2c of the first embodiment is that the intermediate layer 35 of the fluorescent lamp electrode 3 is disposed on the carrier 31 and resistant The ion impact material 33 is interposed between the ion impact material 33 to assist the combination of the carrier 31 and the ion impact resistant material 33. The material of the intermediate layer 35 has one of metal, alloy or ceramic materials. Moreover, the intermediate layer 35 may be a single layer or multiple layers. In the present embodiment, the setting range ' of the intermediate layer 35' may include the entire bottom surface A and the side wall surface B, and the ion-resistant bombarding material 33 is stacked on the intermediate layer 35. The wire 32 is passed through the glass beads 34 and carried. The body 31 is connected. Since the carrier 31, the wire 32 and the ion-resistant bombardment material 33 are the same as those of the first embodiment, they will not be described again. In addition, the glass beads 34 are sleeved on the wires 32, and the glass beads 34 are used for subsequent illumination. Glass tube fusion of lamps 200947501 As shown in Fig. 4B, unlike the fluorescent lamp electrode 3, the ion bombarding resistant material 33a and the intermediate layer 35a of the fluorescent lamp electrode 3a are disposed only over the entire *side wall surface B. Of course, the ion bombardment resistant material is used. The arrangement of the 33a and the intermediate layer 35a may also include only one portion of the side wall surface B. The above embodiments are merely illustrative and are not intended to limit the present invention. The third embodiment is shown in Fig. 5, the fluorescent lamp electrode 4 The carrier 41 includes a carrier 42 and an ion-resistant bombardment material 43. One end of the wire 42 is coupled to the carrier 41. In this embodiment, the carrier 41 is in the shape of a claw, and the carrier 41 has three claws. For example, the portions C1, C2, and C3, the claw portions C1, C2, and C3 may be slightly flexible to sandwich the ion-resistant bombardment material 43 in the carrier 41. Further, the form of the ion bombardment resistant material 43 is not limited, and may be, for example, the aspects of Figs. 2B, 2C, and 2D. Fourth Embodiment As shown in Fig. 6, a fluorescent lamp 5 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention is shown having a sealed tube body 51 and at least one fluorescent lamp electrode 52. Here, the material of the sealed tubular body 51 is exemplified by glass, and the fluorescent tube electrode 52 is provided at each of the two ends of the sealed tubular body 51. The fluorescent lamp electrode 52 has a carrier 521, a conductive line 522 and an ion-resistant bombardment layer 523. One end of the wire 522 is coupled to the carrier-521, and the ion-resistant bombarding material 523 is mechanically fixed to the carrier 521. Since the fluorescent lamp electrode 52 in the fluorescent lamp 5 can have the same technical features and functions as the fluorescent lamp electrodes 2, 2a to 2g, 3, 3a, 4 in the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above, No longer. In summary, a fluorescent lamp and an electrode thereof according to the present invention are provided on the inner surface of the carrier body by providing an ion-resistant impact material. Since the ion impact resistant material is relatively resistant to ion impact with respect to the carrier or the conductive sheet, the ion impact resistant material is mechanically fixed to the carrier to protect the carrier tube, thereby extending the fluorescent lamp and The life of the electrode. The above is intended to be illustrative only and not limiting. Any equivalent modifications or alterations to the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be included in the scope of the appended claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a conventional fluorescent lamp; FIG. 2A is a schematic view of a fluorescent lamp electrode according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2B, FIG. 2C and FIG. Different aspects of ion-resistant bombardment materials;
_ 圖2E、圖2 F、圖3A、圖3B、圖3C及圖3D為圖2A 之螢光燈電極的不同態樣; 圖4A及圖4B為依據本發明第二實施例之螢光燈電極 的示意圖; * 圖5為依據本發明第三實施例之螢光燈電極的示意 圖,·以及 圖6為依據本發明第四實施例之螢光燈的示意圖。 【主要元件符號說明】 11 200947501 I、 5 :螢光燈 II、 51 :密封管體 12、2、2a、2b、2c、2d、2e、2f、3、3a、4、52 :螢光燈 電極 . 13 :螢光物質 2卜31、41、521 :承載體 211 :凹部 212 :限制部 ❹ 22、32、42、522 :導線 23、23a、23b、23c、23d、23e、23f、23g、33、33a、43、 523:耐離子轟擊材料 34 :玻璃珠 35、35a :中間層 A :底面 B :側壁面 ❹ Cl、C2、C3 :爪部 D :周緣 L :長度 T :厚度 122E, 2F, 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D are different aspects of the fluorescent lamp electrode of FIG. 2A; FIGS. 4A and 4B are fluorescent lamp electrodes according to a second embodiment of the present invention; Figure 5 is a schematic view of a fluorescent lamp electrode according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 6 is a schematic view of a fluorescent lamp in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present invention. [Description of main component symbols] 11 200947501 I, 5: Fluorescent lamps II, 51: sealed tube bodies 12, 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 3, 3a, 4, 52: fluorescent lamp electrodes 13: Fluorescent substance 2, 31, 41, 521: carrier 211: recess 212: restricting portion 22, 32, 42, 522: wires 23, 23a, 23b, 23c, 23d, 23e, 23f, 23g, 33 , 33a, 43, 523: ion-resistant bombardment material 34: glass beads 35, 35a: intermediate layer A: bottom surface B: side wall surface ❹ Cl, C2, C3: claw portion D: circumference L: length T: thickness 12