Patent Application
20100172137
The present invention relates to a compact fluorescent lamp which accommodates a light emitting tube in an outer tube globe.
Recently, the compact fluorescent lamp is miniaturized to an extent corresponding to a general electrical light bulb, and needs to replace the light source of the general electrical light bulb equipment is advancing.
As one example of the compact fluorescent lamp, that in which the discharge path is made long by bending the light emitting tube to a spiral form and the fluorescent lamp is miniaturized is proposed (see, e.g., patent document 1).
The compact fluorescent lamp includes an outer tube globe for accommodating the spiral shaped light emitting tube. The visible light radiated from the spiral shaped light emitting tube is diffused so as to be seen as the electrical light bulb, and thus an diffusion film is applied on the inner surface of the outer tube globe to cut the ultraviolet light radiated from the spiral shaped light emitting tube.
Patent document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent application Publication No. 2003-263972
In the compact fluorescent lamp applied with the diffusion film on the inner surface of the outer tube globe of the prior art, the diffusion film is applied as thin as possible since the transmissivity of visible light lowers if the diffusion film is thick. If the diffusion film is thinly applied, however, the skin failure tends to easy occur and the commercial value tends to lower.
In view of solving the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a compact fluorescent lamp having a diffusion film applied to the inner surface of the outer tube globe, in which the ultraviolet light transmissivity is lower than or equal to 25% and the visible light transmissivity is greater than or equal to 95%, without increasing the skin failure rate of the film.
A compact fluorescent lamp according to the present invention relates to a compact fluorescent lamp in which a light emitting tube is accommodated in an outer tube globe; wherein a diffusion film for diffusing a visible light radiated from the light emitting tube and absorbing an ultraviolet light radiated from the light emitting tube is formed on an inner surface of the outer tube globe; and the diffusion film consists of TiO2 and SiO2, and an average particle diameter of SiO2 is 1 to 10 μm.
The compact fluorescent lamp according to the present invention has an effect of having the ultraviolet light transmissivity of lower than or equal to 25% and the visible light transmissivity of greater than or equal to 95% without increasing the skin failure rate of the film by having the average particle diameter of SiO2 at 1 to 10 μm.
The outer appearance of a compact fluorescent lamp 1 (sometimes referred to as lamp herein) will be described with
The configuration of the interior of the compact fluorescent lamp 1 will be described with
A substrate 9 is attached to the surface (mouth ring side) on the side opposite to the spiral shaped light emitting tube 2 of the plate 8. Various electronic components are mounted on the substrate 9. A stabilizer 3 (lighting circuit) for lighting the spiral shaped light emitting tube 2 is configured by the various electronic components.
The plate 8 attached with the spiral shaped light emitting tube 2 and the substrate 9 is attached to the interior of the housing 4 by fitting or adhering. A gap is formed between the housing 4 and the plate 8 at the opening side (side opposite to mouth ring 5) of the housing 4. The opening side end of the outer tube globe 6 is inserted to the relevant gap, and the outer tube globe 6 is securely attached to the housing 4 and the plate 8 with adhesive such as silicon resin.
A projection 2a of the spiral shaped light emitting tube 2 is securely fixed to the outer tube globe with a silicon resin 10 etc.
A diffusion film 20 is applied substantially the entire inner surface of the outer tube globe 6. The present embodiment has features in the diffusion film 20.
The light outwardly emitted from the spiral shaped light emitting tube 2 includes visible light having a wavelength of 380 nm to 780 nm, an ultraviolet light having a wavelength of lower than or equal to 380 nm, and an infrared light having a wavelength of greater than or equal to 780 nm. The percentage is about 25% visible light, about 1% ultraviolet light, and the rest infrared light.
The following matters are required for the diffusion film 20 applied to the inner surface of the outer tube globe 6.
(1) The visible light is to be transmitted as much as possible. For example, the transmissivity of visible light is to be greater than or equal to 95%.
(2) The interior of the outer tube globe 6 is required to appear similar to the electric light bulb. The visible light outwardly radiated from the spiral shaped light emitting tube 2 needs to be diffused by the diffusion film 20.
(3) The ultraviolet light outwardly radiated from the spiral shaped light emitting tube 2 is small or about 1% of the entire light as mentioned above, but ultraviolet light adversely affects outside environment in various manners as well known. For instance, a precious picture in a museum might change color even if a weak ultraviolet light is irradiated for a long period. The insects can easily see near ultraviolet light having a wavelength of about 420 nm. In order to avoid the insects from gathering at the lamp, the ultraviolet light needs to be suppressed from going outside the lamp. Thus, the ultraviolet light is desirably cut (Absorbed) to lower than or equal to 25% with the diffusion film 20.
(4) The diffusion film 20 may increase the transmissivity of visible light the thinner it is applied, but skin failure may occur if applied thin. In order to reduce the skin failure of the diffusion film 20 by variation in manufacturing, the film thickness (applied amount) of the diffusion film 20 needs to be made thick to a certain extent. However, as described above, if the film thickness of the diffusion film 20 is made thick, the transmissivity of the visible light lowers, and thus a devisal is necessary such that the transmissivity of the visible light does not lower even if the film thickness of the diffusion film 20 is made thick.
The diffusion film 20 consists of TiO2 and SiO2. Titanium Dioxide P25 manufactured by Degussa was used for TiO2. The film thickness of the diffusion film 20 and the average particle diameter of the SiO2 were changed, and the visible light transmissivity and the ultraviolet light transmissivity at various mixed ratios of TiO2 and SiO2 were measured. The result is shown in
The film thickness of the diffusion film 20 has four types; thick (3.0 mg/cm2), slightly thick (2.0 mg/cm2), slightly thin (1.0 mg/cm2), thin (0.5 mg/cm2). The application failure rate occurs frequently if the film thickness of the diffusion film 20 is thin (0.5 mg/cm2). The application failure rate is improved if the film thickness of the diffusion film 20 is thick (3.0 mg/cm2), slightly thick (2.0 mg/cm2), or slightly thin (1.0 mg/cm2).
The average particle diameter of SiO2 is the average of the aggregate particle diameter including primary particles. The average particle diameter of SiO2 has three types of fine (0.1 μm), normal (1 μm), and coarse (5 μm).
There are twelve combinations as there are four types for the film thickness of the diffusion film 20 and the three types for the average particle diameter of SiO2. The visible light transmissivity and the ultraviolet light transmissivity were measured while changing the mixed ratio of TiO2 and SiO2 for each combination.
If the mixed ratio of TiO2 becomes large, the ultraviolet light transmissivity greatly lowers. If the film thickness of the diffusion film 20 becomes thin, the ultraviolet light transmissivity rises. If the mixed ratio of TiO2 and SiO2 and the film thickness of the diffusion film 20 are the same, the ultraviolet light transmissivity does not change even if the average particle diameter of SiO2 is changed.
If the film thickness of the diffusion film 20 becomes thin, the visible light transmissivity rises. The visible light transmissivity barely changes even if the mixed ratio of TiO2 and SiO2 is changed. If the average particle diameter of SiO2 becomes large, the visible light transmissivity rises. The present embodiment focuses on the fact that the visible light transmissivity rises when the average particle diameter of SiO2 becomes large. When the average particle diameter of SiO2 becomes large, a gap forms between the primary particles or the aggregate particles of SiO2. The visible light transmissivity is thus assumed to rise.
If the average particle diameter of SiO2 is 0.1 μm, the mixed ratio of TiO2 and SiO2 that satisfies both the visible light transmissivity of greater than or equal to 95% and the ultraviolet light transmissivity of lower than or equal to 25% does not exist.
If the average particle diameter of SiO2 is 0.1 μm, the mixed ratio of TiO2 and SiO2 that satisfies both the visible light transmissivity of greater than or equal to 95% and the ultraviolet light transmissivity of lower than or equal to 25% exists when the film thickness of the diffusion film 20 is 1.0 mg/cm2 and 0.5 mg/cm2.
That is, when the film thickness of the diffusion film 20 is 1.0 mg/cm2 and the mixed ratio of SiO2 is about 57 to 74% (hatching portion), both visible light transmissivity of greater than or equal to 95% and the ultraviolet light transmissivity of lower than or equal to 25% are satisfied.
Furthermore, when the film thickness of the diffusion film 20 is 0.5 mg/cm2 and the mixed ratio of SiO2 is about 38 to 67% (hatching portion), both visible light transmissivity of greater than or equal to 95% and the ultraviolet light transmissivity of lower than or equal to 25% are satisfied. When the film thickness of the diffusion film 20 is 0.5 mg/cm2, the application failure rate may become large depending on the manufacturing condition. However, if the manufacturing technique is excellent, the application failure rate does not necessarily increase.
In any case, both visible light transmissivity of greater than or equal to 95% and the ultraviolet light transmissivity of lower than or equal to 25% are satisfied by having the average particle diameter of SiO2 at 1 μm and the film thickness of the diffusion film 20, and the mixed ration of TiO2 and SiO2 at predetermined values.
The mixed ratio of TiO2 and SiO2 that satisfies both visible light transmissivity of greater than or equal to 95% and the ultraviolet light transmissivity of lower than or equal to 25% exists when the film thickness of the diffusion film 20 is 3.0 mg/cm2, 2.0 mg/cm2, 1.0 mg/cm2, and 0.5 mg/cm2 when the average particle diameter of SiO2 is 5 μm.
That is, when the film thickness of the diffusion film 20 is 3.0 mg/cm2 and the mixed ratio of SiO2 is about 93 to 98% (hatching portion), both visible light transmissivity of greater than or equal to 95% and the ultraviolet light transmissivity of lower than or equal to 25% are satisfied.
When the film thickness of the diffusion film 20 is 2.0 mg/cm2 and the mixed ratio of SiO2 is about 81 to 87% (hatching portion), both visible light transmissivity of greater than or equal to 95% and the ultraviolet light transmissivity of lower than or equal to 25% are satisfied.
When the film thickness of the diffusion film 20 is 1.0 mg/cm2 and the mixed ratio of SiO2 is about 50 to 76% (hatching portion), both visible light transmissivity of greater than or equal to 95% and the ultraviolet light transmissivity of lower than or equal to 25% are satisfied.
When the film thickness of the diffusion film 20 is 0.5 mg/cm2 and the mixed ratio of SiO2 is about 19 to 67% (hatching portion), both visible light transmissivity of greater than or equal to 95% and the ultraviolet light transmissivity of lower than or equal to 25% are satisfied.
Thus, both visible light transmissivity of greater than or equal to 95% and the ultraviolet light transmissivity of lower than or equal to 25% are satisfied in a wide range of film thicknesses by having the average particle diameter of SiO2 at 5 μm and the film thickness of the diffusion film 20, and the mixed ratio of TiO2 and SiO2 at predetermined values.
Therefore, even if the film thickness of the diffusion film 20 is thick, the gap forms between the primary particles or the aggregate particles of SiO2 by increasing the average particle diameter of SiO2 to 1 to 5 μm, and the visible light transmissivity enhances. With respect to the ultraviolet light transmissivity, even if the film thickness of the diffusion film 20 is thin, the ultraviolet light transmissivity becomes lower than or equal to 25% by mixing a predetermined amount of TiO2 irrespective of the average particle diameter of SiO2.
It should be apparent that similar effects as when the average particle diameter of SiO2 is 5 μm are obtained if greater than 5 μm. However, the formation of the diffusion film 20 becomes difficult if the average particle diameter of SiO2 is greater than 10 μm.
Therefore, both visible light transmissivity of greater than or equal to 95% and the ultraviolet light transmissivity of lower than or equal to 25% are satisfied at a predetermined film thickness of the diffusion film 20 and mixed ratio of SiO2 and TiO2 by having the average particle diameter of SiO2 to 1 to 10 μm.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-153827 | Jun 2007 | JP | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind | 371c Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/JP2008/060575 | 6/10/2008 | WO | 00 | 12/10/2009 |
