Lamp tube of a covered bulb and its manufacturing method

Abstract

The present invention discloses a lamp tube of a covered bulb, including a lamp body and a core column, with a filament and an exhaust pipe on the core column, characterized in that the exhaust pipe has a bent shape. The lamp tube of the covered bulb of the present invention can reduce the working temperature of the amalgam, and increase the difference between melting temperature and working temperature of the amalgam. Besides, it can also avoid the flow of the melted amalgam when the lamp is on for a long time. It is important that the lamp tube of the covered bulb for the invention can ensure that the amalgam is at the optimum working temperature, the saturated mercury vapor pressure reaches the optimum state, whereby the consistence of photo-electricity parameter will be considerably increased. It can increase the luminous flux maintaining rate for the whole lamp to prolong the service life of the lamp, because the lamp tube of the covered bulb of the invention is often placed downward during use. The amalgam cannot flow towards the lamp tube after it melts. The structure of the exhaust pipe of the lamp will limit the flow of the amalgam. The operation is simple during assembling, easy to learn and the cost is low.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention shall be further described in combination with the implementation examples.

FIGS. 1 a-1e show the conventional lamp tube structure and manufacturing process.

FIG. 2 is a schematic drawing showing the structure of the core column.

FIG. 3 is a schematic drawing showing an embodiment where the exhaust pipe for the lamp tube is bent once according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic drawing showing another embodiment where the exhaust pipe for the lamp tube is bent twice according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows the lamp tube structure and manufacturing process of the present invention.

Claims

1. A fluorescent lamp tube of covered bulb, comprising: a tube body having an opening;a core column connected to the opening of the tube body;a filament provided on the core column and located inside of the tube body; andan exhaust pipe provided on the core column and extended beyond the tube body;wherein the exhaust pipe is formed with a bent shape.

2. The lamp tube of a covered bulb according to claim 1, wherein a bent angle of the exhaust pipe is 5-150°.

3. The lamp tube of a covered bulb according to claim 1, wherein the vertical distance, which is measured from a sealing surface of the tube body and the core column to the bend defined by a line that is parallel to the sealing surface and tangent to a periphery of the bend that is distal to the sealing surface, is about 2-20 mm.

4. The lamp tube of a covered bulb according to claim 1, wherein the vertical distance, which is measured from a line that is normal to the sealing surface of the tube body and the core column and tangent to a periphery of the distal end of this exhaust pipe, to a second line that is parallel to the first line and tangent to the proximal end of the exhaust pipe, is about 2-30 mm.

5. The lamp tube of a covered bulb according to claim 1, wherein the exhaust pipe is bent twice to form a “Z” shape.

6. The lamp tube of a covered bulb according to claim 5, wherein the vertical length of the section of the exhaust pipe, which is measured from a first line that is parallel to the sealing surface of the tube body and the core column and tangent to an outer periphery of the exhaust pipe at the second bend, to a second line that is parallel to the first line and tangent to the end of the exhaust pipe that is not connected to the tube body, is about 2-50 mm.

7. The lamp tube of a covered bulb according to claim 4, wherein a amalgam is placed in a section of the exhaust pipe that is between the bend and the end of the exhaust pipe that is not connected to the tube body.

8. The lamp tube of a covered bulb according to claim 5, wherein a amalgam is placed at a section of the exhaust pipe that is between a second bend with respect to a sealing surface of the tube body and the core column, and the end of the exhaust pipe that is not connected to the tube body.

9. A method of manufacturing a lamp tube for a covered bulb according to claim 1, comprising the steps of: coating a fluorescent powder onto an inside surface of a tube to form a coated tube, broiling the coated tube, mounting a filament onto a core column having an exhaust pipe and applying a ternary carbonate powder slurry to the filament, encapsulating and sealing the coated tube with the core column, placing a amalgam in a one end-sealed fork tube and connecting an open end of the fork tube with the exhaust pipe, heating and vacuuming the coated tube, heating the exhaust pipe to melt and sealing the exhaust pipe, wherein the exhaust pipe of the core column is formed to a shape having at least one bend, and the angle of a first bend is 5-150°, the distance from a sealing surface between the coated tube and the core column to the first bend is 2-20 mm, and the distance from the first bend position to one end of the exhaust pipe that is not connected to the coated tube is 2-30 mm.