Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Process for producing double helical glass tube, light-emitting tube for fluorescent lamp, and fluorescent lamp
- Patent Title (中): 生产双螺旋玻璃管,荧光灯发光管和荧光灯的方法
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Application No.: US11909065Application Date: 2006-03-28
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Publication No.: US07901264B2Publication Date: 2011-03-08
- Inventor: Kenji Itaya , Kenji Nakano
- Applicant: Kenji Itaya , Kenji Nakano
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
- Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Priority: JP2005-106022 20050401
- International Application: PCT/JP2006/306216 WO 20060328
- International Announcement: WO2006/106645 WO 20061012
- Main IPC: H01J9/00
- IPC: H01J9/00

Abstract:
A manufacturing method of a double spiral glass tube having a bump that is difficult to break. The manufacturing method includes the steps of: causing the bump forming section (32) in the central portion (13) to have greater tube thickness than the other sections in the glass tube (23) that has been deformed into a double spiral shape; heating and softening part of the bump forming section; and forming a bump (14) by injecting a nitrogen gas (27) into the inner space of the glass tube from both ends thereof to expand the bump forming section. With this structure, the bump forming section is preliminarily formed to have a greater tube thickness than the other sections. As a result, the bump, which is formed by expanding the bump forming section to have a smaller tube thickness than before the expansion, still maintains a sufficient strength.
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