Abstract:
The disclosure includes a glow-discharge lamp including: an elongate casing transparent to illuminating radiation and containing a plasma gas; a device for applying an electric field for maintaining a plasma in the so-called positive column region of the casing, the device including two electrodes forming an anode and a cathode located in the casing at each end thereof; and a radio-frequency or microwave cathode plasma source arranged in the casing in relation to the cathode-forming electrode, such as to generate a high-frequency discharge located on the surface of the electrode in order to generate the plasma. The disclosure also includes a lighting method of such a glow-discharge lamp.
Abstract:
This cold cathode tube lamp comprises a glass tube (11) into which at least a rare gas is filled and a discharge tube composed of a pair of an electrode (21) and an electrode (22) disposed facing each other at both ends inside the glass tube (11). In the respective electrode (21) and electrode (22), lead terminals (31a, 31b, 31c) and lead terminals (32a, 32b, 32c), one end of each of which is connected to the electrode and the other end of each of which is led out to the outside of the glass tube (11) are provided.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, when the current density at the cathode is less than 0.2 mA/mm2, cathode sputtering is avoided or reduced to such an extent that the life time of the CCFL is not significantly adversely affected. In another embodiment, the internal diameter (ID) of the CCFL tube is within the range of 3 to 16 mm. Preferably, the distance between the anode and cathode is within a range of about 200˜1000 times of the internal diameter of the CCFL tube, and the distances between at least one section of the CCFL tube and two adjacent sections of the CCFL tube is less than about 5 times an outside diameter of the CCFL tube. Preferably, the efficiency of the CCFL is not less than about 55 lm/W.
Abstract:
A cold cathode illumination apparatus applied with an alternative current includes a tube, at least one electrical connection element, a voltage transforming element, a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) and a strip element. At least one part of the tube is light-permeable. The electrical connection element is disposed at one end of the tube. The voltage transforming element is disposed in the tube and electrically connected with the electrical connection element. The CCFL is disposed in the tube and electrically connected with the voltage transforming element. The strip element is disposed along and in the tube. The CCFL is connected with the strip element. The strip element has a reflective surface above which the CCFL is disposed.
Abstract:
A connector is provided which comprises a metallic sleeve 1 to be attached to an access end 21a of a glass tube 21 in a discharge tube 20, and metallic sleeve 1 is formed into a gapped ring section with longitudinal opposite ends for defining a gap 17. Sleeve 1 can be radially expanded due to gap 17 to attach it to glass tube 21 and firmly be retained on glass tube 21 due to resilient force of sleeve 1 for shrinking the diameter. This arrangement ensures the prevention of misalignment or detachment of sleeve 1 on glass tube 21 even when some external force is applied to sleeve 1 when discharge tube 20 is mounted on a holder, while restricting stress conveyance to a lead 22 of discharge tube 20.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which can enhance the brightness of a backlight of a liquid crystal display panel in such a manner that a luminous flux quantity of a cold cathode fluorescent lamp is increased. It is also an object of the present invention to provide a manufacturing method of such a liquid crystal display device. A cold cathode fluorescent lamp applied for a backlight mounted on a back surface of a liquid crystal display panel of a liquid crystal display device includes a light-transmitting glass tube in which a rare gas and mercury are sealed, a pair of cold cathodes which is respectively sealed and arranged in both end portions of the glass tube such that the cold cathodes face each other in an opposed manner, an electricity supply line which has one end thereof connected to the cold cathodes and another end thereof led out to the outside of the glass tube in a hermetically sealed manner, and a phosphor film which is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the glass tube, and the phosphor film is formed such that a phosphor suspension is formed by mixing phosphors into a suspension produced by strongly stirring a mixed solvent made of butyl acetate and nitrocellulose and by re-stirring the mixture, and the phosphor suspension is applied to the inner peripheral surface of the glass tube by suction.
Abstract:
A cold cathode fluorescent lamp apparatus has a cold cathode fluorescent lamp which can be lit readily and in which leak current is minimized. A pair of internal electrodes are disposed on an inner surface of the cold cathode fluorescent lamp, and a pair of external electrodes are provided on an outer surface of the cold cathode fluorescent lamp. The internal electrodes are driven by a dc driving circuit, and the current flow between the internal electrodes is controlled by a constant current circuit. The external electrodes are driven by an ac driving circuit.
Abstract:
A sealing electrode for discharge lamp having electrically conductive cup, and an emitter pellet is disclosed. The cup seals a passage into the discharge lamp, and additionally supports the electrode pellet or tip for the discharge. The design enables the emitter, electrode and seal structure to be made separately off line, while also enabling the emitter to be protected from contaminants during subsequent assembly.
Abstract:
A sealing electrode for discharge lamp having electrically conductive cup, and an emitter pellet is disclosed. The cup seals a passage into the discharge lamp, and additionally supports the electrode pellet or tip for the discharge. The design enables the emitter, electrode and seal structure to be made separately off line, while also enabling the emitter to be protected from contaminants during subsequent assembly.
Abstract:
A fluorescent lamp having a capacitive coupling structure in the form of cylindrical ceramic tubes is packaged with an inverter circuit for driving the fluorescent lamp and supply nodes for applying a supply voltage to the inverter circuit. The inverter circuit can be a conventional inverter circuit, such as, for example, current-fed push-pull, voltage-fed push-pull, active clamped Flyback, and voltage-fed half-bridge inverter circuits.