JPS61284163A - Illuminating device with fluorescent tube for original reading - Google Patents

Illuminating device with fluorescent tube for original reading

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JPS61284163A
JPS61284163A JP60125226A JP12522685A JPS61284163A JP S61284163 A JPS61284163 A JP S61284163A JP 60125226 A JP60125226 A JP 60125226A JP 12522685 A JP12522685 A JP 12522685A JP S61284163 A JPS61284163 A JP S61284163A
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phosphor
insulating layer
fluorescent tube
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Shinji Tabata
伸司 田端
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Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp
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Fuji Xerox Co Ltd
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To raise the illuminance on the surface of an original by forming an insulating layer and an anode electrode, which are formed on the inside face of a closed glass vessel, with transparent materials through which visible rays are transmitted, and taking out the light emitted from a phosphor through the anode electrode, the insulating layer, and the glass vessel. CONSTITUTION:A glass vessel 21 closed and sealed under vacuum is formed into a rectangular parallelepiped approximately to form the outer block of a fluorescent tube 2. The vessel 21 has a length corresponding to the width of an original 5 to be illuminated, and a transparent insulating layer 22 is formed on all of the inside face in the lengthwise direction of the vessel 21. A transparent anode 23 is formed in the about center of the insulating layer 22 in the lengthwise direction, and a phosphor 24 is applied onto the electrode 23 with a uniform thickness. An electron radiating substance is applied to a tungsten filament to form a cathode electrode 24, and two cathode electrodes 24 are stretched on approximate end parts of the phosphor 24 in the vessel 21 in the lengthwise direction. The side of the vessel 21 to which the phosphor 24 is applied is allowed to face the surface of the original 5, and the reflected light from the original is focused on a light receiving part 9 through a lens array 8. Thus the illuminance on the surface of the original is raised.

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【発明の詳細な説明】 産業上の利用分野 本発明はファクシミリ等の密着型原稿読取り装置に用い
る蛍光管照明装置に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fluorescent tube illumination device used in a contact type document reading device such as a facsimile machine.

従来の技術 従来、ファクシミリ等に用いる密着型原稿読取り装置、
即ち、印刷または筆記された原稿を時系列の電気信号に
変換する光電変換装置においては、一方向に移動する原
稿を照明し、原稿面で反射した光をセルフォックレンズ
アレイ等の集光性光伝達素子列によってイメージセンサ
に投影結像させ、光電変換を計っている。
Conventional technology Conventionally, close-contact document reading devices used in facsimiles, etc.
In other words, in a photoelectric conversion device that converts a printed or written document into a time-series electric signal, the document moving in one direction is illuminated, and the light reflected from the document surface is converted into a condensing light such as a Selfoc lens array. The image is projected onto an image sensor using a transmission element array, and photoelectric conversion is performed.

原稿を照明する手段としては、蛍光燈や発光ダイオード
アレイを用いることができるが、蛍光燈の場合は、寿命
が短いために交換頻度が高くなる他、中央部と両端部で
光量が異なるために、均一な光量を得るには大型で消費
電力の大きなものが必要であり、保守性、小型化、省エ
ネルギーの面で問題があった。また、発光ダイオードア
レイを用いた場合には、蛍光燈の欠点は大部分が克服さ
れるものの、発光ダイオードの直下の原稿部分は明るく
、中間部は暗くなるという輝度の不均一性が本質的に存
在する他、個々の発光ダイオードの輝度合わせや選択に
は多大な工数を要し、コスト面で問題があった。
Fluorescent lights or light emitting diode arrays can be used to illuminate the document, but fluorescent lights have a short lifespan and must be replaced frequently, and the light intensity differs between the center and both ends. However, in order to obtain a uniform amount of light, a large-sized device with high power consumption is required, which poses problems in terms of maintainability, miniaturization, and energy saving. In addition, when using a light emitting diode array, most of the disadvantages of fluorescent lights are overcome, but the area of the document directly under the light emitting diode is bright and the area in the middle is dark, which inherently causes non-uniform brightness. In addition, it requires a large amount of man-hours to match and select the brightness of individual light emitting diodes, which poses a problem in terms of cost.

最近においては上記問題点に鑑みて、ディスプレイ装置
に広く実用化されている低速熱電子蛍光管を用いて原稿
を照明することが提案されており、例えば、特開昭57
−194665号には、集光性光伝達素子を内蔵したプ
ラグイン型の照明用蛍光管が開示されている。
Recently, in view of the above problems, it has been proposed to illuminate documents using low-speed thermionic fluorescent tubes, which are widely used in display devices.
Japanese Patent Application No. 194665 discloses a plug-in type fluorescent tube for illumination that includes a built-in light-concentrating light transmission element.

明が解決しようとする 題。The problem that Akira tries to solve.

蛍光管を照明用光源として用いた密着型原稿読取り装置
の基本構成は、例えば第10図に示したようになってい
る。1は蛍光管であり、略真空に密閉したガラス容器1
1の内壁の一面に絶縁層12を形成し、該絶縁層の上に
陽極電極13を介して蛍光体14を塗布すると共に、ガ
ラス容器内部の蛍光体格上方部に陰極電極15を張設し
て構成される。陰極電極15から陽極電極13に向けて
放出された熱電子により励起された蛍光体14から発せ
られた光は、原稿5面上で画像情報に応じて反射し、セ
ルフォックレンズアレイ8を介してイメージセンサの受
光部9に結像するようになっている。
The basic structure of a contact type document reading device using a fluorescent tube as an illumination light source is shown in FIG. 10, for example. 1 is a fluorescent tube, and the glass container 1 is sealed in an almost vacuum.
An insulating layer 12 is formed on one side of the inner wall of the glass container, a phosphor 14 is applied onto the insulating layer via an anode electrode 13, and a cathode electrode 15 is stretched above the phosphor body inside the glass container. configured. The light emitted from the phosphor 14 excited by thermionic electrons emitted from the cathode electrode 15 toward the anode electrode 13 is reflected on the surface of the original 5 according to the image information, and is reflected via the SELFOC lens array 8. The image is formed on the light receiving section 9 of the image sensor.

しかしながら、上述した構成の蛍光管においては、発光
部分となる蛍光体を原稿面に接近させるには限界があり
、原稿面で十分な照度が得にくいという問題があった。
However, in the fluorescent tube having the above-mentioned structure, there is a limit to how close the fluorescent substance serving as the light-emitting portion can be to the document surface, and there is a problem in that it is difficult to obtain sufficient illuminance on the document surface.

即ち、蛍光管1においては、蛍光体14から発せられた
光を、陽極電極13及び絶縁体層12を介して取出すこ
とができないために、ガラス容器11の陰極電極15側
から取出さざるを得す、蛍光体14を原稿5に接近させ
るのには構造的に限界があった。そのため、原稿読取り
装置を高速化、高解像度化するために原稿面での照度を
増大させる上で障害となっていた。
That is, in the fluorescent tube 1, since the light emitted from the phosphor 14 cannot be extracted through the anode electrode 13 and the insulator layer 12, it has to be extracted from the cathode electrode 15 side of the glass container 11. However, there is a structural limit to bringing the phosphor 14 close to the document 5. This has been an obstacle in increasing the illuminance on the surface of the document in order to increase the speed and resolution of the document reading device.

従って、本発明は、蛍光体から発せられた光を陽極電極
及び絶縁体層を介しで取出すことのできる蛍光管照明装
置を提供し、発光量が同等の場合に原稿面に照射される
光の照度を更に高めることを目的とする。
Therefore, the present invention provides a fluorescent tube illumination device that can extract light emitted from a phosphor through an anode electrode and an insulating layer. The purpose is to further increase the illuminance.

間  を 決するための手 上述した従来技術の問題点を解決するために、本発明は
、内部表面に絶縁層を形成した密封ガラス容器と、前記
絶縁層上に陽極電極を介して設けられる蛍光体と、前記
ガラス容器内部に張設される陰極電極とから構成される
蛍光管照明光源において、前記絶縁層及び前記陽極電極
を可視光を透過する透明物質で形成し、蛍光体から発せ
られた光を、陽極電極と絶縁層とガラス容器とを透過さ
せて取出すことを特徴とする蛍光管照明装置を提供する
In order to solve the problems of the prior art described above, the present invention provides a sealed glass container having an insulating layer formed on its inner surface, and a phosphor provided on the insulating layer via an anode electrode. and a cathode electrode stretched inside the glass container, in which the insulating layer and the anode electrode are formed of a transparent material that transmits visible light, and the light emitted from the phosphor is Provided is a fluorescent tube lighting device characterized in that the fluorescent lamp is extracted by passing through an anode electrode, an insulating layer, and a glass container.

本発明の望ましい実tMM様によれば、ガラス容器内壁
にはYO(II?化イツトリウム・イツトリア)から成
る透明な絶縁層、ITO(酸化インジウム錫)から成る
透明な陽極電極をこの順で形成した後に、この上に蛍光
体ZnOニアnを塗布し、ガラス容器内部にはタングス
テンに電子放射性物質を塗布したフィラメントから成る
陰極電極を張設している。
According to tMM, a desirable embodiment of the present invention, a transparent insulating layer made of YO (yttrium II chloride) and a transparent anode electrode made of ITO (indium tin oxide) are formed in this order on the inner wall of the glass container. Later, a phosphor ZnOnia was applied thereon, and a cathode electrode made of a filament of tungsten coated with an electron emitting substance was provided inside the glass container.

1−一月 本発明における蛍光管にあっては、絶縁層及び陽極電極
が透明物質から形成されているので、蛍光体から発せら
れた光は、陰極電極が張設されている側のみならず、そ
の反対側にも陽極電極及び絶縁層に遮断されることなく
進行する。従って、ガラス容器の蛍光体が形成されてい
る側を原稿面に対向させれば、発光量が同等の従来の蛍
光管を用いた場合と比較して、蛍光体と原稿面との距離
が短くなり、原稿面における照度が増加する。
In the fluorescent tube according to the present invention, the insulating layer and the anode electrode are made of a transparent material, so the light emitted from the phosphor is transmitted not only to the side where the cathode electrode is stretched. , it also advances to the opposite side without being blocked by the anode electrode and the insulating layer. Therefore, if the side of the glass container where the phosphor is formed faces the document surface, the distance between the phosphor and the document surface will be shorter than when using a conventional fluorescent tube with the same amount of light emitted. This increases the illuminance on the document surface.

実  施  例 以下、本発明の望ましい実施例につき図面に基いて詳細
に説明することにする。
Embodiments Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

第1図は本発明の蛍光管の基本構成を示した断面構成図
であり、略真空に密閉封印されたガラス容器21は、略
直方体の形状を有し、蛍光管2の外郭を形成する。ガラ
ス容器21は、図面に垂直な方向に、照明すべき原稿の
幅に対応した長さを有しており、その長手方向にわたる
一面の内側全面には、Y2O3(酸化イツトリウム・イ
ツトリア)等から成る透明な絶縁層22が形成されてい
る。絶縁Ji122の略中央部には、これも長手方向に
わたりITO(酸化インジウム錫)等から成る透明な陽
極電極23が形成されている。陽極電極23は、スパッ
タリング、真空蒸着等の方法で形成することができ、電
極として作用させるために、ガラス容器21の外側に導
かれた導電体から成る図示しない端子に電気的に接続さ
れている。更に、陽極電極23の上には、ZnO: Z
n等の蛍光体24が均一の厚さで塗布されている。
FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the basic structure of the fluorescent tube of the present invention. A glass container 21 sealed in a substantially vacuum has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and forms the outer shell of the fluorescent tube 2. FIG. The glass container 21 has a length corresponding to the width of the document to be illuminated in the direction perpendicular to the drawing, and the entire inner surface of one surface extending in the longitudinal direction is made of Y2O3 (yttrium oxide) or the like. A transparent insulating layer 22 is formed. A transparent anode electrode 23 made of ITO (indium tin oxide) or the like is formed approximately in the center of the insulating Ji 122 in the longitudinal direction. The anode electrode 23 can be formed by a method such as sputtering or vacuum evaporation, and is electrically connected to a terminal (not shown) made of a conductor led to the outside of the glass container 21 in order to function as an electrode. . Further, on the anode electrode 23, ZnO: Z
A phosphor 24 such as phosphor n is coated with a uniform thickness.

絶縁層22と陽極電極23と蛍光体24との積層物は、
その構成を説明するために図面においてガラス容器21
に匹敵する厚さで図示されているが、実際には蛍光体2
4から発せられた光が当該積層物を透過する際に減衰し
ないように、可能な限り薄く、均一に形成することが望
ましい。
The laminate of the insulating layer 22, the anode electrode 23, and the phosphor 24 is
In order to explain the structure, a glass container 21 is shown in the drawing.
Although the thickness is shown to be comparable to that of the phosphor 2, it is actually
It is desirable to form the laminate as thin and uniform as possible so that the light emitted from the laminate is not attenuated when passing through the laminate.

25は、例えばタングステンフィラメントに電子放射性
物質を塗布してなる陰極電極であり、本実施例において
は、ガラス容器21の内部で蛍光体24の縁部の路上方
に、長手方向にわたり2本張設されている。陰極電極2
5の両端は、それぞれガラス容器21の壁面を嵌通して
、ガラス容器21の外部に設けられた図示しない端子に
電気的に接続されている。
Reference numeral 25 denotes a cathode electrode made of, for example, a tungsten filament coated with an electron radioactive substance, and in this embodiment, two cathode electrodes are installed in the glass container 21 above the edge of the phosphor 24 in the longitudinal direction. has been done. Cathode electrode 2
Both ends of the glass container 21 are fitted through the walls of the glass container 21 and electrically connected to terminals (not shown) provided outside the glass container 21 .

第2図、第3図は、前述した蛍光管2を用いて構成した
原稿読取り装置の一部断面概略構成図及び概略斜視図で
あり、これを用いて蛍光管2の配設位置ならびにその動
作を説明すると、先ず、蛍光管2は従来とは逆に、ガラ
ス容器21の蛍光体を塗布した側を照明すべき原稿面に
対向させ、構造上できる限り原稿面に近接して固定され
ている。
2 and 3 are a partial cross-sectional schematic configuration diagram and a schematic perspective view of a document reading device configured using the above-mentioned fluorescent tube 2. To explain this, first, contrary to the conventional method, the fluorescent tube 2 is fixed as close to the document surface as possible, with the side of the glass container 21 coated with phosphor facing the document surface to be illuminated. .

陽極電極23及び陰極電極25は図示しない電源装置に
接続されている。照明を行なう際には、陰極電極25の
両端間に5〜10Vの交流電圧を印加して、陽極電極2
3の電位を接地部分に対して30〜50Vに維持してお
くと、発熱により陰極−電極25から放出された熱電子
は、陽極電極23の方向に進行して蛍光体24を励起し
、その結果、蛍光体24は定常的に安定して発光する。
The anode electrode 23 and the cathode electrode 25 are connected to a power supply device (not shown). When illuminating, an AC voltage of 5 to 10 V is applied across the cathode electrode 25 and the anode electrode 2
3 is maintained at 30 to 50 V with respect to the grounded part, thermionic electrons emitted from the cathode-electrode 25 due to heat generation proceed in the direction of the anode electrode 23, excite the phosphor 24, and excite the phosphor 24. As a result, the phosphor 24 emits light constantly and stably.

上述した原稿読取り装置において、原稿の読取るべき部
分に照度計を置き、実際に照明したところ、発光量が同
等の従来の蛍光管を用いた場合と比較して、約20%高
い原稿面照度が得られることが判明した。尚、このとき
の蛍光体と原稿面との距離は、従来の蛍光管で20m1
1.本発明の蛍光管で15履であ“った。
In the above-mentioned document reading device, when an illumination meter was placed on the part of the document to be read and the area was actually illuminated, the illuminance on the document surface was about 20% higher than when using conventional fluorescent tubes with the same amount of light emission. It turns out that it can be obtained. In addition, the distance between the phosphor and the document surface at this time is 20 m1 with a conventional fluorescent tube.
1. With the fluorescent tube of the present invention, it was 15 years old.

第4図は、更に照射効率を高めるための手段を講じた一
実施例を示しており、前述の実施例に加えてガラス容器
21の内部に反射11131を形成した蛍光管3が図示
されているが、前述の実施例と基本的に同一な構成部分
については同一の符号を付しである。(以下、他の実施
例においても同様)反射1131は、例えば真空蒸着等
の手段により形成したアルミ、クロム等の金属薄膜であ
り、反射膜非付着領域の大きさを調節することにより、
蛍光管の発光部分の面積を変化させることが可能である
。蛍光体24から発せられた光は、陽極電極23、絶縁
層22、ガラス容器21を透過する他に、反射膜31に
反射して、反射膜31の非付着部分のうち蛍光体が塗布
されていない部分のガラス容器21を透過して図示しな
い原稿を照射する。。
FIG. 4 shows an embodiment in which measures are taken to further increase the irradiation efficiency, and in addition to the above embodiment, a fluorescent tube 3 in which a reflection 11131 is formed inside the glass container 21 is illustrated. However, components that are basically the same as those in the previous embodiment are given the same reference numerals. (Hereinafter, the same applies to other embodiments) The reflection 1131 is a thin film of metal such as aluminum or chromium formed by means such as vacuum deposition, and by adjusting the size of the area where the reflection film is not attached,
It is possible to change the area of the light emitting portion of the fluorescent tube. In addition to passing through the anode electrode 23, the insulating layer 22, and the glass container 21, the light emitted from the phosphor 24 is reflected by the reflective film 31, and the light emitted from the non-adhered portion of the reflective film 31 is transmitted through the anode electrode 23, the insulating layer 22, and the glass container 21. A document (not shown) is irradiated through the glass container 21 in the portion where the light is not present. .

第5図は、ガラス容器21の内部に形成された反射1[
131のかわりに、ガラス容器21の外部に反射膜31
′を形成した蛍光管4を示している。
FIG. 5 shows the reflection 1 [ formed inside the glass container 21 ].
131, a reflective film 31 is provided on the outside of the glass container 21.
2 shows a fluorescent tube 4 formed with .

この場合も第3図に示した実施例と同様に、蛍光体24
から発せられた光は、陽極電極23、絶縁層22、ガラ
ス容器21を透過する他に、ガラス容器21を介して反
射膜31′に反射して、反射MI31’の非付着部分の
うち蛍光体が塗布されていない部分のガラス容器を透過
して図示しない原稿を照射する。反射膜31′はガラス
容器21の外面に形成するものであるので、−・般的な
鏡面形成技術により形成することができる。
In this case, similarly to the embodiment shown in FIG.
In addition to passing through the anode electrode 23, the insulating layer 22, and the glass container 21, the light emitted from the MI 31' is reflected on the reflective film 31' through the glass container 21, and the light emitted from the reflective MI 31' is absorbed by the phosphor in the non-attached portion of the MI 31'. A document (not shown) is irradiated through the portion of the glass container that is not coated with irradiation. Since the reflective film 31' is formed on the outer surface of the glass container 21, it can be formed using a general mirror surface forming technique.

第4図及び第5図に示した実施例においては、反射膜を
ガラス容器と一体的にその内面または外面に形成して蛍
光体から発せられた光の有効活用を行なっているが、こ
のような構成に限られることなく、例えば第6図に示し
たように、本発明の基本構成を成す蛍光管2の後部に反
射鏡51を配設することによっても同一の目的が達成さ
れる。
In the embodiments shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a reflective film is formed integrally with the glass container on its inner or outer surface to effectively utilize the light emitted from the phosphor. However, the same object can also be achieved by disposing a reflecting mirror 51 at the rear of the fluorescent tube 2, which constitutes the basic structure of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6, for example.

反射鏡51としては、円筒面鏡、放物線鏡、楕円面鏡等
を用いることができ、照射光束の種類により選ぶのが望
ましい。
As the reflecting mirror 51, a cylindrical mirror, a parabolic mirror, an ellipsoidal mirror, etc. can be used, and it is desirable to select one depending on the type of irradiation light beam.

第7図、第8図は、本発明の他の望ましい実施例を示し
たものであり、前述した略直方体のガラス容器21にか
え、円筒形状のガラス管71を有した蛍光管7が示され
ている。蛍光管7は、中空のガラス管71の内側に絶縁
層72を介して陽極電極73を形成し、その上に蛍光体
74を塗布すると共に、ガラス管71の断面円の略中心
部分を通る陰極電極を長手方向にわたり張設した後にガ
ラス管71の内部を略真空にして、その側端部を封印し
た構成である。絶縁層72、陽極電極73、蛍光体74
、陰極電極75の材質ならびに形成方法は、第1図乃至
第6図に示した蛍光管の場合と同様であり、特別なもの
ではないために、その説明を省略する。本実施例の蛍光
管7においては、陰極電極75から放出された熱電子は
、陰極電極75から略等距離に設けられた蛍光体74を
均一に発光させ、その光は、全て陽極電極73、絶縁層
72、ガラス管71を介して四方に照射される。
7 and 8 show another preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which a fluorescent tube 7 having a cylindrical glass tube 71 is shown instead of the substantially rectangular parallelepiped glass container 21 described above. ing. The fluorescent tube 7 has an anode electrode 73 formed inside a hollow glass tube 71 with an insulating layer 72 interposed therebetween, a phosphor 74 coated thereon, and a cathode electrode 73 passing approximately at the center of the cross-sectional circle of the glass tube 71. After the electrodes are stretched in the longitudinal direction, the inside of the glass tube 71 is evacuated to a substantially vacuum state, and the side ends are sealed. Insulating layer 72, anode electrode 73, phosphor 74
The material and forming method of the cathode electrode 75 are the same as those for the fluorescent tubes shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, and are not special, so their explanation will be omitted. In the fluorescent tube 7 of this embodiment, the thermoelectrons emitted from the cathode electrode 75 cause the phosphor 74 provided at approximately the same distance from the cathode electrode 75 to uniformly emit light, and all of the light is transmitted to the anode electrode 73, The light is irradiated in all directions through the insulating layer 72 and the glass tube 71.

従って、陽極電極73や絶縁層72の材質の選定あるい
はそれらの薄層形成技術が最適でなく、蛍光体74から
発せられた光がこれらの積層体を透過する際に減衰して
しまい、照度の面で問題が生じた場合には、例えば、第
9図に示した蛍光管7′のように、ガラス管71長手方
向にスリット76を形成することにより解決される。即
ち、蛍光体74は、スリット以外の部分で直接外側に向
は発光すると共に、ガラス管71の対向する部分に設け
られたスリット76を介しても光を照射して、陽極電極
73や絶縁層72における光の透過減衰が問題とならな
くなる。尚、スリット76は、絶縁層72、陽極電極7
3、蛍光体74から成る積層体をガラス管71内面に形
成する際に、マスキング等の手段により当該積層体を所
望の部分だけ形成しないようにして得ることができる。
Therefore, the selection of materials for the anode electrode 73 and the insulating layer 72 or the technology for forming their thin layers are not optimal, and the light emitted from the phosphor 74 is attenuated when passing through these laminates, resulting in a decrease in illuminance. If a problem arises in this respect, it can be solved by forming a slit 76 in the longitudinal direction of the glass tube 71, as in the fluorescent tube 7' shown in FIG. 9, for example. That is, the phosphor 74 emits light directly to the outside in a portion other than the slit, and also irradiates light through the slit 76 provided in the opposite portion of the glass tube 71 to cause the anode electrode 73 and the insulating layer to emit light. The transmission attenuation of light at 72 no longer becomes a problem. Note that the slit 76 is formed between the insulating layer 72 and the anode electrode 7.
3. When forming the laminate made of the phosphor 74 on the inner surface of the glass tube 71, the laminate can be obtained by masking or the like so that only desired portions of the laminate are not formed.

以上詳述した本発明の望ましい実施例においては、主要
な構成部分である絶縁層ならびに陽極電極のガラス容器
上への形成方法については、特に具体的に限定しなかっ
たが、絶縁層と陽極電極とを介して光を取出すという本
発明の主旨を逸脱するものでなければどのようなもので
もよいのは勿論である。
In the preferred embodiments of the present invention described in detail above, the method for forming the main components, the insulating layer and the anode electrode, on the glass container is not particularly limited, but the insulating layer and the anode electrode are Of course, any structure may be used as long as it does not depart from the gist of the present invention, which is to extract light through.

発明の効果 本発明の蛍光管照明装置においては、ガラス容器上に形
成される絶縁層と陽極電極とを透明物質で形成し、蛍光
体から発せられた光を、陽極電極、絶縁層、ガラス容器
を介して取出すようにしたので、蛍光管の蛍光体塗布側
を照明すべき原稿面の側に配設することが可能になり、
同程度の発光作用を呈する蛍光体を用いて構成した従来
の蛍光管照明装置に比べて、原稿面における照度が増加
するという効果を奏する。
Effects of the Invention In the fluorescent tube lighting device of the present invention, the insulating layer and the anode electrode formed on the glass container are made of a transparent material, and the light emitted from the phosphor is transmitted through the anode electrode, the insulating layer, and the glass container. Since the fluorescent tube is taken out through the , it is possible to place the phosphor-coated side of the fluorescent tube on the side of the document surface that is to be illuminated.
This has the effect of increasing the illuminance on the document surface compared to a conventional fluorescent tube illumination device configured using a phosphor that exhibits the same level of light emitting effect.

その結果、同一の原稿面照度を得るために、従来に比べ
て陽極電極に印加する電圧を低くすることが可能となる
As a result, in order to obtain the same document surface illuminance, it is possible to lower the voltage applied to the anode electrode than in the past.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は、本発明の望ましい実施例を示した蛍光管の断
面構成図、 第2図は、当該蛍光管を用いて構成される原稿 。 読取り装置の一実施例を示した一部断面概略構成図、 第3図は、第2図に示した原稿読取り装置の概略斜視図
、 第4図は、ガラス容器の内側に反射膜を設けた当該蛍光
管の断面構成図、 第5図は、ガラス容器の外側に反射膜を設けた当該蛍光
管の断面構成図、 第6図は、後方に反射鏡を設けた当該蛍光管の断面構成
図、 第7図は、本発明の他の望ましい実施例を示した蛍光管
の断面構成図、 第8図は、第7図に示した蛍光管の一部破断概略斜視図
、 第9図は、更に他の実施例を示した蛍光管の断面構成図
、 第10図は、従来の蛍光管を用いて構成される原稿読取
り装置を示した一部断面概略構成図である。 1.2,3,4,7.7’  :蛍光管11.21ニガ
ラス容器  71ニガラス管12.22.72:絶縁層 13.23,73:陽極電極 14,24.74:蛍光体 15.25,75:陰極電極 31.31’  :反射膜  51:反射鏡76:スリ
ット
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram of a fluorescent tube showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a document constructed using the fluorescent tube. FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the document reading device shown in FIG. 2; FIG. Figure 5 is a cross-sectional diagram of the fluorescent tube in which a reflective film is provided on the outside of the glass container; Figure 6 is a cross-sectional diagram of the fluorescent tube in which a reflective mirror is provided at the rear. , FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram of a fluorescent tube showing another preferred embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway schematic perspective view of the fluorescent tube shown in FIG. 7, and FIG. A cross-sectional configuration diagram of a fluorescent tube showing still another embodiment. FIG. 10 is a schematic partial cross-sectional configuration diagram showing a document reading device configured using a conventional fluorescent tube. 1.2, 3, 4, 7.7': Fluorescent tube 11.21 Ni glass container 71 Ni glass tube 12.22.72: Insulating layer 13.23, 73: Anode electrode 14, 24.74: Fluorescent material 15.25 , 75: cathode electrode 31. 31': reflective film 51: reflective mirror 76: slit

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)内部表面に絶縁層を形成した密封ガラス容器と、
前記絶縁層上に陽極電極を介して設けられる蛍光体と、
前記ガラス容器内部に張設される陰極電極とから構成さ
れる蛍光管照明装置において、前記絶縁層及び前記陽極
電極を可視光を透過する透明物質で形成し、蛍光体から
発せられた光を、陽極電極と絶縁層とガラス容器とを透
過させて取出すことを特徴とする蛍光管照明装置。
(1) A sealed glass container with an insulating layer formed on its internal surface;
a phosphor provided on the insulating layer via an anode electrode;
In a fluorescent tube lighting device comprising a cathode electrode stretched inside the glass container, the insulating layer and the anode electrode are formed of a transparent material that transmits visible light, and the light emitted from the phosphor is A fluorescent tube lighting device characterized in that an anode electrode, an insulating layer, and a glass container are transmitted through and taken out.
(2)蛍光体から陰極電極の側に発せられた光を反射す
る反射鏡を、ガラス容器の内部または外部に具備したこ
とを特徴とする特許請求の範囲第1項記載の蛍光管照明
装置。
(2) The fluorescent tube lighting device according to claim 1, further comprising a reflecting mirror that reflects light emitted from the phosphor toward the cathode electrode, inside or outside the glass container.
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