JPS62283543A - Metallic vapor discharge lamp - Google Patents

Metallic vapor discharge lamp

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Publication number
JPS62283543A
JPS62283543A JP12694886A JP12694886A JPS62283543A JP S62283543 A JPS62283543 A JP S62283543A JP 12694886 A JP12694886 A JP 12694886A JP 12694886 A JP12694886 A JP 12694886A JP S62283543 A JPS62283543 A JP S62283543A
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Prior art keywords
cermet
alumina
tube
insulating layer
discharge lamp
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Inventor
Shigeru Yamazaki
繁 山崎
Mitsuru Kitagawa
北川 満
Katsumi Takatsu
勝美 高津
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Iwasaki Denki KK
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Iwasaki Denki KK
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To prolong the life time of a luminous tube by producing electric insulating layer sintered as an unit on the surface facing the inside of the luminous tube and the side surface, the sealed portion, of electro-conductive cermet end caps closing end portions of the luminous tube. CONSTITUTION:Projecting cermet end caps 12 consisting of alumina and wolfram or the like and provided with a buried electrode 14 and lead wire 15 are sealed on end portions of a transparent alumina tube 11 with adhesive 13 to construct a luminous tube. Using this assembly a metallic vapor discharge lamp such as metal halide lamp is constructed. Then an electric insulating layer 16 of alumina layer or the like is produced by sintering as an unit on the inner surface exposed to the inside of the alumina tube and the side surface, the sealed portion, of the end cap 12 respectively. Thereby the back arc at the starting time cannot be generated from the cermet base 12 exposed at a defect in the sealed portion, thus deterioration of the base can be prevented to elengate the life time.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 3、発明の詳細な説明 [発明の利用分野] 本発明は透光性セラミック製発光管を用いたメタルハラ
イドランプの寿命特性の改善のための発光管構造の改良
に関するものである。
[Detailed Description of the Invention] 3. Detailed Description of the Invention [Field of Application of the Invention] The present invention relates to an improvement in the arc tube structure for improving the life characteristics of a metal halide lamp using a light-transmitting ceramic arc tube. It is.

[従来技術と問題点] 透光性セラミック製発光管を用いたメタルハライドラン
プの端部構造として第2図のような構造が提案されてい
る(特開昭52−71695号)同構造はアルミナ製発
光管21とアルミナとタングステン金属からなる導電製
サーメツト製エンドキャップ22を封着剤23にて気密
封着した構造となっている。
[Prior art and problems] A structure as shown in Fig. 2 has been proposed as an end structure of a metal halide lamp using a light-transmitting ceramic arc tube (Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 71695/1983).The structure is made of alumina. It has a structure in which an arc tube 21 and an end cap 22 made of a conductive cermet made of alumina and tungsten metal are hermetically sealed with a sealing agent 23.

ここで、第2図に示す構造のランプを点灯すると、点灯
直後のグロー放電からアーク放電へ移行するさいの不安
定な放電状態下において放電起点が第2図中の22のサ
ーメット部から発生することが度々あるために、その熱
衝撃のためにサーメット部位にクラックが生じ1発光管
がリークし極端に寿命の短いランプがあることがわかっ
た。
Here, when the lamp with the structure shown in Fig. 2 is lit, the discharge origin occurs from the cermet part 22 in Fig. 2 under an unstable discharge state when the lamp changes from glow discharge to arc discharge immediately after lighting. It has been found that some lamps have extremely short lifespans due to the thermal shock that often causes cracks in the cermet parts and leaks from the arc tube.

さらに、本発明者等はこの原因を詳細に検討した結果、
発光管内面にタングステン電極と略同様の仕事函数をも
ったサーメットが露出しているために、特に寿命末期に
タングステン電極に塗布された電子放射物質の仕事函数
が大きくなったり、トリエーテッドタングステン中のト
リアが消失したり、電極先端の形状変化によりサーメッ
ト部位から放電が発生したりすることをつきとめ、上記
サーメット内面にアルミナ等の絶縁層を設けることによ
ってバックアークによる劣化を防止することを提案した
Furthermore, as a result of a detailed study of the cause, the present inventors found that
Because a cermet with approximately the same work function as the tungsten electrode is exposed on the inner surface of the arc tube, the work function of the electron emitting material coated on the tungsten electrode increases, especially at the end of its life, and They discovered that discharge occurs from the cermet due to disappearance of thoria or changes in the shape of the electrode tip, and proposed to prevent deterioration due to back arcing by providing an insulating layer such as alumina on the inner surface of the cermet.

しかしながら、本構造をもってしてもランプ点灯中の余
剰添加物がアルミナ絶縁層上を覆うことによって絶縁性
が低下し、上記と同様の劣化現象が生じることもあるこ
とがわかった。
However, even with this structure, it has been found that during lamp operation, surplus additives cover the alumina insulating layer, resulting in a decrease in insulation properties, and the same deterioration phenomenon as described above may occur.

以上に述べたように特開昭52−71695号に開示さ
れたような発光管構造、あるいは単にサーメット内表面
に絶縁層を設けた構造としてもその寿命特性は著しく低
下するという事実を見出した6 [発明の目的] 本発明は上述した欠点を防止するためにサーメットエン
ドキャップの構造を改良し、長寿命の高圧金属蒸気放電
灯を提供することにある。
As mentioned above, we have discovered the fact that even with an arc tube structure as disclosed in JP-A-52-71695, or a structure in which an insulating layer is simply provided on the inner surface of the cermet, its life characteristics are significantly reduced6. [Object of the Invention] The object of the present invention is to improve the structure of a cermet end cap in order to prevent the above-mentioned drawbacks, and to provide a long-life high-pressure metal vapor discharge lamp.

[発明の要旨コ 本発明により実現される放電灯は寿命中におけるサーメ
ットエンドキャップ部位からの放電を防止するために、
サーメット内表面に絶縁層を設けることは勿論、加えて
アルミナパイプとサーメットエンドキャップとの間のサ
ーメット側面にも同様にアルミナ等のアルミナ、タング
ステンサーメットの熱膨張係数に類似した電気的絶縁層
で覆うことにより封着層間の封着剤の欠損部からのバッ
クアークを防止することが可能となり、より長寿命のラ
ンプを提供することができた。
[Summary of the Invention] In order to prevent discharge from the cermet end cap portion during the life of the discharge lamp realized by the present invention,
In addition to providing an insulating layer on the inner surface of the cermet, the side surface of the cermet between the alumina pipe and the cermet end cap is also covered with an electrically insulating layer that has a thermal expansion coefficient similar to that of alumina or tungsten cermet. This makes it possible to prevent back arcing from the defective part of the sealant between the sealing layers, making it possible to provide a lamp with a longer life.

[発明の構成作用コ 以下、本発明の詳細を第1図により説明する。[Constitutive action code of the invention] The details of the present invention will be explained below with reference to FIG.

同図において、透光性アルミナ管11の管端部には、ア
ルミナとタングステン金属からなる凸状サーメットエン
ドキャップ12が封着剤13により封着されている、こ
のキャップの内面の中心位置には、タングステン等から
なる電極14の基部が埋設固定されている。また、キャ
ップの外表面側には、タングステン、モリブデンなどか
らなるリード棒15が、外部電源と接続するために埋設
固定されている6 凸状サーメツトエンドキヤツプ12は、酸化アルミニウ
ムとタングステン金属の混合物を焼結したものであり1
体積固有抵抗値が10mA・口から10−’m几・口の
間にあり導電性が高いもののほうが点灯時における動作
電流による過度の加熱を防げる。そして、そのエンドキ
ャップの発光管内面に露出した表面と封着部でもある側
表面にはアルミナ層16が1mm以下の厚さで基体でも
あるサーメットエンドキャップと一体焼結されており、
電気的絶縁が計られた構造となっている。
In the figure, a convex cermet end cap 12 made of alumina and tungsten metal is sealed to the end of a translucent alumina tube 11 with a sealing agent 13. The base of an electrode 14 made of , tungsten or the like is embedded and fixed. In addition, a lead rod 15 made of tungsten, molybdenum, etc. is buried and fixed on the outer surface of the cap for connection to an external power source 6. The convex cermet end cap 12 is made of a mixture of aluminum oxide and tungsten metal. 1
A lamp with a volume resistivity value of 10 mA between the opening and the opening of 10-'m and a high conductivity can prevent excessive heating due to the operating current during lighting. Then, an alumina layer 16 with a thickness of 1 mm or less is integrally sintered with the cermet end cap, which is also the base, on the surface of the end cap exposed to the inner surface of the arc tube and the side surface that is also the sealing part.
The structure is electrically insulated.

また、一方の発光管端部は封着剤を使わずにアルミナ管
とサーメットが一体化焼結した構造になっている。
Furthermore, one end of the arc tube has a structure in which the alumina tube and cermet are integrally sintered without using a sealant.

実施例1 酸化アルミニウム粒度50〜210.Ll、タングステ
ン粒度0.5〜1.5.Llでその混合比率(重量比)
で85:15に調整された粉末を用いてプレス成型され
た凸状サーメットエンドキャップに電極及びリード棒を
第1図のごとくに埋設した後に、ゾルアルミナ液を発光
管内面となる表面及び封着部となる側面に塗布してから
1850℃の水素炉中で2時間焼成することによってア
ルミナ層相の凸状サーメットエンドキャップか得られる
Example 1 Aluminum oxide particle size 50-210. Ll, tungsten particle size 0.5-1.5. The mixing ratio (weight ratio) in Ll
After embedding electrodes and lead rods in a convex cermet end cap press-molded using powder adjusted to a ratio of 85:15 as shown in Figure 1, sol alumina liquid was applied to the surface and sealing area that will become the inner surface of the arc tube. A convex cermet end cap of an alumina layer phase is obtained by applying the coating to the side surface and firing it in a hydrogen furnace at 1850° C. for 2 hours.

実施例2 アルミナ絶1t、Mを内表面と側面にもつ上記凸型エン
ドキャップを用いた発光管内にヨウ化ディスプロシウム
、ヨウ化タリウム、ヨウ化セシウム、ディスプロシウム
金属と、所定量の水銀及び始動用希ガスとしてのアルゴ
ンガスが100Torr封入されている150Wのメタ
ルハライドランプを試作し、8時間点灯、15分消灯の
点滅テストを行なった結果、12点灯中全てが6500
時間経過しても、発光管リーク、発光特性変化等の異常
はなく、また、これらのランプの中から数灯を取りだし
、発光管端部の劣化現象を金厘顕*荒で観察したが全く
見られなかった・ 実施例3 上記のサーメットエンドキャップにおいて発光管内表面
にのみ絶縁層をもった従来構造のランプも試作して上記
と同様のテストを行なったところ、12灯中8灯が65
00時間内に封着部からのバックアークにより発光管リ
ークに至り、それらのランプを全数金属顕微鏡にてサー
メット部内面をwA察したところ、多少の差はあるが劣
化現象が全数において見られ、特に封着剤により充分に
封着部が覆われていなかった所謂欠損部のあるランプに
おいて、その欠損部からバックアークが激しく発生した
跡が観察された。
Example 2 Dysprosium iodide, thallium iodide, cesium iodide, dysprosium metal, and a predetermined amount of mercury were placed in an arc tube using the above-mentioned convex end cap having 1 ton of alumina and M on the inner surface and side surfaces. We prototyped a 150W metal halide lamp filled with 100 Torr of argon gas as a rare gas for starting, and conducted a flashing test of 8 hours on and 15 minutes off, and as a result, all of the lamps were 6500 during 12 hours of lighting.
There were no abnormalities such as arc tube leaks or changes in light emitting characteristics over time, and I took out several of these lamps and observed the deterioration phenomenon at the end of the arc tube with a metallurgical microscope, but I found no problems. Example 3 When we prototyped a lamp with a conventional structure in which the cermet end cap described above had an insulating layer only on the inner surface of the arc tube and conducted the same test as above, 8 out of 12 lamps showed 65%.
Within 00 hours, arc tube leakage occurred due to back arc from the sealed part, and when the inner surface of the cermet part of all of the lamps was inspected using a metallurgical microscope, a deterioration phenomenon was observed in all of the lamps, although there were slight differences. In particular, in lamps with so-called defects where the sealed portion was not sufficiently covered with the sealant, traces of intense back arcing from the defects were observed.

以上説明したように、本発明の構造にすることによって
発光管点灯時のバンクアークが封着剤の欠損部において
露出されたサーメット基体から発生することなく電気的
絶縁性が完全に保たれるためにサーメットの劣化がない
ものとなる。
As explained above, with the structure of the present invention, bank arcs do not occur from the cermet base exposed at the defective part of the sealant when the arc tube is lit, and electrical insulation is completely maintained. There will be no deterioration of the cermet.

本発明には高価なニオブ管を使わない高圧ナトリウムに
も適用が可能である。
The present invention can also be applied to high-pressure sodium without using expensive niobium tubes.

さらには1本実施例において電気的絶縁層としてアルミ
ナを用いたが、スピネルあるいはガーネット等アルミナ
・タングステン製サーメットと熱膨張係数の近似した絶
縁層を用いてもよい。
Furthermore, although alumina is used as the electrical insulating layer in this embodiment, an insulating layer having a thermal expansion coefficient similar to that of an alumina/tungsten cermet such as spinel or garnet may also be used.

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

第1図は本発明の実施例に基づく発光管の断面図、第2
図は従来の発光管の断面図である。
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an arc tube according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a cross-sectional view of a conventional arc tube.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 1 透光性アルミナ管からなる発光管の少なくとも一方
の端部を、電極あるいはリード棒を埋設した導電性サー
メットで閉塞してなる放電灯において、前記導電性サー
メットの発光管内表面及び封着部位でもある側面に電気
的絶縁層を設けたことを特徴とする金属蒸気放電灯。 2 上記絶縁層がアルミナからなり、サーメットとは一
体化焼結されていることを特徴とする金属蒸気放電灯。
[Scope of Claims] 1. In a discharge lamp in which at least one end of an arc tube made of a translucent alumina tube is closed with a conductive cermet in which an electrode or a lead rod is embedded, the interior of the arc tube of the conductive cermet is A metal vapor discharge lamp characterized by having an electrically insulating layer provided on the surface and the side surface which is also the sealing part. 2. A metal vapor discharge lamp characterized in that the insulating layer is made of alumina and is integrally sintered with the cermet.
JP12694886A 1986-05-31 1986-05-31 Metallic vapor discharge lamp Pending JPS62283543A (en)

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JPH0414357U (en) * 1990-05-24 1992-02-05
US6137229A (en) * 1997-09-26 2000-10-24 Matsushita Electronics Corporation Metal halide lamp with specific dimension of the discharge tube
US6208070B1 (en) 1997-12-26 2001-03-27 Matsushita Electronics Corporation Metal vapor discharged lamp with specific angle between electrodes and tapered envelope wall
US6342764B1 (en) 1999-05-24 2002-01-29 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd High pressure discharge lamp
US6469442B2 (en) 1999-05-25 2002-10-22 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Metal vapor discharge lamp
US6639361B2 (en) 1999-05-25 2003-10-28 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Metal halide lamp
US6646379B1 (en) 1998-12-25 2003-11-11 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Metal vapor discharge lamp having cermet lead-in with improved luminous efficiency and flux rise time
US7211954B2 (en) 2005-03-09 2007-05-01 General Electric Company Discharge tubes
US7279838B2 (en) 2005-03-09 2007-10-09 General Electric Company Discharge tubes

Cited By (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH0414357U (en) * 1990-05-24 1992-02-05
US6137229A (en) * 1997-09-26 2000-10-24 Matsushita Electronics Corporation Metal halide lamp with specific dimension of the discharge tube
US6208070B1 (en) 1997-12-26 2001-03-27 Matsushita Electronics Corporation Metal vapor discharged lamp with specific angle between electrodes and tapered envelope wall
US6646379B1 (en) 1998-12-25 2003-11-11 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Metal vapor discharge lamp having cermet lead-in with improved luminous efficiency and flux rise time
US6342764B1 (en) 1999-05-24 2002-01-29 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd High pressure discharge lamp
US6469442B2 (en) 1999-05-25 2002-10-22 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Metal vapor discharge lamp
US6639361B2 (en) 1999-05-25 2003-10-28 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Metal halide lamp
US7211954B2 (en) 2005-03-09 2007-05-01 General Electric Company Discharge tubes
US7279838B2 (en) 2005-03-09 2007-10-09 General Electric Company Discharge tubes
US7327085B2 (en) 2005-03-09 2008-02-05 General Electric Company Discharge tubes

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