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JP5259985B2 JP2007134444A JP2007134444A JP5259985B2 JP 5259985 B2 JP5259985 B2 JP 5259985B2 JP 2007134444 A JP2007134444 A JP 2007134444A JP 2007134444 A JP2007134444 A JP 2007134444A JP 5259985 B2 JP5259985 B2 JP 5259985B2
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本発明は、冷陰極蛍光ランプ、蛍光表示管、その他の蛍光発光管にかかり、より詳しくは、真空に排気された光透過性の容器の内部に電子エミッタ(冷陰極)と蛍光体付き陽極とを対向配置し、電子エミッタから陽極に向けて電子を放出させ、この放出した電子を陽極前面に配置した蛍光体に衝突させて、該蛍光体を励起発光させる蛍光発光管に関するものである。   The present invention relates to a cold cathode fluorescent lamp, a fluorescent display tube, and other fluorescent light emitting tubes. More specifically, an electron emitter (cold cathode), an anode with a phosphor, Are arranged so as to face each other, electrons are emitted from the electron emitter toward the anode, and the emitted electrons collide with a phosphor arranged on the front surface of the anode to excite and emit the phosphor.

蛍光発光管には、容器をフラットパネル形状とすることにより表示装置として利用したものがある(特許文献1)。   Some fluorescent tubes are used as display devices by making the container into a flat panel shape (Patent Document 1).

このような表示装置で例えばバックライトに使用する等の用途で白色発光が求められている。白色発光は、例えば、黄色乃至赤色に発光する蛍光体と、例えば緑色ないし青色に発光するZnO:Zn蛍光体等の蛍光体とを混合した蛍光膜を形成したものがある(特許文献2参照)。しかしながら、この蛍光膜では同特許文献2にも記載されているようにZnO:Zn蛍光体によりその寿命が安定するものの所望する輝度を得ることができない。また、蛍光体の種類によってその輝度に電圧依存性があり、駆動電圧の変化によって発光色が変化する現象であるカラーシフトを生じるという問題がある。   In such a display device, white light emission is required, for example, for use in a backlight. White light emission includes, for example, a phosphor film in which a phosphor that emits yellow to red light and a phosphor such as ZnO: Zn phosphor that emits green to blue light are formed (see Patent Document 2). . However, in this phosphor film, as described in Patent Document 2, although the lifetime is stabilized by the ZnO: Zn phosphor, the desired luminance cannot be obtained. In addition, there is a problem that the luminance depends on the voltage depending on the type of the phosphor, and a color shift, which is a phenomenon in which the emission color changes due to the change of the driving voltage, occurs.

なお、高真空状態に排気された外囲器のリア(背面)側に、発光ドットとしてZnO:Zn蛍光体を有する陽極を配置し、フロント(前面)側にRGBカラーフィルタを配置し、陽極とRGB各色のカラーフィルタとの間に電子放出するフィラメント状の陰極を配置した表示装置が提案されている(特許文献3参照)。この表示装置は陽極にRGB蛍光体を配置するのではなく残光の短いZnO:Zn蛍光体を陽極に配置し、各色のカラーフィルタでカラーグラフィック表示を行うものである。しかし、この表示装置は多色(マルチカラー)表示であり白色発光させる表示装置ではない。   An anode having ZnO: Zn phosphors as light emitting dots is arranged on the rear (back) side of the envelope evacuated to a high vacuum state, and an RGB color filter is arranged on the front (front) side. There has been proposed a display device in which a filamentary cathode that emits electrons is disposed between RGB color filters (see Patent Document 3). In this display device, instead of arranging an RGB phosphor on the anode, a ZnO: Zn phosphor having a short afterglow is arranged on the anode, and color graphic display is performed using a color filter of each color. However, this display device is a multicolor display and is not a display device that emits white light.

また、蛍光発光管は内部を真空に維持する必要があるが、その製造過程に存在している微量残留水分や微量残留ガス(以下、微量残留ガスという)や動作中に発生した微量残留ガスにより真空度が低下し内部に配置した電子エミッタが劣化し輝度低下を起こし寿命特性が低い。そのため蛍光発光管内部に微量残留ガス吸着性のあるゲッタを配置することが考えられるが、蛍光発光管が薄型化、超小型化してゲッタを配置するスペースを確保しにくくなる。すなわち、ゲッタは直径数mm程度で電極等他の部材との接触を避けるためのスペースが必要であり、また発光表示の妨げにならない位置に配置するため蛍光体から所定距離離すと電子エミッタや蛍光体から発生する微量残留ガスの吸着が不十分となるときがある。また、印刷法、スパッタリング法等で配設して蛍光体から発生する微量残留ガスを吸着させる非蒸発型ゲッタは、その活性化のための配線を設けて通電して抵抗加熱等により活性化する工程が必要とされたり、ゲッタ効果向上のため高温で活性化する必要がある。また、蛍光発光管の製造工程は、高温の封着工程や真空封止排気工程等があり、蛍光体は種々の環境に侵され、その表面が汚染されやすく変質し易い。更に、蛍光表示管内の微量水分その他の微量残留ガス の影響により発光特性が不安定になるという問題点を有している(特許文献4参照)。
特開2004−134173号公報 特開2006−140001号公報 特開平09−305127号公報 特開2006−313675号公報
In addition, the fluorescent tube must be maintained in a vacuum, but it may be caused by trace residual moisture or trace residual gas (hereinafter referred to as trace residual gas) present in the manufacturing process or trace residual gas generated during operation. The degree of vacuum is lowered, the electron emitter disposed inside is deteriorated, the luminance is lowered, and the life characteristic is low. For this reason, it is conceivable to arrange a getter having a slight residual gas adsorptivity inside the fluorescent light emitting tube, but the fluorescent light emitting tube is made thinner and ultra-small to make it difficult to secure a space for arranging the getter. That is, the getter has a diameter of about several millimeters and requires a space for avoiding contact with other members such as electrodes, and is disposed at a position that does not hinder the light emitting display, and if it is separated from the phosphor by a predetermined distance, Sometimes adsorption of trace residual gas generated from the body is insufficient. In addition, a non-evaporable getter that is disposed by a printing method, a sputtering method or the like and adsorbs a trace amount of residual gas generated from a phosphor is activated by resistance heating or the like by providing a wiring for activation. There is a need for a process or activation at high temperatures to improve the getter effect. In addition, the fluorescent arc tube manufacturing process includes a high-temperature sealing process, a vacuum sealing exhaust process, and the like, and the phosphor is affected by various environments, and its surface is easily contaminated and easily deteriorated. Furthermore, there is a problem that the light emission characteristics become unstable due to the influence of a trace amount of moisture and other trace residual gases in the fluorescent display tube (see Patent Document 4).
JP 2004-134173 A JP 2006-140001 A JP 09-305127 A JP 2006-313675 A

本発明により解決すべき課題は、蛍光体の励起発光を拡散させて均一発光可能としかつ管内の微量残留ガスの確実なゲッタ性を付与して輝度レベル安定、長寿命な蛍光発光管を提供することである。   The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a fluorescent light emitting tube having a stable brightness level and a long life by diffusing the excitation light emission of the phosphor to enable uniform light emission and imparting a certain getter property of a trace residual gas in the tube. That is.

本発明による蛍光発光管は、真空に排気された容器が備える光透過性の光出射部内面にZnの酸化物を含む蛍光体を、光拡散性とゲッタ効果とを与えて上記容器内の真空を維持する光拡散/ゲッタ部として、設けると共に、上記容器内に白色発光蛍光体付き陽極と、この陽極との間で電界を印加されて電子放出する電子エミッタとを対向配置し、上記白色発光蛍光体付き陽極を光拡散/ゲッタ部に対して容器内後方に配置し、上記電子エミッタを光拡散/ゲッタ部と上記陽極との間に配置し、上記光出射部に対して陽極後方に上記白色発光蛍光体の励起発光を光出射部に向けて反射する光反射部を配置し、上記電子エミッタは導線の表面に電子放出膜を形成してなり、かつ上記電子放出膜は上記導線の表面のうち上記陽極に面する半円周領域に形成し、上記光拡散/ゲッタ部をZnO:Zn蛍光体で構成したことを特徴とするものである。 A fluorescent light emitting tube according to the present invention provides a phosphor containing Zn oxide on the inner surface of a light-transmitting light emitting portion provided in a container evacuated to a vacuum, and provides a light diffusibility and a getter effect to the vacuum inside the container. A white light emitting phosphor is provided in the container, and an anode with a white light-emitting phosphor and an electron emitter that emits electrons when an electric field is applied between the anode and the container are arranged opposite to each other. An anode with a phosphor is disposed behind the light diffusion / getter portion in the container, the electron emitter is disposed between the light diffusion / getter portion and the anode, and the anode is disposed behind the anode with respect to the light emitting portion. A light reflecting portion for reflecting the excitation light emission of the white light emitting phosphor toward the light emitting portion is disposed, the electron emitter is formed with an electron emitting film on the surface of the conducting wire, and the electron emitting film is formed on the surface of the conducting wire. Of the semicircular area facing the anode Formed, ZnO and the light diffusing / getter unit: and is characterized in that is constituted by Zn phosphor.

上記Znの酸化物を含む蛍光体には、ZnO:Zn蛍光体、ZnGa24蛍光体、ZnGa24:Mn蛍光体を例示することができる。特に、この酸化物蛍光体の中ではZnO:Zn蛍光体を好ましく選択することができる。 Examples of the phosphor containing an oxide of Zn include ZnO: Zn phosphor, ZnGa 2 O 4 phosphor, and ZnGa 2 O 4 : Mn phosphor. In particular, among these oxide phosphors, a ZnO: Zn phosphor can be preferably selected.

上記光拡散/ゲッタ部は、Znの酸化物を含む蛍光体以外の物を含む場合を排除するものではなく、光拡散性、ゲッタ機能を有する場合は、本発明に含むことができる。   The light diffusion / getter portion does not exclude the case where a substance other than a phosphor containing Zn oxide is included, and the light diffusion / getter portion can be included in the present invention if it has a light diffusion property and a getter function.

上記光拡散/ゲッタ部は、ZnO:Zn蛍光体が構成されていることが好ましいが、そのすべてがZnO:Zn蛍光体やその他の酸化物蛍光体で構成されることに限定されない。   The light diffusion / getter portion is preferably composed of a ZnO: Zn phosphor, but is not limited to being composed entirely of a ZnO: Zn phosphor or other oxide phosphor.

この蛍光発光管はその名称や形状に特に限定しないものであり、例えば冷陰極蛍光ランプ、蛍光表示管、その他を含み、また、上記容器形状は、管タイプを含むと共にフラットパネルタイプ等を含む。上記容器は例えばガラス容器、ガラス管、フラットパネル型のガラス容器を含む。   The fluorescent tube is not particularly limited in its name and shape, and includes, for example, a cold cathode fluorescent lamp, a fluorescent display tube, and the like. The container shape includes a tube type and a flat panel type. Examples of the container include a glass container, a glass tube, and a flat panel type glass container.

上記光出射部は容器全体がガラス材からなるガラス管で構成されている場合、そのガラス管全体が光出射部を構成することができる。また、容器がフロントパネルとリアパネルとを備えたフラットパネル形状であれば、フロントパネルの全体または一部が光出射部を構成することができる。   When the whole container is comprised with the glass tube which consists of glass materials, the whole glass tube can comprise the light-projection part. Further, if the container has a flat panel shape including a front panel and a rear panel, the whole or a part of the front panel can constitute the light emitting portion.

電子エミッタは電界放射により電子放出するものであれば特にその名称や形状等は限定しないが、例えば、導体表面に微細突起を有する炭素膜を成膜したものを含む。この炭素膜にはカーボンナノチューブ、カーボンナノウォール、針状炭素膜等がある。   The name and shape of the electron emitter are not particularly limited as long as the electron emitter emits electrons by field emission. For example, the electron emitter includes a carbon film having fine protrusions formed on the conductor surface. Examples of the carbon film include carbon nanotubes, carbon nanowalls, and acicular carbon films.

白色発光蛍光体の材料は特に限定しない。白色は、狭く定義されるものではなく、薄さ、濃さに限定されず、また、他の色との多少の混色等を含むことができる。   The material of the white light emitting phosphor is not particularly limited. White is not narrowly defined, and is not limited to lightness and darkness, and may include some color mixture with other colors.

本発明によれば、光出射部内面に微量残留ガスの吸着性を持つ光拡散/ゲッタ部を設けたので、電子エミッタの劣化を抑制することが可能となり、電子エミッタの電子放出性能の長期維持と共に電子エミッタからの電子放出による蛍光体の発光による輝度のレベルが安定化して寿命特性が向上する。   According to the present invention, since the light diffusing / getter portion having the adsorptivity of a trace amount of residual gas is provided on the inner surface of the light emitting portion, it becomes possible to suppress the deterioration of the electron emitter and to maintain the electron emission performance of the electron emitter for a long period of time. At the same time, the brightness level due to the light emission of the phosphor due to the electron emission from the electron emitter is stabilized, and the life characteristics are improved.

また、光拡散/ゲッタ部を光出射部内面に設けたからその光拡散性により白色発光蛍光体からの励起発光を拡散することが可能となり均一な白色発光が可能となる。   Further, since the light diffusion / getter portion is provided on the inner surface of the light emitting portion, the light emission property makes it possible to diffuse excitation light emission from the white light emitting phosphor, and uniform white light emission is possible.

容器内後方は例えばフラットパネルタイプではリアパネル側であり、管タイプであれば管中心側である。   The rear in the container is, for example, the rear panel side in the flat panel type, and the center side in the tube type.

上記陽極背部に光反射部を配置した場合、光反射部からの反射光により輝度を向上させることが可能となって好ましい。   When the light reflecting portion is disposed on the anode back portion, it is preferable because the luminance can be improved by the reflected light from the light reflecting portion.

本発明のさらに好適な一態様は、上記白色発光蛍光体としてRGB蛍光体にZnO:Zn蛍光体を混合したもの、あるいはRGB蛍光体とZnO:Zn蛍光体とを層状に積層したものを用いることである。この態様の場合、RGB蛍光体の高輝度な励起発光特性とZnO:Zn蛍光体の導電性ならびに微量残留ガスの吸着性により、高輝度と長寿命化を達成することが可能となって好ましい。なお、RGB蛍光体とZnO:Zn蛍光体とを混合させたり、それら両蛍光体を別々の蛍光体層として積層してもよく、白色に発光させることができればよい。上記積層の場合では、蛍光表示管等の蛍光発光管で低速電子線を用いる場合には電子衝突による蛍光体内部への到達深さが浅いから、ZnO:Zn蛍光体の膜厚を制御してRGB蛍光体に到達できるようにすることが好ましい。 In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the white light emitting phosphor is a mixture of RGB phosphor and ZnO: Zn phosphor, or a laminate of RGB phosphor and ZnO: Zn phosphor in layers. It is. In the case of this aspect, it is preferable that high luminance and long life can be achieved by the high luminance excitation light emission characteristics of the RGB phosphor, the conductivity of the ZnO: Zn phosphor and the adsorptivity of a trace residual gas. Note that RGB phosphors and ZnO: Zn phosphors may be mixed, or both phosphors may be stacked as separate phosphor layers, as long as they can emit white light. In the case of the above stacking, when a low-speed electron beam is used in a fluorescent light emitting tube such as a fluorescent display tube, the depth of arrival inside the phosphor due to electron collision is shallow, so the film thickness of the ZnO: Zn phosphor is controlled. It is preferable to be able to reach the RGB phosphor.

本発明によれば、輝度レベルが安定化して寿命特性が良好でかつ均一に白色発光できる蛍光発光管を提供することができる。   ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the brightness | luminance level is stabilized, a lifetime characteristic is favorable, and the fluorescent tube which can emit white light uniformly can be provided.

以下、添付した図面を参照して、本発明の実施の形態に係る蛍光発光管を説明する。図1は、蛍光発光管の側面断面図、図2は図1のA−A線断面図、図3は図1の蛍光発光管の発光原理の説明のため当該蛍光発光管の要部を模式的に拡大して示す図、図4は従来の蛍光発光管と、実施の形態の蛍光発光管との寿命特性を比較する図である。   Hereinafter, a fluorescent light emitting tube according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a cross-sectional side view of the fluorescent light emitting tube, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the main part of the fluorescent light emitting tube for explaining the light emission principle of the fluorescent light emitting tube of FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram comparing the life characteristics of a conventional fluorescent light emitting tube and the fluorescent light emitting tube of the embodiment.

これらの図を参照して、10は蛍光発光管であり、この蛍光発光管10は内部が真空に排気された薄型フラットパネル型の容器形状を有しており、フロントパネル12と、リアパネル14と、サイドパネルとから構成されている。サイドパネルは図解の都合で図示を略する。フロントパネル12は光透過性のガラス材から構成されている。フロントパネル12はこの実施の形態ではその全面が光透過性の光出射部を構成する。フロントパネル12の内面にはZnO:Zn蛍光体が光拡散/ゲッタ部16として設けられている。   Referring to these drawings, reference numeral 10 denotes a fluorescent light emitting tube, and this fluorescent light emitting tube 10 has a thin flat panel type container shape whose inside is evacuated to vacuum, and includes a front panel 12, a rear panel 14, It consists of a side panel. The side panel is omitted for convenience of illustration. The front panel 12 is made of a light transmissive glass material. In this embodiment, the entire surface of the front panel 12 constitutes a light transmitting portion. A ZnO: Zn phosphor is provided on the inner surface of the front panel 12 as a light diffusion / getter unit 16.

ZnO:Zn蛍光体は、連続発光後の輝度残存率が高く輝度安定化に寄与するものとしてZnO:Zn蛍光体単独ないし他の蛍光体との混合蛍光体が励起発光源として採用されている。しかし、ZnO:Zn蛍光体は青ないし緑色発光の蛍光体であり、白色発光させるには他の蛍光体と混合させる必要がある。実施の形態ではこのようなZnO:Zn蛍光体を励起発光源として用いずにRGB蛍光体ないし赤色発光蛍光体を励起発光源として用いる。そして、この場合、励起発光源の輝度安定化にはゲッタを蛍光発光管10内に配置する必要があるが、蛍光発光管10が薄型や超小型になってくると通常のゲッタを内部に配置することは困難である。そこで、実施の形態では、ZnO:Zn蛍光体を薄層にして光拡散/ゲッタ部16として配置したものである。   A ZnO: Zn phosphor has a high residual rate of luminance after continuous light emission and contributes to luminance stabilization, and a ZnO: Zn phosphor alone or a mixed phosphor with another phosphor is adopted as an excitation light emission source. However, the ZnO: Zn phosphor is a blue or green emitting phosphor, and needs to be mixed with other phosphors to emit white light. In the embodiment, such a ZnO: Zn phosphor is not used as an excitation emission source, but an RGB phosphor or a red emission phosphor is used as an excitation emission source. In this case, it is necessary to arrange the getter in the fluorescent light emitting tube 10 in order to stabilize the luminance of the excitation light emitting source. However, when the fluorescent light emitting tube 10 becomes thin or ultra-small, an ordinary getter is arranged inside. It is difficult to do. Therefore, in the embodiment, a thin layer of ZnO: Zn phosphor is arranged as the light diffusion / getter unit 16.

このZnO:Zn蛍光体は、自己付活酸化亜鉛蛍光体と呼ばれ、電子線で励起された青ないし緑色発光を示す蛍光体として知られる。この蛍光体は、発光閾値が低く長寿命なため低速電子線で蛍光体を励起して発光させる蛍光表示管等に多用される。実施の形態ではこのZnO:Zn蛍光体を発光させるために用いるのではなく、実験結果から想定される機能蛍光体として、光拡散性の付与とゲッタ効果のための光拡散/ゲッタ部16として用いる。   This ZnO: Zn phosphor is called a self-activated zinc oxide phosphor and is known as a phosphor exhibiting blue or green light emission excited by an electron beam. Since this phosphor has a low light emission threshold and a long life, it is frequently used for a fluorescent display tube that emits light by exciting the phosphor with a low-speed electron beam. In the embodiment, the ZnO: Zn phosphor is not used to emit light, but is used as a functional phosphor assumed from experimental results as a light diffusion / getter unit 16 for imparting light diffusibility and getter effect. .

ZnO:Zn蛍光体は、実験からそれを構成する蛍光体粒子を適宜選択し数層で構成することにより輝度レベルが長期に安定化しかつ均一発光性も高く維持することができた結果から、光拡散/ゲッタ部16として用いたZnO:Zn蛍光体が、一方側から入射した光を他方側へ通過する光を拡散させることができる一方、蛍光発光管10が製造過程で含まれる微量水分や微量ガス、あるいは動作中に発生する微量ガスを吸着して当該蛍光発光管10内の真空度を維持し、電子エミッタ18の劣化を防止していると考えることができる。   As a result of the fact that the ZnO: Zn phosphor was appropriately selected from experiments and composed of several layers of phosphor particles, the luminance level was stabilized over a long period of time and the uniform light emission property was maintained high. While the ZnO: Zn phosphor used as the diffusion / getter unit 16 can diffuse the light passing from one side to the other side, the fluorescent arc tube 10 includes a trace amount of moisture and a trace amount contained in the manufacturing process. It can be considered that gas or a minute amount of gas generated during operation is adsorbed to maintain the degree of vacuum in the fluorescent light emitting tube 10 to prevent the electron emitter 18 from being deteriorated.

ZnO:Zn蛍光体を構成する蛍光体粒子は、平均粒径を1〜20μmの範囲であり、特に5μm前後が好ましい。この蛍光体粒子を上記範囲に限定するのは、1μmよりも小さいと、光拡散性が低下してくる一方、20μmよりも大きいと、ゲッタ効果が低下してくるようになるからである。   The phosphor particles constituting the ZnO: Zn phosphor have an average particle diameter in the range of 1 to 20 μm, particularly preferably around 5 μm. The reason why the phosphor particles are limited to the above range is that the light diffusibility decreases when the particle size is smaller than 1 μm, whereas the getter effect decreases when the particle size is larger than 20 μm.

光拡散/ゲッタ部16を構成する蛍光体をフロントパネル12内面に形成することは公知の技術により行うとよい。例えばZnO:Zn蛍光体と有機溶剤バインダとを混合した蛍光体ペーストをフロントパネル12内面に塗布して加熱乾燥でその有機溶剤を蒸発気化させることにより光拡散/ゲッタ部16をフロントパネル12内面に形成することが可能である。   Forming the phosphor constituting the light diffusion / getter unit 16 on the inner surface of the front panel 12 may be performed by a known technique. For example, a phosphor paste in which a ZnO: Zn phosphor and an organic solvent binder are mixed is applied to the inner surface of the front panel 12, and the organic solvent is evaporated by heating and drying, whereby the light diffusion / getter unit 16 is formed on the inner surface of the front panel 12. It is possible to form.

フロントパネル12とリアパネル14との中間に複数の電子エミッタ18が配置されている。この電子エミッタ18は、ワイヤ状で互いに平行で円周方向等間隔に複数、配置されている。電子エミッタ18は、導線18aの表面に電子放出膜18bが形成されて構成されている。この電子放出膜18bはカーボンナノチューブ、カーボンナノウォール、針状炭素膜等の電界放射により電子放出するnmオーダーの微細な突起を備えた炭素膜により構成されている。この電子放出膜18bの導線18a表面への成膜方法の説明は略するが、この成膜方法は何でもよい。電子放出膜18bは円P1内に拡大して示すように、導線18aの外周面全周に形成してもよいが、円P2内で拡大して示すように導線18aの外周領域の内、陽極22側に面する半周領域にのみ形成する。導線18aに対して電子放出膜18bを上記のように半周領域に形成することにより電子放出膜18bから放出される電子がZnO:Zn蛍光体からなる光拡散/ゲッタ部16に照射することを回避すると共に電力消費を低減することができる効果がある。   A plurality of electron emitters 18 are arranged between the front panel 12 and the rear panel 14. A plurality of the electron emitters 18 are arranged in parallel with each other in a wire shape and at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. The electron emitter 18 is configured by forming an electron emission film 18b on the surface of a conducting wire 18a. The electron emission film 18b is made of a carbon film having fine projections in the order of nm, such as carbon nanotubes, carbon nanowalls, and acicular carbon films, that emit electrons by field emission. A description of the method of forming the electron emission film 18b on the surface of the conductive wire 18a is omitted, but any method may be used. The electron emission film 18b may be formed on the entire outer peripheral surface of the conducting wire 18a as shown enlarged in the circle P1, but as shown in the enlarged view in the circle P2, the anode 18a It is formed only in the semicircular region facing the 22 side. By forming the electron emission film 18b in the semicircular region as described above with respect to the conductive wire 18a, the electrons emitted from the electron emission film 18b are prevented from irradiating the light diffusion / getter portion 16 made of ZnO: Zn phosphor. In addition, the power consumption can be reduced.

リアパネル14の内面上には光反射部20、陽極22および白色発光蛍光体24がこの順序で積層されている。白色発光蛍光体24は、円P3内に拡大して示すように、赤(R)、緑(G)、青(B)の蛍光体を練りこんだRGB蛍光体24aから構成されているが、円P4内に拡大して示すように、RGB蛍光体24aにZnO:Zn蛍光体24bを混合してもよい。この場合、この混合蛍光体が白色となるように混合比等が調製されている。ZnO:Zn蛍光体24bは例えばIn23等の代わりに混合することができる。In23は白色発光蛍光体24に導電性を与えることによりチャージアップ防止に効果があるが、コストが高い一方、ZnO:Zn蛍光体は低抵抗であり導電性を与えてチャージアップ防止することが可能であると同時にコストが安く済む。なお、この白色発光蛍光体24はRGB蛍光体の代わりに赤色発光蛍光体を用いると共に、この赤色発光蛍光体にZnO:Zn蛍光体を白色発光するように混合比を調製して混合してもよい。RGB蛍光体あるいは赤色発光蛍光体にZnO:Zn蛍光体24bを混合することにより白色発光蛍光体24としてその長寿命化を達成することができる。また、RGB蛍光体24aを採用することにより高輝度発光を達成することができる。 On the inner surface of the rear panel 14, a light reflecting portion 20, an anode 22, and a white light emitting phosphor 24 are laminated in this order. The white light emitting phosphor 24 is composed of an RGB phosphor 24a in which red (R), green (G), and blue (B) phosphors are kneaded as shown in an enlarged view in a circle P3. As shown enlarged in the circle P4, the ZnO: Zn phosphor 24b may be mixed with the RGB phosphor 24a. In this case, the mixing ratio and the like are adjusted so that the mixed phosphor is white. The ZnO: Zn phosphor 24b can be mixed instead of In 2 O 3, for example. In 2 O 3 is effective in preventing charge-up by imparting conductivity to the white light-emitting phosphor 24, but the cost is high, while the ZnO: Zn phosphor has low resistance and imparts conductivity to prevent charge-up. Can be done at the same time. The white light-emitting phosphor 24 uses a red light-emitting phosphor instead of the RGB phosphor, and the red light-emitting phosphor may be mixed at a mixing ratio so that ZnO: Zn phosphor emits white light. Good. Longevity of the white light emitting phosphor 24 can be achieved by mixing the ZnO: Zn phosphor 24b with the RGB phosphor or the red light emitting phosphor. Further, by adopting the RGB phosphor 24a, it is possible to achieve high luminance light emission.

以上の構成を備えた実施の形態の蛍光発光管10においては、図3で示すように、電子エミッタ18の電子放出膜18bからは電子エミッタ18と陽極22との間の電界印加により電子が矢印26で示すように陽極22側に向けて放出されて、その電子は白色発光蛍光体24に衝突し、これによって白色発光蛍光体24が矢印28で示すように励起発光し、フロントパネル12を通過して矢印29で示すように蛍光発光管10外へ発光放出される。上記の場合、白色発光蛍光体24の発光はフロントパネル12側だけでなくリアパネル14側にも存在しそのリアパネル14側への発光は光反射部20により矢印31で示すように反射される。この反射によりフロントパネル12から出射される発光の光量が増大する。なお、図中矢印29の光拡散は理解のため単純に示したものであり、光拡散方向はより複雑であると考えられる。 In the fluorescent light emitting tube 10 of the embodiment having the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 3, electrons are transferred from the electron emission film 18 b of the electron emitter 18 by applying an electric field between the electron emitter 18 and the anode 22. As shown by 26, the electrons are emitted toward the anode 22, and the electrons collide with the white light-emitting phosphor 24, thereby causing the white light-emitting phosphor 24 to emit light as shown by an arrow 28 and pass through the front panel 12. Then, as indicated by an arrow 29 , light emission is emitted out of the fluorescent light emitting tube 10. In the above case, the light emission of the white light emitting phosphor 24 is present not only on the front panel 12 side but also on the rear panel 14 side, and the light emission toward the rear panel 14 side is reflected by the light reflecting portion 20 as indicated by an arrow 31 . This reflection increases the amount of emitted light emitted from the front panel 12. In addition, the light diffusion of the arrow 29 in the drawing is simply shown for understanding, and the light diffusion direction is considered to be more complicated.

上記において、白色発光蛍光体24からの矢印28で示す発光は光拡散/ゲッタ部16により矢印30で示すように拡散される結果、フロントパネル12前方からは均一発光となる。一方、白色発光蛍光体24からの矢印28で示す発光は光拡散/ゲッタ部16により微量残留ガスが吸着されるので、蛍光発光管10の寿命特性が向上する。   In the above description, the light emission indicated by the arrow 28 from the white light emitting phosphor 24 is diffused by the light diffusion / getter unit 16 as indicated by the arrow 30, resulting in uniform light emission from the front of the front panel 12. On the other hand, the light emission indicated by the arrow 28 from the white light emitting phosphor 24 is adsorbed by the light diffusing / getter unit 16 with a small amount of residual gas, so that the life characteristics of the fluorescent light emitting tube 10 are improved.

図4を参照して図示略した従来の蛍光発光管と、実施の形態の蛍光発光管10との寿命特性を比較する。図4は横軸に蛍光発光管の使用経過時間(hr)、縦軸に輝度(cd/m2)をとっている。S1は実施の形態の寿命特性線、S2は従来の蛍光発光管の寿命特性線を示す。 The life characteristics of the conventional fluorescent light emitting tube (not shown) with reference to FIG. 4 and the fluorescent light emitting tube 10 of the embodiment will be compared. In FIG. 4, the horizontal axis represents the elapsed time (hr) of use of the fluorescent tube, and the vertical axis represents the luminance (cd / m 2 ). S1 represents the life characteristic line of the embodiment, and S2 represents the life characteristic line of the conventional fluorescent tube.

従来の蛍光発光管は、フロントパネルの内面にRGB蛍光体よりなる白色発光蛍光体付きの陽極を配置し、リアパネル内面側に電子エミッタを配置したものであり、ゲッタは配置していない。   A conventional fluorescent tube has an anode with a white light emitting phosphor made of RGB phosphor on the inner surface of a front panel and an electron emitter on the inner surface side of the rear panel, and no getter is disposed.

従来も実施の形態も、共に、寿命特性の実測時間は数百時間である。この実測時間内において上記両寿命特性線S1,S2を比較して明らかであるように、実施の形態の蛍光発光管は、従来のそれよりも寿命特性において優れている。すなわち、従来例とは異なって、実施の形態では蛍光発光管の表示動作開始から、数百時間程度、動作時間が経過しても、安定化初期輝度からの輝度低下はみられず、輝度はほぼ一定の輝度レベルで推移して安定している。   In both the prior art and the embodiment, the actual measurement time of the life characteristics is several hundred hours. As is apparent from the comparison of the two life characteristic lines S1 and S2 within the actual measurement time, the fluorescent light emitting tube according to the embodiment is superior in life characteristic to that of the prior art. That is, unlike the conventional example, in the embodiment, the luminance does not decrease from the stabilized initial luminance even after the operation time has passed for several hundred hours from the start of the display operation of the fluorescent tube, and the luminance is It is stable at almost constant luminance level.

上記輝度レベルの一定推移は、陽極にZnO:Zn蛍光体を含まない蛍光体を用いた場合でも光拡散/ゲッタ部16の材料にZnO:Zn蛍光体を用いたことにより、ZnO:Zn蛍光体の微量残留ガス吸着作用によるものと考えられる。実施の形態では、このZnO:Zn蛍光体の上記吸着作用に加えて、同時に、光拡散作用を利用したことにより、均一発光を可能としている。特に、通常の微量残留ガス吸着材をフロントパネル12内面に配置したのでは微量残留ガスは吸着されても光拡散を得にくく、むしろ、光吸収により輝度低下を惹き起こすと考えられる。これに対して実施の形態では、ZnO:Zn蛍光体を光拡散/ゲッタ部16の材料として用いたので、微量残留ガス吸着による寿命特性向上と均一発光とを同時に達成したものである。   The above-mentioned constant transition of the luminance level is caused by using the ZnO: Zn phosphor as the material of the light diffusion / getter portion 16 even when a phosphor not containing the ZnO: Zn phosphor is used for the anode. This is thought to be due to the adsorption of trace residual gas. In the embodiment, in addition to the adsorption action of the ZnO: Zn phosphor, the light diffusing action is used at the same time, thereby enabling uniform light emission. In particular, it is considered that when a normal trace residual gas adsorbing material is disposed on the inner surface of the front panel 12, it is difficult to obtain light diffusion even if the trace residual gas is adsorbed, but rather causes a decrease in luminance due to light absorption. On the other hand, in the embodiment, since the ZnO: Zn phosphor is used as the material of the light diffusion / getter unit 16, the life characteristics are improved and uniform light emission is achieved simultaneously by the adsorption of a trace amount of residual gas.

以上の作用効果に加えて、さらに、本実施の形態では、白色発光蛍光体24をフロントパネル12側ではなくリアパネル14側に配置したので、フロントパネル12内面に白色発光蛍光体を配置した蛍光発光管と比較して、白色発光蛍光体24による光吸収が無くなり、白色発光蛍光体24を緻密に設けることが可能となり、励起発光光量を従来よりも増して増強することができるようになる。特に蛍光発光管においては低速電子線を照射して蛍光体を励起発光させる場合、該低速電子線は表面から数オングストロームまでしか進入しないことから、蛍光体の表面状態が発光特性に大きく影響すると言われている(特開2006−313675参照)。実施の形態では白色発光蛍光体を緻密に設けることにより当該白色発光蛍光体の表面状態を整えることが可能となり発光効率に優れた成膜状態とすることができるようになる。   In addition to the above effects, in the present embodiment, since the white light emitting phosphor 24 is arranged on the rear panel 14 side instead of the front panel 12 side, the fluorescent light emission in which the white light emitting phosphor is arranged on the inner surface of the front panel 12 is provided. Compared with a tube, light absorption by the white light-emitting phosphor 24 is eliminated, the white light-emitting phosphor 24 can be densely provided, and the amount of excitation light emission can be increased more than before. In particular, in a fluorescent tube, when a phosphor is excited to emit light by irradiating it with a slow electron beam, the slow electron beam penetrates only from the surface to a few angstroms. (See JP 2006-313675). In the embodiment, by providing the white light-emitting phosphor densely, the surface state of the white light-emitting phosphor can be adjusted, and a film-forming state with excellent light emission efficiency can be obtained.

さらには、上述したように、光反射部20を陽極22の背部に配置したので、フロントパネル12から前方に出射させる発光には、白色発光蛍光体24から前方側への発光だけでなく、光反射部20からの反射光も加わり、発光光量を従来よりも増して増強することができる。   Further, as described above, since the light reflecting portion 20 is disposed on the back portion of the anode 22, not only the light emitted from the white light emitting phosphor 24 but also the light emitted from the front panel 12 to the front side is emitted. Reflected light from the reflecting portion 20 is also added, and the amount of emitted light can be increased and increased compared to the conventional case.

さらには、電子エミッタ18の電子放出膜18bが陽極22側に向けて導線18aに半円周分設けたので、電子放出膜18bからの電子を白色発光蛍光体24に効率的に放出させることができるようになり、同一の発光光量を得るのに、電子放出膜18bを導線18a全周に設けた場合と比較して、蛍光発光管10の電力消費を少なくとも半分に低減することができるようになる。   Furthermore, since the electron emission film 18b of the electron emitter 18 is provided on the conducting wire 18a for the semicircular direction toward the anode 22, the white light emitting phosphor 24 can efficiently emit electrons from the electron emission film 18b. In order to obtain the same amount of emitted light, the power consumption of the fluorescent tube 10 can be reduced by at least half compared to the case where the electron emission film 18b is provided on the entire circumference of the conductive wire 18a. Become.

図5ないし図7を参照して本発明の他の実施の形態に係る蛍光発光管を説明する。図5は、蛍光発光管の側面断面図、図6は図5のB−B線断面図、図7は蛍光発光管の発光状態を示す要部拡大図である。   A fluorescent tube according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the fluorescent light emitting tube, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 5, and FIG.

これらの図を参照して、この実施の形態に係る蛍光発光管30は、外管32と内管34との二重管構成となっており、外管32の内面にZnO:Zn蛍光体からなる光拡散/ゲッタ部36が設けられ、外管32と内管34との間に所要線径でワイヤ状をなす電子エミッタ38が、複数本、配置されている。内管34は中空でも中実でもよい。内管34の外面には、電気的絶縁性で光反射作用を持つ光反射部40、電子エミッタ38の対向電極として陽極42、および低速電子線照射励起発光型の白色発光蛍光体としてRGB蛍光体44がこの順序で積層されている。   With reference to these drawings, the fluorescent light emitting tube 30 according to this embodiment has a double tube configuration of an outer tube 32 and an inner tube 34, and the inner surface of the outer tube 32 is made of ZnO: Zn phosphor. A light diffusion / getter unit 36 is provided, and a plurality of electron emitters 38 having a wire shape with a required wire diameter are disposed between the outer tube 32 and the inner tube 34. The inner tube 34 may be hollow or solid. On the outer surface of the inner tube 34, a light reflecting portion 40 that is electrically insulating and has a light reflecting action, an anode 42 as a counter electrode of the electron emitter 38, and an RGB phosphor as a white light emitting phosphor of low-energy electron beam irradiation excitation emission type 44 are stacked in this order.

複数の電子エミッタ38は、内管34の周囲を相互に円周方向等間隔でかつ管軸方向互いに平行にワイヤ状に延びた形態で配置されている。これら電子エミッタ38は導線38aの全周領域に電子放出膜38bを設けてもよいが、実施の形態では、電子放出の効果向上のため、上記全周領域ではなく陽極42に面する側半円周領域に電子放出膜38bを設けて構成されている。   The plurality of electron emitters 38 are arranged in the form of wires extending around the inner tube 34 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction and parallel to each other in the tube axis direction. These electron emitters 38 may be provided with an electron emission film 38b in the entire peripheral region of the conducting wire 38a. However, in the embodiment, in order to improve the effect of electron emission, the side semicircle facing the anode 42 instead of the entire peripheral region. An electron emission film 38b is provided in the peripheral region.

上記電子エミッタ38は複数本平行に配置したが、1本のワイヤ状電子エミッタを陽極側周囲を管軸方向に螺旋させながら配置してもよい。この場合、外管32と内管34との間に光透過性の絶縁性中間管を配置し、この中間管の外周面に螺旋状に電子エミッタを配置させてもよい。あるいは、電子エミッタを陽極側周囲に環状に配置してもよい。   Although a plurality of the electron emitters 38 are arranged in parallel, one wire-like electron emitter may be arranged while spiraling around the anode side in the tube axis direction. In this case, a light-transmitting insulating intermediate tube may be disposed between the outer tube 32 and the inner tube 34, and an electron emitter may be spirally disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate tube. Alternatively, the electron emitter may be arranged in a ring around the anode side.

図7を参照して上記実施の形態の蛍光発光管30においては、上記蛍光発光管10と同様に、電子エミッタ38の電子放出膜38bからは電子エミッタ38と陽極42との間の電界印加により電子が陽極42に向けて放出されて、その電子はRGB蛍光体44に衝突し、これによってRGB蛍光体44が励起発光し、外管32を通過して蛍光発光管30外へ発光放出される。上記の場合、RGB蛍光体44の発光のうち陽極42側への発光は光反射部40により反射されて、蛍光発光管30から出射される発光光量が増大する。   Referring to FIG. 7, in the fluorescent light emitting tube 30 of the above embodiment, as with the fluorescent light emitting tube 10, the electric field between the electron emitter 38 and the anode 42 is applied from the electron emission film 38 b of the electron emitter 38. Electrons are emitted toward the anode 42, and the electrons collide with the RGB phosphor 44, whereby the RGB phosphor 44 is excited and emitted, passes through the outer tube 32, and is emitted and emitted out of the fluorescent tube 30. . In the above case, light emitted from the RGB phosphor 44 toward the anode 42 is reflected by the light reflecting portion 40, and the amount of light emitted from the fluorescent light emitting tube 30 increases.

この実施の形態の蛍光発光管30の場合も上記蛍光発光管10と同様に、外管32内面のZnO:Zn蛍光体からなる光拡散/ゲッタ部36により、輝度がほぼ一定の輝度レベルで推移して安定し寿命特性が向上すると共に、光拡散作用により、均一発光が可能となっている。 In the case of the fluorescent light emitting tube 30 of this embodiment, as in the case of the fluorescent light emitting tube 10, the luminance changes at a substantially constant luminance level by the light diffusion / getter unit 36 made of ZnO: Zn phosphor on the inner surface of the outer tube 32. As a result, the lifetime characteristics are improved, and uniform light emission is possible by the light diffusing action.

また、RGB蛍光体44を外管32内面側ではなく内管34側に配置したので、RGB蛍光体44を緻密に設けることが可能となり、励起発光光量を従来よりも増して増強することができるようになる。   Further, since the RGB phosphors 44 are arranged not on the inner surface side of the outer tube 32 but on the inner tube 34 side, the RGB phosphors 44 can be densely provided, and the amount of excitation light emission can be increased more than before. It becomes like this.

さらには、上述したように、光反射部40を陽極42背部に配置したので、光反射部40の光反射により、発光光量を従来よりも増して増強することができる。さらには、電子エミッタ38の電子放出膜38bが陽極42側に向けて半円周分設けたので、上記蛍光発光管10と同様に、蛍光発光管30の電力消費を少なくとも半分に低減することができるようになる。   Furthermore, as described above, since the light reflecting portion 40 is disposed on the back of the anode 42, the light reflection amount of the light reflecting portion 40 can increase the amount of emitted light more than before. Furthermore, since the electron emission film 38b of the electron emitter 38 is provided for the semicircular portion toward the anode 42 side, the power consumption of the fluorescent light emitting tube 30 can be reduced to at least half as in the case of the fluorescent light emitting tube 10. become able to.

なお、蛍光発光管がフラットパネルタイプの場合では陽極表面側の蛍光体として、RGB蛍光体にZnO:Zn蛍光体を混合して、その寿命特性を向上させてもよい。   In the case where the fluorescent light emitting tube is of a flat panel type, as a phosphor on the anode surface side, a RGBO phosphor may be mixed with a ZnO: Zn phosphor to improve its life characteristics.

実施の形態の蛍光発光管は、液晶表示装置のバックライト用を始めとして各種光源の用途に応じて様々な形態をとることができるものであり、実施の形態のようにフラットパネルや管タイプの形状に限定されない。   The fluorescent light-emitting tube of the embodiment can take various forms depending on the use of various light sources including the backlight for liquid crystal display devices. The shape is not limited.

光拡散/ゲッタ部16,36に用いるZnO:Zn蛍光体を構成する蛍光体粒子の粒径は数μm程度としかつ数層程度が好ましい。光拡散/ゲッタ部16,36は蛍光体粒子だけで構成してもよいが、透光性樹脂中に数層になって蛍光体粒子を分散した構成とすることもできる。   The particle size of the phosphor particles constituting the ZnO: Zn phosphor used for the light diffusion / getter portions 16 and 36 is preferably about several μm and preferably about several layers. The light diffusing / getter portions 16 and 36 may be composed of only phosphor particles, but may be composed of several layers in a translucent resin in which the phosphor particles are dispersed.

光拡散/ゲッタ部16,36はシート状としてフロントパネル12や外管32内面に貼り付け可能としてもよいし、スラリー塗布法、スクリーン印刷法、電気永動法、沈降法等により形成してもよい。   The light diffusing / getter portions 16 and 36 may be attached to the front panel 12 and the inner surface of the outer tube 32 as a sheet, or may be formed by a slurry coating method, a screen printing method, an electric perturbation method, a sedimentation method, or the like. Good.

本発明は、上述した実施の形態に限定されるものではなく、特許請求の範囲に記載した範囲内で、種々な変更ないしは変形を含むものである。   The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and includes various changes or modifications within the scope described in the claims.

図1は、本発明の実施の形態に係る蛍光発光管の側面断面図である。FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a fluorescent light emitting tube according to an embodiment of the present invention. 図2は図1のA−A線断面図である。2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 図3は図1の蛍光発光管の発光原理の説明のため当該蛍光発光管の要部を模式的に拡大して示す図である。FIG. 3 is a schematic enlarged view showing a main part of the fluorescent light emitting tube for explaining the light emission principle of the fluorescent light emitting tube of FIG. 図4は従来と実施の形態の蛍光発光管の寿命特性を比較する図である。FIG. 4 is a diagram for comparing the life characteristics of the fluorescent light emitting tube according to the prior art and the embodiment. 図5は他の実施の形態に係る蛍光発光管の側面断面図である。FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a fluorescent light emitting tube according to another embodiment. 図6は図1のB−B線断面図である。6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 図7は図5の蛍光発光管の動作説明に供する要部拡大図である。FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a main part for explaining the operation of the fluorescent light emitting tube of FIG.

符号の説明Explanation of symbols

10 蛍光発光管
12 フロントパネル
14 リアパネル
16 光拡散/ゲッタ部
18 電子エミッタ
20 光反射部
22 陽極
24 白色発光蛍光体
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Fluorescent light-emitting tube 12 Front panel 14 Rear panel 16 Light diffusion / getter part 18 Electron emitter 20 Light reflection part 22 Anode 24 White light-emitting phosphor

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真空に排気された容器が備える光透過性の光出射部内面にZnの酸化物を含む蛍光体を、光拡散性とゲッタ効果とを与えて上記容器内の真空を維持する光拡散/ゲッタ部として、設けると共に、上記容器内に白色発光蛍光体付き陽極と、この陽極との間で電界を印加されて電子放出する電子エミッタとを対向配置し、
上記白色発光蛍光体付き陽極を光拡散/ゲッタ部に対して容器内後方に配置し、上記電子エミッタを光拡散/ゲッタ部と上記陽極との間に配置し、
上記光出射部に対して陽極後方に上記白色発光蛍光体の励起発光を光出射部に向けて反射する光反射部を配置し、
上記電子エミッタは導線の表面に電子放出膜を形成してなり、かつ上記電子放出膜は上記導線の表面のうち上記陽極に面する半円周領域に形成し、
上記光拡散/ゲッタ部をZnO:Zn蛍光体で構成した、ことを特徴とする蛍光発光管。
A light diffusing / getter unit that maintains a vacuum in the container by providing a phosphor containing Zn oxide on the inner surface of the light transmitting unit provided in the container evacuated to a vacuum, providing light diffusibility and a getter effect And providing an anode with a white light emitting phosphor in the container and an electron emitter that emits an electron by applying an electric field between the anode,
The white light emitting phosphor-attached anode is disposed behind the light diffusion / getter portion in the container, and the electron emitter is disposed between the light diffusion / getter portion and the anode,
A light reflecting portion that reflects the excitation light emission of the white light emitting phosphor toward the light emitting portion behind the anode with respect to the light emitting portion,
The electron emitter is formed with an electron emission film on the surface of the conductive wire, and the electron emission film is formed in a semicircular region facing the anode of the surface of the conductive wire ,
A fluorescent light emitting tube characterized in that the light diffusion / getter portion is composed of a ZnO: Zn phosphor .
上記白色発光蛍光体としてRGB蛍光体にZnO:Zn蛍光体を混合したもの、あるいはRGB蛍光体とZnO:Zn蛍光体とを層状に積層したものを用いた、ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の蛍光発光管。   2. The white light emitting phosphor as described above, wherein RGB phosphor mixed with ZnO: Zn phosphor, or RGB phosphor and ZnO: Zn phosphor laminated in layers are used. The fluorescent light-emitting tube as described.
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