Reflecting structure for planar gas discharge lamps

• US 20060061249A1
• Filed: 09/22/2004
• Published: 03/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
• Original Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
• Inventors: Kuo, Tzu-Shou, Pan, Bor-Jyh
• Application Number:
  US10/946,003
• Publication Number:
  US 20060061249A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 313/113
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 61/025 Associated optical elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 61/305 Flat vessels or containers
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 61/35 provided with coatings on the walls thereof; Selection of materials for the coatings using coloured coatings H01J61/40; using luminescent coatings H01J61/42
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 65/00 Lamps without any electrode inside the vessel; Lamps with at least one main electrode outside the vessel

Abstract

A reflecting structure for planar gas discharge lamps to improve luminance includes a front glass panel on a light emission side, a rear glass panel on a backlight side, at least one pair of electrodes, a fluorescent layer abutting the light emission side and a reaction gas held between the front glass panel and the rear glass panel. The electrodes have a voltage difference to activate the reaction gas to generate discharge which actuates the fluorescent layer to generate light. The light emits through the light emission side of the front glass panel. The invention further provides a light reflective element to reflect the light passing through the backlight side to the front light emission side to increase light utilization and improve the luminance of the light emission side.

Claims

1. A reflecting structure for a planar gas discharge lamp comprising:

a front glass panel located on a light emission side of the planar gas discharge lamp;

a rear glass panel located on a backlight side of the planar gas discharge lamp to form a sealed and hollow chamber with the front glass panel, the chamber being filled with a reaction gas;

at least one pair of electrodes connecting to an inverter to produce a voltage difference to actuate the reaction gas to generate discharge;

a fluorescent material coated on a surface of an inner side of the front glass panel facing the chamber to be actuated by the discharge to generate light, a great portion of the light emitting through the light emission side of the front glass panel;

a light reflective material coated on a surface of an inner side of the rear glass panel facing the chamber to reflect the light passing through the backlight side of the planar gas discharge lamp to the front light emission side; and

a light reflective element located on an outer side of the backlight side of the planar gas discharge lamp to reflect the light passing through the backlight side to the front light emission side to increase light utilization and improve luminance of the light emission side of the planar gas discharge lamp.

2. The reflecting structure of claim 1, wherein the electrodes are located outside the chamber.

3. The reflecting structure of claim 1, wherein the light reflective element includes a base board and a reflective film coated on the surface of the base board.

4. The reflecting structure of claim 3, wherein the reflective film is located between the electrodes and the base board.

5. The reflecting structure of claim 2, wherein the light reflective element includes an insulating layer covering a backside of the electrodes and a reflective film coated on a back side of the insulating layer.

6. The reflecting structure of claim 5, wherein the insulating layer is located between the electrodes and the reflective film.

7. The reflecting structure of claim 1, wherein the electrodes are located in the chamber.

8. The reflecting structure of claim 1, wherein the light reflective element is a composite reflective element including a reflective material coated on the backlight side of the rear glass panel and a thermal conductive base material.

9. The reflecting structure of claim 8, wherein the reflective material is located between the thermal conductive base material and the electrodes.