IP Library Granted Patent US 9,865,450
Granted Patent B2
US 9,865,450 · App. 15/122,561 · Granted Jan 9, 2018

Low-pressure discharge lamp with fluorescent particles having a small particle size

Inventors: Armin Konrad (Groβaitingen, DE); Renate Hirrle (Augsburg, DE); Markus Schönheits (Augsburg, DE); Alexander Bothe (München, DE); Frauke Philipp (Augsburg, DE); Thomas Huckenbeck (Augsburg, DE)
Assignee: LEDVANCE GmbH
H01J61/44C09K11/7777C09K11/7787H01J61/16H01J61/35H01J61/72H01J2261/385
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Patent No.
US 9,865,450
App. No.
15/122,561
Granted
Jan 9, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

In different embodiments, a low-pressure discharge lamp ( 1 ) is provided. The low-pressure discharge lamp has a discharge vessel ( 2 ) and a coating structure ( 7 ). The coating structure is formed on an inner face of the discharge vessel ( 2 ). The coating structure ( 7 ) has first fluorescent particles ( 34 ) which have at least one fluorescent substance that emits red light and the average particle size of which ranges from 0.5 μm to 1.9 μm, second fluorescent particles ( 36 ) which have at least one fluorescent substance that emits green light and the average particle size of which ranges from 0.6 μm to 2.8 μm or from 1 μm to 4 μm, and third fluorescent particles ( 38 ) which have at least one fluorescent substance that emits blue light and the average particle size of which ranges from 1 μm to 4 μm.

Claims (29)

1. Low-pressure discharge lamp, with a discharge vessel and a coating structure formed on an inside of the discharge vessel, the coating structure comprising:

first fluorescent particles which have a least one fluorescent substance emitting red light and the mean particle size of which lies in a range from 0.5 μm to 1.9 μm,

second fluorescent particles which have at least one fluorescent substance emitting green light and the mean particle size of which lies in a range from 0.6 μm to 2.8 μm or from 1 μm to 4 μm, and

third fluorescent particles which have at least one fluorescent substance emitting blue light and the mean particle size of which lies in a range from 1 μm to 4 μm;

wherein the fluorescent substances each comprise activators and host lattices doped with the activators, wherein

a proportion of the activators in the fluorescent substance emitting green light lies in the range from 6.5 mol % to 16 mol % or from 20 mol % to 50 mol %,

a proportion of the activators in the fluorescent substance emitting red light lies in the range from 2.3 mol % to 5.5 mol %, and/or

a proportion of the activators in the fluorescent substance emitting blue light lies in the range from 3.0 mol % to 11.0 mol %.

2. Low-pressure discharge lamp according to claim 1 , wherein

the mean particle size of the first fluorescent particles lies in a range from 1.2 μm to 1.7 μm, and/or

the mean particle size of the second fluorescent particles lies in a range from 1 μm to 2.5 μm or from 1.5 μm to 3.5 μm, and/or

the mean particle size of the third fluorescent particles lies in a range from 1.5 μm to 3.5 μm.

3. Low-pressure discharge lamp according to claim 2 , wherein

the mean particle size of the second fluorescent particles lies in a range from 1.7 μm to 2.3 μm or from 2.0 μm to 3.4 μm, and/or

the mean particle size of the third fluorescent particles lies in a range from 2.5 μm to 3.3 μm.

4. Low-pressure discharge lamp according to claim 1 , wherein

a quantity of activators per 120 cm lamp length in the fluorescent substance emitting red light and the fluorescent substance emitting blue light lies in a range from 4.17*10 −5 mol to 3.84*10 −4 mol, and/or

a quantity of activators per 120 cm lamp length in the fluorescent substance emitting green light lies in a range from 5.06*10 −5 mol to 4.60*10 −4 mol.

5. Low-pressure discharge lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the activators comprise rare earth metals.

6. Low-pressure discharge lamp according to claim 5 , wherein the activators comprise europium and/or terbium.

7. Low-pressure discharge lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the coating structure comprises

a protective coating formed on an inside of the discharge vessel, and

a fluorescent coating formed on the protective coating and comprising the fluorescent particles.

8. Low-pressure discharge lamp according to claim 7 , wherein the protective coating comprises aluminium oxide and/or pyrogenic and/or highly dispersed aluminium oxide.

9. Low-pressure discharge lamp according to claim 1 which in operation emits white light.

10. Low-pressure discharge lamp according to claim 1 which in operation has discharge currents in the range from 140 mA to 800 mA.

11. Low-pressure discharge lamp according to claim 1 wherein the light yield lies in a range from 70 lm/W to 120 lm/W.

12. Low-pressure discharge lamp according to claim 1 wherein a colour temperature of the generated light lies in the range from 2,500 K to 6,500 K.

13. Low-pressure discharge lamp according to claim 1 wherein the quantum efficiency of the fluorescent substances lies in a range from 80% to 100%.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2020
From: OSRAM GMBH
To: LEDVANCE GMBH
Reel/Frame 053144/0291 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2017
From: KONRAD, ARMIN; HIRRLE, RENATE; SCHÖNHEITS, MARKUS; BOTHE, ALEXANDER; PHILIPP, FRAUKE; HUCKENBECK, THOMAS
To: OSRAM GMBH
Reel/Frame 040874/0934 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2014 204 172 · Mar 6, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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