Light source

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9360187-B2
Application number	US-201113877361-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2011
Priority date	Oct 4, 2010
Publication date	Jun 7, 2016
Grant date	Jun 7, 2016

Abstract

This light source 1 is provided with a luminescent cylinder 3 A housing a luminescent part 2 to generate light; a light guide cylinder 3 B connected to the luminescent cylinder 3 A on a one end side, and configured to guide the light generated by the luminescent part 2 , to an exit window 4 provided on the other end side; and a cylindrical reflective cylinder 9 inserted and fixed between the exit window 4 of the light guide cylinder 3 B and a portion connecting the luminescent cylinder 3 A and the exit window 4 , and having an inner wall surface as a reflective surface 9 a to reflect the light.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A light source comprising:
a first housing which forms a space enclosing gas for discharging and housing a luminescent part to generate light within the space;
a second housing which is connected to the first housing on a one end side and configured to guide the light generated from the luminescent part, to an exit window provided on the other end side; and
a cylindrical member which is fixed so as to be inserted between the exit window of the second housing and a portion connecting the first housing and the second housing, and which has an inner wall surface formed as a reflective surface to reflect the light,
wherein the second housing is connected so as to be in communication with the first housing on the one end side, and
wherein the cylindrical member is in contact with the luminescent part in the first housing on the one end side and is inserted in the second housing on the other end side.

2. The light source according to claim 1 , wherein an outer wall surface of the cylindrical member is separated from an inner wall surface of the second housing.

3. The light source according to claim 1 , wherein the reflective surface on the first housing side of the cylindrical member is formed in a taper shape.

4. The light source according to claim 1 , further comprising a positioning member for positioning of the cylindrical member.

5. The light source according to claim 4 , wherein the positioning member includes:
a spring member which urges the cylindrical member from the other end side to the one end side of the second housing; and
a fixing member against which the cylindrical member urged by the spring member is pressed.

6. The light source according to claim 4 , wherein the positioning member is provided on a connection member connecting the first housing and the second housing.

7. The light source according to claim 1 , further comprising a deuterium gas enclosed in the first housing and the second housing,
wherein the luminescent part has a cathode, an anode, and a discharge path limiter and generates light by discharge, and
wherein at least a part of the reflective surface of the cylindrical member is formed in a taper shape.

8. The light source according to claim 7 , wherein the cylindrical member is comprised of a metal material.

9. The light source according to claim 7 , wherein the one end side and the other end side of the reflective surface of the cylindrical member are formed in a taper shape.

10. The light source according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a spring member of a metal material which urges the cylindrical member from the other end side to the one end side of the second housing; and
a fixing member in which the cylindrical member urged by the spring member is fitted, and which is provided so as to surround an aperture of the luminescent part.

11. The light source according to claim 7 , wherein a hole in which an end of the cylindrical member is inserted is formed in the luminescent part.

12. The light source according to claim 7 , wherein an aperture to penetrate to the reflective surface is formed in a side face on the one end side of the cylindrical member.

13. The light source according to claim 7 , wherein an outer wall surface of the cylindrical member is comprised of a material with a thermal emissivity larger than that of a material of the cylindrical member.

14. The light source according to claim 13 , wherein a thermal radiation film containing the material with the thermal emissivity larger than that of the material of the cylindrical member is formed on a substantially entire area of the outer wall surface of the cylindrical member.

15. The light source according to claim 7 , wherein a thermal emissivity on the one end side of the cylindrical member is larger than a thermal emissivity on the other end side of the cylindrical member.

16. The light source according to claim 15 , wherein a thermal radiation film containing a material with the thermal emissivity larger than that of a material of the outer wall surface on the other end side of the cylindrical member is formed on the outer wall surface on the one end side of the cylindrical member.

17. The light source according to claim 1 , wherein the luminescent part generates light by discharge, and
wherein an aperture to penetrate to the reflective surface is formed in a side face on the one end side of the cylindrical member.

18. The light source according to claim 17 , wherein the aperture of the cylindrical member is arranged in the first housing.

19. The light source according to claim 17 , wherein the aperture of the cylindrical member is formed by cutting an edge region on the one end side of the cylindrical member.

20. The light source according to claim 17 , wherein a plurality of said apertures are formed at equal intervals along a peripheral edge on the one end side of the cylindrical member.

21. The light source according to claim 17 , wherein an outer wall surface of the cylindrical member is comprised of a material with a thermal emissivity larger than that of a material of the cylindrical member.

22. The light source according to claim 21 , wherein a thermal radiation film containing the material with the thermal emissivity larger than that of the material of the cylindrical member is formed in a substantially entire area of the outer wall surface of the cylindrical member.

23. The light source according to claim 17 , wherein a thermal emissivity on the one end side of the cylindrical member is larger than a thermal emissivity on the other end side of the cylindrical member.

24. The light source according to claim 23 , wherein a thermal radiation film containing a material with the thermal emissivity larger than that of a material of an outer wall surface on the other end side of the cylindrical member is formed on the outer wall surface on the one end side of the cylindrical member.

Assignees

• Matsuura Shigeki
• Hamamatsu Photonics Kk

Inventors

• Matsuura Shigeki

Classifications

• H01J61/025 Primary

  Associated optical elements · CPC title

• F21V7/043 Primary

  with cylindrical surface · CPC title

• H01J63/08

  Lamps with gas plasma excited by the ray or stream · CPC title

• H01J63/04

  Vessels provided with luminescent coatings; Selection of materials for the coatings · CPC title

• H01J65/04

  Lamps in which a gas filling is excited to luminesce by an external electromagnetic field or by external corpuscular radiation, e.g. for indicating {plasma display panels} · CPC title