JPH07272507A - Backlight unit - Google Patents
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Description
【0001】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、液晶テレビなどに使用
される液晶ディスプレイパネル用バックライトユニット
に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a backlight unit for a liquid crystal display panel used in a liquid crystal television or the like.
【0002】[0002]
【従来の技術】液晶ディスプレイパネルのバックライト
は、光源に細長い蛍光ランプを使用した矩形薄形のバッ
クライトユニットが、高輝度で低消費電力であることか
ら実用化されている。このバックライトユニットの従来
例を、図4及び図5を参照して説明する。2. Description of the Related Art A backlight of a liquid crystal display panel has been put into practical use because a rectangular thin backlight unit using a long and narrow fluorescent lamp as a light source has high brightness and low power consumption. A conventional example of this backlight unit will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.
【0003】同図に示されるバックライトユニットは、
矩形皿状の反射板1と矩形の透過性拡散板3で形成され
た扁平なランプハウス5内のランプ空間mに2本のU形
蛍光ランプ6、7を配置した直下型2灯用バックライト
ユニットである。各蛍光ランプ6、7は同一構造のもの
で、反射板1と平行にして所定間隔で並列に配置され
る。反射板1は、蛍光ランプ6、7の光を拡散板3に向
けて反射するもので、例えばアルミニウム板に白色塗装
を施し、その塗装面に銀蒸着シートなどの反射シート2
を貼着したものや、樹脂板に反射シート2を貼着したも
のである。拡散板3は、蛍光ランプ6、7の光を拡散さ
せて透過させるアクリル樹脂板などで、これの裏面に必
要に応じて蛍光ランプ点灯時の輻射ノイズの漏洩を防止
する導電シート4が貼着される。The backlight unit shown in FIG.
A direct type backlight for two lights in which two U-shaped fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 are arranged in a lamp space m in a flat lamp house 5 formed by a rectangular dish-shaped reflector 1 and a rectangular transmissive diffuser 3 It is a unit. The fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 have the same structure and are arranged in parallel with the reflector 1 at a predetermined interval. The reflection plate 1 reflects the light of the fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 toward the diffusion plate 3. For example, a white coating is applied to an aluminum plate, and a reflection sheet 2 such as a silver vapor deposition sheet is applied to the coated surface.
Is attached, or the reflection sheet 2 is attached to a resin plate. The diffusion plate 3 is an acrylic resin plate or the like that diffuses and transmits the light of the fluorescent lamps 6 and 7, and a conductive sheet 4 for preventing leakage of radiation noise when the fluorescent lamp is lit is attached to the back surface of the acrylic resin plate or the like. To be done.
【0004】ランプハウス5の片端部に回路ハウジング
10が連結され、回路ハウジング10内に蛍光ランプ
6、7を高周波点灯させるインバータ回路11が収納さ
れる。インバータ回路11は、図示しないが発振トラン
スや複数の発振トランジスタなどで構成され、高周波電
圧が印加される4つの出力端子12のそれぞれに2本の
蛍光ランプ6、7の両端部の電極(図示せず)がリード
線9で接続される。A circuit housing 10 is connected to one end of the lamp house 5, and an inverter circuit 11 for turning on the fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 at a high frequency is housed in the circuit housing 10. The inverter circuit 11 is composed of an oscillating transformer, a plurality of oscillating transistors, and the like, which are not shown, and electrodes of both ends of the two fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 (not shown) are respectively provided to the four output terminals 12 to which a high frequency voltage is applied. No.) is connected by the lead wire 9.
【0005】インバータ回路11で蛍光ランプ6、7を
高周波点灯させると、その光の一部は直接に、残りは反
射板1を反射して拡散板3に入り、拡散板3で拡散して
光分布が均一化されて透過し、拡散板3上の液晶ディス
プレイパネル(図示せず)を照射する。When the fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 are turned on at a high frequency by the inverter circuit 11, a part of the light is directly reflected and the rest is reflected by the reflection plate 1 and enters the diffusion plate 3, and is diffused by the diffusion plate 3 to emit light. The distribution is made uniform and transmitted, and the liquid crystal display panel (not shown) on the diffusion plate 3 is illuminated.
【0006】[0006]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】液晶ディスプレイパネ
ルの薄形化により図4のようなバックライトユニットも
薄いものが要求され、この要求から光源に使用される蛍
光ランプ6、7は、管径が2.5〜5mmの細長いもの
が使用され、これの点灯手段に小形化が容易なインバー
タ回路11が適用されている。このような蛍光ランプ
6、7をインバータ点灯させたときの拡散板3上での輝
度は、拡散板3上の全域で均一であることが望ましいの
であるが、拡散板3の中央部の輝度が高く、拡散板3の
周辺部の輝度が低くなり、特に2本の蛍光ランプ6、7
の外側端部の部分での輝度が低くなる傾向にある。実
際、拡散板3上の蛍光ランプ配列方向での輝度分布は、
図6に示すように拡散板3の中央部で高く、両端部で低
くなり、拡散板3の全体の輝度均斉度が製品によってば
らつく傾向にある。Due to the thinning of the liquid crystal display panel, a backlight unit as shown in FIG. 4 is required to be thin. From this requirement, the fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 used as a light source have a tube diameter of A long and narrow strip having a length of 2.5 to 5 mm is used, and an inverter circuit 11 which can be easily miniaturized is applied to the lighting means thereof. It is desirable that the brightness on the diffuser plate 3 when the fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 are turned on by the inverter is uniform over the entire area on the diffuser plate 3, but the brightness of the central portion of the diffuser plate 3 is not uniform. It is high, and the brightness around the diffusion plate 3 is low, and especially the two fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 are
The luminance tends to be low at the outer end portion of the. In fact, the brightness distribution in the fluorescent lamp array direction on the diffusion plate 3 is
As shown in FIG. 6, the central part of the diffuser plate 3 is high and the both end parts are low, and the luminance uniformity of the entire diffuser plate 3 tends to vary depending on the product.
【0007】このような拡散板3上の中央部と両端部の
輝度のばらつきの度合は、液晶ディスプレイパネルのバ
ックライトとして問題にならない程度の場合もあるが、
問題となる場合もあり、安定していないのが現状であ
る。また、拡散板3上の中央部と両端部の輝度のばらつ
きの度合が問題となる傾向は、近年の液晶ディスプレイ
パネルの高品質化に伴って増加しているのが現状であ
る。The degree of variation in the brightness of the central part and both ends of the diffuser plate 3 may not be a problem as a backlight of a liquid crystal display panel in some cases.
In some cases, it may be a problem and it is not stable at present. In addition, the tendency that the degree of variation in brightness between the central portion and both end portions on the diffusion plate 3 becomes a problem is increasing with the recent improvement in quality of liquid crystal display panels.
【0008】本発明の目的とするところは、拡散板の中
央部と周辺部の輝度のばらつきの度合を改善できる蛍光
ランプ用バックライトユニットを提供することにある。An object of the present invention is to provide a backlight unit for a fluorescent lamp, which can improve the degree of variation in brightness between the central portion and the peripheral portion of the diffusion plate.
【0009】[0009]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、反射板と透過
性拡散板で形成された扁平なランプ空間に複数のU形蛍
光ランプを所定間隔で並列に配置して、各蛍光ランプを
インバータ回路で点灯させるようにしたバックライトユ
ニットにおいて、ランプ空間の蛍光ランプ配列方向の両
端部に位置する蛍光ランプの外側端部の電極を、この蛍
光ランプの他の内側端部の電極よりも高電圧を印加する
インバータ回路の高電圧側出力端子に接続する構成、及
び又は、ランプ空間の蛍光ランプ配列方向の両端部に位
置する蛍光ランプの外側端部のガラス管内に形成された
蛍光体被膜の膜厚が、この蛍光ランプの他の内側端部で
の蛍光体被膜の膜厚より大きくなるよう構成したことを
特徴とする。According to the present invention, a plurality of U-shaped fluorescent lamps are arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval in a flat lamp space formed by a reflector and a transmissive diffuser, and each fluorescent lamp is an inverter. In a backlight unit that is lit by a circuit, the electrodes at the outer ends of the fluorescent lamps located at both ends of the lamp space in the fluorescent lamp array direction have a higher voltage than the electrodes at the other inner ends of the fluorescent lamp. A structure for connecting to the high voltage side output terminal of the inverter circuit for applying, and / or a film of a phosphor coating formed in the glass tube at the outer end of the fluorescent lamp located at both ends of the lamp space in the fluorescent lamp array direction. It is characterized in that the thickness is made larger than the film thickness of the phosphor coating on the other inner end portion of the fluorescent lamp.
【0010】[0010]
【作用】本発明者は、液晶ディスプレイパネルの直下型
バックライトユニットのU形蛍光ランプの両端部真上で
の輝度のばらつき発生の原因を実験により追求した結
果、次の2つのことを知り得た。即ち、インバータ回路
で点灯する蛍光ランプの両端部の電極に印加される高周
波電圧に差があり、グランドレベルで比較的高電圧が印
加される電極の在る側の蛍光ランプの片端部の真上の輝
度が、比較的低電圧が印加される電極の在る側の蛍光ラ
ンプの他の端部の真上の輝度より高くなる傾向にあるこ
とが分かった。また、蛍光ランプの蛍光体被膜は、ガラ
ス管内周面に蛍光体懸濁液を流して塗布し、これを乾燥
させ焼成して形成しているが、この形成工程でガラス管
の両端部内の蛍光体被膜の膜厚に差が生じて、蛍光ラン
プを点灯させると蛍光体被膜の膜厚の大きい方の端部
が、膜厚の小さい方の端部より明るくなる傾向があるこ
とも分かった。The inventor of the present invention can know the following two results as a result of conducting an experiment to investigate the cause of the variation in the brightness just above both ends of the U-shaped fluorescent lamp of the backlight unit directly under the liquid crystal display panel. It was That is, there is a difference in the high-frequency voltage applied to the electrodes at both ends of the fluorescent lamp that is lit by the inverter circuit, and it is directly above one end of the fluorescent lamp on the side where the electrode to which a relatively high voltage is applied at the ground level is present. It has been found that the luminance of the LED tends to be higher than the luminance directly above the other end of the fluorescent lamp on the side where the electrode to which the relatively low voltage is applied is present. Further, the phosphor coating of the fluorescent lamp is formed by flowing and applying a phosphor suspension on the inner peripheral surface of the glass tube, and drying and baking the suspension. It was also found that there is a difference in the film thickness of the body coating, and when the fluorescent lamp is turned on, the end portion of the phosphor coating having a larger film thickness tends to be brighter than the end portion having a smaller film thickness.
【0011】以上の2つの傾向は、管径が5mm以下と
細長い冷陰極型蛍光ランプにおいて強く見られ、このよ
うな傾向にあるU形蛍光ランプの複数本を、反射板と拡
散板の間の扁平なランプ空間に無造作に配置し、インバ
ータ回路に無造作に配線すると、上記した拡散板の中央
部と両端部上での輝度に問題となるばらつきが発生する
ことがある。そこで、ランプ空間に並列に配置される複
数本のU形蛍光ランプの内の外側の2本のU形蛍光ラン
プの高電圧が印加される側の端部が、ランプ空間のラン
プ配列方向の両端部の位置になるようにすると、この両
端部に対応する拡散板の両端部の輝度を高く設定でき
る。或いは、ランプ空間に並列に配置される複数本のU
形蛍光ランプの内の外側の2本のU形蛍光ランプの蛍光
体被膜の膜厚の大きい方の端部が、ランプ空間のランプ
配列方向の両端部の位置になるようにすると、この両端
部に対応する拡散板の両端部の輝度を高く設定できる。
更に、ランプ空間に並列に配置される複数本のU形蛍光
ランプの内の外側の2本のU形蛍光ランプの高電圧が印
加され、かつ、蛍光体被膜の膜厚の大きい方の端部が、
ランプ空間のランプ配列方向の両端部の位置になるよう
にすると、この両端部に対応する拡散板の両端部の輝度
が尚更に高く設定できる。The above two tendencies are strongly observed in the elongated cold cathode fluorescent lamps having a tube diameter of 5 mm or less, and a plurality of U-shaped fluorescent lamps having such a tendency are flattened between the reflection plate and the diffusion plate. If the lamps are randomly arranged in the lamp space and randomly wired in the inverter circuit, a problematic variation may occur in the brightness on the central portion and both end portions of the diffusion plate. Therefore, the ends of the outer two U-shaped fluorescent lamps of the plurality of U-shaped fluorescent lamps arranged in parallel in the lamp space on the side to which the high voltage is applied are both ends of the lamp space in the lamp arrangement direction. By setting the positions of the parts, it is possible to set the brightness of both ends of the diffusion plate corresponding to the both ends to be high. Alternatively, a plurality of Us arranged in parallel in the lamp space
When the ends of the two outer U-shaped fluorescent lamps having the larger thickness of the phosphor coating of the U-shaped fluorescent lamp are located at both ends of the lamp space in the lamp arrangement direction, the both ends are formed. The brightness of both ends of the diffusion plate corresponding to can be set high.
Further, the high voltage of the outer two U-shaped fluorescent lamps of the plurality of U-shaped fluorescent lamps arranged in parallel in the lamp space is applied, and the end portion of the phosphor coating having the larger film thickness is applied. But,
When the lamp space is located at both ends in the lamp arrangement direction, the brightness at both ends of the diffusion plate corresponding to the both ends can be set to be still higher.
【0012】以上のように扁平なランプ空間に複数本の
U形蛍光ランプを配置すると、拡散板のランプ配列方向
の両端部の輝度アップした分に相応して中央部の輝度が
ダウンし、結果的に拡散板上の中央部と周辺部の輝度が
均衡して、拡散板上全体の輝度均斉度が確実に向上する
ことが認知された。When a plurality of U-shaped fluorescent lamps are arranged in the flat lamp space as described above, the brightness of the central part is lowered corresponding to the increase of the brightness of both ends of the diffuser plate in the lamp arrangement direction. It was recognized that the brightness of the central part and the peripheral part on the diffuser plate was balanced and the brightness uniformity of the entire diffuser plate was surely improved.
【0013】[0013]
【実施例】以下、実施例について図1乃至図3を参照し
て説明する。尚、図4乃至図6を含む全図を通じ同一、
又は、相当部分には同一符号を付して説明は省略する。EXAMPLES Examples will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. It should be noted that, in all the drawings including FIG. 4 to FIG.
Alternatively, the corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.
【0014】図1に示されるバックライトユニットは、
図4と同一タイプのもので、反射板1と拡散板3で形成
されたランプ空間mに並列に配置された2本のU形蛍光
ランプ6、7の配列形態と、このU形蛍光ランプ6、7
と回路ハウジング10に収納されたインバータ回路11
の配線形態を特徴としている。The backlight unit shown in FIG.
An arrangement form of two U-shaped fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 of the same type as in FIG. 4 and arranged in parallel in a lamp space m formed by a reflection plate 1 and a diffusion plate 3, and this U-shaped fluorescent lamp 6 , 7
And the inverter circuit 11 housed in the circuit housing 10
Is characterized by the wiring form.
【0015】2本の蛍光ランプ6、7は同一構造で、各
蛍光ランプ6、7はU形ガラス管6’、7’の内周面に
蛍光体被膜8を有し、各蛍光ランプ6、7の両端部内に
電極(図示せず)が封入され、この各電極から外に導出
されたリード線9がインバータ回路11の対応する出力
端子12に接続される。インバータ回路11の出力端子
12は、各蛍光ランプ6、7をインバータ点灯させると
きにグランドレベルで比較して高電圧側となる出力端子
12Hと、低電圧側となる出力端子12Lの各一対で構
成される。この電圧差のある各一対の出力端子12H、
12Lは、インバータ回路11における発振トランス
(図示せず)との配線で決まる。尚、出力端子12H、
12Lはソケットにて代用することもできるし、また、
特別の端子を用いることなくインバータ回路と直接的に
接続することもできる。本発明における出力端子はこの
ようなものを含むものとする。The two fluorescent lamps 6, 7 have the same structure. Each fluorescent lamp 6, 7 has a phosphor coating 8 on the inner peripheral surface of the U-shaped glass tubes 6 ', 7'. Electrodes (not shown) are enclosed in both ends of 7, and lead wires 9 led out from the respective electrodes are connected to corresponding output terminals 12 of the inverter circuit 11. The output terminal 12 of the inverter circuit 11 is composed of a pair of an output terminal 12H on the high voltage side and an output terminal 12L on the low voltage side in comparison with each other at the ground level when the fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 are turned on by the inverter. To be done. Each pair of output terminals 12H having this voltage difference,
12L is determined by the wiring with the oscillation transformer (not shown) in the inverter circuit 11. The output terminal 12H,
12L can be replaced with a socket, and also
It is also possible to directly connect to the inverter circuit without using a special terminal. The output terminal in the present invention includes such a thing.
【0016】いま仮に各蛍光ランプ6、7を、その各々
の両端部の電極に印加する電圧レベルの大小を考慮せず
インバータ回路11に無造作に接続してインバータ点灯
させると、拡散板3上のランプ配列方向の輝度分布が不
安定となる傾向にあることが結果的に分かっている。ま
た、このような輝度分布の不安定さは、液晶ディスプレ
イパネルのバックライトの光源に適した管径2.5〜5
mm程度の細長い冷陰極型蛍光ランプにおいて目立って
発生する傾向にあることも分かっている。If the fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 are tentatively connected to the inverter circuit 11 and the inverter is turned on without considering the magnitude of the voltage level applied to the electrodes at both ends of the fluorescent lamps 6, the diffuser plate 3 will be illuminated. As a result, it has been found that the luminance distribution in the lamp arrangement direction tends to be unstable. In addition, such instability of the brightness distribution is caused by a tube diameter of 2.5 to 5 suitable for the light source of the backlight of the liquid crystal display panel.
It has also been found that it tends to occur conspicuously in an elongated cold cathode fluorescent lamp of about mm.
【0017】そこで、本発明においては、ランプ空間m
に並列に配置された2本のU形蛍光ランプ6、7の各外
側の端部6a、7aの電極をインバータ回路11の高電
圧側出力端子12Hに接続し、U形蛍光ランプ6、7の
各内側の端部6b、7bの電極をインバータ回路11の
低電圧側出力端子12Lに接続してインバータ点灯させ
る。すると、各蛍光ランプ6、7の高電圧側出力端子1
2Hに接続された側の外側端部6a、7aの輝度が、低
電圧側出力端子12Lに接続された内側端部6b、7b
の輝度より高くなる傾向にあることが実験で分かった。Therefore, in the present invention, the lamp space m
The electrodes of the outer ends 6a, 7a of the two U-shaped fluorescent lamps 6, 7 arranged in parallel with each other are connected to the high-voltage side output terminal 12H of the inverter circuit 11, and the U-shaped fluorescent lamps 6, 7 are connected. The electrodes of the inner ends 6b and 7b are connected to the low voltage side output terminal 12L of the inverter circuit 11 to light the inverter. Then, the high voltage side output terminal 1 of each fluorescent lamp 6 and 7
The brightness of the outer end portions 6a, 7a on the side connected to 2H is the same as the inner end portions 6b, 7b connected to the low voltage side output terminal 12L.
It was found by the experiment that the luminance tends to be higher than the luminance of.
【0018】上記のような蛍光ランプ6、7とインバー
タ回路11の配線でもって、拡散板3上の蛍光ランプ
6、7の外側端部6a、7aの在る両端部の輝度が確実
にアップし、このアップ分に相応して拡散板3の中央部
の輝度がダウンして、結果的に拡散板3の中央部と両端
部の輝度が均衡し、後述する実験データのように拡散板
3上全体の輝度均斉度[(最小輝度/最大輝度)×10
0]が85%以上で安定することが分かっている。The wiring of the fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 and the inverter circuit 11 as described above surely increases the brightness of both ends of the fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 on the diffusion plate 3 where the outer end portions 6a and 7a are present. The brightness of the central part of the diffuser plate 3 is lowered corresponding to this increase, and as a result, the brightness of the central part of the diffuser plate 3 and the brightness of both ends are balanced. Overall brightness uniformity [(minimum brightness / maximum brightness) x 10
It is known that 0] is stable at 85% or more.
【0019】また、本発明は、2本のU形蛍光ランプ
6、7の両端部6a、6b、7a、7bの蛍光体被膜の
膜厚の大小を利用している。即ち、1本の蛍光ランプ6
の片端部6aの蛍光体被膜8の膜厚d1 と他端部6bの
蛍光体被膜8の膜厚d2 には若干の差が有る。この膜厚
差は、ガラス管6’の内周面に蛍光体被膜8を形成する
段階で生じる。例えば、両端開口の直管形ガラス管を鉛
直に立て、その上から蛍光体懸濁液を流し込んでガラス
管内面に塗布し、これを乾燥させ焼成して蛍光体被膜形
成が行われるが、ガラス管内に塗布された蛍光体懸濁液
を乾燥させるときに、蛍光体懸濁液が鉛直なガラス管内
面を自重で垂れ下り、このときにガラス管下部の蛍光体
懸濁液の量が増えて、ガラス管下部に形成される蛍光体
被膜の膜厚がガラス管上部の膜厚より大きくなる傾向に
ある。同様に他の蛍光ランプ7の片端部7aの蛍光体被
膜8の膜厚d1 と他端部7bの蛍光体被膜8の膜厚d2
には若干の差が有るThe present invention also utilizes the thickness of the phosphor coating on both ends 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b of the two U-shaped fluorescent lamps 6, 7. That is, one fluorescent lamp 6
There is a slight difference between the film thickness d 1 of the phosphor coating 8 on one end 6a and the film thickness d 2 of the phosphor coating 8 on the other end 6b. This film thickness difference occurs at the stage of forming the phosphor coating 8 on the inner peripheral surface of the glass tube 6 '. For example, a straight glass tube with both ends opened is erected vertically, a phosphor suspension is poured from above to coat the inside of the glass tube, and this is dried and baked to form a phosphor film. When the phosphor suspension applied to the inside of the tube is dried, the phosphor suspension hangs down on the inner surface of the vertical glass tube by its own weight, and at this time, the amount of the phosphor suspension under the glass tube increases. The film thickness of the phosphor coating formed on the lower part of the glass tube tends to be larger than that on the upper part of the glass tube. Similarly, the film thickness d 1 of the phosphor coating 8 on one end 7a and the film thickness d 2 of the phosphor coating 8 on the other end 7b of the other fluorescent lamp 7 are similarly set.
There is a slight difference in
【0020】尚、このような蛍光ランプ6、7の両端部
6a、6b、7a、7bにおける蛍光体被膜8の膜厚d
1、d2の差は、上記のような蛍光体被膜形成工程上で自
然発生的に生じるのが通常であるが、膜厚d1、d2の差
が所定の範囲で生じるように積極的に蛍光体被膜を形成
するようにしてもよい。The film thickness d of the phosphor coating 8 on both ends 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b of the fluorescent lamps 6, 7 is as follows.
The difference between 1 and d 2 usually occurs spontaneously during the above-mentioned phosphor film forming process, but is positive so that the difference between the film thicknesses d 1 and d 2 occurs within a predetermined range. You may make it form a fluorescent substance coating on it.
【0021】ランプ空間mに2本のU形蛍光ランプ6、
7を、その各端部での蛍光体被膜の膜厚差を考慮するこ
と無く無造作に配置してインバータ点灯させた場合にお
いても、拡散板3上のランプ配列方向の輝度分布が不安
定となる傾向にあることが結果的に分かっている。この
ような輝度分布の不安定さは、液晶ディスプレイパネル
のバックライトの光源に適した管径2.5〜5mm程度
の細長い冷陰極型蛍光ランプにおいて目立って発生する
傾向にあることも分かっている。Two U-shaped fluorescent lamps 6 in the lamp space m,
Even when 7 is randomly arranged without considering the film thickness difference of the phosphor coating at each end and the inverter is turned on, the luminance distribution in the lamp arrangement direction on the diffusion plate 3 becomes unstable. It turns out that there is a tendency. It is also known that such instability of the luminance distribution tends to occur conspicuously in an elongated cold cathode fluorescent lamp having a tube diameter of about 2.5 to 5 mm, which is suitable for a light source of a backlight of a liquid crystal display panel. .
【0022】ここで本発明においては、2本のU形蛍光
ランプ6、7の膜厚大の例えば端部6a、7aが外側端
部となるようにランプ空間mの両端部に位置させて配置
する。この蛍光ランプ6、7をインバータ点灯させる
と、各蛍光ランプ6、7の膜厚大の端部6a、7aの輝
度が膜厚小の端部6b、7bの輝度より高くなる傾向に
あることが実験で分かった。また、このようなランプ空
間mでの蛍光ランプ6、7の配置でもって、拡散板3上
の蛍光ランプ6、7の膜厚大の端部6a、7aの在る両
端部の輝度が確実にアップし、このアップ分に相応して
拡散板3の中央部の輝度がダウンして、結果的に拡散板
3の中央部と両端部の輝度が均衡し、拡散板3上全体の
輝度均斉度が高度に安定する。Here, in the present invention, the two U-shaped fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 are arranged at both ends of the lamp space m so that, for example, the ends 6a and 7a having large film thickness are outer ends. To do. When the fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 are turned on by the inverter, the luminance of the thick film end portions 6a and 7a of each fluorescent lamp 6 and 7 tends to be higher than the luminance of the thin film end portions 6b and 7b. It turned out by experiment. In addition, with the arrangement of the fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 in the lamp space m, the brightness of the both ends of the fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 on the diffusion plate 3 where the end portions 6a and 7a having the large film thickness are surely secured. The brightness of the central part of the diffuser plate 3 is decreased corresponding to this increase, and as a result, the brightness of the central part of the diffuser plate 3 and the brightness of both ends are balanced, and the brightness uniformity of the entire diffuser plate 3 is increased. Is highly stable.
【0023】図1に示されるバックライトユニットは、
2本並列のU形蛍光ランプ6、7の外側端部6a、7a
の蛍光体被膜8が膜厚大であり、かつ、この外側端部6
a、7aの電極をインバータ回路11の高電圧側出力端
子12Hに接続し、内側端部6b、7bの蛍光体被膜8
が膜厚小であり、この内側端部6b、7bの電極をイン
バータ回路11の低電圧側出力端子12Lに接続してい
る。その結果、拡散板3上の蛍光ランプ6、7の高電圧
側と膜厚大側の外側端部6a、7aの在る両端部の輝度
が、上記した高電圧と膜厚大による輝度アップ効果で尚
更に高くなって、拡散板3の中央部の輝度に尚更に均衡
し、図2に示すように、拡散板3上のランプ配列方向の
輝度が均一化されて全体の輝度均斉度がより高度に安定
することが実験により認知された。The backlight unit shown in FIG.
Outer ends 6a, 7a of two U-shaped fluorescent lamps 6, 7 arranged in parallel
Has a large thickness, and the outer end portion 6
The electrodes of a and 7a are connected to the high voltage side output terminal 12H of the inverter circuit 11, and the phosphor coating 8 of the inner end portions 6b and 7b is connected.
Has a small film thickness, and the electrodes of the inner end portions 6b and 7b are connected to the low voltage side output terminal 12L of the inverter circuit 11. As a result, the brightness of the fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 on the diffuser plate 3 at both ends of the high-voltage side and the large-thickness side outer ends 6a and 7a is increased by the above-described high voltage and large film thickness. The brightness of the central portion of the diffuser plate 3 becomes even higher, and the brightness in the lamp array direction on the diffuser plate 3 is made uniform, as shown in FIG. Experiments have shown that it is highly stable.
【0024】尚、図1の実施例のバックライトユニット
の配線組立時に、蛍光ランプ6、7の膜厚大の端部6
a、7aをインバータ回路11の低電圧側出力端子12
Lに間違って接続する配線ミスを防止するため、次のよ
うにしてもよい。例えば、蛍光ランプ6、7の膜厚大の
端部6a、7aの表面に、この端部が目視等で膜厚大側
端部であると分別確認できるマーキングされた塗料、テ
ープなどの図示しない膜厚表示手段を付設しておく。そ
して、蛍光ランプ6、7の膜厚表示手段を目視で確認し
たり、センサで自動検出することで、各蛍光ランプ6、
7の端部の方向性を正確に定めて、インバータ回路11
に配線するようにすれば、上記配線ミスが防止される。When the wiring of the backlight unit of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is assembled, the end portions 6 of the fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 having the large film thickness are assembled.
a and 7a are low-voltage side output terminals 12 of the inverter circuit 11.
In order to prevent wiring mistakes that are erroneously connected to L, the following may be performed. For example, on the surface of the end portions 6a, 7a of the fluorescent lamps 6, 7 having a large film thickness, there is not shown a paint, a tape, etc. on which marking is made so that the end portions can be visually confirmed to be the end portions having a large film thickness. A film thickness display means is attached. Then, by visually confirming the film thickness display means of the fluorescent lamps 6 and 7, or by automatically detecting them by the sensor, each fluorescent lamp 6,
The directionality of the end portion of 7 is accurately determined, and the inverter circuit 11
The wiring mistake can be prevented by arranging the wiring.
【0025】図1のバックライトユニットの具体例、実
験例を説明する。2本のU形蛍光ランプ6、7に、管径
3mmで端部から屈曲部までの長さLが135mmの冷
陰極型蛍光ランプを使用し、ランプハウス5の高さが1
0mmの6インチ画面のバックライトユニットを構成
し、蛍光ランプ6、7を45KHzの高周波電圧でイン
バータ点灯させる。このバックライトユニットの拡散板
3上の有効発光面積部分を、図3に示すようにを格子状
に9等分割して、分割された図中〜の各区分域の輝
度を測定した結果の実験データと、同じ蛍光ランプ6、
7をランプハウス5内に無造作に配置した従来の二例を
表1に示す。Specific examples and experimental examples of the backlight unit shown in FIG. 1 will be described. For the two U-shaped fluorescent lamps 6 and 7, cold cathode fluorescent lamps having a tube diameter of 3 mm and a length L from the end to the bent portion of 135 mm are used, and the height of the lamp house 5 is 1 mm.
A 0 mm 6-inch screen backlight unit is configured, and the fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 are turned on by a high-frequency voltage of 45 KHz. An experiment of the results obtained by dividing the effective light emitting area portion on the diffuser plate 3 of this backlight unit into 9 equal parts in a grid pattern as shown in FIG. The same fluorescent data as the data 6,
Table 1 shows two conventional examples in which the lamps 7 are randomly arranged in the lamp house 5.
【0026】[0026]
【表1】 [Table 1]
【0027】表1の実験データによると、本発明のバッ
クライトユニットにおける拡散板3上のランプ配列方向
の輝度が均一化されて、拡散板3全体の輝度均斉度が従
来の70%前後から85%以上に向上することが分か
る。例えば拡散板3のU形蛍光ランプ6、7の端部側の
中央部の輝度が従来例で7630Cd/m2 、750
0Cd/m2 であったのが6500Cd/m2 と少し下
がる反面、中央部の両端部、の内のの輝度が従
来例の5810Cd/m2 、5530Cd/m2から6
430Cd/m2 に上がり、の輝度が5530Cd/
m2 、5750Cd/m2 から6530Cd/m2 と上
がって、拡散板3上のランプ配列方向の輝度が均衡する
ことが分かる。また、このような輝度均斉度が85%以
上のバックライトユニットは、高品質液晶ディスプレイ
パネルのバックライトとして有効であることも分かって
いる。According to the experimental data of Table 1, the luminance in the lamp arrangement direction on the diffuser plate 3 in the backlight unit of the present invention is made uniform, and the luminance uniformity of the entire diffuser plate 3 is from about 70% of the conventional one to 85. It can be seen that it improves to more than%. For example, the brightness of the central portion of the diffusion plate 3 on the end side of the U-shaped fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 is 7630 Cd / m 2 and 750 in the conventional example.
Although that of 0 cd / m was 2 slightly lowers the 6500Cd / m 2, both end portions of the central portion, the luminance of among from 5810Cd / m 2, 5530Cd / m 2 of a conventional example 6
430Cd / m 2 and the brightness of 5530Cd / m 2
up from m 2, 5750Cd / m 2 and 6530Cd / m 2, the luminance of the lamp arrangement direction on the diffusion plate 3 can be seen that the equilibrium. It is also known that such a backlight unit having a brightness uniformity of 85% or more is effective as a backlight for a high quality liquid crystal display panel.
【0028】尚、本発明は、U形蛍光ランプの3本以上
を使用した直下型バックライトユニットにおいても適用
される。U形蛍光ランプの3本を扁平なランプ空間に並
列に配置したバックライトユニットにおいては、両端部
の2本の蛍光ランプについて上記実施例の技術内容を適
用すればよい。The present invention can also be applied to a direct type backlight unit using three or more U-shaped fluorescent lamps. In a backlight unit in which three U-shaped fluorescent lamps are arranged in parallel in a flat lamp space, the technical contents of the above-described embodiments may be applied to the two fluorescent lamps at both ends.
【0029】[0029]
【発明の効果】本発明によれば、拡散板上のランプ配列
方向の両端部での輝度が、拡散板の中央部の輝度に均衡
する値にまで確実に上がり、拡散板全域の輝度均斉度が
向上化、安定化が可能となって、高品質液晶ディスプレ
イパネルのバックライトとして好適なバックライトユニ
ットが提供できる。また、本発明は、蛍光ランプとイン
バータ回路との配線形態、蛍光ランプの蛍光体被膜の膜
厚の管理でもって実施できて、既存の蛍光ランプ製造設
備やバックライトユニット組立ラインをそのまま使用で
きる設備投資的に有利なバックライトユニットが提供で
きる。According to the present invention, the brightness at both ends in the lamp array direction on the diffuser plate is surely increased to a value in balance with the brightness at the central part of the diffuser plate, and the brightness uniformity ratio over the entire diffuser plate is increased. It is possible to provide a backlight unit suitable as a backlight for a high-quality liquid crystal display panel by improving and stabilizing. Further, the present invention can be carried out by controlling the wiring form between the fluorescent lamp and the inverter circuit, and the film thickness of the phosphor coating of the fluorescent lamp, and the existing fluorescent lamp manufacturing equipment or equipment that can use the backlight unit assembly line as it is. It is possible to provide a backlight unit that is economically advantageous.
【図1】本発明に係るバックライトユニットの実施例を
示す一部省略部分と部分拡大断面を含む平面図。FIG. 1 is a plan view including a partially omitted portion and a partially enlarged cross section showing an embodiment of a backlight unit according to the present invention.
【図2】図1バックライトユニットの蛍光ランプ端部真
上での輝度分布図。FIG. 2 is a luminance distribution diagram right above an end portion of a fluorescent lamp of the backlight unit.
【図3】図1バックライトユニットの有効発光面を輝度
分布測定のために9等分割したときの平面図。FIG. 3 is a plan view when the effective light emitting surface of the backlight unit is divided into nine equal parts for measuring the luminance distribution.
【図4】従来のバックライトユニットの一部省略部分を
含む平面図。FIG. 4 is a plan view including a partially omitted portion of a conventional backlight unit.
【図5】図4A−A線に沿う断面図。FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.
【図6】図4バックライトユニットの蛍光ランプ端部真
上での輝度分布図。FIG. 6 is a luminance distribution diagram right above an end portion of the fluorescent lamp of the backlight unit.
1 反射板 3 拡散板 m ランプ空間 6 U形蛍光ランプ 6a (膜厚大側の)端部 6b (膜厚小側の)端部 7 U形蛍光ランプ 7a (膜厚大側の)端部 7b (膜厚小側の)端部 6’ ガラス管 7’ ガラス管 8 蛍光体被膜 11 インバータ回路 12H 高電圧側出力端子 12L 低電圧側出力端子 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Reflector 3 Diffuser m Lamp space 6 U-shaped fluorescent lamp 6a End 6b (on the side of large film thickness) End 6b (Small side of the film) End 7 U-shaped fluorescent lamp 7a End 7b (on the side of large film thickness) End part (on the side of small film thickness) 6'Glass tube 7'Glass tube 8 Phosphor coating 11 Inverter circuit 12H High voltage side output terminal 12L Low voltage side output terminal
Claims (4)
なランプ空間に複数のU形蛍光ランプを所定間隔で並列
に配置して、各蛍光ランプをインバータ回路で点灯させ
るようにしたバックライトユニットにおいて、 前記インバータ回路は、蛍光ランプの両端部の電極に高
周波電圧を印加して蛍光ランプを高周波点灯させるとき
に、出力電圧がグランドレベルで比較して高圧となる高
電圧側出力端子と低電圧側出力端子を備え、前記ランプ
空間の蛍光ランプ配列方向の両端部に位置する蛍光ラン
プの外側端部の電極をインバータ回路の高電圧側出力端
子に配線したことを特徴とするバックライトユニット。1. A back structure in which a plurality of U-shaped fluorescent lamps are arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval in a flat lamp space formed of a reflecting plate and a transmissive diffusion plate, and each fluorescent lamp is turned on by an inverter circuit. In the light unit, the inverter circuit has a high-voltage side output terminal that has a high output voltage when the high-frequency voltage is applied to the electrodes at both ends of the fluorescent lamp to turn on the fluorescent lamp at a high frequency. A backlight unit having low-voltage output terminals, wherein electrodes at outer ends of the fluorescent lamps located at both ends of the fluorescent lamp in the fluorescent lamp array direction are wired to high-voltage output terminals of an inverter circuit. .
なランプ空間に複数本のU形蛍光ランプを所定間隔で並
列に配置して、各蛍光ランプをインバータ回路で点灯さ
せるようにしたバックライトユニットにおいて、 前記複数の各蛍光ランプは、その両端部のガラス管内周
面に形成された蛍光体被膜の膜厚が大小相違し、前記ラ
ンプ空間の蛍光ランプ配列方向の両端部に位置する蛍光
ランプの外側端部が、蛍光体被膜の膜厚大側の端部であ
ることを特徴とするバックライトユニット。2. A plurality of U-shaped fluorescent lamps are arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval in a flat lamp space formed by a reflecting plate and a transmissive diffusion plate, and each fluorescent lamp is turned on by an inverter circuit. In the backlight unit, the plurality of fluorescent lamps are located at both ends in the fluorescent lamp array direction of the lamp space, in which the thicknesses of the phosphor coatings formed on the inner peripheral surfaces of the glass tubes at both ends are different in magnitude. A backlight unit, wherein an outer end portion of the fluorescent lamp is an end portion on the thicker side of the phosphor coating.
なランプ空間に複数本のU形蛍光ランプを所定間隔で並
列に配置して、各蛍光ランプをインバータ回路で点灯さ
せるようにしたバックライトユニットにおいて、 前記インバータ回路は、蛍光ランプの両端部の電極に高
周波電圧を印加して蛍光ランプを高周波点灯させるとき
に、出力電圧がグランドレベルで比較して高圧となる高
電圧側出力端子と低電圧側出力端子を備え、前記複数の
各蛍光ランプはその両端部のガラス管内周面に形成され
た蛍光体被膜の膜厚が大小相違し、前記ランプ空間の蛍
光ランプ配列方向の両端部に位置する蛍光ランプの外側
端部が蛍光体被膜の膜厚大側の端部で、かつ、この外側
端部の電極がインバータ回路の高電圧側出力端子に配線
されていることを特徴とするバックライトユニット。3. A plurality of U-shaped fluorescent lamps are arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval in a flat lamp space formed of a reflection plate and a transmissive diffusion plate, and each fluorescent lamp is turned on by an inverter circuit. In the backlight unit, the inverter circuit is a high-voltage side output terminal in which the output voltage becomes high compared to the ground level when a high-frequency voltage is applied to the electrodes at both ends of the fluorescent lamp and the fluorescent lamp is lit at high frequency. And a low-voltage side output terminal, the plurality of fluorescent lamps are different in the thickness of the phosphor coating formed on the inner peripheral surface of the glass tube at both ends thereof, and the fluorescent lamp array direction end portions of the lamp space are different. The outer end of the fluorescent lamp located at is the end on the large film thickness side of the phosphor coating, and the electrode of this outer end is wired to the high voltage side output terminal of the inverter circuit. Backlight unit that.
5mmの冷陰極型蛍光ランプであることを特徴とする請
求項1〜3記載のバックライトユニット。4. A plurality of U-shaped fluorescent lamps having a tube diameter of 2.5 to.
The backlight unit according to claim 1, wherein the backlight unit is a 5 mm cold cathode fluorescent lamp.
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