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EP0074585A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Blue-green emitting halophosphate phosphor, and fluorescent lamp employing the same

Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1982-09-03
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2002-09-03
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Abstract

Abstract Disclosed are a blue-green emitting halophosphate phosphor activated with divalent europium which is represented by the general formula: (wherein, M consists of Ba, Ca and Mg; X is one or more of F, Ct or Br; and x is a positive value of less than 5); and a fluorescent lamp which comprises a mixture of a phosphor (i) comprising an alkaline earth metal halophosphate activated with divalent europium, represented by the general formula as identified above, which has the emission peak at the wavelength region of 480 to 500 nm, and a phosphor (ii) having the emission peak at the wavelength region of 620 to 640 nm and having the half width of 120 to 160 nm, said mixture being coated inside of a glass tube.

Inventors

  • 👤 Akira Taya
  • 👤 Kazuo Narita
  • 👤 Jun-Etsu Akiyama
  • 👤 Masao Asada
  • 👤 Hisami Nira
  • 👤 Yoshio Room No. 103 Sasayama-Danchi 103 Kimura

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 07:49
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K11/00; C09K11/08; C09K11/77; C09K11/7728; C09K11/7737; C09K11/7738; C09K11/7739; C09K11/70; C09K11/71; H; H01; H01J; H01J61/00; H01J61/02; H01J61/38; H01J61/42; H01J61/44

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 50 words
A blue-green emitting halophosphate phosphor activated with divalent europium, which is represented by the general formula: wherein M consists of barium (Ba), calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg); X is one or more of fluorine (F), chlorine (Cℓ) or bromine (Br); and x is a positive value of less than 5.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 50 words
A blue-green emitting halophosphate phosphor activated with divalent europium, which is represented by the general formula: wherein M consists of barium (Ba), calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg); X is one or more of fluorine (F), chlorine (Cℓ) or bromine (Br); and x is a positive value of less than 5.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 41 words
The phosphor according to Claim 1, wherein said M consists of 3 to 4.5 gram-atom of Ba, 0.5 to 2 gram-atom of Ca and 0.01 to 1 gram-atom of Mg, and x is more than 0.01 and not more than 0.2.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 20 words
The phosphor according to Claim 2, wherein said Mg is contained in the amount of 0.1 to 0.5 gram-atom. .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 19 words
The phosphor according to Claim 3, wherein said Mg is contained in the amount of 0.15 to 0.3 gram-atom.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 11 words
The phosphor according to Claim 1, wherein said X is Cℓ.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 68 words
A fluorescent lamp which comprises a mixture of a phosphor (i) which is the phosphor as claimed in Claim 1 having the emission peak at the wavelength region of 480 to 500 nm, and a phosphor (ii) having the emission peak at the wavelength region of 620 to 640 nm and the half width of 120 to 160 nm, said mixture being coated inside of a glass tube.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 62 words
The fluorescent lamp according to Claim 6, wherein said phosphor (i) is represented by the general formula: wherein M consists of Ba, Ca and Mg, containing 3 to 4.5 gram-atom of Ba, 0.5 to 2 gram-atom of Ca and 0.01 to 1 gram-atom of Mg each; X is one or more of F, Cℓ or Br; and 0.01< x <0. 2 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 20 words
The fluorescent lamp according to Claim 7, wherein said Mg is contained in the amount of 0.1 to 0.5 gram-atom.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 20 words
The fluorescent lamp according to Claim 8, wherein said Mg is contained in the amount of 0.15 to 0.3 gram-atom.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 12 words
The fluorescent lamp according to Claim 6, wherein said X is C&.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 18 words
The fluorescent lamp according to Claim 6, wherein said phosphor (ii) is strontium-magnesium orthophosphate phosphor activated with tin.

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