Connector for CCFL, CCFL with connector and display device

摘要

A connector is provided which comprises a metallic sleeve 1 to be attached to an access end 21a of a glass tube 21 in a discharge tube 20, and metallic sleeve 1 is formed into a gapped ring section with longitudinal opposite ends for defining a gap 17. Sleeve 1 can be radially expanded due to gap 17 to attach it to glass tube 21 and firmly be retained on glass tube 21 due to resilient force of sleeve 1 for shrinking the diameter. This arrangement ensures the prevention of misalignment or detachment of sleeve 1 on glass tube 21 even when some external force is applied to sleeve 1 when discharge tube 20 is mounted on a holder, while restricting stress conveyance to a lead 22 of discharge tube 20.