CHANNEL STRUCTURE OF FLAT FLUORESCENT LAMP

摘要

A channel structure of a flat fluorescent lamp is disclosed. The channel structure of the flat fluorescent lamp is configured such that the lamp is suitable for being used as a backlight unit for flat displays, such as LCDs, or as a wide­range light source to evenly illuminate wide flat surfaces, such as wide rectangular surfaces. In the channel structure of the flat fluorescent lamp, a sealed discharge space having a continuous serpentine shape and being partitioned into a plurality of communicating discharge channels by a plurality of partition walls is defined, with one or more electrodes provided in the discharge space. The discharge channels have different widths which are reduced in a direction away from a hot electrode.