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Multilamp photoflash unit having grounded reflector

US4268891A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 13, 1978
Grant dateMay 19, 1981
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Expiry dateSep 13, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K2201/10181
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A photoflash unit comprising a plurality of high-voltage type flashlamps mounted on a printed circuit board containing circuitry for sequentially igniting the flashlamps in response to successive high-voltage firing pulses applied thereto. One lead-in wire of each of the flashlamps is connected to a common circuit conductor. An electrically conductive reflector unit is positioned between the lamps and the circuit board. The reflector unit is grounded to the common circuit conductor by means of a dried paste of conductive material disposed at the interface between the reflector and common conductor. In this manner, the reflector unit functions as an electrostatic shield for the circuitry.

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