Patent · US Expired

Fluorescent lamp

US4272702A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 19, 1978
Grant dateJun 9, 1981
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 19, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J61/26
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A fluorescent lamp constituted by joining a pair of shells of glass that at least one of the shells is molded. A recess is formed on a portion of the jointing surface of the shells so as to become circular when the shells are overlapped each other. An exhaust tube and lead-in wires of electrode stem are hermetically fixed in the recess by adhering or by welding. An anode getter plate is arranged independently from an electric circuit including an electrode filament.

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