Discharge lamp with bimetal starter
US4412152A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 1982 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J61/54
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A high intensity discharge lamp having a hermetically sealed envelope with support wires therethrough has an arc tube therein with support wires whereby a starter device having first and second contacts of a normally-closed switch has a first bimetal coupling the first contact to one support wire and a second bimetal coupling a second contact to another support wire with the bimetals positioned to flex in opposite directions and enhance the operation of the contacts and of the high intensity discharge lamp.
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