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Compact fluorescent lamp

US4417176A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 22, 1981
Grant dateNov 22, 1983
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Expiry dateJul 22, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B20/00
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A compact fluorescent lamp having a chassis member, a screw base screwed to the chassis member, a base member secured to the chassis member, a winding envelope having bent part and both ends oriented to the same direction, a ballast surrounded by the winding envelope and a globe member attached to the base member. The ballast is disposed between the bent part and the ends of the winding envelope so as to provide the winding envelope with a desirable coolest wall temperature.

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