Shaped discharge lamp with starting aid
US4463280A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J61/547
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A discharge lamp comprising an elongated bulb shaped so that the ends thereof are substantially closer together than if the bulb were straight and containing electrodes respectively near said ends thereof, electrically interconnected bracing straps around the end regions of the bulb, and a starting aid comprising T-shaped conductive members having bands respectively at least partly around said bulb in the vicinity of each of said electrodes and having stems respectively extending under and clamped by said bracing straps.
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