Shaped discharge lamp with starting aid and starting strip
US4468591A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 1982 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J61/325
- 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, a starting aid comprising electrically interconnected conductive members respectively adjacent to said bulb behind the plane of each of said electrodes, and a conductive material extending continuously along a portion of said bulb and having ends terminating in front of the plane of each electrode.
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