Patent · US Expired

Arc lamp support system

US4598348A · kind A · utility

8Cited by
15References
17Claims
0Family size

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateJan 19, 1984
Grant dateJul 1, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 19, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF21V19/0005
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The anode of an arc lamp is supported on an arm. When the arc lamp fails, motion of the arm detects the failure and turns the current off of the arc lamp. In addition, after failure of the lamp, the arm limits motion of the anode so that it does not strike adjacent structure.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.