Patent · US Expired

Device for operating a gas-discharge lamp

US5552680A · kind A · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Manfred Vogel · Ditzingen, DE
Ulrich Drews · Schwieberdingen, DE
Werner Herden · Gerlingen, DE
Johann Konrad · Eichberg, DE
Albert Gerhard · Tamm, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 12, 1993
Grant date	Sep 3, 1996
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 12, 2013

Classification

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

Abstract

A device for operating a gas-discharge lamp includes a starting member and a power member for supplying energy to the lamp. A switch is arranged between the lamp and the power member and connects the power member with the lamp subsequent to the initiation of the starting process.

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