Fluorescent lamp with end of life arc quenching structure
US5585693A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 18, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J61/70
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fluorescent lamp comprises a glass tube, an electrode at each end of the tube, each of the electrodes including a pair of lead wires extending through each sealed end of the tube and joined to a coil, and a capsule containing metal hydride disposed in the tube and having a decomposition temperature higher than temperatures within the tube during normal operation of the lamp.
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