Single-ended discharge lamp
US5936341A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J61/72
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a single-ended discharge lamp comprising a discharge tube bordering a discharge space and sealed in a gas-tight manner at its ends and also comprising electrodes, wherein the discharge tube has at least two straight tube portions and a bent connection member between at least some of the adjacent straight tube portions. The bent connection member has an arc-shaped outer and an arc-shaped inner bordering wall, an indentation narrowing the cross-section of the discharge space is formed in the outer bordering wall and the bent connection member has bulged dome portions between its ends connecting to the straight tube portion and the narrowing indentation. The solution is characterized in that the largest cross-section (A2) inside the tube wall of at least one of the dome portions (11d) is at least 1.8 times but at maximum 2.2 times the smallest cross-section (A3) inside the tube wall between the arc-shaped inner bordering wall (11b) of the bent connection member (11) and the narrowing indentation (11c).
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