Patent · US Expired

Compact low-pressure discharge lamp with conductive spring element

US6008570A · kind A · utility

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4References

22Claims

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Assignee

Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft fur elektrische Gluhlampen mbH · DE

Inventors

Peter Helbig · Sontheim, DE
Hermann Steiner · Herbrechtingen, DE
Werner Bernhard · Heubach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 14, 1998
Grant date	Dec 28, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 14, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01J61/327
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a compact low-pressure discharge lamp comprising a discharge vessel 14 having electrodes and supply leads 30, and having a mp cap 12 assembled from a cap 16, housing 18 and mounting plate 24 with a ballast arrangement. In this case, the mounting plate 24 with the ballast arrangement is fitted in the interior of the lamp cap housing 18. The mounting plate 24 also has terminals 26 for the electric connection of the supply leads 30. According to the invention, in this case the supply leads 30 are connected to the electric terminals 26 of the mounting plate 24 via an electrically conducting spring element 28 in each case.

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