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Direct current discharge lamp and light source having the discharge lamp attached to reflector

US6242861A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 15, 1998
Grant dateJun 5, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 15, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J61/30
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A direct current discharge lamp includes: a bulb portion 1a containing therein an anode 2b and a cathode 2a; a first seal portion 5 outwardly extending from the bulb portion 1a on the anode side; a second seal portion 4 outwardly extending from the bulb portion 1a on the cathode side; a pair of feeder elements 3 respectively inserted through the first and second seal portions 5 and 4 for feeding electricity to the anode 2b and cathode 2a; and an extended tube portion 6 interconnecting the bulb portion 1a and the first seal portion 5.

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