Weathering test apparatus having a long-arc type air-cooled vertical metal halide lamp
US6591701B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N17/002
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A weathering test apparatus having a vertically disposed long-arc type air-cooled metal halide lamp, a lamp housing having a cooling device for cooling a lower seal portion of the lamp, and a vertical specimen rack which rotates about the lamp. The lamp, in which halide metals and mercury and a rare gas are infused, includes a supporting member having at least one hollow protrusion positioned at the upper ½ to ⅔ portion of the radiation length of a radiation tube wall, and the radiation length of the lamp is 5 cm to 15 cm. The lamp housing comprises an air supply device disposed outside of the test chamber for supplying cooling air, a cooling device located between an inner optical filter and the lower seal portion of the lamp, and an air volume adjustment device. In this way, the temperature difference between the upper seal portion of the lamp and the lower seal portion of the lamp may be decreased.
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