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Mercury source

US7952286B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

OSRAM Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung · DE

Inventors

Kirsten Fuchs · Mering, DE
Gerald Hämmer · Königsbrunn, DE
Thomas Noll · Kipfenberg, DE
Klaus Pankratz · Kandern, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 19, 2007
Grant date	May 31, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 19, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01J61/72
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a mercury source for a low-pressure discharge lamp comprising an amalgam body which is arranged on a front surface of a wire or enclosed in a perforated structure. The amalgam body or the perforated structure is provided with a protective coating with a getter effect. The invention enables a simple production process to be implemented with low costs in terms of materials.

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