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Electronic flash unit and manufacturing method thereof

US8339051B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 12, 2007
Grant dateDec 25, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B2215/0535
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The electronic flash unit disclosed comprises: a transformer (14) to vary voltages of a power supply; an accumulator (16) composed of a main capacitor (17) to charge an electric energy supplied from the transformer (14); a lamp unit (4) provided with a flashlamp (20), set inside of a reflector (19), that flashes by discharging of energy storages in the main capacitor (17) upon applying a voltage on a trigger terminal (21); and a trigger circuit (10) to generate the voltage to apply on the trigger terminal (21), wherein at least the lamp unit (4) is coated with an insulation material.

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