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High-pressure discharge lamp having an ignition aid

US8659226B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

OSRAM GmbH · DE

Inventors

Thomas Brauner · Berlin, DE
Johannes Buttstaedt · Falkensee, DE
Sascha Piltz · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 26, 2010
Grant date	Feb 25, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 28, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01J61/547
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A high-pressure discharge lamp with an ignition aid has a discharge vessel which is mounted in an outer bulb, the discharge vessel comprising two ends having seals in which electrodes are secured, and a frame having a clip wire retaining the discharge vessel in the outer bulb. The clip wire comprises a plate-like part acting as an ignition aid and facing the seal of the opposite pole electrode.

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