Abstract:
A high-intensity discharge (HID) lamp comprising an inner bulb (1) with a discharge vessel (11) and an outer bulb (2), especially for application in an automotive headlight unit is disclosed. A lamp design is proposed by which high thermal stresses and increased quartz temperatures during run-up and steady state operation of the lamp are avoided so that the light output and the lifetime of the lamp is improved. This is substantially achieved by a positioning of the inner and the outer bulb (1, 2) such that a longitudinal axis of the inner bulb (1) is displaced in the operating position of the lamp above a longitudinal axis of the outer bulb (2) so that the distance between the discharge vessel (11) and the outer bulb (2) at the top side of the lamp is decreased and the distance between both at the bottom side is correspondingly increased.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a high-pressure gas discharge lamp which comprises at least a lamp tube (1) and two electrodes (41, 42), wherein the two electrodes (41, 42) are each attached to the lamp tube (1) by a sealed area and, outside the sealed area, each electrode has a perpendicular minimum distance, with respect to its longitudinal axis, from the lamp tube (1).
Abstract:
The invention describes a gas-discharge lamp (1) comprising a vessel (5), which vessel (5) is partially coated with at least one longitudinal stripe (SH, SH') arranged on the surface of the vessel (5) below a horizontal plane (P) through a longitudinal axis (X) through the centre of the lamp (1) such that, on each side of the lamp, an angle (ß?1, ßH2) subtended at the lamp centre by the horizontal plane (P) and an upper edge (16, 17) of the longitudinal stripe (SH, SH') on that side of the lamp comprises at least 10°, more preferably at least 13°, most preferably at least 15°. The invention also describes a reflector (8) for a lamp (1), comprising a reflective interior surface realised to deflect light (L20A, L20B, L21A, L21B) originating from the lamp (1) outward to give a specific beam profile (3) with a bright/dark cut-off line (31) and a shoulder (32), and wherein the lamp (1), in particular a lamp (1) according to any of claims 1 to 12, is positioned horizontally in the reflector (8), and wherein the reflective interior surface comprises at least one beam-shaping region (81 A, 81B) realised to deflect a portion (L21A, L21B) of the light (L20A, L20B, L21A, L21B), emitted from the lamp (1) between 7.5° and 15° below a horizontal plane (P), at a specific region (21A, 21B) within the beam profile (3). The invention further describes a lighting assembly (9) comprising such a reflector (8) and a lamp (1), in particular a lamp (1) according to the invention.
Abstract:
The invention describes a mercury-free high intensity gas-discharge lamp (1) comprising a discharge vessel (5) enclosing a fill gas in a discharge chamber (2) and comprising a pair of electrodes (3, 4) extending into the discharge chamber (2), for which lamp (1) the fill gas in the discharge chamber (2) is free of zinc iodide, and the fill gas includes a halide composition comprising sodium iodide and scandium iodide to a combined proportion of at least 30 wt% and at most 95 wt%, and thulium iodide, to a proportion of at least 5 wt% and at most 70 wt%.
Abstract:
The lamp, particularly the high pressure discharge lamp, comprises a socket (10) made of an insulating material, a burner (12) for emitting light mechanically connected to the socket, and a backlead wire (14) connected to the burner (12), wherein the socket (10) comprises a color with a weighted absorption of
Abstract:
A lighting assembly (100) includes an electronic driver circuit (110) and a discharge lamp (10). The discharge lamp (10) is driven with a steady- state average power of 20-30 W. It includes a discharge vessel (20) of a maximum inner dimension ID of less than 3 mm with two electrodes (24). A discharge vessel filling comprises a rare gas and a metal halide composition provided in an amount per volume of the discharge vessel (20) of less than 13.2µg/µl. Electrical energy is supplied as an alternating current IL where pulses (150a-150d) are superimposed. The pulses occur in a time interval of 20% of a half-cycle time before or after a polarity change of the alternating current IL . During the pulses the current IL reaches the current value of at least 1.2 times the RMS value of the current IL.
Abstract:
A high pressure gas discharge lamp (10) is described witha discharge vessel (20). Electrodes (24) project into a discharge space (22) surrounded by a dis- charge vessel wall (30) ofquartz material. The discharge space has a filling of rare gas and a metal halide composition which is free of mercury. The metal halide composition comprises at least halides of Sodium and Scandium with a mass ratio of halides of So- dium and Scandium of0.9-1.5.In order to provide a lamp that can be easily manufac- tured and is well suited for operation at reduced power, the discharge vessel wall (30) is ofexternally and internallycylindrical shape. The lamp may be manufactured by providing a cylindrical tube (2) of quartz material, heating the tube (2) at at least two distant portions and forming grooves (4) there, inserting two electrodes (24) into the tube and heating and pinching the tube(2) at both ends to seal the discharge space (22). Manufacture is carried out without a bulb forming step such that the discharge space (22) remains in externally and internally cylindrical shape.
Abstract:
The invention describes a light burner (1) comprising a discharge chamber (2) containing a gas sealed in the discharge chamber (2) by a seal (4, 5) and a pair of electrode shafts (6, 7), each of which partially intrudes from the seal (4, 5) into the discharge chamber (2) whereby a wrapping (8, 9), at least partially contained in the seal (4, 5), is freely wound around at least one of the electrode shafts (6, 7) and constrained in its motion by a number of containment elements (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 , P 4 ) positioned along the longitudinal axis of the electrode shaft (6, 7).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a mercury-free gas discharge lamp suitable in particular for motor vehicles and having an enhanced discharge arc diffuseness, to its use, and to a method of its manufacture. The mercury-free gas discharge lamp according to the invention has an inner vessel and/or outer bulb with a structured arrangement, which structured arrangement is preferably made such that the discharge arc diffuseness of the mercury-free gas discharge lamp with structured arrangement is increased by dD 0.01 mm to 1.5 mm in comparison with the corresponding gas discharge lamp without structured arrangement.
Abstract:
A discharge lamp (10) is disclosed with a closed discharge vessel (20) which is surrounded by a wall of transparent material. Two electrodes (30) are present, partly embedded in the wall and projecting into the interior of the discharge vessel (20). At least one, but preferably both electrodes (13) are elongate in shape and comprise a head part (50) and a shaft part (40), which are distinguished by different diameters and/or different materials. Tungsten is preferred for the head part (50) and a tungsten-rhenium alloy for the shaft part (40). The shaft part (40) is enclosed in the wall material, usually quartz, whereas of the head part (50) only a first, short portion (50a) is in contact with the wall, while its second, longer portion (50b) projects into the interior of the discharge vessel (20). Favorable diameters for the head part (50) were found to be 350 to 450 mu m, and for the shaft part (40) 150 to 400 mu m. A long lamp life is achieved with the electrode design according to the invention, in particular in thermally strongly loaded discharge lamps as preferred for automotive applications. There are additional advantages in a lesser crystallization of the discharge vessel (20), less burning-off of the electrodes (30), and an improved run-up behavior.