Abstract:
A fluorescent lamp having a stem provided with first and second lead wires for energization of an electrode and an electrically-insulating member provided therein with a first hole and a second hole larger in cross-sectional area than said second lead wire. The first and second lead wires are inserted in the first and second holes of the electrically-insulating member, respectively, and an outer diameter of a glass envelope of the fluorescent lamp is not smaller than 13 mm and not larger than 29 mm.
Abstract:
A low-pressure mercury-vapor discharge lamp is provided with a discharge vessel and a first and a second end portion (12a). The discharge vessel encloses a discharge space provided with a filling of mercury and an inert gas in a gastight manner. Each end portion (12a) supports an electrode (20a) arranged in the discharge space. An electrode shield (22a) encompasses at least one of the electrodes (20a) and is made from a ceramic material. Preferably, the electrode shield (22a) is tubular in shape with a lateral slit directed towards the discharge space. The lamp according to the invention has a comparatively low mercury consumption.
Abstract:
A low-pressure mercury-vapor discharge lamp is provided with a discharge vessel and a first and a second end portion (12a). The discharge vessel encloses a discharge space provided with a filling of mercury and an inert gas in a gastight manner. Each end portion (12a) supports an electrode (20a) arranged in the discharge space. An electrode shield (22a) encompasses at least one of the electrodes (20a) and is made from a ceramic material. Preferably, the electrode shield (22a) is tubular in shape with a lateral slit directed towards the discharge space. The lamp according to the invention has a comparatively low mercury consumption.
Abstract:
This portable light source apparatus accommodates a deuterium lamp in a lamp box and, at the same time, in a housing in order for the influence of temperature changes in the outside air to become very small. Namely, the deuterium lamp, which is susceptible to changes in temperature, is enveloped not only by the lamp box but also by the housing, thereby being accommodated in a double shield structure. Further, it has been known that ozone is generated when ultraviolet rays are emitted in the air. Therefore, a light guide tube for extending a light exit opening of the lamp box is provided, so that cooling winds do not traverse the ultraviolet rays. As a result, ozone is restrained from occurring in the part where the ultraviolet rays occur within the housing, whereby the emitted light is appropriately kept from fluctuating due to the occurrence of ozone.
Abstract:
A fluorescent lamp having a stem provided with first and second lead wires for energization of an electrode and an electrically-insulating member provided therein with a first hole and a second hole larger in cross-sectional area than said second lead wire. The first and second lead wires are inserted in the first and second holes of the electrically-insulating member, respectively, and an outer diameter of a glass envelope of the fluorescent lamp is not smaller than 13 mm and not larger than 29 mm.
Abstract:
A fluorescent lamp and ballast assembly is designed to thermally isolate a ballast circuit from the illuminated lamp and thereby reduce the heat surrounding the ballast circuit. The fluorescent lamp of the assembly is attached to a housing that reduces the heat transferred to the ballast circuit. The housing includes a bowl-shaped member, a shield, and a thermal isolation member connected between the bowl-shaped member and the shield. The bowl-shaped member is designed to hold and encircle the electronic ballast circuit, and the shield is designed to engage and secure the fluorescent lamp and attached cathode lead wires of the invention. The thermal isolation member is connected between the bowl-shaped member and the shield, and provides an air gap between the lamp and the ballast circuit. The air gap allows ventilation between the lamp and the ballast circuit and also provides a greater distance between the lamp and the ballast circuit to protect the ballast circuit from the heat generated by the energized lamp.
Abstract:
A high intensity discharge lamp has a light transmissive envelope and an arc tube located within the envelope. The arc tube contains an arc generating and sustaining medium as well as electrodes. A flare is sealed to the lamp envelope and the flare includes two electrically conductive lead-ins sealed therein, each of the lead-ins having a given diameter. A mica heat shield comprising a planar mica disc frictionally engages the lead-ins, the mica disc having a pair of lead-in receiving apertures therein, the receiving apertures having a diameter greater than the given diameter and each having an oppositely extending, radial slot extending therefrom, each of the slots having a width less than the given diameter. The mica heat shield is positioned on the lead-ins closely and adjacent to the upper surface of the flare by having the slots in frictional engagement with the lead-ins.
Abstract:
A metal halide arc discharge lamp includes an arc tube and a light-transmissive shroud mounted within a lamp envelope. The arc tube and the shroud are mechanically supported within the lamp envelope by resilient spring members. Since the support structure for the arc tube and the shroud is mechanically and electrically isolated from the lamp stem, leakage current between the support structure and the electrical inleads is eliminated, thereby reducing sodium loss from the arc tube and extending the operating life of the lamp. The spring-mounted construction enables the lamp to withstand mechanical shock and vibration.
Abstract:
In the high-pressure sodium discharge lamp according to the invention, the electrodes (17) are surrounded by a hollow cylindrical body (18), which limits an annular space accommodating an electron emitter (19). The cylindrical body (18 l ) extends against the current conductor (6) supporting the electrode (17). Means for screening the electron emitter (19) are provided at the end of the annular space facing the electrode tip (20). A shield (21) extends from against the electrode tip (20) laterally beyond the hollow cylindrical body (18).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a metal halogen vapor lamp with a discharge tube coated on surfaces adjacent to its electrodes with a heat reflecting layer. The discharge space comprising a discharge tube is made of a material which is permeable to light, preferrably quartz. The discharge space is between electrodes having a high melting point. An arc discharge takes place in the discharge space between the electrodes.The discharge space contains a metal of high vapor pressure at operational temperatures, a noble gas and, as additives, at least one metal and a halogen which forms a halogen compound with said metal.There is a heat reflecting layer with advantageous properties at one or both ends of the discharge tube of a material of high melting point, preferably quartz. The characteristics of said layer differ in many respects from the properties of previously known heat reflecting layers since it is bound to the surface of the quartz discharge tube by an inorganic binding material.The heat reflecting layer prepared in accordance with our invention comprises as heat reflecting materials, zirconium oxide, cobalt aluminate, quartz wool or combinations thereof which are fixed or bound onto the discharge tube by means of magnesium oxychloride, known as Sorel-Cement. The binder remains on the discharge tube even after the tube is burnt.