Abstract:
A subminiature incandescent lamp has a substantially cylindrical base (24) to which a glass envelope (22) enclosing the interior of the lamp is sealed. A pair of contact wires (26) or pins are made of a metal alloy that has substantially the same thermal expansion coefficient as the glass base. The contact pins are embedded and sealed to the glass base in a gas-tight manner, with a glass-to-metal seal. The contact pins extend below the base to provide external connections of the lamp to a power source. The pins also extend into the interior of the lamp, and provide electrical contact to a filament which is mounted between them. A filament support wire (20) is anchored in the glass base at one end (30) thereof and has a loop (34) at its other end in which the mid-section of the filament rests and is mechanically supported.
Abstract:
A light bulb that is suitable for use in conjunction with night vision equipment has an incandescent filament enclosed in a glass envelope that transmits substantially no detectable amount of light of a wavelength greater than 700 nanometers.