Electric lamp and discharge devices – With gas or vapor – Having particular electrode structure
Patent
1990-12-31
1992-01-21
Yusko, Donald J.
Electric lamp and discharge devices
With gas or vapor
Having particular electrode structure
313632, 313574, 313335, H01J 1704
Patent
active
050830597
ABSTRACT:
A low-wattage metal-halide discharge lamp has a tube of the double ended type that forms a bulb or envelope, a pair of electrodes, e.g., an anode and a cathode, which penetrate into an arc chamber inside the envelope, and a suitable amount of mercury plus one or more metal halide salts. The electrodes are each formed of a refractory metal, i.e., tungsten wire, extending through the respective necks into the arc chamber. The electrodes are of a composite design i.e., in the form of a club, with a lead-in wire of small diameter supported in the associated neck, and a post member of greater diameter supported on the lead-end wire. The post members are supported of contact with the necks and also out of contact with the bulb wall. The larger size of the post member allows heat at the tip to diffuse back into the post member, so that the metal tip will not evaporate. The narrow lead-in wire keeps most of the heat in the bulb, so that flow of heat out of the neck portions is limited. Lamps of this design achieve high efficacy at relative low power (below 30 watts).
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Graham Timothy W.
Scoins John
Patel Ashok
Welch Allyn Inc.
Yusko Donald J.
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