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US4302698A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Dual-filament halogen incandescent lamp, particularly sealed-beam, automotive headlight

Assignee: Osram GmbH
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Filing: 1979-09-17
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Granted: 1981-11-24
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Expires: 1999-09-17
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Abstract

Abstract The lamp bulb (1) has two filaments (4, 5) positioned within the bulb and rallel to the longitudinal axis (L) thereof, for example located at an axis of symmetry passing through the longitudinal axis, or in two respective planes of symmetry (E4, E5) which are, respectively, parallel to the axis of symmetry (S) of the lamp, the two filaments being preferably symmetrically positioned with respect to the axis of symmetry of the lamp (L). When located in a sealed-beam headlight, one of the filaments forms a depressed beam and the other the high beam, the high beam being preferably positioned along the axis of the reflector, at or close to the focal point thereof, for example by an off-center positioning of the bulb within the reflector.

Inventors

  • 👤 Rolf Kiesel
  • 👤 Manfred Gaugel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 17:18
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01K; H01K1/00; H01K1/18

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 211 words
Automotive head lamp dual-filament halogen incandescent lamp in combination with a reflector structure (R) having a reflector axis (R.A.) comprising a lamp bulb (1) having a longitudinal lamp axis (L); two longitudinally spiral filament (4,5) positioned within the lamp bulb (1) parallel to the longitudinal axis (L) of the bulb; at least three current supply wires (6, 6', 8) positioned in a lamp bulb and respectively connected to the respective filaments to permit, selectively, individually energization of the two filaments; a bridge (7) extending across the lamp bulb, at least two of the current supply wires passing through the bridge; wherein transverse the two filaments (4,5) are in mutual essential/alignment with respect to the longitudinal extent of the filament; one filament (4) is located laterally to one side of the longitudinal axis (L) of the bulb and the other filament (5) is located laterally to the other side of the longitudinal axis (L) of the bulb, and is in a plane passing through said one filament and the axis (L) of the bulb; said filaments (4,5) are located in planes which are parallel to the plane of symmetry (S) of the lamp; and the longitudinal axis (L) of the lamp bulb is parallel to and offset from the reflector axis (R.A.).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 211 words
Automotive head lamp dual-filament halogen incandescent lamp in combination with a reflector structure (R) having a reflector axis (R.A.) comprising a lamp bulb (1) having a longitudinal lamp axis (L); two longitudinally spiral filament (4,5) positioned within the lamp bulb (1) parallel to the longitudinal axis (L) of the bulb; at least three current supply wires (6, 6', 8) positioned in a lamp bulb and respectively connected to the respective filaments to permit, selectively, individually energization of the two filaments; a bridge (7) extending across the lamp bulb, at least two of the current supply wires passing through the bridge; wherein transverse the two filaments (4,5) are in mutual essential/alignment with respect to the longitudinal extent of the filament; one filament (4) is located laterally to one side of the longitudinal axis (L) of the bulb and the other filament (5) is located laterally to the other side of the longitudinal axis (L) of the bulb, and is in a plane passing through said one filament and the axis (L) of the bulb; said filaments (4,5) are located in planes which are parallel to the plane of symmetry (S) of the lamp; and the longitudinal axis (L) of the lamp bulb is parallel to and offset from the reflector axis (R.A.).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 29 words
Lamp according to claim 1, wherein the two filaments (4, 5) are located within a plane of symmetry (S) which passes through the longitudinal axis (L) of the bulb.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 31 words
Lamp according to claim 1, wherein the two filaments (4, 5) are located in respectively differently planes (E4, E5) which are parallel to the plane of symmetry (S) of the lamp.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 24 words
Lamp according to claim 1, wherein the two filaments (4, 5) are positioned symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal axis (L) of the lamp.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 23 words
Lamp according to claim 1, wherein (FIGS. 1, 3) three current supply wires (6, 6') are provided, passing through an end press (3).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 26 words
Lamp according to claim 1, wherein (FIG. 2) four current supply wires (8) are provided, two each supporting and being connected to respective filaments (4, 5).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 13 words
Lamp according to claim 1, wherein the lamp has a single-ended press (3).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 25 words
Lamp according to claim 1 wherein the lamp bulb (1) and the reflector structure (R) are sealed together to form a sealed beam automotive headlight.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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7.5 Years (Year 8) 1988-11-23 1989-05-25 1989-11-24 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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