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High pressure discharge lamp
Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co Ltd
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Filing: 1985-12-05
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Granted: 1988-02-09
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Expires: 2005-12-05
Abstract
Abstract A high pressure discharge lamp wherein an arc tube is so formed at least at one end portion as to satisfy a predetermined condition, unlike any known configuration and dimensions of the arc tube end portion, to restrain occurrence of acoustic resonance phenomenon for reducing zones in which the phenomenon occurs at least to be below 50% and effectively preventing any adverse influence of the phenomenon on discharge arc column.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeaki Wada
- 👤 Atsunori Okada
- 👤 Shoiti Morii
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 14:38
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J61/00; H01J61/82; H01J61/827; H01J61/02; H01J61/30; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S315/00; Y10S315/05; Y10S315/07
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
182 words
A high pressure discharge lamp comprising an arc tube having a substantially cylindrical portion closed by opposed end portions hermetically holding electrode filaments within said substantially cylindrical portion, said arc tube being housed in an outer jacket and lighted by a frequency modulated power from a high frequency power source for avoiding acoustic resonance phenomenon, where at least a part of said end portions of said arc tube satisfies an equation S≦π D 2 (1/2-(5/11)x) 2 ,0<x<11/15 where D is the inner diameter (mm) of the arc tube at said substantial cylindrical part, S is a sectional are (mm 2 ) bounded by a peripheral wall of one of said end portions, X is a quotient of a distance "x" (mm) divided by said inner diameter D, said distance "x" being from a first point on a longitudinal axis of said lamp, which first point is coincident with said sectional area S, to a second point on said axis, which second point is on an imaginary radial plane passing through an intersection of said substantially cylindrical portion and said one end portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
182 words
A high pressure discharge lamp comprising an arc tube having a substantially cylindrical portion closed by opposed end portions hermetically holding electrode filaments within said substantially cylindrical portion, said arc tube being housed in an outer jacket and lighted by a frequency modulated power from a high frequency power source for avoiding acoustic resonance phenomenon, where at least a part of said end portions of said arc tube satisfies an equation S≦π D 2 (1/2-(5/11)x) 2 ,0<x<11/15 where D is the inner diameter (mm) of the arc tube at said substantial cylindrical part, S is a sectional are (mm 2 ) bounded by a peripheral wall of one of said end portions, X is a quotient of a distance "x" (mm) divided by said inner diameter D, said distance "x" being from a first point on a longitudinal axis of said lamp, which first point is coincident with said sectional area S, to a second point on said axis, which second point is on an imaginary radial plane passing through an intersection of said substantially cylindrical portion and said one end portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A lamp according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said end portions of said arc tube is made substantially flat.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A lamp according to claim 2, wherein said quotient is of a length of said end portions of said arc tube divided by said inner diameter of the tube, being (2±2)/15.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A lamp according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said end portions of said arc tube is formed to have a linear peripheral wall.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A lamp according to claim 4, wherein said quotient is of a length of said end portions of said arc tube divided by said inner diameter of the tube, being (6±5)/15.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A lamp according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said end portions of said arc tube has a part curved inward with respect to the axis of the tube.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A lamp according to claim 6, wherein said quotient is of a length of said end portions of said arc tube divided by said inner diameter of the tube, being (6±5)/15.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A lamp according to claim 1, wherein the apex of said end portions of said arc tube is positioned to be eccentric to the axis of the tube.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A lamp according to claim 1, wherein said arc tube has a density of mercury vapor kept at a value below 7.5 mg/cm 3 .
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A lamp according to claim 1, wherein said arc tube has an electric field strength of arc column kept at a value below 40 V/cm.
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