Title:
COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMP
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPS6035450
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A double ended fluorescent lamp (10) having a relatively large diameter outer envelope (12) contains an assembly (18) of small diameter phosphor coated tubes (20, 22, 24) having arc directing means (26, 28) located at the ends of the tubes. Only two electrodes (38, 40) are employed, located at opposite ends of the lamp. A sinusoidal arc path is defined through the tubes and has an arc length that is greater than the length of the lamp. In the embodiment illustrated, the arc length is approximately 3 times the length of the lamp.
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Inventors:
POORU EI TEIBOO
JIEIKOBU MAYA
JIEIKOBU MAYA
Application Number:
JP10490584A
Publication Date:
February 23, 1985
Filing Date:
May 25, 1984
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SYLVANIA ELECTRIC PROD
International Classes:
H01J61/10; H01J61/26; H01J61/36; H01J61/72; (IPC1-7): H01J61/10; H01J61/24; H01J61/36
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Motohiro Kurauchi