Global Patent Index - EP 0569208 B1

EP 0569208 B1 19970108 - Low pressure discharge lamp assembly

Title (en)

Low pressure discharge lamp assembly

Title (de)

Entladungslampenanordnung

Title (fr)

Lampe à décharge à basse pression

Publication

EP 0569208 B1 19970108 (EN)

Application

EP 93303444 A 19930504

Priority

ZA 923212 A 19920504

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0569208A1] The invention relates to a low pressure mercury vapour discharge lamp assembly (10). The assembly comprises an elongate wedge-shaped control circuit (22) arranged to be plugged into a base (12). A pair of splayed discharge tubes (16, 18) extend from the base and flank the control circuit housing, The base terminates in a conventional screw or bayonet-type fitting (14). The invention extends to a control circuit housing arranged to house both a ballast and starter circuitry (54). The overall length of the assembly is reduced by virtue of the control circuit housing being positioned alongside the discharge tube. The compact nature of the discharge assembly makes it suited as a replacement for conventional incandescent light bulbs. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H01J 61/32; H01J 61/56

IPC 8 full level

H01J 61/10 (2006.01); H01J 61/32 (2006.01); H01J 61/54 (2006.01); H01J 61/56 (2006.01); H01J 61/92 (2006.01); H05B 41/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01J 61/327 (2013.01); H01J 61/56 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0569208 A1 19931110; EP 0569208 B1 19970108; AT E147541 T1 19970115; CA 2095468 A1 19931105; DE 69307181 D1 19970220; JP H06132016 A 19940513; ZA 933158 B 19931207

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 93303444 A 19930504; AT 93303444 T 19930504; CA 2095468 A 19930504; DE 69307181 T 19930504; JP 12990893 A 19930506; ZA 933158 A 19930505