Global Patent Index - EP 0603014 A1

EP 0603014 A1 19940622 - Electrodeless lamp bulb.

Title (en)

Electrodeless lamp bulb.

Title (de)

Elektrodenlose Lampe.

Title (fr)

Lampe sans électrode.

Publication

EP 0603014 A1 19940622 (EN)

Application

EP 93310312 A 19931220

Priority

US 99333492 A 19921218

Abstract (en)

A lamp bulb for an electrodeless lamp comprising a sealed envelope (3) containing a fill material (4) for supporting a gas discharge, said fill material comprising an inert starting gas, mercury, and alkali metal iodides, characterised in that the alkali metal iodides consist substantially of sodium iodide and lithium iodide, and in that the fill further comprises at least one iodide of a rare earth and scandium iodide. Preferably the lamp bulb will have a colour rendering index, Ra, of a value greater than about 80 and result in a colour temperature between about 3000 to about 5000 degrees Kelvin. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H01J 61/12; H01J 65/04

IPC 8 full level

H01J 61/12 (2006.01); H01J 65/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01J 61/125 (2013.01); H01J 65/04 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE FR GB NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0603014 A1 19940622; EP 0603014 B1 19990616; CA 2111426 A1 19940619; DE 69325349 D1 19990722; DE 69325349 T2 20000224

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 93310312 A 19931220; CA 2111426 A 19931214; DE 69325349 T 19931220