EP 1377136 A3 20070606 - Device for operating discharge lamps
Title (en)
Device for operating discharge lamps
Title (de)
Vorrichtung zum Betreiben von Entladungslampen
Title (fr)
Dispositif pour alimenter des lampes à décharge
Publication
Application
Priority
DE 10226899 A 20020617
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1377136A2] The apparatus has two contact devices (13,14,13a, 14a) for connecting respective discharge lamps, each with two incandescent filaments. Two current control devices connected in parallel with respective contact devices control the current through respective incandescent filaments. The contact devices are connected in series and a sequential starting capacitor is connected in parallel with one of the contact devices. An Independent claim is also included for electronic ballast.
IPC 8 full level
H05B 41/18 (2006.01); H05B 41/295 (2006.01); H05B 41/04 (2006.01); H05B 41/298 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
H05B 41/04 (2013.01 - EP US); H05B 41/18 (2013.01 - KR); H05B 41/295 (2013.01 - EP US); H05B 41/2988 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [XY] CH 543215 A 19731015 - VOEGELI ERNST [CH]
- [Y] EP 0663789 A1 19950719 - MASS TECHNOLOGY HK LTD [HK]
- [Y] DE 4421736 A1 19960104 - NUETZEL WOLFGANG [DE]
- [X] US 5825139 A 19981020 - NUCKOLLS JOE ALLEN [US], et al
- [X] US 4847535 A 19890711 - WISBEY ROBERT W [US], et al
- [X] US 3836817 A 19740917 - TCHANG L, et al
- [X] DE 10037563 A1 20020214 - ERZMONEIT HORST [DE]
- [A] DE 3644788 A1 19880714 - ERZMONEIT DORIT [DE]
- [A] WO 9107070 A1 19910516 - SKYLINE HOLDING AG [CH]
- [A] GB 2301955 A 19961218 - ULTRALITE INTERNATIONAL PTY LI [AU]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL LT LV MK
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1377136 A2 20040102; EP 1377136 A3 20070606; CA 2432450 A1 20031217; CN 1471345 A 20040128; DE 10226899 A1 20031224; KR 20040002580 A 20040107; TW 200403010 A 20040216; US 2003230989 A1 20031218; US 6873122 B2 20050329
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 03012921 A 20030606; CA 2432450 A 20030616; CN 03142964 A 20030617; DE 10226899 A 20020617; KR 20030038736 A 20030616; TW 92115961 A 20030612; US 46284303 A 20030617