(19)
(11) EP 0 217 290 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
09.11.1988 Bulletin 1988/45

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.04.1987 Bulletin 1987/15

(21) Application number: 86113203

(22) Date of filing: 25.09.1986
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 30.09.1985 JP 14813985

(71) Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
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(72) Inventors:
  • Hatae, Nobuyoshi c/o Patent Division Toshiba K.K.
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  • Ban, Ippei c/o Patent Division Toshiba K.K.
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(54) Tubular lamp


(57) A tubular lamp includes a tubular bulb (10). A plurality of coiled filaments (20) and short-circuit wires (22) are alternately arranged in the bulb, along the axis of the bulb. Each filament is coiled into a predetermined inner diameter, and has a luminant section (20a), and engagemert sections (20b) located at both ends thereof. Each short-circuit wire has a lower hardness than the filament and a large r diameter than the inner diameter of the filament. The short-circuit wire has an insertion portion (22a) which is screwed ,nto the engagement section of the corresponding filament







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