U.S. Philips Corporation

Adrianus J Vermeulen

Tjepke Hendrik Ekkelboom

Robert J Pet

The electrodeless low pressure sodium vapour discharge lamp which has a discharge vessel (1) containing sodium vapour and inert gas. The discharge vessel (1) has an enveloping part (10) and connected therewith at a first end of the discharge vessel (1) a sunken part (20). In the sunken part (20) is a body (30) of soft-magnetic material which is surrounded by an electric coil (31). The discharge vessel (1) is enclosed in an outer bulb (40). The inner surface (2) of the discharge vessel (1) has a layer (4) of borate glass. The borate glass which covers the sunken part (20), is sintered. The invention renders it possible to make parts of construction glass which have a layer of borate glass at an outer surface.

Electrodeless low-pressure sodium vapor discharge lamp having a

The electric lamp has a quartz glass lamp vessel (1) with molybdenum current supply conductors (3) extending to an electric element (2) arranged in the lamp vesel (1). The current supply conductors (3) have a continuous coating (4) of quartz glass which is fused to the lamp vessel (1). The coating (4) forms with the current supply conductor (3) a glass/metal interface (5). The glass of the coating (4) adjoining the interface (5) contains thorium, hafnium, chromium, aluminum, titanium, tantalum, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, zirconium, lanthanum, scandium, a lanthanide, niobium, boron or yttrium. The coating (4) has a very strong adhesion to the metal; the lamp vessel (1) has a great strength.

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Eindhoven, Netherlands

Adrianus J Vermeulen