Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha

Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation

Photoscience Japan Corporation

Akihiro Inoue

Akihiro Kamiya

Hiroki Sasaki

Shigehisa Kawatsuru

Yoshitomi Dobashi

Toshihiko Ishigami

Taketo Kamei

Ichiro Yokozeki

Kiyoshi Saita

Hitoshi Imamura

Katsusuke Uchino

Hiroyoshi Takanishi

Hidenori Ito

Nobuyoshi Kuno

Akira Ito

Yoshio Nakayama

Tadao Kanoh

Akira Kohno

Kouichi Miyazaki

Hiroshi Oonishi

Makio Ishimitsu

A mercury discharge lamp includes: a discharge tube having encapsulated therein mercury in the form of an amalgam; and a temperature control member that controls an ambient temperature of the amalgam in such a manner as to compensate for a change in the ambient temperature of the amalgam. The temperature control member may include a bimetal supporting the amalgam at a predetermined position, and the support member is formed or constituted by a bimetal. By the bimetal deforming in response to a change in the ambient temperature of the amalgam, the temperature control member changes a spaced-apart distance of the amalgam to a filament within the discharge tube and thereby changes an influence of heat generation by the filament on the amalgam. The temperature control member may include, near the amalgam, a resistance element whose resistance value changes in response to a temperature to control heat generation thereby.

Mercury discharge lamp

A non-electrode discharge lamp apparatus comprises a discharge tube, exciting coils wound on an outer periphery of the discharge tube, a vessel, having liquid-tightness, containing the discharge tube and the exciting coil means, and lead line guiding means for guiding lead lines connected to the exciting coils to the outside of the vessel, thereby supplying high frequency electric power to the exciting coils through the lead lines. Liquid is prevented from directly contacting the discharge tube and the exciting coils, temperature of the discharge tube can be suitably maintained, and an irradiation efficiency of ultraviolet rays can be prevented from being reduced.

Non-electrode discharge lamp apparatus and liquid treatment apparatus

An electrodeless high intensity discharge lamp has a light transmissive ceramic arc tube for containing a discharge sustaining medium and a hollow tube member. An excitation coil for causing an arc discharge is situated about the arc tube. The ceramic arc tube includes a first portion for developing the arc discharge therein and a second portion protruding outwardly from the first portion. The hollow tube member is so disposed in the second portion that a space is provided between the inner wall surface of the second portion and the outer wall surface of the hollow tube member. The space is in communication with the interior of the first portion for allowing the medium to be condensed and retained during the lamp operation.

Electrodeless lamp having a narrow gap between a sealed tube and the arc

A gas discharge lamp has a discharge gas sealed in a light-transmissive, cylindrical tube in which an internal electrode is provided as a first receiving end. An external electrode having predetermined widths along the axis of the tube is provided on the outer surface of the tube as a second receiving end. A shielding film is also provided on the outer surface of the tube excluding where a slit with a predetermined width is formed. The widths of the external electrode can be changed in accordance with the luminance distribution of the gas discharge lamp. The internal and external electrodes are connected to a high frequency power source and are applied with high frequency power therefrom, thereby causing discharge within the tube.

Gas discharge lamp and apparatus utilizing the same

In a gas discharge lamp of this invention, an internal electrode is provided in a tube bulb and an external electrode is provided on the outer surface of the bulb so as to cover it. A fluorescent material film is formed inside the bulb and is excited to emit visible light by a glow discharge, which is caused by applying a voltage between these electrodes. The fluorescent material film in the bulb has different thicknesses in the tube axial direction of the bulb to average the surface luminance of the gas discharge lamp.

Gas discharge lamp with different film thicknesses

A high pressure metal vapor discharge lamp comprising a discharge tube with a pair of spaced main electrodes; a filling sealed in the discharge tube comprising a light emitting metal and a starting gas; a radioactive source comprising a radioactive substance entirely covered with an envelope of non-radioactive, heat- and corrosion-resistant material sealed inside the discharge tube, an outer tube enclosing the discharge tube, and circuit means for starting the discharge tube.

High pressure metal vapor discharge lamp

A fluorescent lamp device includes a main body having a base, and a fluorescent lamp supported by the main body and electrically connected to the base. The lamp has a plurality of U-shaped glass tubes which define a zigzagging discharge channel. Each glass tube is provided with a pair of straight portions, each of which has a flat cross section.

Fluorescent lamp device having oval cross sectional tubes

A high pressure metal vapor discharge lamp including an outer bulb having a seal portion, an arc tube enclosed within the outer bulb, the arc tube having at least a pair of electrodes and containing at least a light emitting material and a rare gas, a pair of first lead wires of which one ends connect to the electrodes respectively and another ends mounted at the seal portion of outer bulb, a pre-heater disposed within the outer bulb, the pre-heater comprises a heat element and an insulating material covers the heat element and facing the arc tube to give the heat to the arc tube, and a second lead wires connected to the heat element of pre-heater, the portion of the second lead wires which are exposed in the outer bulb are surrounded by a heat-resisting insulator and the base portion of the second lead wires are mounted at the seal portion of outer bulb.

A high pressure metal vapor discharge lamp including an arc tube having opposed ends at which are provided respective main electrodes and a fill including mercury and a starting gas, a radioactive source material including a radioactive substance having a half-life less than 1.times.10.sup.4 years sealed in the arc tube, an outer tube enclosing the arc tube and a circuit for starting the arc tube.

High pressure metal vapor discharge lamp with radioactive material

A high pressure discharge lamp including discharge tube having at least two electrodes at opposite ends thereof, an outer bulb housing the discharge tube, a circuit for starting the discharge tube and a glow starter which is covered with a heat shield member and disposed between the discharge tube and the outer bulb.

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Chigasaki, Japan

Akihiro Inoue