U.S. Philips Corporation

Danny L Hermans

Bart Van Der Leeuw

Florentinus L Bens

Tjitte De Jong

The lamp vessel of a high-pressure discharge lamp locally has a coating, which is a smooth, solitary, metallically reflecting graphite film. The graphite film, which increases the temperature of comparatively cold parts of the lamp vessel, can readily be applied and has an excellent adhesion.

High-pressure discharge lamp

The high pressure discharge lamp has containment structure in the outer envelope which encloses the discharge vessel. The containment structure consists of a glass cylindrical sleeve closed at its ends by a metal plate. The plates, the cylindrical sleeve and the discharge vessel are combined as a subassembly. The metal plates are provided with tongues bearing on the glass cylindrical sleeve and the outer envelope. The lamp has a flexible conductor which extends from the current lead-through conductor remote from the stem to the lamp stem and bears on the outer envelope. The containment structure prevents failure of the outer lamp envelope in the event of explosive failure of the discharge vessel.

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Turnhout, Belgium

Danny L Hermans