Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Ei Lighting Co., Ltd.

Jaegeun Ji

Daehyun Sung

Youngchul Ko

Donghyo Kim

Jongwook Joo

Myonggi Jang

Myungju Shin

A rare gas lamp device is disclosed. The rare gas lamp device includes: a lamp body provided in a shape of a cylinder to contain a rare gas and a fluorescent material for emitting light; a plurality of cap electrodes fixed to both ends of the lamp body; a plurality of band electrodes extending in a length direction from the plurality of cap electrodes and arranged opposite to each other with respect to a center axis of the lamp body, and positioned on a circumferential surface of the lamp body, wherein a light-emitting area of the lamp body is an exposed surface of the circumferential surface of the lamp body between the plurality of band electrodes; a spring holder coupled with each of the plurality of cap electrodes and configured to apply a voltage to the band electrodes through the plurality of cap electrodes, the spring holder including a first fixing part configured to support a first side of the cap electrode, a second fixing part configured to support a second side of the cap electrode, and an inserting opening formed between a first end of the first fixing part and a first end of the second fixing part such that the cap electrode is inserted in the inserting opening; and a stopper protruding from each of the plurality of cap electrodes, wherein, when each of the plural of cap electrodes is inserted through the inserting opening, the stopper is interfered by the first end of the first fixing part or the first end of the second fixing part to restrict the light-emitting area from rotating about the center axis of the lamp body.

External electrode fluorescent lamp and home appliance including the same

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Dongducheon-si, South Korea

Jaegeun Ji