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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1982
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harold L Rothwell, Rowley, MA (US);
W Calvin Gungle, Danvers, MA (US);
Assignee:
GTE Products Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315 73 ; 315119 ; 337413 ;
Abstract
An arc extinguishing means for a high intensity discharge lamp comprises a meltable fuse wire a portion of which is surrounded by a refractory hollow sleeve of larger diameter than the fuse wire. The remaining volume of the sleeve is substantially filled with a pyrophoric material which, at an operating temperature available within the lamp, will spontaneously ignite in the presence of oxygen and generate sufficient heat to melt the fuse wire and thus open the circuit, extinguishing the lamp.