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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1982
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1981
Nobuo Yokoyama, Yokohama, JP;
Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A fluorescent lamp device formed of an outer tube containing a fluorescent lamp therein, a connection tube connected to one end of the outer tube, a cap containing a glow starter and a condenser therein connected to the other end of the outer tube, and a base member connected to the connection tube. The base member contains a ballast member mainly formed of a thermistor and a thermal adjustment member having an integrally formed contacting member for making electrical connection with a base pin of the fluorescent lamp. The thermal adjustment member and the thermistor are in direct electrical and mechanical engagement such that the thermal adjustment member conducts heat from the thermistor to the thermal adjustment member.