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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1987
Manfred Gaugel, Furstenfeldbruck, DE;
Jurgen Vom Scheidt, Taufkirchen, DE;
Abstract
To retain a double-ended elongated discharge lamp in position in an automve headlamp, and prevent breakage or loosening of a connection of a base of the lamp at one end with the apex (5) of the reflector, a lamp retention and guide arrangement (14) including narrow strips extending radially from a sleeve (18) towards the inner wall of the reflector (1) is located, the sleeve receiving the forward end of the lamp. Preferably, the forward end of the is jacketed by an inner forward sleeve element (18), to which also the forward lamp connection (20) is attached, to provide for electrical connection to the forward end of the lamp, for example by a cable (23) extending in a groove or duct of one of the strips (16), or by the strips themselves, if they are made of metal.