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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 08, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuo Honda, Hiratsuka, JP;
Atsushi Matsuura, Yokohama, JP;
Hisanori Sano, Yokosuka, JP;
Yasuki Mori, Yokosuka, JP;
Assignee:
Toshiba Lighting and Technology Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
313 25 ; 313631 ; 313634 ;
Abstract
A metal vapor discharge lamp has a small arc tube of a single end type. The maximum and minimum thicknesses of the wall of the arc tube and the ratio of the minimum thickness to the maximum thickness are set to the values in predetermined ranges. The set thicknesses prevents breakage of the arc tube and deterioration of the lamp characteristics.