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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Johannes A Schellen, Turnhout, BE;
Gerardus M Luijks, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315 58 ; 315 73 ; 315 71 ; 315 74 ; 315225 ; 315290 ; 313 25 ; 313558 ; 313559 ; 313562 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a high-pressure discharge lamp (2) provided with a discharge vessel (3) with a ceramic wall (3a) and provided with a bimetal element (11) which rests against the discharge vessel wall in the cold state of the lamp, and which is removed from the discharge vessel wall during lamp operation. The discharge vessel is surrounded by an outer bulb (30) with intervening space (6), in which space a solid-state getter (15) is provided. According to the invention, the solid-state getter is provided on the bimetal element.