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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 1994
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1992
Leon F Chamberlain, Mentor, OH (US);
Miklos Hargitai, Budapest, HU;
Ferenc Lantos, Budapest, HU;
Jozsef Tokes, Budapest, HU;
Istvan Wursching, Budapest, HU;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Tungsram Co., Ltd., Budapest, HU;
Abstract
A single-ended low pressure discharge lamp having an Edison base includes at least one U-shaped fluorescent tube having electrode leads which are connected to a ballast arrangement disposed in a housing base. The housing base has an upper part on which the fluorescent tubes are mounted, a connecting part on which a threaded base is mounted and a supporting part formed between the upper part and the connecting part. Lead-in wires are connected from the ballast arrangement to the threaded base in a manner to facilitate automated assembly of the lamp. A first lead in wire connects to the central portion of the threaded base whereas a second lead-in wire connects to the sleeve portion after first passing through a guided opening formed in the housing base between the supporting part and the connecting part.