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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Erzsebet Cserteg, Budapest, HU;
Jozsef Fulop, Budapest, HU;
Jozsef Tokes, Budapest, HU;
Istvan Wursching, Budapest, HU;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S / ; F21K / ; H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362225 ; 362217 ; 362260 ; 31331801 ; 31331808 ;
Abstract
A cap for securing a plurality of discharge tubes to a discharge lamp assembly includes a pair of ribs formed on a base plate of the cap. The ribs guide adhesive towards openings in the base plate through which the tubes extend. Adhesive is kept away from the base plate perimeter, which may include a rim, such that assembly of the cap with a housing does not upset the adhesive bond securing the discharge tubes to the cap. Similarly, an assembly method for the cap involves the step of forming a pair of ribs on the base plate of the cap.