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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2000
Filed:
May. 20, 1998
Shinya Omori, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Futami, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhisa Yaguchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Masaaki Muto, Kawasaki, JP;
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A high pressure discharge lamp used as a light source for an automobile headlight and a method of forming the high pressure discharge lamp are disclosed. The high pressure discharge lamp includes a discharge chamber portion defining a discharge chamber filled with metal halide and rare gas, a pair of opposing electrodes, a portion of each electrode respectively projecting a predetermined distance into the discharge chamber, molybdenum foils, lead wires, and a bulb. The bulb includes a tapered portion, a sealed portion, and a sealed end having portions of a molybdenum foil, an electrode, and a lead wire disposed therein.