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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1998
Masahiko Kamata, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kazutoshi Mita, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kazuo Takita, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lighting apparatus of the present invention includes a discharge lamp incorporating a detecting element having a predetermined electrical characteristic, a detector circuit to discriminate the electrical characteristic of the detecting element and a lighting circuit to light the discharge lamp according to the output from the detector circuit. According to the lighting apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to detect whether a discharge lamp mounted in the socket is an adapted lamp without necessity for lighting the discharge lamp.
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