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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2000
Bernd Ullrich, Erlensee, DE;
Heraeus Noblelight GmbH, Hanau, DE;
Abstract
A reflector lamp unit with a bilaterally based discharge lamp is provided wherein at least one terminal post of the lamp has, in the area of at least one predetermined coding site as viewed in a plug-in direction, a tapered portion which, as viewed in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the bulb, has a specified tapered length and which, as viewed in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, has a specified lateral residual width. The unit has at least one mounting element which is closed off with a coding element which has, in the area of the coding site, a coding slot open in the plug-in direction and running in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the bulb, which corresponds to the tapered portion of the terminal post such that the slot length is shorter than the length of the tapered portion, and the slot has a minimal slot width which is adjusted so as to have a value between the lateral pin width and the residual width.