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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2001
Chih-Fang Chen, Hsin Chu, TW;
Ruey-Feng Jean, Hsin Chu, TW;
Lai-cheng Chen, Hsin Chu, TW;
Kuang-lung Tsai, Hsin Chu, TW;
Delta Optoelectronics, Inc., , TW;
Abstract
A fluorescent lamp module structure includes a Cold Cathode Flat Fluorescent Lamp (CCFFL) and a combine metallic housing for containing and positioning the CCFFL. The CCFFL is a rectangular box with a certain thickness including a 1 side, a 2 side, a 3 side and a 4 side. The 1 side includes a 1 end with a 1 electrode, a 2 end with a 2 electrode and a middle section with a exhaust tube. Moreover, the combined metallic housing is composed of a plurality of metallic housing portions cut from an integrated metallic housing. The integrated metallic housing is composed of a base plate and a plurality of upright pieces bent upward at a right angle to the base plate, and having height close to the thickness of CCFFL. Furthermore, the plurality of metallic housing portions is formed by a plurality of base plate areas, adjacent to one another, cut from the base plate of the integrated metallic housing.