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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mitsuharu Kawasaki, Kadoma, JP;
Toshiaki Kurachi, Hirakata, JP;
Koji Miyazaki, Hirakata, JP;
Kiyoshi Hashimotodani, Takatsuki, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 6/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 6/500 ;
Abstract
An electrodeless discharge lamp includes a translucent bulb enclosing a luminous material; a coil for generating an alternating magnetic field that causes discharge in the luminous material; a power source for supplying an alternating current to the coil, the coil including a core and a winding provided near the bulb; and further includes startability improving means for improving startability of the lamp by generating a portion in which the alternating magnetic field generated by the coil is intensified in the bulb.