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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerardus Marinus Josephus Franciscus Luijks, Eindhoven, NL;
Johan Leopold Victorina Hendrix, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 1/346 ; H01K 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 1/346 ; H01K 7/00 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a high-pressure discharge lamp comprising a discharge vessel which is enclosed, with clearance, by an outer bulb. The outer bulb is closed at one end by a lamp cap. The lamp is provided with an ignition circuit including at least a series arrangement of a glow starter and an ohmic impedance. According to the invention, the ohmic impedance is formed by a halogen incandescent lamp.