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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2004
Kiyoshi Nishio, Yokosuka, JP;
Toshiya Tanaka, Yokohama, JP;
Takayuki Fujita, Yokosuka, JP;
Takeo Yasuda, Yokohama, JP;
Kiyoshi Nishio, Yokosuka, JP;
Toshiya Tanaka, Yokohama, JP;
Takayuki Fujita, Yokosuka, JP;
Takeo Yasuda, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp which is equivalent to a typical light bulb is provided. The self-ballasted fluorescent lamp includes a cover, a lighting circuit, an arc tube, a base and a globe and formed into a shape whose outline dimensions are nearly identical to the standard dimensions of a typical light bulb. The arc tube is comprised of a plurality of U-shaped bent bulbs which have an inner tube diameter ranging from 6 to 9 mm and arranged in parallel with one another. Having a bulb height ranging from 50 to 60 mm and a discharge path from 200 to 300 mm long, the arc tube is designed such that the total luminous flux is not less than 700 lm with a lamp efficiency of not less than 60 lm/W when the lamp is lit at the lamp power of 7 to 15 W. An envelope comprising the cover and the globe has a height ranging from 110 to 125 mm including the height of the base.