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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2005
Applicants:
Hiroshi Shinmen, Kitasaku-gun, JP;
Robert Weger, Wels, AT;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Shinmen, Kitasaku-gun, JP;
Robert Weger, Wels, AT;
Assignee:
Minebea Co., Ltd, Kitasaku, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 41/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided a multiple discharge lamp lighting apparatus, which includes an inverter and plurality of inverter transformer. In the multiple discharge lighting apparatus, a discharge lamp is connected to the secondary winding of each inverter transformer, a ballast impedance element is connected in series between a switch of the inverter and the primary winding of each inverter transformer, and a current balancing unit is provided between each two adjacent inverter transformers.