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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2005
Applicants:
Masahiro Miki, Ibaraki, JP;
Hiroki Kitagawa, Kusatsu, JP;
Inventors:
Masahiro Miki, Ibaraki, JP;
Hiroki Kitagawa, Kusatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 9/00 (2006.01); H01J 17/16 (2006.01); H01J 61/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp includes a double-spiral arc tube and a holder. The holder has a tubular protrusion which is surrounded by the arc tube, at a center of its main surface. A closed end of the protrusion and a part of the arc tube facing the end of the protrusion are bonded together using a silicone adhesive. A part of a vertical printed circuit board that is used as a lighting circuit is housed within the protrusion.