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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2008
James A. Leonard, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Jianmin He, East Cleveland, OH (US);
Szilard Nemeth, Pest, HU;
James A. Leonard, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Jianmin He, East Cleveland, OH (US);
Szilard Nemeth, Pest, HU;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An electrode assembly for a discharge lamp, particularly a ceramic metal halide (CMH) lamp, having a ceramic body defining a discharge chamber and at least one leg having an opening therethrough. An electrode assembly is received at least in part in the body, preferably including a niobium mandrel, a molybdenum mandrel, and a molybdenum overwind received over the mandrel. A tungsten portion is then joined to the molybdenum composite. Adjacent turns of the overwind are spaced by a gap to facilitate receipt of an associated seal material on the overwind and the molybdenum mandrel. The gap is approximately 10% to 50% of the dimension between adjacent turns of the overwind relative to a diameter of the overwind.