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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2009
Louie Veiga, Nashua, NH (US);
Renaud Richard, Manchester, NH (US);
Harold Rothwell, Jr., Hopkinton, NH (US);
Louie Veiga, Nashua, NH (US);
Renaud Richard, Manchester, NH (US);
Harold Rothwell, Jr., Hopkinton, NH (US);
OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc., Danvers, MA (US);
Abstract
A method of making a subassembly () for a PAR lamp () comprising the steps of: (a) providing a base () including a cup-shaped portion () with a top edge () having an extended flange () projecting therefrom; (b) providing a plurality of electrical contacts () and inserting the contacts into appropriate locations () in a bottom () of the cup-shaped portion (); (c) providing a lamp capsule () including a light source () having dependent leads () projecting from a base end (); (d) inserting the base end () of the lamp capsule () into the cup-shaped portion () and affixing the dependent leads () to the electrical contacts (); (e) providing a reflector () having a funnel-shaped body () with a substantially tubular neck (); (f) filling the cup-shaped portion () with a liquid cement () to a depth that covers the base end () of the lamp capsule (); (g) fitting the reflector () over the lamp capsule () so that the tubular neck () is submersed in the liquid cement (); and (h) heating the subassembly () to fix the reflector () in place.