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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2010
Timothy A. Taubert, Kirtland, OH (US);
Amir P. Fallahi, W. Bloomfield, MI (US);
Raymond Christian Rice, Ii, New Philadelphia, OH (US);
Timothy A. Taubert, Kirtland, OH (US);
Amir P. Fallahi, W. Bloomfield, MI (US);
Raymond Christian Rice, II, New Philadelphia, OH (US);
ABL IP Holding LLC, Conyers, GA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for reducing lamp restrike time are provided. In a lighting apparatus having a housing, a reflector, and a lamp positioned so that at least a portion of the outer jacket of the lamp is within the reflector, a circulating device is operated when the lamp is off and a temperature inside the housing is above a predefined temperature. The circulating device circulates air around the outer jacket of the lamp to cool the lamp so the restrike time is reduced without the need for a starting device with a starting voltage high enough to restart the lamp when the lamp is hot.