Sealed beam lamps
First Claim
1. A discharge lamp comprising an outer envelope, an arc tube disposed within the envelope in spaced relationship thereto and having electrodes for sustaining a discharge therebetween, electrical in-leads extending continuously between electrical conductors sealed to said envelope and respective electrodes, the lamp including a starting aid and a spark gap, the spark gap being supported by one of said in-leads and being arranged for electrical connection between one of the in-leads and the starting aid by an electrically conductive element wherein the spark gap comprises a predetermined length of insulating material forming a sleeve placed around said one of the in-leads, the sleeve serving to space the conductive element from the in-lead and define an opening to provide said spark gap.
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Abstract
A discharge lamp is provided with a starting aid in the form of a loop of conductive wire arranged around the discharge lamp arc tube and a novel spark gap. A conductive element is electrically connected between the loop and an insulating sleeve adapted to form a spark gap by means of the conductive element wrapped around an opening in the insulating sleeve. The opening can be in the form of a drilled hole or slot and the arrangement is particularly useful in the restricted confines of a sealed beam reflector lamp.
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- 1. A discharge lamp comprising an outer envelope, an arc tube disposed within the envelope in spaced relationship thereto and having electrodes for sustaining a discharge therebetween, electrical in-leads extending continuously between electrical conductors sealed to said envelope and respective electrodes, the lamp including a starting aid and a spark gap, the spark gap being supported by one of said in-leads and being arranged for electrical connection between one of the in-leads and the starting aid by an electrically conductive element wherein the spark gap comprises a predetermined length of insulating material forming a sleeve placed around said one of the in-leads, the sleeve serving to space the conductive element from the in-lead and define an opening to provide said spark gap.
- 2. A sealed beam lamp comprising an outer envelope including a reflector bowl, a single ended discharge arc tube disposed within the outer envelope in spaced relationship thereto having electrodes for sustaining a discharge therebetween, electrical in-leads extending continuously from the outer envelope to respective electrodes and annular sleeves of insulating material placed around the in-leads adjacent the bowl the lamp including a starting aid and a spark gap, the spark gap being supported by one of said in-leads and being arranged for electrical connection to one of said in-leads and the starting aid by an electrically conductive element wherein the sleeve of said in-lead associated with said conductive element forms a spacer between the conductive element and said in-lead and defines an opening thereby providing said spark gap.
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