The invention is based on a high-pressure discharge lamp with a base at one end and with an inner vessel (2, 3), which is surrounded by an enveloping part (24), a base with electrical terminals bearing, on the one hand, the inner vessel and, on the other hand, the enveloping part. Such lamps are, in particular, high-pressure discharge lamps for general lighting or else for photo-optical purposes.
US-A US2006226754 discloses a high-pressure discharge lamp having a modular design. In this case, the base has a base insulator, from which power supply lines are passed up to the screw thread of the base. In this case, extension wires are generally used which are welded to the power supply lines protruding out of the inner part.
One object of the present invention is to provide a high-pressure discharge lamp which can be produced in a simple and reliable manner.
This and other objects are attained in accordance with one aspect of the present invention that includes the following features:
a) the base has a base insulator, which is manufactured from an insulating material and in which the inner vessel is accommodated;
b) the electrical terminals comprise power supply lines and extension wires, which are connected to one another; and
c) at least one extension wire has, for the purpose of mechanically connecting it to a power supply line, one end which is shaped to form a coil and is twisted onto the end of the power supply line.
According to an embodiment of the invention, a mechanical connection is provided between the power supply lines and the extension wires by a simple winding technique. In this case, the extension wire has an open winding. This open winding is drawn over the power supply line in hoisting fashion, and the power supply line is thus connected to the extension wire sufficiently fixedly. Complex tools and connecting machines are not required.
Sufficient electrical contact can be ensured if the extension wire consists of a nickel-containing metal alloy such as Nicorros, for example, and if the power supply line consists of a metal or an alloy selected from the following group:
molybdenum, alloys of molybdenum, iron/copper, etc.
It has been shown that other materials such as copper are less suitable for the extension wire since they do not withstand the high loads, for example during welding operations, although their electrical resistance would be ideally suitable.
With the line pair to be connected, in this case the power supply line and the extension wire, it is necessary to take care that the diameters are matched approximately to one another. For example, the diameter of the power supply line may be 1.7 times the diameter of the extension wire. In absolute terms, the diameters should be of the order of magnitude of from 600 to 1000 μm.
The ratio of the outer diameter AD of the power supply line to the inner diameter ID of the coil on the extension wire in the unspread state can be selected such that a sufficient spring force is effective. This can be achieved at an AD/ID ratio in the range of from 1.1 to 1.3. In the spread state, the coil bears tightly against the power supply line and holds it owing to its spring force.
The invention is suitable for high-pressure discharge lamps in which an inner part rests in an outer part and, in the process, is anchored in a base insulator. Any conventional glass can be used as the material for the bulbs, i.e. in particular hard glass, Vycor or quartz glass. There is also no particular restriction to the choice of filling. Also suitable is the application in reflector lamps, where the reflector consists, in particular, of glass, metal or plastic.
An enveloping bulb 24, which surrounds the outer bulb 3 at a relatively great distance, has a base-side opening 25, which is circular-cylindrical and is matched in terms of diameter to the outer diameter of the segment 15.
The enveloping bulb 24 is equipped at its opening 25 with a radially protruding edge 27. It has a flat, lower contact face 28, which is matched to the upper plateau 14 of the segment of the base insulator.
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20 2006 005 158.9 | Mar 2006 | DE | national |