EP0854497A2 - Lampe compacte à décharge basse pression - Google Patents

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EP0854497A2
EP0854497A2 EP98100233A EP98100233A EP0854497A2 EP 0854497 A2 EP0854497 A2 EP 0854497A2 EP 98100233 A EP98100233 A EP 98100233A EP 98100233 A EP98100233 A EP 98100233A EP 0854497 A2 EP0854497 A2 EP 0854497A2
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discharge lamp
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Peter Helbig
Hermann Steiner
Werner Bernhard
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Osram GmbH
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • H01J61/02—Details
    • H01J61/56—One or more circuit elements structurally associated with the lamp
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J5/00—Details relating to vessels or to leading-in conductors common to two or more basic types of discharge tubes or lamps
    • H01J5/50—Means forming part of the tube or lamps for the purpose of providing electrical connection to it
    • H01J5/54—Means forming part of the tube or lamps for the purpose of providing electrical connection to it supported by a separate part, e.g. base
    • H01J5/56—Shape of the separate part
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • H01J61/02—Details
    • H01J61/30—Vessels; Containers
    • H01J61/32—Special longitudinal shape, e.g. for advertising purposes
    • H01J61/327—"Compact"-lamps, i.e. lamps having a folded discharge path

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  • the invention relates to a compact low-pressure discharge lamp from a discharge vessel with electrodes and power supplies and a cap, housing and mounting plate with ballast arrangement composite base, the mounting plate with the ballast assembly is attached inside the base housing and connections for the electrical connection of the power supply lines to the mounting plate having.
  • Known low-pressure discharge lamps are increasingly replacing them Incandescent lamp in the house and living area.
  • the discharge vessel usually consists of a single or multiply bent tube, which is arranged in a base.
  • the base In the base is a mounting plate designed as a circuit board with a electronic ballast assembly soldered to it integrated.
  • the manufacturing cost for these compact low pressure discharge lamps are relative high, since many complicated manufacturing steps are required in the manufacture are.
  • One of these manufacturing steps is the electrical connection the power supply lines of the discharge vessel with the corresponding connections the ballast arrangements. To make this connection the corresponding connecting wires have so far been brought together and crimped with a metal sleeve, for example.
  • EP-A-0 452,743 discloses a low pressure discharge lamp of the type described above, which has retaining pins with whose help the ends of the power leads perpendicular to the bow-shaped Leads of the ballast are aligned.
  • the respective wires to be contacted are approximately at right angles arranged one behind the other and with the help of the retaining pin and the inner wall of the base housing resiliently pressed against each other, so that an electrical Connection between the electrodes of the discharge vessel Ballast arrangement is made.
  • a compact low-pressure discharge lamp the power supply lines of a discharge vessel with the electrical connections a mounting plate with ballast arrangement each one electrically conductive spring element connected.
  • a spring element which on the one hand on a power supply and on the other to the corresponding electrical connection of the mounting plate contact is guaranteed. So when assembling of the base housing and mounting plate with the base cap respective spring elements both against the effective spring pressure the power supply lines as well as the electrical connections of the mounting plate pressed.
  • the spring element Before assembling the base, the spring element is inventively received in a spring receptacle formed on the inner circumference of the cap.
  • the spring receptacle has a cavity for receiving it from at least part of the spring element and is usually rectangular in cross section. This allows the spring elements regardless of the final assembly of the lamp, resulting in a Simplification of the manufacturing process contributes and thus the manufacturing costs lowers.
  • the low-pressure discharge lamp is a shoulder in the cavity of the spring holder designed to support one end of the power supply.
  • the Shoulder opposite side has a surrounding the cavity Sidewall a slot open to the free end of the spring holder Recording the power supply.
  • these features also bear to simplify the lamp manufacturing process. So before the final assembly of the base cap with the base housing the respective end of the power supply lines of the discharge vessel placed over the open slot of the side wall of the spring holder. This Slot is aligned with a notch in the circumference of the cap, so that the power supply in a first step in the notch of the Cap comes to rest.
  • the low-pressure discharge lamp shows that from a spring body and one with it integrally formed spring tab existing spring element itself outward funnel-like slot on the opposite of the spring tab End of the spring body.
  • the spring body is there formed such that it is in the cavity of the spring seat of the cap can intervene. Due to this advantageous embodiment of the spring body ensures a reliable contact between the spring body and the power supply.
  • the funnel-like slot of the spring body acts as Clamping or cutting contact.
  • the spring body has at least one sawtooth edge or a page element.
  • the sawtooth edge or the additional Side element both of which engage in the cavity of the spring seat, is a safe positioning and fastening of the spring element guaranteed in the cap.
  • the spring tab opposite the spring body is advantageously multiple for generating a spring action bent. The length of the spring tab is chosen so that a safe Contact with the connection of the mounting plate is guaranteed.
  • the spring element usually consists of a spring steel band or a good conductive metal alloy. By additional tinning of the Spring element is also a reliable contact on the connection reached the mounting plate.
  • the power supply and the spring element or the spring element and the connection of the mounting plate is formed in one piece. Since this is the Number of elements forming the electrical connection is reduced a further simplification of the manufacturing process is possible.
  • the mounting plate perpendicular to the lamp's longitudinal axis attached inside the case.
  • the mounting plate is there on ribs formed on the inner circumference of the housing, which are parallel to Lamp longitudinal axis run on.
  • the mounting plate is advantageous formed as a circuit board, the one facing the discharge vessel Conductor side and on the side facing away from the discharge vessel Circuit elements of the ballast arrangement are formed. It is at least one connection for electrical contacting of the power supply trained with the mounting plate as a pad.
  • In another advantageous Training has at least one connection to electrical Contacting the power supply with the mounting plate from one or several flat soldering areas and / or strips.
  • FIG 1 is a partially sectioned side view of an inventive compact low-pressure discharge lamp 10 reproduced.
  • the Lamp 10 comprises a discharge vessel 14 and a base 12, wherein the base 12 is composed of a cap 16 and a housing 18 is.
  • the base 12 is essentially cylindrical.
  • the Cap 16 and the housing 18 are detachably connected to each other, wherein at least one positioning device 62 for the correct connection of the Cap 16 and the housing 18 is formed.
  • the cap 16 points in the end facing the housing 18 has an annular bead 20 in its Outer circumference.
  • the bead 20 engages in a corresponding annular groove 22 in the inner circumference of the housing 18.
  • the mounting plate 24 is designed as a circuit board, on which the discharge vessel 14 facing conductor tracks and on the discharge vessel 14 opposite side circuit elements of the ballast arrangement (not shown) are trained.
  • Ribs 58 formed, which run parallel to the lamp axis and on the ends of which the mounting plate 24 rests.
  • the discharge vessel 14 usually consists of two or three U-shaped bent pipe sections, which are connected to each other by a passage are (not shown), the end legs each carrying electrodes.
  • the Free ends of the pipe sections 38 are sealed gas-tight by bruises 36 and sit inside the cap 16 of the base 12. In the area of Crushes 36 occur when power supply lines 30 emerge from the discharge vessel 14 out.
  • the power supply lines 30 are connected to the electrical connections 26 in FIG Mounting plate 24 connected via an electrically conductive spring element 28.
  • the spring element 28 engages in an on the inner circumference of the cap 16 formed spring receptacle 40 and is in the embodiment shown detachably fastened in it.
  • the spring holder 40 consists of Side walls 43 that surround a cavity 42.
  • the cavity 42 serves for receiving part of the spring element 28 and is in cross section rectangular.
  • the cavity 42 In the cavity 42 is a shoulder 44 for supporting an end 56 of the power supply 30 trained.
  • the side wall 43 On the side opposite shoulder 44 of the cavity 42, the side wall 43 has one towards the free end of the spring receptacle 40 open slot 46 for receiving the power supply 30 on.
  • the side wall 43 surrounding the cavity 42 faces the free End of the spring receptacle 40 on bevels 45. These bevels 45 facilitate the introduction of the spring element 28.
  • the cap 16 has at least one notch 60 for supporting the end 56 the power supply 30. The notch 60 is the position of the Slit 46 aligned in parallel. When installing the lamp 10 or the assembly of the base 12 becomes the end 56 of the power supply 30 placed in the notch 60 of the cap 16 and thus aligned in the correct position.
  • the spring element 28 When the spring element 28 is inserted into the spring receptacle 40, the Power supply 30 pressed into the cavity 42 until it is on the shoulder 44 or the end of the slot 46 rests.
  • the spring element 28 has a funnel-like expanded slot 52 in which the power supply 30 to be led. More details regarding the construction of the spring element 28 result from FIGS. 4a and 4b and FIGS. 5a and 5b.
  • the mounting plate 24 has on the discharge vessel 14 facing Page connections 26 for electrical contacting of the power supplies 30 of the ballast arrangement.
  • the connections 26 can be used as a pad or also as flat soldering surfaces integrated or resting in the mounting plate 24 and / or strips can be formed.
  • FIG. 2 shows a top view of a partial area of the edge area of the base 12. It can be seen that the free end of the housing 18 with the free end the cap 16 is connected.
  • the spring mount is on the inner circumference of the cap 16 40 trained.
  • the side wall 43 surrounds the cavity 42 in the shoulder on the side facing the outer circumference of the cap 16 44 is formed.
  • the spring receptacle 40 is essentially in cross section rectangular.
  • the cavity 42 has in this embodiment a U-shaped design in supervision. Still recognizes the bevel 45 of the side wall 43. Also the same axis parallel position of the slot 46 and the notch 60 is clearly visible.
  • Figures 3a - 3c the process of electrical contact between the mounting plate 24 and the power supply 30 shown. So shows Figure 3a that the end 56 of the power supply 30 in the notch 60 of the Edge of the cap 16 rests. Via the power supply 30, the spring element 28 pushed, the power supply 30 in the slot 52 of the spring element 28 is performed. The end of the slot 52 is identified by the reference numerals 54 marked.
  • FIG. 3b shows the cap 16 with one completely in the spring receptacle 40 inserted spring element 28. It can be seen that the free end 56 of the Power supply 30 rests on the inside of the cap 16 and on the Shoulder 44 rests.
  • the power supply line 30 is located in the direction of the piston 34 in the slot 46 of the side wall 43. This means that the Power supply 30 guaranteed. Through a funnel-like formation of the Slot 52 of the spring element 28, this is in intimate contact with the Power supply 30.
  • FIG. 3c shows the cap 16 with the mounting plate 24 attached. that the electrical connection 26 at the spring end of the spring element 28th is present.
  • the mounting plate 24 presses against the spring action of the spring element 28, which ensures reliable contact with this is.
  • About the spring element 28 releasably fastened in the cap 16 is thus overall a secure electrical connection between the power supply 30 and the electrodes of the discharge vessel 14 connected thereto and the electrical connection 26 of the mounting plate 24, which the ballast assembly carries, ensures.
  • FIG. 4a shows a schematic representation of the training of the spring element 28.
  • the spring element 28 is in shown a front view. It can be seen that the spring element 28 from a spring body 50 formed in one piece with a spring tab 48.
  • the spring body 50 engages in the spring receptacle 40 (cf. previous Characters).
  • the spring body 50 can (not shown) have a secure fit in the cavity 42 of the spring receptacle 40 guaranteed.
  • the spring body 50 has two side elements 51.
  • the side elements 51 can be inserted into the cavity 42 of the spring seat 40 with a precise fit.
  • the spring body 50 also has on the opposite of the spring tab 48 End of the slot 52 that widens outward in a funnel-like manner on.
  • the power supply line 30 is guided in the slot 52, the power supply line 30 held in the slot 52 by clamping or cutting action 32 becomes.
  • the spring tab 48 is multiple to generate a spring action bent. The length of the spring tab 48 is chosen such that a ensures reliable contact with the terminal 26 of the mounting plate 24 is.
  • the spring element 28 consists of a spring steel strip, copper or good conductive metal alloy. In addition, there is at least partial tinning of the spring element possible.
  • Figure 4b shows the spring element 28 in a schematically illustrated side view.
  • FIGS. 5a and 5b 28 A further embodiment of the spring element is shown in FIGS. 5a and 5b 28 in a schematically illustrated front view and a side view shown. You can see the different design of the spring tab 48. The travel is compared to that in Figures 4a and 4b shown embodiment significantly longer.

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EP98100233A 1997-01-15 1998-01-08 Lampe compacte à décharge basse pression Expired - Lifetime EP0854497B1 (fr)

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DE19701195A DE19701195A1 (de) 1997-01-15 1997-01-15 Kompakte Niederdruckentladungslampe

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HUP9800061A2 (hu) 1998-08-28
KR19980070516A (ko) 1998-10-26
JPH10208621A (ja) 1998-08-07
EP0854497B1 (fr) 2002-07-03
US6008570A (en) 1999-12-28
CN1139102C (zh) 2004-02-18
TW483023B (en) 2002-04-11
CA2227082C (fr) 2007-01-09
DE59804613D1 (de) 2002-08-08
HUP9800061A3 (en) 1999-11-29
CA2227082A1 (fr) 1998-07-15
KR100521236B1 (ko) 2005-12-21
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