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The present invention relates to a reflector lamp. More particularly, the
present invention relates to a reflector lamp that includes a curved reflective
disc that prevents light from entering a bowl portion of the reflector, thereby
reducing the amount of light lost due to multiple reflections.
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Parabolic aluminized reflector (PAR) lamps include a reflector that has
a reflective aluminum coating on its internal surface. In the early stages of
development, aluminum was the only reflective coating used on the internal
surface of the reflector. Now many different types of coatings are used to
coat the interior surface of the reflector. The coating on the internal surface of
the lamp reflects light out of the lamp. Most PAR reflectors include a first
reflecting portion that transitions down to a bowl portion. The reflector
absorbs some of the light and reflects the remainder of the light. More of the
light that enters the bowl portion of the reflector is lost, because light that
enters the bowl portion of the reflector is reflected more than once before
leaving the lamp. Light lost as a result of multiple reflections is a significant
source of inefficiency in PAR lamps.
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Prior art lamps have attempted to minimize the size of the bowl portion
of the reflector to reduce the amount of light that enters the bowl portion. The
size of the bowl portion can only be reduced to a certain extent, as the bowl
portion must be large enough to accommodate a filament and electrical
contacts. A significant amount of light still enters the bowl portion of PAR
lamps even with reduced bowl portions.
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In PAR lamps, it is desirable to remove the air from a volume defined
by the reflector and a lens overlying an end of the reflector and replace the air
with an inert gas. Replacing the air in the lamp with an inert gas increases the
life of the lamp. The lens of a PAR lamp is fused to the reflector so that the
inert gas cannot leak out of the lamp. Fusing the glass of the lens and the
reflector with a methane and oxygen flame is known as a hermetic seal.
Lamps that utilize a hermetic seal have a hole or tube in the bowl portion of
the reflector to remove air and add an inert gas to the lamp. The bowl portion
of the reflector cannot be reduced in size to as great a degree, because the
bowl portion must accommodate a tube or hole, as well as a filament and
contacts. An undesirably large portion of light enters the bowl portion of PAR
lamps that are filled with an inert gas.
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Accordingly, there is a need for a more efficient PAR lamp that
minimizes the amount of light that lost as a result of multiple reflections.
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The present invention is directed to a lamp. The lamp includes a
reflector, a filament, a reflecting disc and a lens. The reflector has a large first
portion that transitions into a reduced diameter bowl portion. First and second
contacts extend from the bowl portion of the reflector. The filament has first
and second leads that are connected to the first and second contacts. The
filament has a light emitting portion that is located in the first portion of the
reflector. The reflecting disc is located in the reflector near a transition from
the first reflecting portion to the bowl portion. The reflecting disc's outer
periphery is adapted to fit in the reflector near the transition. The reflecting
disc has a concave surface that extends radially inward from the outer
periphery. The concave surface is adapted to reflect light. The reflective disc
has an opening in it for the filament to pass through. The lens is connected to
an end of the reflector to close the lamp.
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Additional features of the invention will become apparent and a fuller
understanding obtained by reading the following detailed description made in
connection with the accompanying drawings, in which
- Figure 1 is a one-half sectional view of a reflector and a light source;
- Figure 2 is a one half sectional view of a reflector, a reflective disc and a light
source;
- Figure 3 is sectional view of a lamp with a reflective disc;
- Figure 4 is a top plan view of a reflective disc; and
- Figure 5 is a front elevational view of the reflective disc.
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The present invention is directed to a lamp 10 with a reflecting disc 20
that reflects light out of the lamp, as can best be seen in Figure 3. The lamp
10 has a reflector 40 with a first reflecting portion 42 that transitions into a
reduced diameter bowl portion 44. First and second lamp contacts 46, 48
extend from the reduced diameter bowl portion 44. First and second leads
62, 64 of a filament 60 are connected to the first and second contacts 46, 48.
The filament 60 has a light emitting portion 66 that is located in the first
portion 42 of the reflector.
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A reflecting disc 20 of the present invention is positioned in the reflector
40, near an area of transition 50 where the reflector 40 transitions from the
first reflecting portion 42 to the reduced diameter bowl portion 44. The
reflecting disc 20 includes an outer periphery 22 adapted to fit within the
reflector 40 near the transition 50 from the first reflecting portion to the
reduced diameter bowl portion. An upper one of the surfaces 24 of the disc
20 facing the filament is a concave surface 24, which extends radially inward
from the outer periphery 22. The concave surface 24 of the reflecting disc 20
is adapted to reflect light out of the reflector 40. The reflective disc 20 has an
opening 26 in it for the filament 60 to pass through. A lens 70 that is
hermetically sealed to an open end 52 of the reflector closes the lamp.
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In one embodiment, the lamp 10 is a PAR lamp. PAR is an acronym for
parabolic aluminized reflector. A PAR lamp includes a glass reflector 40 with
a light source 60, such as a double-ended quartz filament. Light that is
emitted by the PAR lamp is emitted through the lens 70, because the inner
surface 54 of the reflector 40 is coated with an opaque film 56 of aluminum.
The inner surface 54 of the reflector can also be coated with any other
opaque reflective material. The light emitted through the lens 70 of a PAR
lamp is called face lumen.
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Although a PAR lamp 10 emits light only through the area of the lens,
the filament 60 emits light in all directions. The light that is emitted by the
filament 60 in a direction other than toward the lens is reflected out the lens
70 by the reflector 40. The total lumen produced by the light source 60 is
called the spherical lumen. The spherical lumen produced by the filament is
always greater than the face lumen of the lamp, because the aluminum film
56 absorbs some of the light before directing the light out the lens 70. For
example, aluminum film that is 84% reflective reflects 84% of the incident
light and absorbs 16% of the incident light. The lumen efficiency of a PAR
lamp 10 is defined by the ratio of the PAR face lumen to the spherical lumen
produced by the light source or filament 60. The lumen efficiency is always
less than 100%, because the coating 56 on the internal surface of the reflector
absorbs some of the light.
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For a selected light source or filament 60, the reflector 40 and the
position of the light source 60 in the reflector determine the PAR lumen
efficiency. In one embodiment of the lamp 10, a K type PAR 38 reflector 40 is
used. The PAR reflector is made up of a large primary parabola 42 that
transitions into a secondary parabola 43 and a base 45. In a K type PAR
reflector 40 the equation that defines the primary parabola 42 is y=kx2 where k
is any constant. It should be understood that this invention relates to all
reflectors, including reflectors that do not have a parabolic portion. The first
portion 42 is not necessarily defined by a parabola. The first reflecting portion
may be parabolic, elliptical or any other shape. In one embodiment, the
reflector is a GE PAR 38 K type reflector. A one half section of the GE PAR
38 K type reflector 40 is best seen in Figure 1 and is sold by General Electric
Corporation, Nela Lamp Division as part of several lamps including 60
PAR/H/SP10, 90 PAR/H/SP10 and 100 PAR/HIR/SP10. The outer diameter of
a GE PAR 38 K type reflector 40 is 38 x 1/8 inch or 4-3/4 inches.
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The secondary parabola 43 and the base 45 form a bowl portion 44.
The bowl portion 44 accommodates a filament 60, such as a double-ended
quartz filament tube. The bowl portion 44 of a PAR reflector 40 also has
enough room to make the electrical connections of the filament leads 62, 64
to the contacts 46, 48 and to accommodate an exhaust tube 58 for removing
gas from the lamp 10.
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When the reflective disc 20 of the present invention is not used,
approximately 45% of the light emitted by the filament 60 enters the bowl
portion 44 of the reflector. The reflector 40 reflects the light that enters the
bowl portion 44 at least twice before the light exits the lamp through the lens
70. Reflecting the light emitted by the filament 60 two times before the light
exits the lamp is referred to as double bounce. Some of the light is lost each
time the light is reflected. In one embodiment, the inner surface 54 of the
reflector 40 is coated with aluminum. The average luminous reflectivity of the
aluminum used to coat the reflector is between 80% and 90%. 10% to 20% of
the light is absorbed by the reflector for each reflection. In another
embodiment, the inner surface of the reflector is coated with silver. The
average luminous reflectivity of the silver is between 90% and 98%. The
amount of light that is absorbed by the reflector 40 can be minimized by
minimizing the amount of light that is reflected off the reflector more than
once. This is accomplished by minimizing the amount of light that enters the
bowl portion 44.
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Fig. 1 shows a one half-section view of a PAR lamp reflector 40
and a light source 60. The center 61 of the light source is located at the focal
point 47 of the first reflecting portion of the reflector. The light source is not a
point light source. The light source is depicted as a point light source at the
focus point 47 to explain how some of the light emitted by the light source 60
is lost. Fig.1 shows four lines extending from the center 61 of the light source
60 that define five angles, A, B, C, D and E. The lines divide the section of
the PAR reflector 40 into five corresponding regions. For a GE-PAR38 K type
reflector, angles A, B, C, D and E are 53, 42, 43, 11, 31 degrees,
respectively.
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Light emitted from the center of the light source into region A will
travel toward the lens 70. The light does not reflect off the reflector 40 before
exiting the lamp 10 and therefore no light emitted into this region is lost due to
absorption.
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The light emitted from the center 61 of the light source 60 into
region B will hit the first reflecting portion 42 of the reflector 40. The light
emitted into region B will be reflected by the coating 56 on the first reflecting
portion only once before passing through the cover lens 70. This is referred to
as a single bounce. The light emitted from the focal point 47 of the parabola
or center 61 of the light source is reflected by the first reflecting portion 42 and
exits the lamp 10 parallel to the y-axis, because light is emitted from the focal
point of the parabola. For a GE PAR 38 reflector that has a luminous
reflectivity of 84%, 16% of the light emitted into region B will be lost.
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Light emitted into region C will reflect off the secondary parabolic
portion 43 of the reduced diameter bowl portion 44. The aluminum film 56 will
reflect light that is emitted from the center 61 of the light source 60 into region
C twice before the light leaves the lamp 10. If the reflectance is 84%, only
71% of the light, which enters region C is emitted through the lens 70 of the
lamp, because 16% of the light is absorbed upon the first reflection and 16%
of the remaining light is absorbed upon the second reflection. (84% x 84% =
71%). This situation is called the double bounce.
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Light emitted into regions D and E reflects off the sides and bottom
or base 45 of the bowl portion 44 of the reflector. Light emitted from the
center 61 of the light source 60 that enters regions D and E will reflect off the
reflector 40 two or more times before exiting the lamp 10. This region of the
reflector is most inefficient, because much of the light is reflected more than
two times, before it exits the lamp 10.
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In one embodiment, the reflector 40 is a GE PAR 38 K type reflector.
The GE PAR 38 K type reflector 40 has a large bowl portion 44 that
accommodates part of the light source 60 and the leads 62, 64 and allows the
air in the lamp 10 to be evacuated and replaced with an inert gas. The bowl
portion 44 of the reflector includes an opening 58 for removing gas from the
lamp 10 after the lens 70 and the reflector 40 are sealed together. The
opening 58 in the reflector may be a hole in the bowl portion or a tube that
extends into the bowl portion 44. The bowl portion of the GE PAR 38 K
reflector 40 is large enough to accommodate the contacts 46, 48 and the
opening 58 for the replacement of air in the lamp with an inert gas after the
lamp 10 is sealed. Lamps that are filled with an inert gas have a longer life
than lamps that contain air, because the inert gas protects the welded joints
from oxidation at the high lamp operating temperature.
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A relatively large percentage of the light emitted by the filament 60
enters the bowl portion 44 of a PAR lamp, because the bowl portion is sized
to accommodate two contacts 46, 48 and an exhaust tube 58. For a lamp
with a General Electric PAR 38 reflector 40, about 45% of the light emitted by
the double-ended quartz filament 60 will enter the bowl portion 44.
Approximately 40% of the light that enters the bowl portion 44 is absorbed by
the reflector before it passes through the lens 70 of the lamp. For a GE PAR
38 lamp without a reflective disc 20, about 20% of the light emitted by the
filament 60 is lost by entering the bowl portion and being reflected numerous
times. The inefficiency of the bowl portion 44 of the reflector causes a
standard GE PAR38 lamp without a reflective disc to have a 70% to 75% PAR
lumen efficiency.
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The two leads 62, 64 of the light-producing filament 60 are electrically
connected to the two contacts 46, 48 that extend from the bowl portion 44 of
the reflector. In one embodiment, the filament 60 is a double-ended quartz
filament tube 60. A double ended quartz filament tube 60 is a standard light
source in PAR lamps. A double-ended quartz filament with its center at the
focal point of the parabolic surfaces of the reflector and the reflective disc is
shown in Fig. 3. The double ended quartz filament tube 60, shown in Fig. 3,
has an elliptical bulb 67, a tungsten coil 68 and two leads 62, 64 that are
welded to the filament 60. The two leads 62, 64 of the double-ended quartz
filament 60 are inserted into two contact ferrule holes for brazing.
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The lens 70 closes the filament 60 in the lamp 10. In the exemplary
embodiment, the lens 70 is connected to the reflector 40 by a hermetic seal.
A hermetic seal is accomplished by fusing of the glass of the lens 70 to the
glass of the reflector 40 by heating the areas to be joined with a methane and
oxygen flame. The hermetic seal prevents the inert gas from leaking out of the
lamp 10. After the lens 70 is sealed to the reflector 40, any air in the lamp 10
is replaced with an inert gas. In another embodiment of the invention, the lens
is sealed to the reflector with epoxy. When the lens is sealed to the reflector
with epoxy, the air is not evacuated from the lamp.
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Introducing a reflective disc 20 into the reflector 40 to prevent light from
entering the bowl portion 44 increases the lumen efficiency of a PAR lamp 10.
The disc 20 may be formed to include a surface with any appropriate
reflective curvature. For example, the disc 20 may have a reflective surface
24 that is parabolic, spherical, elliptical or hand sketched. The concave
surface 24 may or may not be defined by a mathematic equation. The
reflective disc 20 reflects light emitted by the light source 60 out the lens of
the lamp, before the light reaches the bowl portion 44, where it would be
reflected more than once before becoming useful face lumen output. Light
that is incident on the reflective disc 20 is reflected once before passing
through the lamp lens 70. The reflective disc 20 increases the efficiency of
PAR lamps, because the reflective disc minimizes the light that enters the
bowl portion 44. The insertion of the reflective disc 20 greatly increases the
amount of light that is reflected once before exiting the lamp 10. By inserting
a reflective disc 20 into the PAR lamp 10, higher face lumen output is
achieved using the same reflector and double-ended quartz filament.
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Fig. 2 shows a half-sectional view of a reflective disc 20 ir, a PAR
reflector 40. The reflective disc 20 begins at the bottom edge 51 of the first
reflecting portion, where the first reflecting portion 42 transitions to the bowl
portion 44. In the exemplary embodiment, the concave surface 24 of the disc
continues the parabolic curvature of the first reflector portion 42. In this
embodiment, the curvature of the reflector's first reflecting portion 42 and the
reflective disc's concave surface 24 are defined by the same equation. In the
case of the GE PAR 38 reflector 40, the curvature of the reflector 40 and the
reflective disc 20 is defined by the equation: y=0.48x2, where x is the
horizontal distance from the origin of the first reflecting portion 42 and y is the
vertical distance, defining the reflector shape.
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Fig. 3 shows a full section view of a PAR reflector 40 with a reflective
disc 20 mounted in it. Inserting the reflective disc 20 into the reflector does
not change the focused position of the light source 60. The reflective disc 20
is sized so that the dimensions of the PAR reflector 40 do not have to be
changed. When looking into the reflector 40 that has a reflective disc 20 in it,
the internal surface 54 of the reflector appears to be defined by a single
parabola and does not appear to have a bowl portion 44. The curved disc fits
not only in aluminized parabolic PAR lamps, but also other PAR lamps with
non-parabolic reflectors having any kind of coating, silver or some reflective
material. Advantageously, no multiple reflections occur when the reflective
disc 20 is used in the PAR lamp 10.
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The reflective disc 20 prevents most light emitted by the filament 60
from entering the bowl portion 44 of the reflector. A small amount of light is
lost that passes through the opening 26 in the disc for the light source 60.
The opening 26 in the disc is defined by the size and shape of the light source
60. For a double ended quartz filament, the opening 26 in the disc is a slot
with a larger circular opening in the middle. The losses, due to light that
passes through the opening 26 for the light source, are considerably less than
the losses due to multiple bounces caused by the bowl portion 44, when a
reflective disc is not used. As a result, the lumen efficiency of the PAR lamp
10 is significantly increased.
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Table 1 below shows how introducing a
reflective disc 20 into a GE
PAR 38 lamp enhances its performance. Table 1 also shows how lumen
efficiency, lumen per Watt, center beam candle power, beam angle, beam
lumen and field angle are effected by adding
reflective discs 20 with different
reflective coatings 28 into reflectors with different
reflective coatings 56. As
noted above, the lumen efficiency is the ratio of the lumen emitted through the
lens 70 to the lumen emitted by the
filament 60. Lumen per Watt is the
number of lumen emitted through the lens of the lamp divided by the power
(W) drawn by the lamp. Center beam candlepower (CBCP) is the value of the
light flux intensity, measured on the beam axis. CBCP is measured in
candelas. Beam angle is the angle, measured on both sides of a central
plane, which includes 50% of the CBCP at a distance of 10 feet. Beam angle
is measured in degrees. Beam lumen is the total lumen output within the
corresponding beam angle. Field angle is the angle, measured on both sides
of a central plane, which includes all but 10% of the CBCP at a distance of 10
feet. Field angle is measured in degrees. The first column of Table 1 shows
that the PAR efficiency for PAR 38 lamps without the
reflective discs 20 is
74.8%. The use of a
reflective disc 20 increases the PAR lumen efficiency
significantly. The second through fourth columns of Table 1 show that the
lumen efficiency with a reflective disc ranges from 79.2% when a protected
silver coated disc is used with an aluminum reflector to 91% when a silver
coated reflective disc is used with a silver lined reflector. The lumen per watt
also increased accordingly as shown in Table 1 below.
| PAR 38 Lamps Without Reflective Discs | Al PAR38 Lamps With Ag Reflective Discs | Ag PAR38 Lamps With Ag Reflective Discs | Al PAR38 Lamps With Protected Ag Reflective Discs | Al PAR38 Lamps With Al Reflective Discs |
Lumen Efficiency | 74.8% | 85.1% | 91.0% | 79.2% | 80.5% |
Lumen Per Watt | 17.6 | 20.3 | 21.6 | 18.5 | 18.7 |
Center Beam Candle Power | 21448 | 19854 | 21252 | 17669 | 18554 |
Beam Angel 50% | 8.38 | 9.00 | 9.28 | 9.00 | 8.76 |
Beam Lumen | 479.4 | 495.4 | 568.2 | 448.6 | 449.0 |
Field Angle 10% | 19.0 | 22.0 | 22.4 | 22.6 | 21.8 |
Field Lumen | 1109.0 | 1298.6 | 1405.4 | 1169.6 | 1184.4 |
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Fig. 4 shows a top plan view of the reflective disc 20 and Fig. 5
shows a front elevational view of the reflective disc. In one embodiment, the
disc 20 is made of stainless steel. However, other kind of materials such as
glass may also be used. In the exemplary embodiment, the reflective disc 20
is made of stainless steel and is approximately 0.7 millimeters thick.
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In the preferred embodiment, the first concave surface 24 is coated
with a reflective material. The reflective coating 28 that is on the concave
surface 24 and may be aluminum, silver or any other reflective material. The
disc 20 may be coated with silver or aluminum. The disc 20 can be coated
with any reflective material by any coating technology. For example, the disc
may be coated using vacuum deposition technology, a chemical reaction or
electroplating. It is also appropriate to coat the entire reflective disc, or any
portion of the disc, rather than only coating the concave surface 24. Coating
the entire disc may be accomplished by plating the disc by dipping it in a
plating bath. If the material the disc 20 is made from is highly reflective no
coating is required. For example, a disc made from a shiny aluminum or
aluminum alloy sheet does not require a coating. A disc that is made from a
highly polished steel sheet also does not require a reflective coating. An
advantage of using steel rather than aluminum to make the disc is that the
wire 34 can easily be welded to a disc 20 made of steel.
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The reflecting disc 20 may be attached to the lamp 10 by any means.
In the preferred embodiment, the disc 20 includes a second surface 30 that
extends radially inward from the outer periphery 22. Attachment structure 32
is attached to the second surface 30 for holding the disc 20 in place with
respect to the reflector 40. In the exemplary embodiment, a wire 34 is welded
to the second surface 30 of the disc 20 and to one of the contacts 46, 48 for
holding the reflector and disc in place with respect to one another. The
reflective disc mounting wire 34 is brazed with one of the filament leads 62, 64
in one of the contact ferrule holes to hold the disc in position. The wire 34 is
simultaneously welded with one lead of the filament 60, when the two leads
of the filament are brazed to the two contacts 46, 48. One of the contacts 46,
48 of the lamp may be a ground contact. Preferably, the wire 34, supporting
the reflective disc 20 is attached to the ground contact. In one embodiment,
the wire 34 is an iron chromium alloy wire that is 0.5 mm thick and 25 mm
long. The wire 34 is welded on the backside of the disc near the opening 26.
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The PAR lumen efficiency is increased significantly by introducing the
reflective disc 20 into the reflector. The disc is compatible with the current
sealing and exhausting processes of current GE PAR lamps. The more
efficient PAR lamp with reflective disc maintains beam quality and retains the
benefits of a hermetic seal.
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Many modifications and variations of the invention will be apparent to
those skilled in the art from the foregoing detailed description. GE PAR 38
lamps have been used by way of example to demonstrate the current
invention, which may be applied to other reflector lamps.
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For completeness, various aspects of the invention are set out in the
following numbered clauses:
- 1. A disc 20 for reflecting light out of a lamp 10, the lamp including a
reflector 40 having a large first reflecting portion 42 transitioning into a
reduced diameter bowl portion 44, first and second contacts 46,48 extending
from the bowl portion, a filament 60 having first and second leads 62, 64
connected to the first and second contacts, the filament having a light
emitting portion 66 located in the large first reflecting portion and a lens 70
connected to an end of the large first reflecting portion 42 of the reflector 40
to close the lamp 10, said disc 20 comprising:
- an outer periphery 22 adapted to fit within the reflector 40 near a
transition 50 from said first reflecting portion 42 to a reduced diameter
bowl portion 44;
- a first concave surface 24 extending radially inward from said
outer periphery 22 adapted to reflect light; and
- an opening 26 in said disc for said filament 60 to pass through said
disc 20.
- 2. The disc 20 of clause 1 wherein said first concave surface 24 of the
disc is coated with a reflective material.
- 3. The disc 20 of clause 1 wherein said first concave surface 24 is
defined by a parabola.
- 4. The disc 20 of clause 1 wherein said first concave surface 24 is
spherical.
- 5. The disc 20 of clause 1 wherein said first concave surface 24 is
elliptical.
- 6. The disc 20 of clause 1 wherein said first concave surface 24
continues the curvature of the large first reflecting portion 42 of the reflector
40.
- 7. The disc 20 of clause 1 further comprising:
- a second surface 30 extending radially inward from said outer
periphery 22; and
- an attachment structure 32 attached to said second surface 30 for
holding said disc in place with respect to said reflector 40.
- 8. The disc 20 of clause 1 wherein said first reflective concave surface
24 is coated with aluminum.
- 9. The disc 20 of clause 1 wherein said first reflective concave surface
24 is coated with silver.
- 10. A lamp comprising:
- a reflector 40 having a large first reflecting portion 42 transitioning
into a reduced diameter bowl portion 44;
- first and second contacts 46, 48 extending from said bowl portion 44;
- a filament 60 having first and second leads 62, 64 connected to said
first and second contacts, said filament having a light emitting portion 66
located in said large first reflecting portion 42;
- a reflecting disc 20 located in said reflector near a transition 50 from
said large first reflecting portion to the reduced diameter bowl portion,
said reflecting disc includes an outer periphery 22 adapted to fit in said
reflector near said transition, a first concave surface 24 extending radially
inward from said outer periphery adapted to reflect light and an opening 26
to through said disc for said filament to pass through said disc; and
- a lens 70 connected to an end 52 of said reflector to close the lamp.
- 11. The lamp 10 of clause 10 wherein said first concave surface 24 of
the disc 20 is coated with a reflective material.
- 12. The lamp 10 of clause 10 wherein said first concave surface 24 of the
disc 20 is defined by a parabola.
- 13. The lamp 10 of clause 10 wherein said first concave surface 24 of the
disc 20 is spherical.
- 14. The lamp 10 of clause 10 wherein said first concave surface 24 of the
disc 20 is eliptical.
- 15. The lamp 10 of clause 10 wherein said first concave surface 24 of the
disc continues the curvature of said large first reflecting portion 42.
- 16. The lamp of clause 10 further comprising:
- a second surface 30 extending radially inward from said outer
periphery 22; and
- an attachment structure 32 attached to said second surface of the
disc 20 for holding said disc in place with respect to said reflector 40.
- 17. The lamp 10 of clause 10 wherein said first reflective concave surface
24 is coated with aluminum.
- 18. The lamp 10 of clause 10 wherein said large first reflective concave
surface 24 is coated with silver.
- 19. The lamp 10 of clause 10 wherein the connection of said lens 70 to
said reflector 40 is a hermetic seal.
- 20. The lamp 10 of clause 10 further comprising an opening 26 in said
bowl portion 44 for removing gas from said lamp.
- 21. The lamp 10 of clause 10 further comprising:
- a second surface 30 extending radially inward from said outer
periphery 22; and
- a wire 34 attached to said second surface of the disc 20 and one of
said contacts for holding paid disc 20 in place with respect to said reflector.
- 22. The lamp 10 of clause 21 wherein the wire 34 is attached to a ground
contact of the one of said contacts.
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