公开(公告)号：US5703440A

公开(公告)日：1997-12-30

申请号：US647605

申请日：1996-05-13

申请人： David J. Kachmarik ,  Thomas F. Soules ,  Raymond A. Fillion ,  Erwin G. Steinbrenner ,  Donald W. Kuk

发明人： David J. Kachmarik ,  Thomas F. Soules ,  Raymond A. Fillion ,  Erwin G. Steinbrenner ,  Donald W. Kuk

IPC分类号： H01J61/32 ,  H01J61/56 ,  H05B41/02 ,  H05B41/282 ,  H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H05B41/02 ,  H01J61/327 ,  H01J61/56 ,  H05B41/282 ,  Y02B20/183 ,  Y02B20/185 ,  Y02B20/19

摘要： Disclosed is a fluorescent lamp and ballast arrangement of the type having a lamp base for connection to a fixture that also accommodates a lamp base of an incandescent lamp. A ballast circuit contains a first conversion circuit which converts a.c. voltage to d.c. voltage and which has an electrolytic capacitor for smoothing the d.c. voltage. The ballast circuit further includes a second conversion circuit which converts the d.c. voltage into a.c. current and which includes a resonant inductor and resonant capacitor. A ballast housing has first and second ends spaced along a longitudinal axis of the housing and encloses parts of the ballast circuit. Only two lamp tube portions of the lamp terminate in the first end of the ballast housing, with the resonant inductor being positioned between the two lamp tube portions. Preferably, a pair of printed-circuit boards are positioned within the ballast housing, between the electrolytic capacitor and the resonant inductor, and are dimensioned to convectively shield the capacitor from the inductor and the lamp tube portions. Substantially all ballast components in addition to the resonant inductor and the electrolytic capacitor are preferably sandwiched between the pair of printed-circuit boards. Additionally, the electrolytic capacitor is preferably positioned at least partially within the lamp base. Employing all the foregoing features together has resulted in ballast component temperatures that are equal to, or lower, than ballast component temperatures on comparable high wattage (i.e., greater than about 20 watts) but much larger ballasts that are integral (as here) to the lamp.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种荧光灯和镇流器布置，其具有用于连接到还容纳白炽灯的灯座的灯具的灯座的类型。 镇流器电路包含转换交流电的第一转换电路。 电压到直流 电压，并具有用于平滑直流的电解电容器。 电压。 镇流器电路还包括第二转换电路，其转换直流 电压进入。 电流，包括谐振电感和谐振电容。 镇流器壳体具有沿着壳体的纵向轴线间隔开的第一和第二端，并且包围镇流器电路的部分。 灯的两个灯管部分终止于镇流器壳体的第一端，谐振电感器位于两个灯管部分之间。 优选地，一对印刷电路板位于镇流器壳体内，位于电解电容器和谐振电感器之间，并且尺寸设计成对电屏蔽电感器和灯管部分。 除了谐振电感器和电解电容器之外，基本上所有的镇流器部件优选地夹在该对印刷电路板之间。 此外，电解电容器优选地至少部分地位于灯座内。 将所有上述特征结合在一起已经导致了压载组件的温度等于或低于镇流器部件温度，在相当高的功率（即，大于约20瓦），但是更大的镇流器是整体的（如这里）到 灯。

公开(公告)号：US5691598A

公开(公告)日：1997-11-25

申请号：US569019

申请日：1995-12-07

申请人： Kelvin B. Belle ,  Leon F. Chamberlain ,  Raymond A. Fillion ,  Jozsef Fulop ,  David J. Kachmarik ,  Donald W. Kuk ,  Robert S. McFeely ,  Ferenc Papp ,  Istvan Wursching

发明人： Kelvin B. Belle ,  Leon F. Chamberlain ,  Raymond A. Fillion ,  Jozsef Fulop ,  David J. Kachmarik ,  Donald W. Kuk ,  Robert S. McFeely ,  Ferenc Papp ,  Istvan Wursching

IPC分类号： H01J61/04 ,  H01J61/32 ,  H01J61/56 ,  H01J1/62 ,  H01J1/02 ,  H01J7/24 ,  H01J63/04

CPC分类号： H01J61/56 ,  H01J61/045 ,  H01J61/327

摘要： A fluorescent lamp includes a lamp tube having first and second ends and containing fill materials for causing light generation when provided with electrical power. The lamp further includes first and second power-transferring means at the first and second ends of the lamp tube, respectively, for providing the fill materials in the lamp tube with electrical power. Also included is a thermal heat shield separating the first power-transferring means from ballast circuitry which supplies power to the first power-transferring means and which has a lifetime that becomes substantially less as its operating temperature increases. The thermal heat shield is constructed so that it reflects back to the first power-transferring means and any adjacent portion of the lamp tube sufficient radiant energy to reduce the operating temperature of the ballast circuitry by more than about one degree Celsius compared with the absence of the heat shield.

摘要翻译： 荧光灯包括具有第一端和第二端的灯管，并且当设置有电力时包含用于使光产生的填充材料。 该灯还包括分别在灯管的第一和第二端处的第一和第二电力传递装置，用于在灯管中提供具有电功率的填充材料。 还包括将第一功率传输装置与将功率供应到第一功率传输装置的镇流器电路分离的热隔离屏蔽层，其寿命随其工作温度的升高而变得明显较小。 热隔离罩被构造成使得其反射回第一电力传递装置和灯管的任何相邻部分的足够的辐射能量，以将镇流器电路的操作温度降低超过约1摄氏度，而不存在 隔热罩。

公开(公告)号：US5186377A

公开(公告)日：1993-02-16

申请号：US693005

申请日：1991-04-29

申请人： Linda B. Rawson ,  Donald W. Kuk

发明人： Linda B. Rawson ,  Donald W. Kuk

IPC分类号： B23K3/06

CPC分类号： B23K3/0676 ,  Y10S269/903

摘要： An apparatus for stiffening a circuit board during soldering, assembly, and repair/rework, which includes an elongated crossmember having two opposing ends, an outer support leg extending downward from each crossmember end to form a bridge support with the crossmember and a central support leg extending downward from a central portion of the crossmember. A central portion of the circuit board is attached to the central support member to prevent the circuit board from softening and sagging when exposed to the heat from soldering.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在焊接，组装和修理/返修期间加强电路板的装置，其包括具有两个相对端的细长横截面，从每个横向构件端向下延伸的外部支撑腿，以形成具有横梁的桥接支撑件和中心支撑腿 从横梁的中心部分向下延伸。 电路板的中心部分附着在中央支撑件上，以防止电路板暴露于来自焊接的热量时软化和下垂。