Abstract:
The invention is directed to a sealed high intensity illumination device configured to receive a laser beam from a laser light source. A sealed chamber is configured to contain an ionizable medium. The chamber includes a reflective chamber interior surface having a first parabolic contour and parabolic focal region, a second parabolic contour and parabolic focal region, and an interface surface. An ingress surface is disposed within the interface surface configured to admit the laser beam into the chamber, and an egress surface disposed within the interface surface configured to emit high intensity light from the chamber. The first parabolic contour is configured to reflect light from the first parabolic focal region to the second parabolic contour, and the second parabolic contour is configured to reflect light from the first parabolic contour to the second parabolic focal region.
Abstract:
Instead of sealing together the upper and lower panels of a display device with only a solid-filled sealing material, a vacuum region is provided in suction-force-applying communication with at least one of the panels and anchored to the other so as to pull the panels together due to pressure difference with and ambient atmosphere. The display device includes: a vacuum region defined by a pair of spaced apart, resilient and gas impermeable support barriers formed to integrally extend from at least one of the upper and lower panels of the display device and having the other end in vacuum region closing contact with the other display panel where the vacuum region is positioned in a peripheral area of the display device.
Abstract:
With respect to a vacuum tube having a reduced pressure vessel containing an electric discharge gas sealed therein, problems such as the lowering of discharge efficiency owing to an organic material, moisture or oxygen remaining in the reduced pressure vessel have taken place conventionally. It has been now found that the selection of the number of water molecules, the number of molecules of an organic gas and the number of oxygen molecules remaining in the reduced pressure vessel, in a relation with the number of molecules of a gas contributing the electric discharge allows the reduction of the adverse effect by the above-mentioned remaining gas. Specifically, the selection of the number of molecules of the above electric discharge gas being about ten times that of the above-mentioned remaining gas or more can reduce the adverse effect by the above-mentioned remaining gas.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a metal halogen lamp comprising an elongated arc tube enclosed in a transparent casing, wherein the arc tube is made up of a hollow glass body comprising two end portions and a middle portion, and electrode is arranged on the respective end portion, which electrodes, each having an electrode end, upon connection to a power source and during operation of the metal halogen lamp, generate an arc between them; and the glass body encloses halogens (h) and metal atoms (m) and has a wall thickness which is thicker on the end portions than on the middle portion. The thicker end portions each have a length (L1) of at least one-third of the total length (L) of the arc tube.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method are provided for extracting power from and controlling temperature of a fluorescent lamp. The apparatus includes a magnetic structure having a magnetic core and a power extraction winding disposed at least partially around the magnetic core. The magnetic core is sized and configured to surround at least a portion of the fluorescent lamp having plasma current passing therethrough when the fluorescent lamp is powered ON. When the fluorescent lamp is powered ON, with the magnetic core surrounding the portion of the fluorescent lamp, plasma current of the fluorescent lamp forms a primary winding of a transformer defined by the magnetic structure and plasma current of the fluorescent lamp passing therethrough. Power is magnetically coupled via the transformer from the plasma current of the fluorescent lamp to the power extraction winding of the magnetic structure for use in powering a device to be coupled thereto.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a lamp tube of a covered bulb, including a lamp body and a core column, with a filament and an exhaust pipe on the core column, characterized in that the exhaust pipe has a bent shape. The lamp tube of the covered bulb of the present invention can reduce the working temperature of the amalgam, and increase the difference between melting temperature and working temperature of the amalgam. Besides, it can also avoid the flow of the melted amalgam when the lamp is on for a long time. It is important that the lamp tube of the covered bulb for the invention can ensure that the amalgam is at the optimum working temperature, the saturated mercury vapor pressure reaches the optimum state, whereby the consistence of photo-electricity parameter will be considerably increased. It can increase the luminous flux maintaining rate for the whole lamp to prolong the service life of the lamp, because the lamp tube of the covered bulb of the invention is often placed downward during use. The amalgam cannot flow towards the lamp tube after it melts. The structure of the exhaust pipe of the lamp will limit the flow of the amalgam. The operation is simple during assembling, easy to learn and the cost is low.
Abstract:
With respect to a vacuum tube having a reduced pressure vessel containing an electric discharge gas sealed therein, problems such as the lowering of discharge efficiency owing to an organic material, moisture or oxygen remaining in the reduced pressure vessel have taken place conventionally. It has been now found that the selection of the number of water molecules, the number of molecules of an organic gas and the number of oxygen molecules remaining in the reduced pressure vessel, in a relation with the number of molecules of a gas contributing the electric discharge allows the reduction of the adverse effect by the above-mentioned remaining gas. Specifically, the selection of the number of molecules of the above electric discharge gas being about ten times that of the above-mentioned remaining gas or more can reduce the adverse effect by the above-mentioned remaining gas.
Abstract:
In a lamp that prevents outflow of mercury filled in a lamp tube and a liquid crystal display apparatus having the lamp, the lamp includes a lamp tube and an electrode. The lamp tube is filled with a discharge gas and a fluorescent material. The electrode is disposed on both ends of the lamp tube. An insulating adhesive material is interposed between the lamp tube and an insertion hole into which the lamp tube is inserted. The lamp tube is combined with the electrode by the insulating adhesive material. A pin hole that may be generated in the lamp tube corresponding to the insertion hole of the electrode is sealed. Thus, outflow of the mercury in the lamp tube may be prevented.
Abstract:
An apparatus for producing electromagnetic radiation includes a flow generator configured to generate a flow of liquid along an inside surface of an envelope, first and second electrodes configured to generate an electrical arc within the envelope to produce the electromagnetic radiation, and an exhaust chamber extending outwardly beyond one of the electrodes, configured to accommodate a portion of the flow of liquid. In another aspect, the flow generator is electrically insulated. In another aspect, the electrodes are configured to generate an electrical discharge pulse to produce an irradiance flash, and the apparatus includes a removal device configured to remove particulate contamination from the liquid, the particulate contamination being released during the flash and being different than that released by the electrodes during continuous operation.
Abstract:
A low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp is provided with a discharge vessel (10). The discharge vessel (10) has tubular end portions (11; 11null), each having a longitudinal axis (12; 12null). The discharge vessel (10) encloses a discharge space (18) containing a filling of mercury and an inert gas in a gastight manner. Electrodes (20; 20null) are arranged in the discharge space (18). An auxiliary amalgam (27) is mounted close to the electrodes (20; 20null). According to the invention, the auxiliary amalgam (27) is fixed to a part of the lamp, without a separate carrier, so as to be electrically insulated with respect to the electrode (20; 20null).