EP0942456A2 - Quecksilber- und Bleilose Natrium-Hochdruckentladungslampe - Google Patents

Quecksilber- und Bleilose Natrium-Hochdruckentladungslampe Download PDF

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EP0942456A2
EP0942456A2 EP99103825A EP99103825A EP0942456A2 EP 0942456 A2 EP0942456 A2 EP 0942456A2 EP 99103825 A EP99103825 A EP 99103825A EP 99103825 A EP99103825 A EP 99103825A EP 0942456 A2 EP0942456 A2 EP 0942456A2
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lamp
arc tube
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Robert B. Dolan
John L. Plumb
Elliot F. Wyner
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Osram Sylvania Inc
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01JELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • H01J61/82Lamps with high-pressure unconstricted discharge having a cold pressure > 400 Torr
    • H01J61/825High-pressure sodium lamps
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01JELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J5/00Details relating to vessels or to leading-in conductors common to two or more basic types of discharge tubes or lamps
    • H01J5/50Means forming part of the tube or lamps for the purpose of providing electrical connection to it
    • H01J5/54Means forming part of the tube or lamps for the purpose of providing electrical connection to it supported by a separate part, e.g. base
    • H01J5/62Connection of wires protruding from the vessel to connectors carried by the separate part
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01JELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • H01J61/02Details
    • H01J61/12Selection of substances for gas fillings; Specified operating pressure or temperature
    • H01J61/18Selection of substances for gas fillings; Specified operating pressure or temperature having a metallic vapour as the principal constituent
    • H01J61/22Selection of substances for gas fillings; Specified operating pressure or temperature having a metallic vapour as the principal constituent vapour of an alkali metal
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01JELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • H01J61/02Details
    • H01J61/30Vessels; Containers
    • H01J61/302Vessels; Containers characterised by the material of the vessel
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01JELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • H01J61/02Details
    • H01J61/30Vessels; Containers
    • H01J61/34Double-wall vessels or containers

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  • This invention relates to discharge lamps and more particularly to high pressure sodium lamps. Still more particularly, it relates to such lamps that are environmentally disposable.
  • Discharge lamps generally include a discharge chamber of quartz or alumina supported within an envelope of borosilicate or aluminosilicate glass. Disposal of these lamps at the end of life has been deemed an environmental hazard because the outer envelope glass includes lead and arsenic and the discharge chamber includes mercury. Further, the electrically conductive base may have the in-leads for the lamp attached thereto by a lead-based solder. The lead, arsenic and mercury are presumed to be hazardous to animal and human health.
  • Yet another object of the invention is the enhancement of lamp disposal.
  • a long-life, environmentally disposable high pressure sodium lamp comprising: an arc tube capable of withstanding internal wall temperatures of 1250 to 1300°C and having electrodes sealed therein and being designed for operation at a given wattage; a discharge space within the arc tube and an arc generating and sustaining medium within the discharge space, the medium being mercury-free and containing sodium in an amount of about 0.02 mg to 0.06 mg/watt of designed operation, and xenon at a pressure of 100 to 200 Torr; mounting means supporting the arc tube within a glass outer envelope, the glass outer envelope being lead-tree and arsenic-free; and an electrically conductive base closing the outer envelope and containing lead-in wires affixed to the electrodes, the lead-in wires being attached to the base by welding.
  • Lamps so constructed may be safely and legally disposed of in conventional land fills.
  • the single figure illustrates a lamp embodying the invention.
  • a reentrant stem press 8 has a pair of relatively heavy lead-in conductors 10 and 12 extending through the stem 8 and having outer ends of conductors 10 and 12 connected to the screw shell 17 and eyelet 18 by welding, thus eliminating the need for lead-bearing solder.
  • the lamp 100 has an inner envelope or arc tube 14 centrally located within the outer envelope 6.
  • the arc tube 14 is comprised of a length of light transmitting ceramic formed of polycrystalline alumina ceramic that is translucent.
  • the arc tube 14 contains a charge of an arc generating and sustaining medium which is mercury-free and contains sodium in a amount of 0.02 to 0.06 mg/watt of designed lamp operation (for lamps of 70 to 150 watt operation), and 100 to 200 Torr of xenon, preferably, 140 to 160 Torr.
  • the amount of sodium present is enough to operate the lamp in a saturated mode for the 24,000 hour life.
  • the upper end of the arc tube 14 is closed by a alumina ceramic plug 20 through which a niobium in-lead 26 projects and which supports an upper electrode (not shown) within the arc tube 14.
  • the lower end of arc tube 14 has a closure which comprises a ceramic plug 21 through which extends a thin-walled niobium tube 26.
  • the niobium tube 26 serves as an in-lead for arc tube 14.
  • the shank of the lower electrode (not shown) of arc tube 14 projects into tube 26 and may be locked in place by crimping the tube 26 about the lower electrode at location 25.
  • the arc tube 14 has a tungsten wire 50 coiled thereabout.
  • the wire 50 is connected to one of the electrodes by a thermal switch 52 and is placed between the electrodes where the lowest breakdown voltage is achieved. The thermal switch opens when the lamp is warm so as to minimize electric fields across the tube wall
  • the arc tube 14 is of primary interest to the invention and has a arc chamber 40 defined by walls 42.
  • the arc tube comprises magnesia in an amount of about 0.020 to 0.050 wgt. percent; zirconia in an amount of about 0.018 wgt. percent, and about 0.035 wgt. percent yttria; balance alumina.
  • Such an arc tube is capable of operating with internal wall temperatures of 1250 to 1300°C and is shown in U.S. Patent No. 5,682,082, which is assigned to the assignee of the instant invention.
  • the outer envelope 6 is lead-free ad arsenic-free and preferably is a borosilicate glass having a composition of 13.5 to 16.8 wt. % B 2 O 3 , 2.0 to 4.0 wt % Al 2 O 3 , 2.0 to 5 wt. % Na 2 O, 1.3 to 4.0 wt. % K 2 0, from 0 to 0.30 wt. % Li 2 O, 0 to 1.0 wt. % CaO, 0 to 1.0 wt. % MgO, 0.05 to 0.17 wt. % Fe 2 O 3 , 0.005 to 0.06 wt. % CeO 2 , and the balance SiO 2 .
  • the amounts of Fe 2 O 3 and CeO 2 comprise no greater than 0.19 wt. % and the sum of the amounts of Na 2 O, K 2 O and LiO 2 comprise no greater that 7.5 wt. %.
  • Such a glass is shown, for example in S.N. 09/085,989, filed 05/28/98 and assigned to the assignee of the present invention.
  • the lamp has a 24,000 hour life.

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EP99103825A 1998-03-12 1999-02-27 Quecksilber- und Bleilose Natrium-Hochdruckentladungslampe Expired - Lifetime EP0942456B1 (de)

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US7769898P 1998-03-12 1998-03-12
US77698P 1998-03-12
US09/244,252 US6268696B1 (en) 1999-02-03 1999-02-03 Mercury and lead free high pressure sodium lamp
US244252 1999-02-03

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EP0942456A2 true EP0942456A2 (de) 1999-09-15
EP0942456A3 EP0942456A3 (de) 1999-09-29
EP0942456B1 EP0942456B1 (de) 2004-08-04

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JP (1) JPH11288692A (de)
CA (1) CA2261380A1 (de)
DE (1) DE69919056T2 (de)
HU (1) HU222332B1 (de)

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US5682082A (en) 1996-07-29 1997-10-28 Osram Sylvania Inc. Translucent polycrystalline alumina and method of making same
US8598998B2 (en) 2012-03-26 2013-12-03 Volacom Ad Animal collision avoidance system

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JPH07272680A (ja) * 1994-03-31 1995-10-20 Toshiba Lighting & Technol Corp セラミックス放電灯、放電灯点灯装置および照明器具
US5814944A (en) * 1996-01-22 1998-09-29 Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. High pressure sodium vapor lamp with high color rendering
US6118216A (en) * 1997-06-02 2000-09-12 Osram Sylvania Inc. Lead and arsenic free borosilicate glass and lamp containing same

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US5682082A (en) 1996-07-29 1997-10-28 Osram Sylvania Inc. Translucent polycrystalline alumina and method of making same
US8598998B2 (en) 2012-03-26 2013-12-03 Volacom Ad Animal collision avoidance system

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JPH11288692A (ja) 1999-10-19
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CA2261380A1 (en) 1999-09-12
HUP9900559A2 (hu) 1999-10-28
EP0942456A3 (de) 1999-09-29
HU222332B1 (hu) 2003-06-28
DE69919056D1 (de) 2004-09-09
HUP9900559A3 (en) 2001-04-28
EP0942456B1 (de) 2004-08-04

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