US4748376A
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Halogen lamp fill mixture which reduces lower operating temperature of halogen cycle
Assignee: Osram Sylvania Inc
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Filing: 1987-02-03
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Granted: 1988-05-31
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Expires: 2007-02-03
Abstract
Abstract A tungsten halogen lamp is provided that incorporates therein means for reducing the lower operating temperature limit of the halogen cycle operating within the lamp's envelope. In addition, there is provided a halogen lamp fill gas mixture, which is comprised of an inert gas, a halogen or halide and a phorphorus-based compound and a carbon-containing compound that will reduce the lower operating temperature limit and greatly increase the efficiency of the halogen cycle, thereby allowing operation of a tungsten halogen lamp at temperatures about or below 400°-500° K. The compounds in the fill gas mixture have a phosphorus-to-carbon mass ratio of about 10:1 to about 1:1.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas G. Weld
- 👤 Mark D. Beschle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-10-30 15:59
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01K; H01K1/00; H01K1/50; Y; Y02; Y02B; Y02B20/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A tungsten-halogen lamp having commercially feasible maintenance comprising: (a) a light-transmitting hermetically sealed envelope enclosing an interior, said envelope being manufactured from a material selected from the group consisting of borosilicate and aluminosilicate glass, said envelope having an interior wall surface, the temperature of said interior wall surface during continuous operation of said lamp being less than two hundred degrees centigrade: (b) a tungsten filament mounted within said envelope; (c) a fill within said envelope, said fill including bromine, phosphorus, carbon, and an inert gas, wherein the phosphorus to carbon mass ratio is in the range of approximately 10:1 to 1:1, and (d) means for structurally and electrically completing said lamp.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
A tungsten-halogen lamp having commercially feasible maintenance comprising: (a) a light-transmitting hermetically sealed envelope enclosing an interior, said envelope being manufactured from a material selected from the group consisting of borosilicate and aluminosilicate glass, said envelope having an interior wall surface, the temperature of said interior wall surface during continuous operation of said lamp being less than two hundred degrees centigrade: (b) a tungsten filament mounted within said envelope; (c) a fill within said envelope, said fill including bromine, phosphorus, carbon, and an inert gas, wherein the phosphorus to carbon mass ratio is in the range of approximately 10:1 to 1:1, and (d) means for structurally and electrically completing said lamp.
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