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US 2008/0265776 A1Published application
Light Source and Assembly of Light Sources
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorMaarten Robert Wirtz
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Abstract
The invention relates to a light source comprising: an at least partly light-transmitting elongate discharge vessel filled with an ionizable substance, at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode connected to respective end portions of the light source, between which first and second electrodes a discharge extends during lamp operation, at least one electrode of the first electrode and the second electrode extending laterally with respect to the corresponding end portion. The invention also relates to an assembly of light sources according to the invention.
Claims14
Light source, comprising:
- an at least partly light-transmitting, elongate discharge vessel filled with an ionizable substance,
- a first electrode and a second electrode connected to respective end portions of the light source, between which first and second electrodes a discharge extends during lamp operation, at least one electrode of the first electrode and the second electrode extending laterally with respect to the corresponding end portion,
- characterized in that at least one end portion is provided with at least one receiving slot for receiving at least a portion of at least one electrode of at least one other, similar light source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.