Outer envelope and lamp with outer envelope

Abstract

An outer envelope for accommodating at least one light-emitting body and a control gear with electrical components is suggested, the outer envelope comprises a wall at least partially of a glass material, in which the glass wall of the outer envelope is covered with a coating of powder varnish of poly-ester-blocked isocyanate for uniform spherical luminous intensity distribution, protecting the envelope against mechanical shocks and providing for shatter containment. A lamp with an outer envelope for accommodating at least one light-emitting body and a control gear with electrical components is also suggested. An improved compact fluorescent lamp comprises a discharge tube arrangement, a ballast circuit, a base and a substantially bulb-shaped outer envelope. The substantially bulb-shaped outer envelope has a wall at least partially of a glass material, and comprises a substantially spherical portion enclosing at least a part of the discharge tube arrangement and an elongated end portion enclosing at least a part of the ballast circuit. The glass wall of the outer envelope is covered with a coating of powder varnish of polyester-blocked isocyanate for uniform spherical luminous intensity distribution, protecting the envelope against mechanical shocks and providing for shatter containment.

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