Low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp
AssigneeU.S. Philips Corporation
InventorsJohan B. J. van Overveld, Auke G. van der Kooi, Antonius J. A. van Stratum
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Abstract
Low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp having in the discharge vessel a vapor pressure-controlling mercury amalgam which is secured to the inner surface of a wall of a container which is provided with an opening to the discharge vessel. Such securing reduces the risk that small portions of the amalgam might become dislodged by vibration or shock and escape from the container into the discharge vessel. The amalgam is secured to the container wall by fusion thereto by means of an intermediate "wetting" agent formed by a thin layer of nickel.
Claims6
A low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp having a discharge vessel in which is located a container having an opening into the discharge vessel, the container containing a mercury amalgam for controlling the mercury vapor pressure in the discharge vessel, characterized in that the amalgam is secured to the inner surface of the wall of the container, said container comprising a sheet metal plate formed to provide a receptacle in which the amalgam is present and a cover plate which closes the receptacle except for a slit of not more than 0.2 mm wide between said cover plate and said receptacle.
A low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp having a discharge vessel in which is located a container having an opening into the discharge vessel, the container containing a mercury amalgam for controlling the mercury vapor pressure in the discharge vessel, characterized in that the amalgam is secured to the inner surface of the wall of the container, said container comprising a sheet metal plate formed to provide a receptacle in which the amalgam is present and a cover plate which closes the receptacle except for a slit of not more than 0.2 mm wide between said cover plate and said receptacle and the inner surface of the receptacle is provided with a nickel layer of approximately 3 micron thick and the inner surface of the cover plate is provided with an amalgam-repulsing layer.
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