Automobile lamp bulb with welded low beam shield

An automobile lamp bulb comprising:

• a common conductor;
• a low beam filament;
• a conductor for the low beam filament;
• a high beam filament;
• a conductor for the high beam filament;
• a shield disposed beside the low beam filament and welded to the common conductor;
• a glass bulb containing the common conductor, the low beam filament, the conductor for the low beam filament, the high beam filament, the conductor for the high beam filament and the shield;
• and
• the shield includes a cup-like body and a tongue extending upwardly from an upper edge of the cup-like body, the tongue including an upper portion having a common conductor holding recess, the recess having first and second edges, the common conductor being held in the common conductor holding recess, and the first and second edges are welded to the common conductor.

An automobile lamp bulb comprising:

• a common conductor;
• a low beam filament;
• a conductor for the low beam filament;
• a high beam filament;
• a conductor for the high beam filament;
• a shield disposed beside the low beam filament and welded to the common conductor;
• a glass bulb containing the common conductor, the low beam filament, the conductor for the low beam filament, the high beam filament, the conductor for the high beam filament and the shield;
• and
• the shield includes a cup-like body and a tongue extending upwardly from an upper edge of the cup-like body in a first direction, a portion of the tongue being bent towards the common conductor in a second direction generally perpendicular to the first direction to form a lug, the lug is welded to the common conductor, and the cup-like body of the shield is welded to the common conductor.

an automobile lamp bulb comprising:

• a common conductor having a circular cross-section;
• a low beam filament;
• a conductor for the low beam filament;
• a high beam filament;
• a conductor for the high beam filament;
• a shield disposed beside the low beam filament and welded to the common conductor;
• a glass bulb containing the common conductor, the low beam filament, the conductor for the low beam filament, the high beam filament, the conductor for the high beam filament and the shield;
• a portion of the cross-section of the common conductor adjacent to the shield having a flat surface;
• and
• said shield being positioned on and welded to the flat surface of the common conductor.

An automobile lamp bulb comprising:

• a common conductor having a circular cross-section;
• a low beam filament;
• a conductor for the low beam filament;
• a high beam filament;
• a conductor for the high beam filament;
• a shield disposed beside the low beam filament and welded to the common conductor;
• a glass bulb containing the common conductor, the low beam filament, the conductor for the low beam filament, the high beam filament, the conductor for the high beam filament and the shield;
• said shield includes a cup-like body and a tongue extending upwardly from an upper edge of the cup-like body, the tongue being provided in its upper portion with a common conductor holding groove, the common conductor being held in the common conductor holding groove;
• and
• a portion of the cross-section of the common conductor having a flat surface, and the shield is positioned on and welded to the flat surface of the common conductor.

An automobile lamp bulb comprising:

• a common conductor having a circular cross-section;
• a low beam filament;
• a conductor for the low beam filament;
• a high beam filament;
• a conductor for the high beam filament;
• a shield disposed beside the low beam filament and welded to the common conductor;
• a glass bulb containing the common conductor, the low beam filament, the conductor for the low beam filament, the high beam filament, the conductor for the high beam filament and the shield;
• wherein the shield includes a cup-like body and a tongue extending upwardly from an upper edge of the cup-like body, a portion of the tongue being bent towards the common conductor to form a lug, the lug is welded to the common conductor;
• and
• a portion of the cross-section of the common conductor having a flat surface and the shield is positioned on and welded to the flat surface of the common conductor.

An automobile lamp bulb comprising:

• a common conductor;
• a low beam filament;
• a conductor for the low beam filament;
• a high beam filament;
• a conductor for the high beam filament;
• and
• a shield disposed beside the low beam filament and welded to the common conductor;
• a glass bulb containing the common conductor, the low beam filament, the conductor for the low beam filament, the high beam filament, the conductor for the high beam filament and the shield;
• the shield includes a cup-like body having an open end and a closed end and a tongue extending away from the open end of the cup-like body in a first direction, a portion of the tongue being bent towards the common conductor and extending in a direction generally perpendicular to the first direction to form a lug, the lug is welded to the common conductor, and the cup-like body is welded to the common conductor.