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US 6,147,444 AGranted
Lamp with reflector having specific neck portion
AssigneeOsram Sylvania Inc.
InventorsJoseph P. Gallant, Peter R. Gagnon
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Abstract
A lamp such as a PAR lamp is provided wherein a metal base shell is attached to a neck portion of a reflector by three or more peens which extend into respective peen holes. In a preferred embodiment, respective of the peen holes are located (a) at opposite regions of the neck portion and (b) on opposite sides of a medial plane of the neck portion. The peen holes of such embodiment extend into the neck portion in a direction other than radially towards the axis which forms the centerline of the neck portion.
Claims17
A lamp, comprising:
- a reflector having a neck portion, said neck portion including an outer peripheral surface and extending in the direction of a neck portion axis, said neck portion including at least two first holes extending from said outer peripheral surface into said neck portion at a first region of said neck portion and at least one second hole extending from said outer peripheral surface into said neck portion at a second region of said neck portion, said at least two first holes being located one each on either side of a medial plane of said neck portion and extending into said neck portion in a direction other than radially towards said first axis;
- a metal base attached to said neck portion, said metal base overlapping, and having base portions extending into, said at least two first holes and said at least one second hole;
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- a light source positioned in said reflector and electrically connected through said neck portion to said metal base.
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A lamp, comprising:
- a reflector having a molded neck portion having an outer peripheral surface and extending in the direction of a first axis from a first end to an opposite second end, at least first, second and third peen holes, said first peen hole extending from said outer peripheral surface into said neck portion at a first region of said neck portion on a first side of a medial plane of said neck portion, said second peen hole extending from said outer peripheral surface into said neck portion at said first region on an opposite second side of said medial plane, and said third peen hole extending from said outer peripheral surface into said neck portion at a second region of said neck portion, said at least first and second holes extending into said neck portion in a direction other than radially towards said first axis;
- a threaded metal base shell attached to said neck portion, said metal base shell overlapping, and having at least a first peen, second peen and third peen extending into, said at least first, second and third peen holes, respectively;
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- a light source positioned in said reflector and electrically connected through said neck portion to said metal base shell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.