Sealing body having a shielding layer for hermetically sealing a tube lamp

Abstract

A sealing body (5) of a tube lamp using a functional gradient material in which proceeding from electrically conductive areas into the vicinity of welds on one side tube (2) and in outer leads (6) oxidation is suppressed, and in which the service life of the tube lamp is prolonged. The sealing body (5) of a tube lamp consist of a functional gradient material which is formed by mixing of a dielectric material and an electrically conductive material, the mixing ratios in the longitudinal direction being different continuously or incrementally, and in which one end forms a dielectric area and the other end forms an electrically conductive area, and by at least one part of the external surface of this electrically conductive area and/or at least one part of outer lead (6) projecting from sealing body (5) being jacketed with an atmosphere shielding layer (7).

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