Hybrid compact fluorescent lamp fixing method
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsPeter Lucz, Qi Long, Devin Sun, Chunrong Huang, Yunfei Zhu
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a lamp assembly, and particularly to a method of fixing a first light source and a second light source in a single lamp assembly. More specifically, the invention provides a lamp assembly and a mechanism for fixing at least two light sources therein, at least one of which is a compact fluorescent light source, an incandescent light source, or a halogen light source, and where the fixing mechanism used involves soldering the lead-in wires of the second light source to a printed circuit board of the lamp assembly, which is in operative connection with the lamp ballast.
Claims18
A lamp assembly comprising:
- a lamp base housing a ballast for establishing an electrical connection to an external power source;
- a printed circuit board in operative connection with the lamp ballast,
- a first light source having two or more legs housing lead-in wires, the legs positioned for electrical connection to the lamp ballast by a plastic holder;
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- a second light source positioned adjacent the first light source by a fixing mechanism with lead-in wires of the second light source penetrating through the plastic holder and through the printed circuit board adjacent the plastic holder such that the lead-in wires of the second light source are electrically connected to the printed circuit board and the second light source is held and positioned by the lead wires thereof;
- wherein the fixing mechanism secures the first and second light sources in a predetermined compact configuration relative to one another, and spaces the second light source from the plastic holder such that heat generated by the second light source does not adversely affect the integrity of the plastic holder.
A method for providing a lamp assembly comprising:
- providing a lamp base;
- mounting a first light source within the lamp base, the first light source having two or more legs housing lead-in wires, the legs secured by a plastic holder, and descending in parallel relation to the longitudinal axis of the lamp assembly into the lamp base;
- positioning a second light source adjacent the first light source, with lead-in wires of the second light source penetrating through the plastic holder and through a printed circuit board adjacent the plastic holder;
- and
- fixing the first light source and the second light source in a predetermined compact configuration by soldering the lead-in wires of the second light source to the printed circuit board such that the second light source is spaced from the first light source and the plastic holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.