Patent ID: 7825597
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
1. A discharge lamp comprising: an arc tube; and a pair of electrodes arranged in the arc tube, wherein one of the electrodes comprises a cylindrical metallic base portion having a base portion cylindrical hole extending partially into the base portion at least to a depth commencing at an opening into the base portion cylindrical hole at a base end portion and a bottom portion and a metallic lid portion having a cylindrical insertion portion, a metal having a thermal conductivity higher than that of the base portion or having a melting point lower than that of the base portion is enclosed in a sealed space formed by inserting the insertion portion of the lid portion and an interior of the base portion, and welding the lid portion and the base portion, the base portion has a base portion side flange portion which extends in a diameter outside direction, the base portion side flange has a base portion side flat portion which extends in the diameter direction, and a base portion side slope portion which is continuously formed from a base portion side flat portion perimeter edge of the base portion side flat portion, and extends toward a tip portion of the base portion in a diameter inside direction, the lid portion has a lid portion side main body including a lid portion side flange portion having a diameter approximately equal to an outer diameter of the base portion side flange portion, and an insertion portion, the lid portion side flange portion has a lid portion side flat portion which extends in a diameter outside direction and a lid portion side slope portion which is continuously formed from a lid portion side flat portion perimeter edge of the lid portion side flat portion, and extends toward the base end portion so as to incline toward the diameter inside direction, the insertion portion projects from the lid portion side flat portion and extends therefrom at an insertion portion length, with the insertion portion inserted into the base portion cylindrical hole, the base portion side flange portion and the lid portion side flange portion are welded entirely in a circumferential direction in a state where the base portion side flat portion and the lid portion side flat portion contact each other so as to form a circular welding portion, a diameter direction width of the circular welding portion is 0.8 to 3.0 mm, the base portion cylindrical hole has a uniform base portion cylindrical hole diameter and the insertion portion has a cylindrical shape and an insertion portion diameter smaller than the uniform base portion cylindrical hole diameter such that the insertion portion is disposed apart from the base portion in a non-contacting manner at a distance to form an annular space between the insertion portion and the base portion.