Patent ID: 6741034
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
A lamp comprising:a hollow arc discharge light source having a center arc chamber containing an arc generating and sustaining medium and first and second ends; an electrode receiving capillary extending from each end and arrayed along a longitudinal axis, said ends being cylindrical in cross-section; an electrode structure positioned in each of said capillaries, each of said electrode structures comprising a proximal electrode end projecting into the interior of said center arc chamber, a distal end projecting exteriorly of said capillary and an intermediate section therebetween, a first area of said intermediate section being sealed to said capillary in an hermetic manner and a second area of said intermediate section being exposed to said medium; a tubular shroud surrounding said light source coaxial with said longitudinal axis, said shroud having two ends, the improvement comprising; a pair of spring clips, one at each end of said shroud, mounting said light source within said shroud, each of said spring clips comprising a base in a first plane and having an aperture centrally located therein, each aperture of one of said spring clips engaging one of said cylindrical ends of said light source at a position adjacent said second area of said intermediate section.