Patent ID: 8970109
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: F21V,H01J

Abstract:
1. A metal halide lamp comprising a ceramics arc tube, wherein a rated power is 35 to 100 W and a color temperature is 2800 to 3700 K, wherein halogen additives as light emission materials are included in the arc tube, wherein the halogen additives consists of (1) cerium (Ce); (2) sodium (Na); (3) calcium (Ca); (4) thallium (TI); and (5) rare earth metal comprising at least one of dysprosium (Dy), thulium (Tm), and holmium (Ho), and the halogen additives are iodide compounds, wherein, for respective composition ratios of the halogen additives for (1) to (4), cerium iodide is greater than or equal to 1.5 mol % and less than or equal to 3.0 mol %; sodium iodide is greater than or equal to 45 mol % and less than or equal to 90 mol %; calcium iodide is greater than or equal to 5 mol % and less than or equal to 15 mol %; and thallium iodide is greater than or equal to 2 mol % and less than or equal to 7 mol % so that special color rendering index R9 is 50 or more.