Patent ID: 6297585
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
A fluorescent lamp, comprising:a fluorescent tube that has an electrode sealed at each end by an electrode seal;a thermal protection element that is sensitive to ambient temperature and is capable of disconnecting an internal circuit;an end cap that has a first cavity and a second cavity formed in one surface and an electrode terminal that protrudes from another surface, the first cavity being adjacent to the second cavity,wherein one end of the fluorescent tube is inserted into the first cavity so that the electrode seal at the inserted end is enclosed by the end cap, andthe thermal protection element is embedded into the second cavity so as to be thermally coupled to the electrode seal at the inserted end of the fluorescent tube, with one terminal of the thermal protection element being connected to a lead wire of the fluorescent tube and another terminal being connected to an electrode terminal.