Patent ID: 7456560
Filing Date: 2008-11-25
Classification: H01K

Abstract:
1. A vehicle headlamp having a lamp vessel, a luminous means ( 2 ) arranged therein and a lamp base, the lamp vessel ( the lamp base having a metallic base sleeve ( the base sleeve ( characterized in that the metallic base sleeve ( 3 ) has at least one integrally formed tab ( 32 ), which protrudes into the aperture ( 30 ) and bears against the sealed end ( 11 ) of the lamp vessel ( 1 ) in the region of overlap between the at least one molybdenum foil ( 112 ) and the power supply wire ( 24 ), and said tab ( 32 ) is constructed as a cooling plate and the free end of said tab ( 32 ) is located closer to the luminous means ( 2 ) than the end of said tab ( 32 ) which is connected to the base sleeve ( 3 ).