Patent ID: 6641418
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: F21S,H01R

Abstract:
A lamp socket comprising:a socket body with a socket cavity into which a plugging section of a lamp is plugged; a central terminal provided at a center of said socket cavity for contact with a lamp terminal of said lamp; a side terminal provided in a side wall of said socket cavity for contact with a contact section of said plugging section; a unit receiving section provided in said socket body at a position opposite to said socket cavity; said socket body, said central terminal, said side terminal, and said unit receiving section constituting a lamp socket unit; an inside unit including a circuit section for starting said lamp and high-voltage and low-voltage output terminals connected to said circuit section; said inside unit being housed in said unit receiving section such that said high-voltage and low-voltage output terminals are brought into contact with said central and side terminals, respectively.