Patent ID: 8482227
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
1. A hot cathode preheating start discharge lamp connected to a power source, comprising: a lamp tube including a housing chamber filled with a discharge light emitting material; a first electrode which is fastened to one end of the lamp tube including one end held in the housing chamber and another end connected to the power source; a second electrode which is fastened to another end of the lamp tube including one end held in the housing chamber and another end connected to the power source; a first heating element which is fastened to the lamp tube including one end held in the housing chamber spaced from the first electrode without connecting therewith and another end located outside the housing chamber; and a second heating element which is fastened to the lamp tube including one end held in the housing chamber spaced from the second electrode without connecting therewith and another end located outside the housing chamber.