Patent ID: 6803721
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: H01K,Y02B

Abstract:
A halogen incandescent lamp for operating on line voltage, at least comprising a hermetically sealed, cylindrical bulb (2) made from transparent material and having a pinch (3) at one end and another end remote from the pinch, a filling made from inert gas and a halogen additive, a luminous element (4), a current supply system, and a mount (5),said mount being formed from a single piece support wire, one end region of which is bent away transversely to the lamp axis, and which retains the luminous element (4) in the vicinity of the end of the bulb (2) remote from the pinch, wherein a luminous element (4) bent virtually into a U-shape is arranged symmetrically relative to the lamp axis, the luminous element (4) is held at two transversely spaced support points by the mount (5) in the region of the portion of the luminous element (4) which is arranged transverse to the lamp axis, and an end of the support wire remote from said end region is fixed substantially axially with respect to said bulb (2) in the pinch (3).