Patent ID: 6400104
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: F21L,F21S,F21V,F21Y,H01J

Abstract:
A compact fluorescent lamp unit comprising:a housing having a lower end and an upper end; a housing cover to cover said upper end of said housing; a fluorescent tube supported by said housing cover and located on top of said housing cover; a low power light source supported by said housing cover; an electrically conductive base attached to said lower end of said housing to mate with a lamp socket and includes a first contact terminals, a second contact terminal and a third contact terminal positioned on said base so as to establish electrical contact with socket contacts when said base is received in the lamp socket; a first circuit coupled between said fluorescent tube and a first pair of said contact terminals of said base to drive said fluorescent tube; and a second circuit coupled between said low power light source and a second pair of said contact terminals of said base to drive said low power light source.