Patent ID: 8207673

Claim:
A high-pressure discharge lamp, comprising: first and second electrodes, each having an electrode bar; a first external lead wire associated with the first electrode and a second external lead wire associated with the second electrode; an arc tube made of quartz glass including a light-emitting portion that contains mercury and has the first and second electrodes arranged so as to face each other, and sealing portions connected to both sides of the light-emitting portion; and conductive metal foils that are sealed in the sealing portions and connect the electrode bars and the respective external lead wire, wherein one end of the electrode bar is located in an internal space of the light-emitting portion, the other end of the electrode bar is embedded in the sealing portion and bonded at a peripheral surface to the conductive metal-foil, and at least a part of a portion of the electrode bar embedded in the sealing portion is covered with a metal-foil sleeve, and the metal-foil sleeve is in direct contact with the outer surface of the electrode bar.