Patent ID: 6869300

Claim:
A supply connector ( 10 ) for a discharge lamp ( 12 ) which comprises an insulating housing ( 18 ) in which an opening ( 56 ) is provided for axial introduction of a free end ( 26 ) of a glass body ( 28 ) of the discharge lamp ( 12 ) comprising a longitudinal electrode ( 30 ) formed by a front section ( 32 ) which extends to an exterior of the glass body ( 28 ) and a rear section ( 34 ) which extends inside a front section ( 36 ) of a free end of the glass body ( 28 ) and which is designed to be supplied with a direct current, and the supply connector having a contact blade ( 20 ) which blade cooperates with the front section ( 32 ) of the electrode ( 30 ) for connecting the lamp ( 12 ) to electrical supply member, characterized in that the supply connector comprises an electrically conducting ring ( 22 ) which is connected to ground, which is axially traversed by the front section ( 36 ) of the free end of the glass body ( 28 ), and which is designed to be at least partly in contact with a portion ( 150 ) of an outer wall of the glass body ( 28 ) of the discharge lamp ( 12 ) so as to facilitate ignition of the discharge lamp.