Patent ID: 7911143

Claim:
A discharge lamp, with a discharge vessel ( 1 ), which has two diametrically opposite necks ( 2 , 3 ), into which in each case one holding rod ( 5 , 10 ) is fused, at least in regions, and an electrode ( 4 , 9 ) extending into the discharge vessel ( 1 ) is arranged on each holding rod ( 5 , 10 ), and in each case at least one annular plate ( 7 , 12 ) engages at least partially around a holding rod ( 5 , 10 ), characterized in that at least one of the annular plates ( 7 , 12 ) is arranged in the discharge vessel ( 1 ) characterized in that the plate ( 7 , 12 ) which is arranged in the discharge vessel ( 1 ) is arranged in a support body ( 14 ); the support body ( 14 ) is designed to be rounded off at an end ( 141 ) facing the electrode ( 4 , 10 ), and the holding rod ( 5 , 10 ) is guided through an opening ( 142 ) in the support body ( 14 ).