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Title: Method and apparatus for mounting a dichroic mirror in a microwave powered lamp assembly using deformable tabs

Abstract

A microwave powered electrodeless lamp includes an improved screen unit having mesh and solid sections with an internal reflector secured at the juncture of the two sections to reflect light into a light-transmitting chamber defined in the lamp microwave cavity by the reflector and the mesh section. A discharge envelope of a bulb is disposed in the light-transmitting chamber. Light emitted from the envelope is prevented by the reflector from entering the cavity portion bounded by the solid section of the screen. The reflector is mounted in the cavity by tabs formed in the screen unit and bendable into the cavity to define support planes abutting respective surfaces of the reflector. The mesh section and tabs are preferably formed by etching a thin metal sheet.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Bethesda, MD
  2. Frederick, MD
  3. Wheaton, MD
  4. Olney, MD
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Fusion Lighting, Inc., Rockville, MD (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
871997
Patent Number(s):
5841233
Assignee:
Fusion Lighting, Inc. (Rockville, MD)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
DOE Contract Number:  
FG01-95EE23796
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; apparatus; mounting; dichroic; mirror; microwave; powered; lamp; assembly; deformable; tabs; electrodeless; improved; screen; unit; mesh; solid; sections; internal; reflector; secured; juncture; reflect; light; light-transmitting; chamber; defined; cavity; section; discharge; envelope; bulb; disposed; emitted; prevented; entering; portion; bounded; mounted; formed; bendable; define; support; planes; abutting; respective; surfaces; preferably; etching; metal; sheet; reflect light; electrodeless lamp; microwave powered; preferably formed; metal sheet; microwave power; microwave cavity; light emitted; chamber defined; solid section; screen unit; respective surfaces; lamp assembly; light-transmitting chamber; powered electrodeless; solid sections; internal reflector; improved screen; wave cavity; dichroic mirror; /315/

Citation Formats

Ury, Michael, Sowers, Frank, Harper, Curt, and Love, Wayne. Method and apparatus for mounting a dichroic mirror in a microwave powered lamp assembly using deformable tabs. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Ury, Michael, Sowers, Frank, Harper, Curt, & Love, Wayne. Method and apparatus for mounting a dichroic mirror in a microwave powered lamp assembly using deformable tabs. United States.
Ury, Michael, Sowers, Frank, Harper, Curt, and Love, Wayne. Thu . "Method and apparatus for mounting a dichroic mirror in a microwave powered lamp assembly using deformable tabs". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871997.
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abstractNote = {A microwave powered electrodeless lamp includes an improved screen unit having mesh and solid sections with an internal reflector secured at the juncture of the two sections to reflect light into a light-transmitting chamber defined in the lamp microwave cavity by the reflector and the mesh section. A discharge envelope of a bulb is disposed in the light-transmitting chamber. Light emitted from the envelope is prevented by the reflector from entering the cavity portion bounded by the solid section of the screen. The reflector is mounted in the cavity by tabs formed in the screen unit and bendable into the cavity to define support planes abutting respective surfaces of the reflector. The mesh section and tabs are preferably formed by etching a thin metal sheet.},
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998},
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