US 4,777,404 AGrant
Halogen Incandescent Lamp With Single Halogenated Hydrocarbon Fill Component
Issue Date:1988-10-11
•13 Claims
•1 Drawing Sheets
Abstract
To prevent carburation of a tungsten filament, the fill within the bulb is ormed by an inert gas, for example xenon or krypton, and an additive which is formed by a single halogenated hydrocarbon in which iodine is bound, and further includes at least one atom of bromine or chlorine; suitable additives are: CH.sub.2 ClI, CHCl.sub.2 I, CHClI.sub.2, CHClBrI, CH.sub.2 BrI, present in from between about 1.times.10.sup.-8 to 5.times.10.sup.-6 mol per cm.sup.3 of the internal volume of the bulb; particularly preferred are chlor iodine methane (CH.sub.2 ClI), present in about 1-3.times.10.sup.-7 mol per cm.sup.3 of the internal volume of the bulb.
Metadata
Assignee
- Patent Treuhand Gesellschaft fur elektrische Gluhlampen mbH
Inventors
- Rolf Kiesel
- Karl Blum
Application Information
Application Number:US 0276324
Filing Date:1987-03-18
Priority Date:1986-03-24
Art Unit:266
Classifications
IPC:
H01K 150
Field of Search:
3135705852525791012;6581;372
Patent Drawings (1 sheets)
Description
Drawing
The single FIGURE shows, schematically, a halogen incandescent lamp in accordance with the invention.
Detailed Description
The halogen incandescent lamp 1 has a bulb 2 of hard glass or quartz glass. A typical diameter is 9 mm, with an inner bulb volume of about 0.25 cm.sup.3. The bulb 2 is tipped off, as seen at 3. The bulb 2 is single-ended, that is, at one end a press or pinch seal 4 is formed, which retains two inner current supply leads 5, 6, made of molybdenum, which are vacuum-tightly passed through the pinch or press seal 4 and melted therein. A coiled filament 7 is reatined in stretched condition between the inner portions of the current supply leads. The coiled filament 7 is made of tungsten wire with a diameter of about 40 micrometers.
To insure reliable terminal connections with an external voltage source, two contact pins 8, 9 made of an iron-nickel-chromium alloy are connected to the leads 5, 6. The overall length of the lamp is about 3 cm.
Various types of fills can be used with the lamp of this type, depending on the eventual use of the lamp, its light output and nominal lifetime.
Example 1
The lamp is used for a liquid-crystal display (LCD), for energization by 12 V, with a nominal power of 5 W.
Fill: Xenon at a pressure of 13,300 hPa, and an additive of 1.6.times.10.sup.-7 mol per cm.sup.3 CH.sub.2 C1I.
During an operating time of 3,500 hours, no blackening was found.
Example 2
A lamp for a position lamp for boats, with a nominal voltage of 12 V and 5 W.
Fill: Xenon at a pressure of 6,700 hPa, with an additive of 1.times.10.sup.-7 mol per cm.sup.3 CH.sub.2 C1I.
During an operating time of 600 hours, no blackening was found.
Example 3
Low-voltage halogen general service lamp for 12 V, 10 W nominal.
Fill: Xenon at 13,300 hPa, and additive of 1.6.times.10.sup.-7 mol per cm.sup.3 CH.sub.2 C1J.
During an operating time of 3,000 hours, no blackening was found.
Comparing the lamps of the present invention to lamps with a conventional fill, for example having a fill of xenon, with an additive of CH.sub.2 Br.sub.2 and CH.sub.3 I, the defect rate was lowered to between 10% to 20%.
The present invention is not limited to the examples given. The bulb may use, for example, a quartz bulb in which the current leads are connected by melting molybdenum foils through the pinch or press seal. Lamps with more than one filament can be used.
Other suitable inert gases besides xenon are krypton and mixtures thereof which, besides the noble gas, may contain some nitrogen. Besides CH.sub.2 C1I, use of any one of CHC1.sub.2 I, CHC1I.sub.2, CHC1BrI and CH.sub.2 BrI is desirable and advantageous. Under some special conditions, ethane derivatives may be used. That has some advantages in the process of manufacturing the lamp. In addition to the above mentioned halogenated hydrocarbons, other halogen containing substances may also be used, in part.
The precise composition and fill quantity or dosing of the halogen component in the fill gas depends on many factors, particularly on the type of glass, the geometry of the lamp bulb, and operating temperatures. Optimum compositions can readily be determined by a few experiments starting, for instance, from the above-given Examples 1, 2 and 3.
Various other changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the inventive concept.
Claims
We claim:
1. Filament-carburization-resistant halogen incandescent lamp (1) having a transparent bulb (2) which is sealed and vacuum-tight; at least one tungsten filament (7) located in the bulb; current lead-ins (5, 6) passing through a press seal (4) of the bulb and supporting said at least one filament; and a fill within the bulb, formed by an inert gas and a single halogenated hydrocarbon compound, said compound containing iodine and at least one atom selected from the group consisting of chlorine and bromine.
2. The lamp of claim 1, wherein the iodine containing halogenated hydrocarbon forms the only halogen containing additive.
3. The lamp of claim 1, wherein the iodine containing halogenated hydrocarbon comprises a methane derivative.
4. The lamp of claim 3, wherein the concentration of the halogenated hydrocarbon is 1.times.10.sup.-8 to 5.times.10.sup.-6 mol per cm.sup.3 of the internal volume of said bulb (2).
5. The lamp of claim 2, wherein the iodine containing halogenated hydrocarbon comprises chlor - iodine methane (CH.sub.2 C1I).
6. The lamp of claim 5, wherein the proportion of chlor - iodine methane (CH.sub.2 C1I) in the fill comprises 1-3.times.10.sup.-7 mol per cm.sup.3 of the internal volume of the bulb.
7. The lamp of claim 2, wherein the inert gas comprises xenon at a fill pressure of 13,300 hPa, and the halogenated hydrocarbon comprises 1.6.times.10.sup.-7 mol per cm.sup.3 CH.sub.2 C1I of the internal volume of the bulb (2).
8. The lamp of claim 2, wherein the inert gas comprises xenon at a fill pressure of 6,700 hPa, and the halogenated hydrocarbon comprises 1.times.10.sup.-7 mol per cm.sup.3 CH.sub.2 C1I of the internal volume of the bulb (2).
9. The lamp of claim 3, wherein said single halongated hydrocarbon comprises at least one of the materials of the group consisting of CH.sub.2 C1I, CHC1.sub.2 I, CHC1I.sub.2, CHC1BrI, CH.sub.2 BrI.
10. The lamp of claim 1, wherein said single halogenated hydrocarbon compound contains both chlorine and bromine.
11. The lamp of claim 1, wherein said hydrocarbon compound contains only one carbon atom.
12. The lamp of claim 1, wherein said single halogenated hydrocarbon compound contains both chlorine and bromine and only one carbon atom.
13. The lamp of claim 1, wherein said single halogenated hydrocarbon compound is an ethane derivative.
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