IP Library Granted Patent US 8,084,928
Granted Patent B2
US 8,084,928 · App. 12/312,011 · Granted Dec 27, 2011

Halogen incandescent lamp incorporating two filaments for daylight operation

Assignee: Osram AG
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Patent No.
US 8,084,928
App. No.
12/312,011
Granted
Dec 27, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a halogen bulb comprising two filaments that are located ( 21, 22 ) in a lamp body ( 10 ), a first filament ( 21 ) being designed for operation at a higher electrical output than the second filament ( 22 ). To fulfil a daylight driving function, the second filament ( 22 ) is designed to produce an electrical output that is lower by a factor of 2.5 to 4 than the electrical output of the first filament ( 21 ) when operating with a standard operating voltage and is designed in such a way that it can be operated with an operating voltage that is lower than the standard operating voltage in order to produce a dimmed position light function.

Claims (9)

1. A halogen incandscent lamp with two incandescent filaments ( 21 , 22 ) arranged within a lamp vessel ( 10 ), a first incandescent filament ( 21 ) being designed for operation at a higher electrical power than the second incandescent filament ( 22 ), wherein the second incandescent filament ( 22 ), in order to implement a daytime running light function, during operation at a standard operating voltage, is designed for an electrical power which is lower than the electrical power of the first incandescent filament ( 21 ) by a factor of 2.5 to 4, and wherein the second incandescent filament ( 22 ) is in the form of an incandescent filament with a single coil and has a pitch factor in the range of from greater than or equal to 1.65 to less than or equal to 2.0 and is constructed in such a way that it can be operated in a dimmed state at an operating voltage lower than the standard operating voltage in order to implement a positioning light function.

2. The halogen incandescent lamp as claimed in claim 1 , the second incandescent filament ( 22 ) being constructed in such a way that it can be operated at a voltage in the range of from 35 percent to 95 percent of the standard operating voltage for the positioning light function.

3. The halogen incandescent lamp as claimed in claim 1 or 2 , the first incandescent filament ( 21 ) being in the form of an upper-beam incandescent filament or in the form of fog-light incandescent filament.

4. The halogen incandescent lamp as claimed in claim 1 , the interior of the lamp vessel ( 10 ) being filled with a gas which contains a noble gas or a noble gas mixture, and the coldfilling pressure being in the range of from 3 bar to 18 bar.

5. The halogen incandescent lamp as claimed in claim 4 , the filling gas having a halogen additive, and the proportion of the halogens in the filling gas being in the range of from 20 ppm to 450 ppm.

6. The halogen incandescent lamp as claimed in claim 5 , the halogens comprising bromine and/or chlorine.

7. The halogen incandescent lamp as claimed in claim 3 , the interior of the lamp vessel ( 10 ) being filled with a gas which contains a noble gas or a noble gas mixture, and the coldfilling pressure being in the range of from 3 bar to 18 bar.

8. The halogen incandescent lamp as claimed in claim 2 , the interior of the lamp vessel ( 10 ) being filled with a gas which contains a noble gas or a noble gas mixture, and the coldfilling pressure being in the range of from 3 bar to 18 bar.

9. The halogen incandescent lamp as claimed in claim 8 , the filling gas having a halogen additive, and the proportion of the halogens in the filling gas being in the range of from 20 ppm to 450 ppm.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 29, 2011
From: OSRAM GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
To: OSRAM AG
Reel/Frame 027291/0173 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 22, 2009
From: AUER, FRANK; BEHR, GERHARD; HELBIG, PETER; SEICHTER, CHRISTIAN; WITTMANN, KLAUS; ZELT, SASCHA
To: OSRAM GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
Reel/Frame 022592/0041 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2006 052 950 · Nov 9, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
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