High-pressure discharge lamp having a cooling element
A high-pressure discharge lamp comprising two electrodes ( 16, 18 ), which are arranged facing each other in a discharge vessel ( 6 ) and are each in electric contact via a current feed system ( 20, 24, 26, 28, 30 ), wherein each current feed system penetrates a piston shaft ( 9,10 ) arranged in a gastight manner on the discharge vessel ( 6 ), wherein in the region of the outer current feed ( 28, 30 ) of at least one piston shaft ( 9 ) a cooling element ( 12 ) is arranged, and wherein the outer current feed ( 28, 30 ) and the cooling element ( 12 ) are in direct thermal and electric contact.
1. A high-pressure discharge lamp comprising two electrodes, which are arranged facing each other in a discharge vessel and are each in electric contact via a current feed system, wherein each current feed system penetrates a piston shaft arranged in a gastight manner on the discharge vessel, wherein in a region of an outer current feed of at least one piston shaft a cooling element is arranged, wherein the outer current feed and the cooling element are in direct thermal and electric contact, wherein the cooling element includes cooling fins that extend in a radial direction, and wherein a diameter of the cooling fins tapers away from the piston shaft.
2. The high-pressure discharge lamp as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cooling element is configured as a base.
3. The high-pressure discharge lamp as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a surface of the cooling element has an expanding geometry.
4. The high-pressure discharge lamp as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cooling element is conical in shape.
5. The high-pressure discharge lamp as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the outer current feed and the cooling element are formed as one piece.
6. The high-pressure discharge lamp as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the cooling element includes multiple parts and forms a receptacle for the outer current feed.
7. The high-pressure discharge lamp as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outer current feed is connected to the cooling element using clamping, welding, or bolting.
8. The high-pressure discharge lamp as claimed in claim 1 , wherein contact surfaces between the outer current feed and the cooling element have a heat conducting layer.
9. The high-pressure discharge lamp as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cooling element encompasses the piston shaft in sections.
10. The high-pressure discharge lamp as claimed in claim 1 , which is formed as a mercury vapor short-arc discharge lamp.
11. The high-pressure discharge lamp as claimed in claim 10 , which is adapted for use of the i-line at 365 nm.
12. The high-pressure discharge lamp as claimed in claim 1 , which is adapted for an effective lamp current of at least 220.
13. A high-pressure discharge lamp comprising two electrodes, which are arranged facing each other in a discharge vessel and are each in electric contact via a current feed system, wherein each current feed system penetrates a piston shaft arranged in a gastight manner on the discharge vessel, wherein in a region of an outer current feed of at least one piston shaft a cooling element is arranged, wherein the outer current feed and the cooling element are in direct thermal and electric contact, wherein the cooling element is configured as a base, and wherein the outer current feed and the cooling element are formed as one piece.