Abstract: A high pressure discharge lamp includes a luminous bulb enclosing a luminous substance therein; and a sealing portion for retaining airtightness of the luminous bulb. The sealing portion has a first glass portion extending from the luminous bulb and a second glass portion provided at least in a portion inside the first glass portion, and the sealing portion has a portion to which a compressive stress is applied.

Abstract: A method for producing a high pressure discharge lamp including a luminous bulb enclosing a luminous substance inside and a sealing portion for retaining airtightness of the luminous bulb, includes preparing a glass pipe for a discharge lamp including a luminous bulb portion that will be formed into a luminous bulb of a high pressure discharge lamp and a side tube portion extending from the luminous bulb portion; inserting a glass member constituted by a second glass having a softening point lower than that of a first glass constituting the side tube portion into the side tube portion, and then heating the side tube portion so as to attach the glass member and the side tube portion; and after the attachment step, heating a portion including at least the glass member and the side tube portion at a temperature higher than a strain point temperature of the second glass and lower than a strain point temperature of the first glass.

Abstract: A high pressure discharge lamp includes a luminous bulb in which a pair of electrodes are opposed to each other in the bulb. At least mercury and halogen are contained in the luminous bulb, and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Pt, Ir, Rh, Ru and Re is present in the luminous bulb.

Abstract: A method for producing a high pressure discharge lamp unit including a high pressure discharge lamp set and fixed to a reflecting mirror includes the steps of detecting light released from a point-like light source and reflected at a reflecting surface of the reflecting mirror to determine a position for setting that is a position of the point-like light source in which the reflected light is substantially the maximum; identifying a predetermined position between electrodes of the high pressure discharge lamp; and matching the predetermined position to the position for setting.

Abstract: A high-pressure mercury-vapor discharge lamp according to the present invention includes: an emission tube, which is made of quartz glass and which has a substantially ellipsoidal inner space; at least mercury and a rare gas, which are sealed in the inner space of the emission tube; and at least two electrodes, which are arranged in the inner space of the emission tube so as to face each other. The lamp satisfies W≧150 watts, P≧250 atm, t≦5 mm and rl≦0.0103×W−0.00562×P−0.316×rs+0.615×t+1.93, where W [watts] is the power of the lamp during its lighting operation, P [atm] is an operating pressure in the inner space of the emission tube, rs [mm] is the shorter radius of the inner space, rl [mm] is the longer radius of the inner space (where rl≧rs), and t [mm] is the thickness of a swollen portion that defines the inner space.

Abstract: A high pressure mercury lamp includes a luminous bulb in which at least mercury is enclosed inside the bulb, and a pair of sealing portions that retain airtightness of the luminous bulb. The amount of the enclosed mercury is 230 mg/cm3 or more based on a volume of the luminous bulb, and heating means for heating the luminous bulb is provided at least at part of the luminous bulb and the pair of sealing portions.

Abstract: A high pressure mercury lamp includes a luminous bulb in which at least mercury is enclosed inside the bulb, and a pair of sealing portions that retain airtightness of the luminous bulb. The amount of the enclosed mercury is 230 mg/cm3 or more based on the volume of the luminous bulb, and heat-retaining means for retaining beat in the luminous bulb is provided. Thus, the present invention can suppress blackening of high pressure mercury lamps having a very high operating pressure.

Abstract: A mercury-free metal halide lamp includes an arc tube including a pair of electrodes inside the tube. In the arc tube, a rare gas and a metal halide are contained, and no mercury is contained. The mercury-free metal halide lamp is horizontally operated such that the pair of electrodes is substantially horizontal. The mercury-free metal halide lamp further includes magnetic field applying means for applying a magnetic field including a component substantially perpendicular to a straight line connecting heads of the pair of electrodes in a substantially vertical direction. The density of halogen atoms evaporated during steady-state operation with respect to unit inner volume of the arc tube is 20 &mgr;mol/cc or more.

Abstract: A method for producing a high pressure discharge lamp including a luminous bulb enclosing a luminous substance inside and a sealing portion for retaining airtightness of the luminous bulb, includes preparing a glass pipe for a discharge lamp including a luminous bulb portion that will be formed into a luminous bulb of a high pressure discharge lamp and a side tube portion extending from the luminous bulb portion; inserting a glass member constituted by a second glass having a softening point lower than that of a first glass constituting the side tube portion into the side tube portion, and then heating the side tube portion so as to attach the glass member and the side tube portion; and after the attachment step, heating a portion including at least the glass member and the side tube portion at a temperature higher than a strain point temperature of the second glass and lower than a strain point temperature of the first glass.

Abstract: A mercury-free high-intensity discharge lamp operating apparatus includes a horizontally operated high-intensity discharge lamp including an arc tube in which a luminous material is enclosed and a pair of electrodes are arranged in the arc tube; a ballast including an alternating current generation means for supplying alternating current to the pair of electrodes; and a magnetic field application means for applying in substantially vertical direction a magnetic field having a component that is substantially perpendicular to a straight line connecting heads of the pair of electrodes; wherein mercury is not included as the luminous material in the arc tube.

Abstract: A high-intensity discharge lamp includes an arc tube including a pair of electrodes opposed to each other therein; and a trigger wire made of a conductive material provided in an outer circumference of the arc tube. The trigger wire is turned to be in a conductive state with one electrode of the pair of electrodes when a start-up voltage is applied across the pair of electrodes, and discharge is started between the pair of electrodes in a state where an electrical field is formed between the trigger wire that is in the conductive state and the other electrode of the pair of electrodes.

Abstract: A high pressure discharge lamp includes a luminous bulb enclosing a luminous substance therein; and a sealing portion for retaining airtightness of the luminous bulb. The sealing portion has a first glass portion extending from the luminous bulb and a second glass portion provided at least in a portion inside the first glass portion, and the sealing portion has a portion to which a compressive stress is applied.

Abstract: A high-pressure discharge lamp includes an arc tube portion enclosing a luminous material in the tube; a side tube portion substantially made of quartz glass that extends from the arc tube portion; and an electrode rod whose first end is arranged in the arc tube portion and a part of which is provided in the side tube portion. The electrode rod is substantially made of tungsten. A region containing at least one of copper oxide and copper is present in at least a part of the portion of the side tube portion in which the part of the electrode rod is positioned.

Abstract: A high pressure discharge lamp includes a luminous bulb in which a pair of electrodes are opposed to each other in the bulb. At least mercury and halogen are contained in the luminous bulb, and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Pt, Ir, Rh, Ru and Re is present in the luminous bulb.

Abstract: A method for producing a high pressure discharge lamp unit including a high pressure discharge lamp set and fixed to a reflecting mirror includes the steps of detecting light released from a point-like light source and reflected at a reflecting surface of the reflecting mirror to determine a position for setting that is a position of the point-like light source in which the reflected light is substantially the maximum; identifying a predetermined position between electrodes of the high pressure discharge lamp; and matching the predetermined position to the position for setting.

Abstract: A high pressure discharge lamp includes a vessel made mainly of quartz including a luminous portion and side tube portions extending from both sides of the luminous portion; mercury enclosed in the luminous portion; a metal foil buried in each of the side tube portion; and an electrode rod, one end of which is connected to the metal foil and the other of which is extending to the luminous portion. The electrode rod has a surface area increase structure for increasing a surface area in at least a part of a portion buried in the side tube portion. A sealing portion glass containing at least one metal material selected from the group consisting of metals and metal oxides thereof is provided in a portion of the side tube portion including at least a part of the metal foil, a connection portion between the metal foil and the electrode rod and a part of the surface area increase structure.

Abstract: In a high intensity discharge lamp, at least one of an arc bend amount and an apparent width of arc is controlled by a simple configuration at low cost. A high intensity discharge lamp system 110 has a high intensity discharge lamp 111 and an operating circuit 113 for driving the high intensity discharge lamp 111. In the high intensity discharge lamp 111, a rare gas and a filling material 136 containing a metal halide as a light generating substance are enclosed in the arc tube 121 provided with a pair of electrodes 122a and 122b. The lamp system is disposed such that the line connecting the electrodes 122a and 122b is horizontal, and by applying a magnetic field having a vertical magnetic flux thereto and by varying the frequency of alternating current for driving the high intensity discharge lamp 111, at least one of an arc bend amount and an apparent width of arc can be easily controlled.

Abstract: A high-intensity discharge lamp includes an arc tube including a pair of electrodes opposed to each other therein; and a trigger wire made of a conductive material provided in an outer circumference of the arc tube. The trigger wire is turned to be in a conductive state with one electrode of the pair of electrodes when a start-up voltage is applied across the pair of electrodes, and discharge is started between the pair of electrodes in a state where an electrical field is formed between the trigger wire that is in the conductive state and the other electrode of the pair of electrodes.

Abstract: A high-pressure discharge lamp includes a glass housing made of a high-melting vitreous material, a pair of sealing components made of the same high-melting vitreous material and extended from the glass housing. A rare gas and a material that is solid or liquid at room temperature is sealed inside the glass housing. Electrically conductive bars are embedded in the sealing components. The air-tight seals around the electrically conductive bars are formed such that at least one metal material selected from metals and oxides of said metals is provided near the regions lying between the high-melting vitreous material and the electrically conductive bar.

Abstract: A high-pressure discharge lamp includes an arc tube portion enclosing a luminous material in the tube; a side tube portion substantially made of quartz glass that extends from the arc tube portion; and an electrode rod whose first end is arranged in the arc tube portion and a part of which is provided in the side tube portion. The electrode rod is substantially made of tungsten. A region containing at least one of copper oxide and copper is present in at least a part of the portion of the side tube portion in which the part of the electrode rod is positioned.