Abstract: The present invention relates to a low-pressure discharge lamp (1) including a discharge tube (20) and a base (5) providing for mechanical and electrical connection of the discharge lamp (1). The discharge tube (20) sealed in a gas-tight manner at its both ends is bent substantially in one plane so that the discharge tube (20) has straight (2) and arc-shaped portions (3), and the base (5) connected to the ends of the discharge tube (20) includes at least cathode leads of the discharge tube (20) and electrical connectors (15) connected to said leads. At least one component ensuring mechanical connection to a lampholder is formed on the base (5). The components of the discharge lamp (1) ensuring mechanical connection to the lampholder (16) are placed in a space bordered by the discharge tube (20). A lampholder (16) of the discharge lamp (1) includes components ensuring electrical and mechanical connection to the discharge lamp (1).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a low-pressure discharge lamp (1) including a discharge tube (20) and a base (5) providing for mechanical and electrical connection of the discharge lamp (1). The discharge tube (20) sealed in a gas-tight manner at its both ends is bent substantially in one plane so that the discharge tube (20) has straight (2) and arc-shaped portions (3), and the base (5) connected to the ends of the discharge tube (20) includes at least cathode leads of the discharge tube (20) and electrical connectors (15) connected to said leads. At least one component ensuring mechanical connection to a lampholder is formed on the base (5). The components of the discharge lamp (1) ensuring mechanical connection to the lampholder (16) are placed in a space bordered by the discharge tube (20).

Abstract: The invention relates to a single-ended discharge lamp the light source of which is a discharge tube consisting of at least two tube legs, the said single-ended discharge lamp has a cap part for mechanical and electrical connection to a lampholder, the cap part is, on its side being closer to the discharge tubes, bordered by a separator wall separating it from the space of the light source. According to the invention, cavities (24) accepting the ends of the tube legs are formed in the separator wall (20), and openings (26) for passing inleads are formed at the bottom of the cavities (24) at the places of current feedthroughs.

Abstract: Plastic housing and base construction, especially for compact fluorescent lamps and operating units thereof comprising a housing (1) which is a cup-like body and a base (2) having a metal base shell (26) and at least one metal central (3) or end contact part (4, 5). The base shell (26) is electrically insulated from the central (3) or end contact parts (4, 5). The base (2) also includes a plastic insert body (20) which is open at its upper end and closed at least partially at its lower end. The diameters of the plastic insert body (20) decrease in at least one step and it has a cylindrical or slightly conical mantle portion (24) in the region of its upper end. The base shell (26) includes a thread-free opening portion (27) the inner diameter of which fits to the mantle portion (24) of and is pulled over and fixed to the plastic insert body (20).

Abstract: The invention relates to a single-ended discharge lamp comprising a discharge tube bordering a discharge space and sealed in a gas-tight manner at its ends and also comprising electrodes, wherein the discharge tube has at least two straight tube portions and a bent connection member between at least some of the adjacent straight tube portions. The bent connection member has an arc-shaped outer and an arc-shaped inner bordering wall, an indentation narrowing the cross-section of the discharge space is formed in the outer bordering wall and the bent connection member has bulged dome portions between its ends connecting to the straight tube portion and the narrowing indentation. The solution is characterized in that the largest cross-section (A2) inside the tube wall of at least one of the dome portions (11d) is at least 1.8 times but at maximum 2.

Abstract: The invention relates to the discharge tube of a compact fluorescent lamp which discharge tube, being sealed hermetically and provided with appropriate fill, comprises at least two tube portions connected with each other, and electrodes are placed at the ends of the first and last tube portions, and lead wires protrude through the glass wall of the discharge tube to the electrodes. The invention also relates to a method for closing at least one of the tube portions forming a part of the discharge tube of a compact fluorescent lamp. The essential feature of the discharge tube according to the invention is that at least one of these tube portions is closed by a curved surface having tangents which, starting from the axis of the tube portion and extending to the cylindrical wall thereof, make a monotonously decreasing angle with the axis of the tube portion.