摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To electrically connect a mouthpiece to a fluorescent lamp with ease by allowing building-in of a lighter easier than with a conventional tubular case. <P>SOLUTION: There are provided a fluorescent lamp 100, a support component 200, a mouthpiece 300, a lighter 400 which supplies an electric power for lighting to the fluorescent lamp 100 connected to a power source through them, and a tubular case 500 which is interposed between the fluorescent lamp 100 and the mouthpiece 300 to hold them together and houses the lighter 400 inside. The case 500 is provided with a case body 600 comprising an opening 600a for building-in the lighter 400 in the direction orthogonal to its axis AX, and a case cover 700 which covers the opening 600a. The lighter 400, the fluorescent lamp 100, and the mouthpiece 300 are connected together at the case body 600. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO |