ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBE, ILLUMINATING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER

摘要

An electric discharge tube (17) comprises a glass tube (60) and a ferrule (70) disposed at the end of the glass tube (60). The electric discharge tube is characterized in that an outer lead (61) for receiving the supply of an electric power from the outside projects from the end of the glass tube (60), the ferrule (70) includes a body part (71) fitted onto the glass tube (60) from the outside thereof and an insertion part (73) which is disposed at the tip end of the body part (71) and into which the outer lead (61) is inserted, the outer lead (61) has a bending part (62) at its tip end, and the bending part (62) is inserted into the insertion part (73), whereby the part (62) is conducted to the ferrule (70).