HALOGEN INCANDESCENT LAMP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A LAMP

摘要

A halogen incandescent lamp for operating on line voltage, comprising a sealed bulb made from a transparent material and having a pinch at one end, a filling made from an inert gas and a halogen additive, and a luminous element comprised of a filament, wherein both ends of said filament are each connected with a contact element extending through the pinch, wherein a support structure is mounted in the lamp and extends in the bulb holding the filament in a predetermined shape, wherein the support structure comprises at least one metal support wire having an end part for engaging the filament, and wherein the support structure comprises an insulating glass mount, wherein said support wire is embedded in said glass mount such that no part of said metal support wire, or parts electrically connected therewith other than the contact elements, extend outside the lamp.