Adapter for annular fluorescent lamps having an integrated ballast and starting arrangement

摘要

The invention relates to an adapter ( 1 ) having an integrated ballast and starting arrangement for annular fluorescent lamps ( 2 ) having a pin base ( 3 ) for connecting them to conventional incandescent lamp sockets. The adapter ( 1 ) has a cuboidal housing and has at each end a holder which partially encloses the pin base ( 3 ) of the fluorescent lamp ( 2 ) or the discharge vessel ( 12 ) of the fluorescent lamp ( 2 ). The first holder in this case also contains a socket for accommodating and making electrical contact with the pin base ( 3 ) and the other holder contains a sliding apparatus for locking the lamp ( 2 ).