Discharge lamp provided with a bimetal switch, and bimetal switch suitable for a lamp.

摘要

The invention relates to a high-pressure discharge lamp provided with a discharge vessel (3) which is enclosed with intervening space (9) by an outer bulb (8). The lamp is provided with a starter circuit constructed as a starter unit comprising a bimetal switch (1) and a glowswitch starter (2). The bimetal switch has a bimetal (15) which is fastened with a fastening point (152) to a conductor (70), and rests in the cold state against a break contact point (151) of a break contact. According to the invention, the fastening point and the break contact point form part of an insulating rigid body (10).