| 摘要 |
<p>A ceramic envelope device for a high-pressure metal-vapor discharge lamp, having a translucent ceramic tube (12), a pair of end caps (14) closing opposite ends of the ceramic tube, and a pair of opposed discharge electrodes (16) each of which is supported at its one end by the corresponding end cap such that the other end of the electrode protrudes from an inner surface of the corresponding end cap in the longitudinal direction of the ceramic tube. In order to prevent the phenomenon of "arc-back" from the electrode to the end cap, the end caps (14) are electrically conductive, and are covered at their inner surfaces with an electrical insulator (20).</p> |
