30-06-2016 дата публикации
Номер: US20160189906A1
A filament for a light bulb includes a tube and a filament material within the tube, wherein the filament material is configured to be in a liquid state while the light bulb is in use. 1. A light bulb , comprising:a tube, the tube having an inner diameter and an outer diameter defining a thickness of a tube wall, and wherein at least one of the inner diameter, the outer diameter, or the thickness varies along a length of the tube; anda filament material within the tube, the filament material configured to be in a liquid state when the light bulb is in use.2. The light bulb of claim 1 , wherein a first outer surface of the tube at one end of the tube and a second outer surface of the tube at the other end of the tube are configured such that the temperature of the tube is lower at each end of the tube than at a location between the two ends.3. The light bulb of claim 1 , wherein the tube includes two ends claim 1 , wherein the thickness and outer diameter at one end of the tube and the thickness and outer diameter at the other end of the tube are configured such that a stress of the tube is lower at each end of the tube than at a location between the two ends.4. The light bulb of claim 1 , wherein the outer diameter remains constant along a length of the tube.5. The light bulb of claim 1 , wherein the inner diameter remains constant along a length of the tube.6. The light bulb of claim 5 , wherein the outer diameter is fixed at a first value for a first distance from the ends of the tube toward the midpoint of the tube claim 5 , wherein the outer diameter decreases for a second distance and toward the midpoint of the tube claim 5 , and wherein the outer diameter is fixed at a second value for a third distance toward the midpoint of the tube.7. The light bulb of claim 5 , wherein the outer diameter decreases from the ends of the tube along the tube toward the midpoint of the tube.8. The light bulb of claim 1 , wherein the inner diameter of the tube varies along a ...
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