Housing for a ballast

• Main Author: KOLBE LARS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.07.2012
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING ORSUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES INGENERAL; BLASTING; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMSTHEREOF; HEATING; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21Sand F21V, RELATING TO THEFORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THELIGHT EMITTED; LIGHTING; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHERARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

In various embodiments, a housing for a ballast for operating a discharge lamp provided as a light source for a vehicle headlamp includes a housing forming an inner chamber to accommodate electrical components of the ballast, the housing configured such that it has an annular circumferential recess on its exterior, in which is arranged a sealing ring and on which fasteners are provided for the ballast, the fasteners being arranged outside the area on the exterior of the housing enclosed by the annular recess and the sealing ring.